Bayugin

The bayugin was a class of powerful and historical gender-fluid animist shamans who lived in the Philippines when Spain first began to colonize the islands. Assigned male at birth, the bayugin would take on a feminine lifestyle, habits, clothing, and roles throughout their life. More importantly, they took on the mantle of the indigenous religion and were known to be powerful shamans and mediums. In a sense, the bayugin could be considered the ancestor of the modern-day bakla in the Philipp...