#twospirit — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #twospirit, aggregated by home.social.
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Arnold Dahl-Wooley drove a truck for 19 years teaching Two-Spirit identity. Now he has a brick-and-mortar center in Bemidji. The kleptocrats erased Two-Spirit from federal databases. They can’t erase a building with a doorknob.
Read the full reckoning here: https://twp.ai/4hr4K0
Tha do chorp a’ cuimhneachadh. Your body remembers.
#TwoSpirit #QueerHistory #CommunityBuilding #DruidPath -
Here is a Tier Maker Template that includes all of the LGBT pride flags from the earlier three templates.
https://tiermaker.com/create/lgbt-pride-flags-15229977
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In my blog post about the 2024 festival, I discussed the pride flags that appeared in the parade.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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In my blog post about the 2024 festival, I discussed the pride flags that appeared in the parade.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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In my blog post about the 2024 festival, I discussed the pride flags that appeared in the parade.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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In my blog post about the 2024 festival, I discussed the pride flags that appeared in the parade.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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In my blog post about the 2024 festival, I discussed the pride flags that appeared in the parade.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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April so far:
Coffee & beadwork ☕️ 🪡
Playing with my kitty Marceau <3
Wearing my pride dangles everywhere I go 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Finally getting warm 🤍 🌸
Check out my recent work on my website: https://Cvkvlv.com
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Progress Pride Tvffolopv (Butterfly) Beaded Dangle Earrings
Three pairs in stock & ready to ship → https://cvkvlv.com/products/progress-pride-tvffolopv-butterfly-beaded-dangle-earrings
• Tvffolopv (Duf-fol-obuh) is Mvskoke for butterfly
• Made with glass beads, nylon thread, and silver-plated beads and findings
• Approx 7.5 in (19 cm)#Pride #Queer #Beadwork #Art #Gay #Lesbian #Trans #TwoSpirit
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I chose the butterfly (Tvffolopv, Duf-fol-obuh in Mvskoke) to highlight in this years Pride collection because it symbolizes rebirth and transformation. Like every living thing, human beings grow and change. It is the natural way of things. Two-Spirit, trans, and nonbinary people are essential to our communities; likewise butterflies and other pollinators are essential to their ecosystems.
Shop this pair → https://cvkvlv.com/products/trans-pride-tvffolopv-butterfly-beaded-drop-earrings
#Trans #Beadwork #Pride #Art #TwoSpirit #Indigenous #Butterfly
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Trans Pride Tvffolopv (Butterfly) Beaded Drop Earrings
→ https://cvkvlv.com/products/trans-pride-tvffolopv-butterfly-beaded-drop-earrings
• Tvffolopv (Duf-fol-obuh) is Mvskoke for butterfly
• Made with glass beads, head pins, jump rings, and silver plated hypoallergenic ear wires
#Beadwork #Pride #Trans #Butterfly #Jewelry #Art #LGBTQ #TwoSpirit
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Progress Pride Flag Bead-Wrapped Wristlet Keychain
→ https://cvkvlv.com/products/progress-pride-flag-bead-wrapped-wristlet-keychain
• Materials:
- Glass seed beads
- Nylon paracord
- Nylon thread
- Faux leather
- Keyring
- Pride charm
- Lobster clasp🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
#LGBTQ #Pride #Lesbian #Gay #Trans #Queer #TwoSpirit #IndigenousArt #Beadwork
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Progress Pride Tvffolopv (Butterfly) Beaded Drop Earrings
→ https://cvkvlv.com/products/progress-pride-tvffolopv-butterfly-beaded-drop-earrings
• Tvffolopv (Duf-fol-obuh) is Mvskoke for butterfly
• Materials:
- Glass beads
- Silver beads
- Head pins
- Jump rings
- Silver plated hypoallergenic ear wires
• Approximately: 3 1/4 inches or 8 cm#Pride #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Trans #Queer #TwoSpirit #LGBTQ #Beadwork #Art #Butterfly
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Pride month is approaching! I have new pride beadwork in stock with more on the way, go treat yourself → https://Cvkvlv.com
Every sale helps me pay my bills, and life has been expensive lately, so mvto for your support <3
Goal for March/April: $2269/$6000
#Pride #Queer #LGBTQ #Gay #Trans #TwoSpirit #Native #Beadwork #Indigenous
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Emily Pike's murder remains a mystery a year after she went missing from a Mesa group home. Emily Fox-Million shows how the state is working to close gaps in group home care for Indigenous children and how the community is still working to help solve the case. (Video by Emily Fox-Million/ Cronkite News)
#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP #Native #Indigenous #Women #Girls #TwoSpirit #People
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Emily Pike's murder remains a mystery a year after she went missing from a Mesa group home. Emily Fox-Million shows how the state is working to close gaps in group home care for Indigenous children and how the community is still working to help solve the case. (Video by Emily Fox-Million/ Cronkite News)
#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP #Native #Indigenous #Women #Girls #TwoSpirit #People
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Emily Pike's murder remains a mystery a year after she went missing from a Mesa group home. Emily Fox-Million shows how the state is working to close gaps in group home care for Indigenous children and how the community is still working to help solve the case. (Video by Emily Fox-Million/ Cronkite News)
#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP #Native #Indigenous #Women #Girls #TwoSpirit #People
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Emily Pike's murder remains a mystery a year after she went missing from a Mesa group home. Emily Fox-Million shows how the state is working to close gaps in group home care for Indigenous children and how the community is still working to help solve the case. (Video by Emily Fox-Million/ Cronkite News)
#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP #Native #Indigenous #Women #Girls #TwoSpirit #People
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Emily Pike's murder remains a mystery a year after she went missing from a Mesa group home. Emily Fox-Million shows how the state is working to close gaps in group home care for Indigenous children and how the community is still working to help solve the case. (Video by Emily Fox-Million/ Cronkite News)
#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP #Native #Indigenous #Women #Girls #TwoSpirit #People
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We’wha was a Lhamana (or two spirit) person born into the Zuni tribe in 1849 New Mexico. We’wha was a spiritual leader, a pottery and textile artist, and a Zuni cultural ambassador.
