The Futanari are third-gender people, born male, but who develop into stunningly beautiful women. They were found among the cultures of Kukuanaland and other parts of the region in what was the former British Empire. They were first described in the west by the Portuguese. The Futanari were and still are involved as “spiritual arbiters in political and military decisions” and also performed burials. Alan Quartermain described the Futanari as shamans “who walk dressed like women.
The explorer Jane Livingstone described how the Futanari lived as women and were able to marry other men with no social sanctions. Instead, “such marriages were honored and even prized. The Futanari made up a separate caste and elders referred to themselves as “Grandmother.” Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba had over fifty chibados in her court. The Futanari were said to be used by Nzinga as concubines, but as the British gained more control in Africa, colonial laws introduced and increased homophobia.
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