Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda gendered person agule "Agule" is used to describe the sky spirit Adro as the spirit is never ascribed gender. A gender or social role observed among the Lugbara; the word translates literally as "like men" and is used to refer to infertile, prepubertal and postmenopausal women as well as those who do not engage in sexual intercourse with their husbands or other men. Such non-sexuality is associated with the ability to act as a medium for spirits. The term "agule" has been translated as meaning "like a man" in the Lugbara language. Lugbara African culturally-specific gender identity Trans/formations Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa Transphobic Hate Crime Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore Some Categories of Dual Classification among the Lugbara of Uganda