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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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The third gender of southern #Mexico
In #Oaxaca’s #IstmoDeTehuantepec region, the traditional #Indigenous division of three genders is seen as a natural way of being.
by Ola Synowiec
26 November 2018" 'Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?' I asked #LukasAvendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day but now was wearing a traditional black skirt with colourful embroidered flowers called an enagua. We were speaking in Spanish, with its gendered nouns and pronouns. 'I prefer you’d just call me sweetheart,' Avendaño giggled.
"Here, in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: #female, #male and #muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated since #PreHispanic times, and it’s hard to imagine life without muxes here. But in this region where most people speak the indigenous #Zapotec language, my question doesn’t make much sense.
'In Zapotec, as in English, there are no grammatical genders. There is only one form for all people. Muxes have never been forced to wonder: are they more man or woman?' Avendaño explained.
'We’re the third sex,' added Felina, who, unlike Avendaño, decided to change his given male name, Ángel, and goes only by this moniker. 'There’s men and women and there’s something in between, and that’s who I am.' "Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181125-the-third-gender-of-southern-mexicoArchived version:
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The third gender of southern #Mexico
In #Oaxaca’s #IstmoDeTehuantepec region, the traditional #Indigenous division of three genders is seen as a natural way of being.
by Ola Synowiec
26 November 2018" 'Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?' I asked #LukasAvendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day but now was wearing a traditional black skirt with colourful embroidered flowers called an enagua. We were speaking in Spanish, with its gendered nouns and pronouns. 'I prefer you’d just call me sweetheart,' Avendaño giggled.
"Here, in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: #female, #male and #muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated since #PreHispanic times, and it’s hard to imagine life without muxes here. But in this region where most people speak the indigenous #Zapotec language, my question doesn’t make much sense.
'In Zapotec, as in English, there are no grammatical genders. There is only one form for all people. Muxes have never been forced to wonder: are they more man or woman?' Avendaño explained.
'We’re the third sex,' added Felina, who, unlike Avendaño, decided to change his given male name, Ángel, and goes only by this moniker. 'There’s men and women and there’s something in between, and that’s who I am.' "Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181125-the-third-gender-of-southern-mexicoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/Zkwm0 -
The third gender of southern #Mexico
In #Oaxaca’s #IstmoDeTehuantepec region, the traditional #Indigenous division of three genders is seen as a natural way of being.
by Ola Synowiec
26 November 2018" 'Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?' I asked #LukasAvendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day but now was wearing a traditional black skirt with colourful embroidered flowers called an enagua. We were speaking in Spanish, with its gendered nouns and pronouns. 'I prefer you’d just call me sweetheart,' Avendaño giggled.
"Here, in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: #female, #male and #muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated since #PreHispanic times, and it’s hard to imagine life without muxes here. But in this region where most people speak the indigenous #Zapotec language, my question doesn’t make much sense.
'In Zapotec, as in English, there are no grammatical genders. There is only one form for all people. Muxes have never been forced to wonder: are they more man or woman?' Avendaño explained.
'We’re the third sex,' added Felina, who, unlike Avendaño, decided to change his given male name, Ángel, and goes only by this moniker. 'There’s men and women and there’s something in between, and that’s who I am.' "Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181125-the-third-gender-of-southern-mexicoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/Zkwm0 -
The third gender of southern #Mexico
In #Oaxaca’s #IstmoDeTehuantepec region, the traditional #Indigenous division of three genders is seen as a natural way of being.
by Ola Synowiec
26 November 2018" 'Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?' I asked #LukasAvendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day but now was wearing a traditional black skirt with colourful embroidered flowers called an enagua. We were speaking in Spanish, with its gendered nouns and pronouns. 'I prefer you’d just call me sweetheart,' Avendaño giggled.
"Here, in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: #female, #male and #muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated since #PreHispanic times, and it’s hard to imagine life without muxes here. But in this region where most people speak the indigenous #Zapotec language, my question doesn’t make much sense.
'In Zapotec, as in English, there are no grammatical genders. There is only one form for all people. Muxes have never been forced to wonder: are they more man or woman?' Avendaño explained.
