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[[File:Ay'lonit.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ay'lonit flag.]]
'''Ay'lonit''' ('''איילונית''') is a gender from Jewish culture where one was identified as a female at birth, but develops male characteristics later in life. This was likely used to describe individuals with certain [[intersex]]
In Jewish sacred texts there are six different genders identified<ref>http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>. These are:
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* "Ay'lonit", someone who is identified as female at birth but shows male characteristics later in life. This can be considered a transgender man in today's terms.
* "[[Saris]]", someone who is identified as male at birth but shows female characteristics later in life. This can be considered a transgender woman in today's terms.
* "[[Androgynos]]", someone who has both male and female sexual characteristics. This would refer to certain intersex
* "[[Tumtum]]" someone whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. This would also refer to intersex
Ay'lonit is a culture exclusive gender, specific to Jewish culture and should not be used by people not of that culture.
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