In India there are predominantly three genders used to express an individual: men, women and hijras. Hijras are neither men nor women, but can be considered neutral having an intertwined sexual orientation. Men who reach a certain age and want to live their lives as women can express themselves as hijras. If a hermaphrodite has an ineffective menstrual cycle she can also classify herself as a hijra. To get to the point of being a hijra and feeling emasculated, men would have to surgically remove their genitals. As in other societies, hijras would still be oppressed because the act of classifying one's gender orientation differently is not completely