I don't know much about other cultures but certainly there is a well documented tradition amongst many
north american peoples of men and women occupying cultural positions opposite those associated with their biological gender.
I also found
this page which has some details of a variety of transgendered roles in a number of areas in Asia. The degree to which such roles are accepted varies and it is sometimes hard to see if the modern attitudes are similar to traditional cultural attitudes to those in transgendered roles.
TTFN,
WK
This message has been edited by Wounded King, 17-Jan-2006 03:18 PM