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''Not to be confused with [[Androgyne]] or [[androgynous]].''</div>
[[File:Androgynos.png|thumb|220x220px|The first Androgynos flag (gender/sex)]]
[[File:Androgynos (2).png|thumb|220x220px|The re-designed Androgynos flag by bigfootrights (Intersex only).]]
'''Androgynos''' ('''אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס''' in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew], meaning "[[hermaphrodite]]"<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.morfix.co.il/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1}}</ref> or modernly "intersex"<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgynos}}</ref>) is is one of the six sexes/genders of the Talmud.[https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/196414.5] It is used to discuss the gender and Talmudic legal classification of [[intersex]] Jews with both [[
Jewish law has specific legal obligations that differ for each of the six genders/sexes, and so they become an exceedingly important aspect of one's identity.
Androgynos is a culturally [[Exclusive Identities|exclusive gender]], specific to Jewish culture, and should not be used by non-Jewish individuals. A non-culturally exclusive term, [[
The closest modern, western equivalent for dyadic non-Jews would be [[
== History ==
The first known mention of the Androgynos is in the
"Said Rabbi Jeremiah ben Elazar: 'When the Holy One, blessed be the One, created the first adam [human being], [G-d] created him [an] “''androgynos''.'" ''- Midrash Rabbah 8:1''<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/197646}}</ref>
The
"An ''Androginus'' (a hermaphrodite, who has both male and female reproductive organs) is similar to men in some ways and to women in other ways, in some ways to both and in some ways to neither." ''- Mishna, Tractate Bikkurim 4:1''<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/36411}}</ref>
"The Gemara clarifies: The ''halakha'' of a hermaphrodite is that which we just said''',''' that he is considered a creature unto himself (Rabbeinu Ḥananel)." - ''Talmud, Tractate Yevamot.83a:5''<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.sefaria.org/Yevamot.83a.4}}</ref>
In these discussions,
* The sex of the individual is unknown. They may be male or may be female, but their true identity remains in doubt.
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* They are considered male. Because they possess male sexual characteristics, they belong to the male sex.
Despite contradicting views, the majority of
A minority of Posek classify ''androgynos'' individuals as completely male, meaning they would be obligated by law in the same way as men.<ref name=":0" />
== Intersexism and Modern Use Debate ==
Like many
In modern halachic discourse, there is debate surrounding gender reassignment surgeries for
There are also contemporary arguements about the modern understanding and interpretations of androgynos, tumtum, [[ay'lonit]], and [[saris]] in relation to nonbinary and transgender Jews.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.yonathanreches.com/the-six-genders-in-jewish-law/}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://kabbalicgay.tumblr.com/post/659931792286056448/yr-not-obligated-2-answer-this-if-u-dont-want-too}}</ref>
The opinions of
Common consensus is that dyadic trans/non-binary Jews who connect with Androgynos/Tumtum are already included in the other
On the other side of the discussion, some
As a result of this discussion, more recent terms have been made to better represent dyadic non-binary and trans jews such as [[A-migdari]] ("non-binary"), [[Meshulav]] ("[[multigender]]"), and [[Eshed]] ("[[genderfluid]]/[[Genderflux|flux]]").
== Flags ==
<gallery widths="200">
File:Androgynos
File:Androgynos
File:Androgynos - @plurgai (2).png|plurgai's remake of primalserenity's second Androgynos (as a gender) flag
File:Intersex Androgynos.png|plurgai's Androgynos (Intersex) flag
File:Androgynos - @plurgai (1).png|plurgai's redesigned Androgynos (Intersex) flag
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File:Altersex Androgynos.png|plurgai's Androgynos + Altersex flag (potentially Intersexist if used to mean "transitioning to Androgynos/Intersex")
File:Androgynos - @plurgai (3).png|plurgai's remade Androgynos + Altersex flag
</gallery>The first androgynos flag was submitted to the Tumblr blog ask-pride-color-schemes by the user tumtum_and_androgynos on December 20, 2016.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/154753324059/image-two-flags-both-are-spilt-into-three Flag}}]</ref> The white and blue bars represent a connection to Judaism. In particular, blue is considered a divine color, associated with the sky and G-d. Meanwhile white is a general symbolism of purity, as it is in many other cultures. The blue and red bars come from the androgyne flag and represent man and woman, thus how androgynos is seen as a mix of the two.
The redesigned blue and yellow flag was designed by Tumblr user Bigfootrights on November 8, 2019<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200914203445/https://bigfootrights.tumblr.com/post/188896540206/i-made-flags-for-androgynos-tumtum-saris-and Alternate flag]</ref>. The flag was inspired directly from Adam and Genesis; Adam is described upon his initial creation not as a man (there is no gendered reference other than Them), therefore, an argument can be made that Adam was created intersex. The creator of the flag often sees Adam as androgynos, and thus, the flag was designed with him in mind. The blue reflects the sky, and yellow reflects the sun at the peak of the day. White is meant to parallel the trans flag, where it stands for those who do not fall on a definable spectrum or binary.
An
On September 11, 2020 plurgai created flags for intersex and altersex androgynos people. The flags also have no known meaning.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://varsex-pride.tumblr.com/post/628973094284017664/plurgai-gender-flag-androgynos}}</ref>
Plurgai also created an alternate intersex androgynos flag on Februrary 9, 2021. Purple represents a blend of masculinity and femininity, and/or having characteristics of both. Rose is for intersex (a blend of purple and yellow). Light blue is for being Jewish. The circle comes from the intersex flag.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbtqiarchive.tumblr.com/post/642884095207194624/i-made-extra-intersex-only-flags-for-androgynos}}</ref>
On or before February 11, 2021, plurgai remade the intersex and altersex androgynos flags alongside primalserenity's androgynos as a gender flag. There are no known meanings.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://lgbtqiarchive.tumblr.com/post/642884087350214656/remake-of-these-androgynos}}</ref>
== Resources ==
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[[Category:Cultural Genders]]
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