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Khanith (also spelled Khaneeth or Xanith; Arabic: خنيث; khanīth) is a vernacular Arabic term used in Oman and parts of the Arabian Peninsula to denote the gender role ascribed to AMABs (Assigned Males At Birth) who present themselves femininely, This includes both Transgender Women & Men-Loving-Men, The word is closely related to Arabic: مخنث, romanized: mukhannath, "Effeminate".[1] To some individuals, They view the word as offensive because most of the time it is used in a derogatory manner by Transphobes/Homophobes in the Arab region, as it is (literally) the Arabic equivalent of the term f*ggot in English but some Transgender Women & Men-Loving-Men identify with, And take pride of that term, This term is not to confuse with Nonbinary identities, Just because it means "a person who is neither a man nor a woman" doesn't mean that it's the same thing as being Nonbinary, Although, They have the same definition and Nonbinary Khaniths exist but they're different Because this term is often applied to Non-masculine Men and Transgender Women by society to mock them as a way of denying Transgender Women's Womanhood and GNC (Gender-Nonconforming) Men's Manhood AND grouping Transgender Women in a third-gender category even though most Khaniths fit into the gender binary which is harmful and transphobic.
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Bibliography
- Roscoe, Will; Murray, Stephan (1997). Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History, and Literature (illustrated ed.). New York University Press. ISBN 9780814774687. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ George Haggerty, ed. (2000). Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures. Garland Publishing Inc. pp. 515–516. ISBN 0-8153-1880-4.