Lhamana
Zuni gender-nonconforming people, sometimes presenting as female, other times as male / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lhamana (/ˈlɑːmɪnə/[citation needed]), in traditional Zuni culture, are biologically male people who take on the social and ceremonial roles usually performed by women in their culture, at least some of the time.[1][2] They wear a mixture of women's and men's clothing and much of their work is in the areas usually occupied by Zuni women. Some contemporary lhamana participate in the pan-Indian two-spirit community.[3]
The most famous lhamana was We'wha (1849–1896), who in 1886 was part of the Zuni delegation to Washington D.C., where they met with President Grover Cleveland.