'We’re the third sex,' added Felina, who, unlike Avendaño, decided to change his given male name, Ángel, and goes only by this moniker. 'There’s men and women and there’s something in between, and that’s who I am.' "Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181125-the-third-gender-of-southern-mexicoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/Zkwm0 -
The third gender of southern #Mexico
In #Oaxaca’s #IstmoDeTehuantepec region, the traditional #Indigenous division of three genders is seen as a natural way of being.
by Ola Synowiec
26 November 2018" 'Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?' I asked #LukasAvendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day but now was wearing a traditional black skirt with colourful embroidered flowers called an enagua. We were speaking in Spanish, with its gendered nouns and pronouns. 'I prefer you’d just call me sweetheart,' Avendaño giggled.
"Here, in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: #female, #male and #muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated since #PreHispanic times, and it’s hard to imagine life without muxes here. But in this region where most people speak the indigenous #Zapotec language, my question doesn’t make much sense.
'In Zapotec, as in English, there are no grammatical genders. There is only one form for all people. Muxes have never been forced to wonder: are they more man or woman?' Avendaño explained.
'We’re the third sex,' added Felina, who, unlike Avendaño, decided to change his given male name, Ángel, and goes only by this moniker. 'There’s men and women and there’s something in between, and that’s who I am.' "Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181125-the-third-gender-of-southern-mexicoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/Zkwm0 -
Asia's isle of five separate genders
The #Bugis people of #SouthSulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for its recognition of five separate genders. But the future of their unique culture looks bleak.
By Daniel Stables
12th April 2021Excerpts: "Davies explained that in Bugis society, #makkunrai and #oroani correspond to Western concepts of cis female and cis male. #Calalai are born with female bodies but take on traditionally male gender roles; they may wear shirts and trousers, smoke cigarettes, wear their hair short and work manual jobs. #Calabai are born with male bodies but take on female gender roles, wearing dresses and makeup and growing their hair long. 'Many calabai work in beauty salons,' said Neni, a calabai from the village of Segiri, north of Makassar. 'We also help to plan weddings and perform at wedding ceremonies.'
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"The fifth Bugis gender is #bissu, which is considered neither male nor female but representative of the totality of the gender spectrum. Bissu, like calabai and calalai, display their identity through dress: they often wear flowers, a traditionally feminine symbol, but carry the keris dagger associated with men. Many bissu are born intersex, but the term has implications beyond biology. While Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-gendersArchived version:
https://archive.ph/COc2v#FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Indonesia #Genders #BugisCulture
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Asia's isle of five separate genders
The #Bugis people of #SouthSulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for its recognition of five separate genders. But the future of their unique culture looks bleak.
By Daniel Stables
12th April 2021Excerpts: "Davies explained that in Bugis society, #makkunrai and #oroani correspond to Western concepts of cis female and cis male. #Calalai are born with female bodies but take on traditionally male gender roles; they may wear shirts and trousers, smoke cigarettes, wear their hair short and work manual jobs. #Calabai are born with male bodies but take on female gender roles, wearing dresses and makeup and growing their hair long. 'Many calabai work in beauty salons,' said Neni, a calabai from the village of Segiri, north of Makassar. 'We also help to plan weddings and perform at wedding ceremonies.'
[...]
"The fifth Bugis gender is #bissu, which is considered neither male nor female but representative of the totality of the gender spectrum. Bissu, like calabai and calalai, display their identity through dress: they often wear flowers, a traditionally feminine symbol, but carry the keris dagger associated with men. Many bissu are born intersex, but the term has implications beyond biology. While Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-gendersArchived version:
https://archive.ph/COc2v#FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Indonesia #Genders #BugisCulture
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Asia's isle of five separate genders
The #Bugis people of #SouthSulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for its recognition of five separate genders. But the future of their unique culture looks bleak.
By Daniel Stables
12th April 2021Excerpts: "Davies explained that in Bugis society, #makkunrai and #oroani correspond to Western concepts of cis female and cis male. #Calalai are born with female bodies but take on traditionally male gender roles; they may wear shirts and trousers, smoke cigarettes, wear their hair short and work manual jobs. #Calabai are born with male bodies but take on female gender roles, wearing dresses and makeup and growing their hair long. 'Many calabai work in beauty salons,' said Neni, a calabai from the village of Segiri, north of Makassar. 'We also help to plan weddings and perform at wedding ceremonies.'
[...]
