berdache:

Among North American Indians, especially the Sioux and the Crow, a teenage boy would make a pilgrimage into the desert to receive a vision as to what his role in life should be. Most boys saw themselves as warriors, but others, known as berdache, would don womens clothes, perform womens work , and serve as communal babysitters.
See Also: achnutshik, berdache

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