Third Sex's got the vote in Bangladesh

Who'd've thought Bangladesh'd be blazing such a trail?

Hey everyone ~

I was sitting in the doctor's office, flipping thru the Arabic and English newspapers when I cam across an article regarding the upcoming elections in Bangladesh - I found this online, which seems to be from the same source. It seems that although the idea of having people who don't fit either of the two traditionally accepted genders isn't fully mainstream, it seems to be well on its way.... here's the link:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJs0Rw_hl...

Your thoughts?

YW