"The fifth Bugis gender is #bissu, which is considered neither male nor female but representative of the totality of the gender spectrum. Bissu, like calabai and calalai, display their identity through dress: they often wear flowers, a traditionally feminine symbol, but carry the keris dagger associated with men. Many bissu are born intersex, but the term has implications beyond biology. While Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-gendersArchived version:
https://archive.ph/COc2v#FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Indonesia #Genders #BugisCulture
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Asia's isle of five separate genders
The #Bugis people of #SouthSulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for its recognition of five separate genders. But the future of their unique culture looks bleak.
By Daniel Stables
12th April 2021Excerpts: "Davies explained that in Bugis society, #makkunrai and #oroani correspond to Western concepts of cis female and cis male. #Calalai are born with female bodies but take on traditionally male gender roles; they may wear shirts and trousers, smoke cigarettes, wear their hair short and work manual jobs. #Calabai are born with male bodies but take on female gender roles, wearing dresses and makeup and growing their hair long. 'Many calabai work in beauty salons,' said Neni, a calabai from the village of Segiri, north of Makassar. 'We also help to plan weddings and perform at wedding ceremonies.'
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"The fifth Bugis gender is #bissu, which is considered neither male nor female but representative of the totality of the gender spectrum. Bissu, like calabai and calalai, display their identity through dress: they often wear flowers, a traditionally feminine symbol, but carry the keris dagger associated with men. Many bissu are born intersex, but the term has implications beyond biology. While Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-gendersArchived version:
https://archive.ph/COc2v#FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Indonesia #Genders #BugisCulture
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Asia's isle of five separate genders
The #Bugis people of #SouthSulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for its recognition of five separate genders. But the future of their unique culture looks bleak.
By Daniel Stables
12th April 2021Excerpts: "Davies explained that in Bugis society, #makkunrai and #oroani correspond to Western concepts of cis female and cis male. #Calalai are born with female bodies but take on traditionally male gender roles; they may wear shirts and trousers, smoke cigarettes, wear their hair short and work manual jobs. #Calabai are born with male bodies but take on female gender roles, wearing dresses and makeup and growing their hair long. 'Many calabai work in beauty salons,' said Neni, a calabai from the village of Segiri, north of Makassar. 'We also help to plan weddings and perform at wedding ceremonies.'
[...]
"The fifth Bugis gender is #bissu, which is considered neither male nor female but representative of the totality of the gender spectrum. Bissu, like calabai and calalai, display their identity through dress: they often wear flowers, a traditionally feminine symbol, but carry the keris dagger associated with men. Many bissu are born intersex, but the term has implications beyond biology. While Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-gendersArchived version:
https://archive.ph/COc2v#FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Indonesia #Genders #BugisCulture
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As my late uncle said to me when I came out, "Oh, so you're one of those #BLT people." "Um, sure, uncle. Close enough."
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As my late uncle said to me when I came out, "Oh, so you're one of those #BLT people." "Um, sure, uncle. Close enough."
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As my late uncle said to me when I came out, "Oh, so you're one of those #BLT people." "Um, sure, uncle. Close enough."
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As my late uncle said to me when I came out, "Oh, so you're one of those #BLT people." "Um, sure, uncle. Close enough."
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As my late uncle said to me when I came out, "Oh, so you're one of those #BLT people." "Um, sure, uncle. Close enough."
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)
#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut
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A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)
#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut
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A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)
#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut
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A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)
#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut
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A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)
#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut
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Geeked out the vehicle! I already had some #StarTrek stickers, but I added some #DavidBowie, #StarWars, #WMPG, #Cats, and #GBLTQ related bling!
#NerdMobile #RebelRebel #PrincessLeia #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow
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Geeked out the vehicle! I already had some #StarTrek stickers, but I added some #DavidBowie, #StarWars, #WMPG, #Cats, and #GBLTQ related bling!
#NerdMobile #RebelRebel #PrincessLeia #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow
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Geeked out the vehicle! I already had some #StarTrek stickers, but I added some #DavidBowie, #StarWars, #WMPG, #Cats, and #GBLTQ related bling!
#NerdMobile #RebelRebel #PrincessLeia #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow
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Geeked out the vehicle! I already had some #StarTrek stickers, but I added some #DavidBowie, #StarWars, #WMPG, #Cats, and #GBLTQ related bling!
