In reviewing this understanding of the Bugis transvestite, especially the Bissu the traditional leaders and religious clergy as well as the ancient Bugis, author of intrinsic and extrinsic approach with regard to the principles of sociology by Talcott Parsons, the culture in general. Events and phenomena experienced by Bissu community, able to dismiss the notion negativ about the tranvestite who deserves to be weeded in social status, as that was happening during this time. In principle, social systems, cultural systems, and physical culture are part of the cultural framework. In such a system, the authors simply mean the perspective definitiv cultures, so the formula is found operativ in ideas and ideas that manifested by the existence Bissu communities in Bugis ethnic customs. Â Keywords: intrinsic and extrinsic approach, the transvestite, Bugis ethnic customs.