#genderbinary — Public Fediverse posts
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as someone who constantly advocates for nonbinary status everywhere, I must note that while the name "Yes/No answer" implies a binary, the actual status of "self referencing questions with Yes/No answers" is, in fact, *not* binary.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
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as someone who constantly advocates for nonbinary status everywhere, I must note that while the name "Yes/No answer" implies a binary, the actual status of "self referencing questions with Yes/No answers" is, in fact, *not* binary.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
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as someone who constantly advocates for nonbinary status everywhere, I must note that while the name "Yes/No answer" implies a binary, the actual status of "self referencing questions with Yes/No answers" is, in fact, *not* binary.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
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as someone who constantly advocates for nonbinary status everywhere, I must note that while the name "Yes/No answer" implies a binary, the actual status of "self referencing questions with Yes/No answers" is, in fact, *not* binary.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
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as someone who constantly advocates for nonbinary status everywhere, I must note that while the name "Yes/No answer" implies a binary, the actual status of "self referencing questions with Yes/No answers" is, in fact, *not* binary.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
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If you have to "pass" as a woman or a man for safety reasons then do so. It undermines nothing about your true nonbinary self.
The world is vast and often hostile. As a nonbinary person, the threats to your life are greater than many.
Do what you must to survive.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #passing #GenderBinary
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If you have to "pass" as a woman or a man for safety reasons then do so. It undermines nothing about your true nonbinary self.
The world is vast and often hostile. As a nonbinary person, the threats to your life are greater than many.
Do what you must to survive.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #passing #GenderBinary
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If you have to "pass" as a woman or a man for safety reasons then do so. It undermines nothing about your true nonbinary self.
The world is vast and often hostile. As a nonbinary person, the threats to your life are greater than many.
Do what you must to survive.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #passing #GenderBinary
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If you have to "pass" as a woman or a man for safety reasons then do so. It undermines nothing about your true nonbinary self.
The world is vast and often hostile. As a nonbinary person, the threats to your life are greater than many.
Do what you must to survive.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #passing #GenderBinary
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If you have to "pass" as a woman or a man for safety reasons then do so. It undermines nothing about your true nonbinary self.
The world is vast and often hostile. As a nonbinary person, the threats to your life are greater than many.
Do what you must to survive.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #passing #GenderBinary
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There will probably be days where being nonbinary in a society built on the gender binary is too much to bear.
It's okay to withdraw for a time (as much as you're able) in order to regroup.
Rest is necessary in all aspects of life. The harder you work, the more rest you will need.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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There will probably be days where being nonbinary in a society built on the gender binary is too much to bear.
It's okay to withdraw for a time (as much as you're able) in order to regroup.
Rest is necessary in all aspects of life. The harder you work, the more rest you will need.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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There will probably be days where being nonbinary in a society built on the gender binary is too much to bear.
It's okay to withdraw for a time (as much as you're able) in order to regroup.
Rest is necessary in all aspects of life. The harder you work, the more rest you will need.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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There will probably be days where being nonbinary in a society built on the gender binary is too much to bear.
It's okay to withdraw for a time (as much as you're able) in order to regroup.
Rest is necessary in all aspects of life. The harder you work, the more rest you will need.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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There will probably be days where being nonbinary in a society built on the gender binary is too much to bear.
It's okay to withdraw for a time (as much as you're able) in order to regroup.
Rest is necessary in all aspects of life. The harder you work, the more rest you will need.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116179082326229372
Something we may need to talk about more is how these people claiming to be "Allies" will invent these conflicts within the #LGBTQIA+ community, as if it's common for #transgender, #gay, and #nonbinary people to have these massive problems with each other, rather than recognizing that the ideology of a #GenderBinary is the common enemy that encroaches upon us all.
The #LGBTQ+ community is united by the fact that we do not want to be and should not have to be who those imposing #gender norms demand that we be. That is the sum total of what it means to be #queer. Anyone who tries to break it into subgroups is at best naively forgetting that, and at worse (and more likely) someone attempting to divide and conquer us so we cannot mount a unified front and are easier to control.
#Femboys and #Transwomen are part of the same struggle, and we are winning.
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116179082326229372
Something we may need to talk about more is how these people claiming to be "Allies" will invent these conflicts within the #LGBTQIA+ community, as if it's common for #transgender, #gay, and #nonbinary people to have these massive problems with each other, rather than recognizing that the ideology of a #GenderBinary is the common enemy that encroaches upon us all.
The #LGBTQ+ community is united by the fact that we do not want to be and should not have to be who those imposing #gender norms demand that we be. That is the sum total of what it means to be #queer. Anyone who tries to break it into subgroups is at best naively forgetting that, and at worse (and more likely) someone attempting to divide and conquer us so we cannot mount a unified front and are easier to control.
#Femboys and #Transwomen are part of the same struggle, and we are winning.
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116179082326229372
Something we may need to talk about more is how these people claiming to be "Allies" will invent these conflicts within the #LGBTQIA+ community, as if it's common for #transgender, #gay, and #nonbinary people to have these massive problems with each other, rather than recognizing that the ideology of a #GenderBinary is the common enemy that encroaches upon us all.
The #LGBTQ+ community is united by the fact that we do not want to be and should not have to be who those imposing #gender norms demand that we be. That is the sum total of what it means to be #queer. Anyone who tries to break it into subgroups is at best naively forgetting that, and at worse (and more likely) someone attempting to divide and conquer us so we cannot mount a unified front and are easier to control.
#Femboys and #Transwomen are part of the same struggle, and we are winning.
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116179082326229372
Something we may need to talk about more is how these people claiming to be "Allies" will invent these conflicts within the #LGBTQIA+ community, as if it's common for #transgender, #gay, and #nonbinary people to have these massive problems with each other, rather than recognizing that the ideology of a #GenderBinary is the common enemy that encroaches upon us all.
The #LGBTQ+ community is united by the fact that we do not want to be and should not have to be who those imposing #gender norms demand that we be. That is the sum total of what it means to be #queer. Anyone who tries to break it into subgroups is at best naively forgetting that, and at worse (and more likely) someone attempting to divide and conquer us so we cannot mount a unified front and are easier to control.
#Femboys and #Transwomen are part of the same struggle, and we are winning.
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116179082326229372
Something we may need to talk about more is how these people claiming to be "Allies" will invent these conflicts within the #LGBTQIA+ community, as if it's common for #transgender, #gay, and #nonbinary people to have these massive problems with each other, rather than recognizing that the ideology of a #GenderBinary is the common enemy that encroaches upon us all.
The #LGBTQ+ community is united by the fact that we do not want to be and should not have to be who those imposing #gender norms demand that we be. That is the sum total of what it means to be #queer. Anyone who tries to break it into subgroups is at best naively forgetting that, and at worse (and more likely) someone attempting to divide and conquer us so we cannot mount a unified front and are easier to control.
#Femboys and #Transwomen are part of the same struggle, and we are winning.
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Game-ifying gender. A great tool of conceptualising the limitations of gender. The existence trans ppl could free minds but shamefully for some devoted to the game use us as fuel for hate
#transphobia #genderbinary #gendergame #trans #fascism #theory #transgender #scapegoat
https://youtu.be/PnAEzjDyFnI?si=MWkDwXz6DE9hy9yo -
Game-ifying gender. A great tool of conceptualising the limitations of gender. The existence trans ppl could free minds but shamefully for some devoted to the game use us as fuel for hate
#transphobia #genderbinary #gendergame #trans #fascism #theory #transgender #scapegoat
https://youtu.be/PnAEzjDyFnI?si=MWkDwXz6DE9hy9yo -
Game-ifying gender. A great tool of conceptualising the limitations of gender. The existence trans ppl could free minds but shamefully for some devoted to the game use us as fuel for hate
#transphobia #genderbinary #gendergame #trans #fascism #theory #transgender #scapegoat
https://youtu.be/PnAEzjDyFnI?si=MWkDwXz6DE9hy9yo -
Game-ifying gender. A great tool of conceptualising the limitations of gender. The existence trans ppl could free minds but shamefully for some devoted to the game use us as fuel for hate
#transphobia #genderbinary #gendergame #trans #fascism #theory #transgender #scapegoat
https://youtu.be/PnAEzjDyFnI?si=MWkDwXz6DE9hy9yo -
Bending the Rules is a fascinating, provocative, and highly entertaining visual exploration of identity and gender through fashion. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookReview #BendingtheRules #GenderBinary #Fashion #LGBTQIA #PrincetonArchitecturalPress #ARC #NetGalley #Bookstagram
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Bending the Rules is a fascinating, provocative, and highly entertaining visual exploration of identity and gender through fashion. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookReview #BendingtheRules #GenderBinary #Fashion #LGBTQIA #PrincetonArchitecturalPress #ARC #NetGalley #Bookstagram
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Bending the Rules is a fascinating, provocative, and highly entertaining visual exploration of identity and gender through fashion. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookReview #BendingtheRules #GenderBinary #Fashion #LGBTQIA #PrincetonArchitecturalPress #ARC #NetGalley #Bookstagram
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Bending the Rules is a fascinating, provocative, and highly entertaining visual exploration of identity and gender through fashion. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookReview #BendingtheRules #GenderBinary #Fashion #LGBTQIA #PrincetonArchitecturalPress #ARC #NetGalley #Bookstagram
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Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
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Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
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Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
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Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
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Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
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Nobody "looks like" anything. There is no such thing as "looking gay" or "looking straight" and to assume facts about a person based purely on their presentation is to do them a disservice.
Presentation, just like Gender and Orientation, are a spectrum. Yes, you can be #gay and dress #femme, or you could still be straight and dress #femme. #enby and my fellow #agender peeps don't owe you #androgyny simply for being between or outside of the gender binary.
And for the love of all that is holy, please do not assume a person is #trans simply because their AGAB does not match their presentation.
#Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #GenderPresentation #Agender #Gender #GenderBinary #QueerProgress #Demigender #NonBinary #GenderSpectrum #genderspec #trans #FreedomOfExpression #Bigender #Pangender #Omnigender #Genderqueer
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“There are only two genders.” “You just want attention.” These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
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“There are only two genders.” “You just want attention.” These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
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“There are only two genders.” “You just want attention.” These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
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“There are only two genders.” “You just want attention.” These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
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“There are only two genders.” “You just want attention.” These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
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You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
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You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
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You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
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You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
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You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
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Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isn’t a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the water’s surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isn’t a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the water’s surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isn’t a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the water’s surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isn’t a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the water’s surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isn’t a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the water’s surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
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#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliqué.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer -
#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliqué.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer -
#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliqué.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer -
#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliqué.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer -
#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliqué.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer -
10 #icons from #history you didn't know were #nonbinary
While "nonbinary" may be a term that some people have only learned in recent years, there have been people throughout #history who have #fought the #GenderBinary and bucked #traditional gendernorms.
#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #RoleModels #Representation #Culture