#NerdMobile #RebelRebel #PrincessLeia #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow
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Geeked out the vehicle! I already had some #StarTrek stickers, but I added some #DavidBowie, #StarWars, #WMPG, #Cats, and #GBLTQ related bling!
#NerdMobile #RebelRebel #PrincessLeia #LevarBurton #ReadingRainbow
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Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony
by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025
"Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more.
"Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life."
Read more:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony#SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants
#NativePlants #WildStrawberries
#CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries -
Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony
by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025
"Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more.
"Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life."
Read more:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony#SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants
#NativePlants #WildStrawberries
#CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries -
Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony
by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025
"Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more.
"Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life."
Read more:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony#SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants
#NativePlants #WildStrawberries
#CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries -
Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony
by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025
"Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more.
"Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life."
Read more:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony#SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants
#NativePlants #WildStrawberries
#CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries -
Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony
by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025
"Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more.
"Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life."
Read more:
https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony#SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants
#NativePlants #WildStrawberries
#CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries -
#PortlandME - #KindlingCollective: #Queer #Bikepacking #AdventureDay
July 11, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $5 - $15
"Do you like riding bikes? Do you like camping? Ever wanted to experiment with doing them together? Bikepacking is a way to do both! Bikepacking consists of strapping & packing gear onto your bike and then going someplace– enabling you to go out overnight or on longer adventures using your bike.
At this event we will:
- Play around with loading gear onto your bike
- Skill-share about bikepacking
- Go on a fun little (9 mile) ride togetherThis event is for people who have never biked with gear/weight and are looking to learn a bit about bikepacking, AND for people who have some experience bikepacking and would like to share their knowledge.
Experience required: ablity to ride a bicycle
Equipment required: a bicycle that fits you!
Queer events are designed as an affinity spaces for queer and trans people of all racial identities. If you think you might be queer or trans, you are queer enough. While we love our allies and advocates, if you’re not queer, don’t come to these events."
FMI and to register:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/events/queer-bikepacking%3A-adventure-day#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BikeEvents #GBLTQ #GBLTQEvents #MaineEvents #SafeZoneEvents #QueerEvents
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#PortlandME - #KindlingCollective: #Queer #Bikepacking #AdventureDay
July 11, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $5 - $15
"Do you like riding bikes? Do you like camping? Ever wanted to experiment with doing them together? Bikepacking is a way to do both! Bikepacking consists of strapping & packing gear onto your bike and then going someplace– enabling you to go out overnight or on longer adventures using your bike.
At this event we will:
- Play around with loading gear onto your bike
- Skill-share about bikepacking
- Go on a fun little (9 mile) ride togetherThis event is for people who have never biked with gear/weight and are looking to learn a bit about bikepacking, AND for people who have some experience bikepacking and would like to share their knowledge.
Experience required: ablity to ride a bicycle
Equipment required: a bicycle that fits you!
Queer events are designed as an affinity spaces for queer and trans people of all racial identities. If you think you might be queer or trans, you are queer enough. While we love our allies and advocates, if you’re not queer, don’t come to these events."
FMI and to register:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/events/queer-bikepacking%3A-adventure-day#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BikeEvents #GBLTQ #GBLTQEvents #MaineEvents #SafeZoneEvents #QueerEvents
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#PortlandME - #KindlingCollective: #Queer #Bikepacking #AdventureDay
July 11, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $5 - $15
"Do you like riding bikes? Do you like camping? Ever wanted to experiment with doing them together? Bikepacking is a way to do both! Bikepacking consists of strapping & packing gear onto your bike and then going someplace– enabling you to go out overnight or on longer adventures using your bike.
At this event we will:
- Play around with loading gear onto your bike
- Skill-share about bikepacking
- Go on a fun little (9 mile) ride togetherThis event is for people who have never biked with gear/weight and are looking to learn a bit about bikepacking, AND for people who have some experience bikepacking and would like to share their knowledge.
Experience required: ablity to ride a bicycle
Equipment required: a bicycle that fits you!
Queer events are designed as an affinity spaces for queer and trans people of all racial identities. If you think you might be queer or trans, you are queer enough. While we love our allies and advocates, if you’re not queer, don’t come to these events."
