“My analysis of the language concludes that the isolated culture of the southern wilds identifies four sexes and have no expectations regarding gender. All men, women, and those who exist within the spectrum and outside of it are valued equally with no distinct cultural, social, or economic differences. Undoubtedly, the most important societal divide is the chasm between childhood and adulthood—often demanding a bloody exacting sacrifice to cross.”

—Vincent Alcantara, “The Becoming of Pronouns: A Study of Language and Identity,” a thesis