Gender Variance and Sexual Orientation Among Male Spirit Mediums in Myanmar

@article{Coleman2018GenderVA,
  title={Gender Variance and Sexual Orientation Among Male Spirit Mediums in Myanmar},
  author={Eli Coleman and Mariette Pathy Allen and Jessie VanNess Ford},
  journal={Archives of Sexual Behavior},
  year={2018},
  volume={47},
  pages={987-998},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4730569}
}
It is found that, through the animistic belief structure, there is a growing space for gender nonconforming people, gender variant, and same-sex-oriented individuals (achout) to neutralize their stigmatized status and attain a level of respect and economic advantage.
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