FMI and to register:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/events/queer-bikepacking%3A-adventure-day#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BikeEvents #GBLTQ #GBLTQEvents #MaineEvents #SafeZoneEvents #QueerEvents
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#PortlandME - #KindlingCollective: #Queer #Bikepacking #AdventureDay
July 11, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $5 - $15
"Do you like riding bikes? Do you like camping? Ever wanted to experiment with doing them together? Bikepacking is a way to do both! Bikepacking consists of strapping & packing gear onto your bike and then going someplace– enabling you to go out overnight or on longer adventures using your bike.
At this event we will:
- Play around with loading gear onto your bike
- Skill-share about bikepacking
- Go on a fun little (9 mile) ride togetherThis event is for people who have never biked with gear/weight and are looking to learn a bit about bikepacking, AND for people who have some experience bikepacking and would like to share their knowledge.
Experience required: ablity to ride a bicycle
Equipment required: a bicycle that fits you!
Queer events are designed as an affinity spaces for queer and trans people of all racial identities. If you think you might be queer or trans, you are queer enough. While we love our allies and advocates, if you’re not queer, don’t come to these events."
FMI and to register:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/events/queer-bikepacking%3A-adventure-day#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BikeEvents #GBLTQ #GBLTQEvents #MaineEvents #SafeZoneEvents #QueerEvents
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#PortlandME - #KindlingCollective: #Queer #Bikepacking #AdventureDay
July 11, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $5 - $15
"Do you like riding bikes? Do you like camping? Ever wanted to experiment with doing them together? Bikepacking is a way to do both! Bikepacking consists of strapping & packing gear onto your bike and then going someplace– enabling you to go out overnight or on longer adventures using your bike.
At this event we will:
- Play around with loading gear onto your bike
- Skill-share about bikepacking
- Go on a fun little (9 mile) ride togetherThis event is for people who have never biked with gear/weight and are looking to learn a bit about bikepacking, AND for people who have some experience bikepacking and would like to share their knowledge.
Experience required: ablity to ride a bicycle
Equipment required: a bicycle that fits you!
Queer events are designed as an affinity spaces for queer and trans people of all racial identities. If you think you might be queer or trans, you are queer enough. While we love our allies and advocates, if you’re not queer, don’t come to these events."
FMI and to register:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/events/queer-bikepacking%3A-adventure-day#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BikeEvents #GBLTQ #GBLTQEvents #MaineEvents #SafeZoneEvents #QueerEvents
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"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page
#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer
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"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page
#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer
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"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page
#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer
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"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page
#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer
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"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page
#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer
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Birthday week is winding down. Hubby bought me a grill for smoking food, and my ex-gf sent me a dozen roses. I would never trade the life I'm living now with a closeted one (though I'm not judging those who need to hide who they are). I've never been in the closet, and I'll defend fellow #GBLTQ folks until my last breath! #LoveIsLove!
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Birthday week is winding down. Hubby bought me a grill for smoking food, and my ex-gf sent me a dozen roses. I would never trade the life I'm living now with a closeted one (though I'm not judging those who need to hide who they are). I've never been in the closet, and I'll defend fellow #GBLTQ folks until my last breath! #LoveIsLove!
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Birthday week is winding down. Hubby bought me a grill for smoking food, and my ex-gf sent me a dozen roses. I would never trade the life I'm living now with a closeted one (though I'm not judging those who need to hide who they are). I've never been in the closet, and I'll defend fellow #GBLTQ folks until my last breath! #LoveIsLove!
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Birthday week is winding down. Hubby bought me a grill for smoking food, and my ex-gf sent me a dozen roses. I would never trade the life I'm living now with a closeted one (though I'm not judging those who need to hide who they are). I've never been in the closet, and I'll defend fellow #GBLTQ folks until my last breath! #LoveIsLove!
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Birthday week is winding down. Hubby bought me a grill for smoking food, and my ex-gf sent me a dozen roses. I would never trade the life I'm living now with a closeted one (though I'm not judging those who need to hide who they are). I've never been in the closet, and I'll defend fellow #GBLTQ folks until my last breath! #LoveIsLove!
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Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use
Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.
By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.
"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.
"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW -
Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use
Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.
By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.
"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.
"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW -
Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use
Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.
By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.
"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.
"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW -
Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use
Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.
By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.
"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.
"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW -
Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use
Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.
By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.
"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.
"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW