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[[File:Bissu.png|thumb|220x220px|The bissu flag.]]

'''Bissu''' is a gender from the Bugis culture of South Sulawesi, in southern Indonesia. Bissu are often called "gender-transcendent" or "[[Metagender|meta-gender]]" and represent all aspects of gender combined to form a whole within Bugis society.<ref name=":4">Sharyn Graham (2001). [https://www.insideindonesia.org/sulawesis-fifth-gender Sulawesi's fifth gender]. ''Inside Indonesia.'' 66: Apr-Jun. Retrieved December 05, 2021.</ref> Many, but not all Bissu are [[intersex]]. Bissu play an important role in religious ceremonies, they act as priests, give blessings, giving guidance, and are seen as intermediaries between the people and the spirit world.<ref name=":0">Mark Anderson (2016-08-15). [https://learn.akkadium.com/beyond-binary-five-genders-of-the-bugis/ "Beyond Binary: Five genders of the Bugis"]. Akkadium College. Retrieved 2021-12-05.</ref> In daily social life bissu may enter the dwelling places and the villages of both men and women<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_in_Bugis_society#Bissu</ref>.

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[[Category:Cultural Genders]]