Nepal কোতি kothi कोथी meti http://homosaurus.org/v2/metis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meti_(gender) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30689479 A Nepali word with no direct translation in English; it is often used to refer to transgender women or other persons assigned female at birth with expression of some female gender identity; however, it can also be used to refer to cross-dressers, hijra, and feminine cisgender gay men. An equivalent identity to kothi observed in Nepal. Some articles offensively translate "meti" as "berdache", a pejorative colonialist term used by Europeans to describe nonnormative gender roles in Native American and First Nation communities. This use is extremely inappropriate. metis anya अन्य Indian subcontinent culturally-specific gender identity কোতি kothi कोथी Stigma and HIV risk among Metis in Nepal LGBTQIA+ Immigrants & Internationals: Cultural Resources for Service Providers in Allegheny County Crossing sexual boundaries in Nepal Surveying Nepal's Sexual and Gender Minorities: An Inclusive Approach