#TwoSpirit #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRights #TransHistory #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT #Queer
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"Yay! All Queer Free and Queer" is live. My story "The Menopause Chrysalis," about a two spirit person dealing with the medical establishment and the dream world, is featured within.
https://books2read.com/u/bQD1MZ
#TwoSpirit #Menopause #bookstodon #anthology #WeirdFiction #QueerBooks #Indigedon
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#introduction #newHere
Hails & well met, my relations & strangers alike. I am #Indigenous: #Cree.Depending on the hour: #GreenWitch #Pagan, #Satanist, #agnostic, or #atheist.
#vegetarian, borderline #vegan
Enjoys #gardening, #cooking, & anything to do w/ #herbs
Let's have a #GreenParty!I've lived all over #TurtleIsland from #cities, urban, & suburban towns, to edge of rural areas, & da #rez. Most places weren't for Me.
From the #80s, remembers the #90s, & #earlyaughts before the web imploded upon itself. #NoAi, yes #indieweb
Been using #GNUlinux / #Linux over 20yrs.
#polyamorous #ethicallynonmonogamous #relationshipanarchist #demisexual
30something / cis-het | #twospirit male / 'muricaWhat else is there to say?
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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#MembertouFirstNation connects with #Pride #CapeBreton on deeper level
'As traditional people we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' says Jeff Ward
CBC · Posted: Aug 09, 2019
"As #PrideCapeBreton winds down, some people on the #Membertou First Nation say the community's large presence in the festivities is a natural fit.
"This year, Membertou hosted the popular #DragQueenBingo event, the Membertou pedway was lit up in Pride colours, the flags at the #MembertouHeritagePark were swapped for #LGBTQ flags and there was a Membertou float in the #PrideParade.
"Jeff Ward, manager of the heritage park, said participating in Pride events is something the community connects with.
"' 'As traditional people, we know how it feels to go underground and have our ceremonies hidden,' he said, pointing to how revisions in the Indian Act in 1951 removed a ban on ceremonies.
A personal connection
"Andrea Dennis works at the heritage park. She said staff secured #TwoSpirit flags for the first time and people have been snapping them up.
"Two-spirit is a term sometimes used by #IndigenousPeople to describe #gay, #lesbian, #transgender or #NonBinary people. The flag has two feathers on top of the traditional rainbow pattern.
"Dennis said her brother, who is dead, was two-spirit. She said when he first came out, he was harassed. Her brother moved to Toronto, but he was still harassed.
"She believes things have changed for the better.
" 'His spirit is still alive in me,' said Dennis. 'Even going to a Pride parade reminds me of him, it's like he's still there.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pride-cape-breton-membertou-1.5241873#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay #CapeBretonNS #FirstNations #LGTBQRights #IndigenousRights #LGBTQNativeAmericans #HumanRights
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Miss America (part 1 of the Four Continents series) by Kent Monkman, 2012 (acrylic on canvas)
#kentmonkman #historicalrevisionism #MissChiefEagleTestickle #Indigenization #painting #twospirit #queerart -
Join us Friday evening, starting at 6pm CST live on our Twitch stream to see the world premiere of our short series of interviews with Louisiana/Gulf South connected Two-Spirit community members.
Produced by Bvlbancha Public Access (bvlbanchapublicaccess.com) and the Black, Indigenous, & Trans of Color Histories Lab (bitpochistories.carrd.co)
Streaming live on: https://www.twitch.tv/bvlbanchapublicaccess
Videos will be available on our Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@bvlbanchapublicaccess) after the stream ends!
#IndigenousGulf #Indigenous #TwoSpirit #2slgbtq #Louisiana #Bulbancha #NOLA #GulfSouth #IndigenousCreatives #Interviews #AlternativeMedia @noladon
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Premiering August 2025:
What does TWO-SPIRIT mean to you?
-A short series of interviews with Louisiana/Gulf South connected Two-Spirit community members-Produced by Bvlbancha Public Access (bvlbanchapublicaccess.com) and the Black, Indigenous, & Trans of Color Histories Lab (bitpochistories.carrd.co)
https://www.bvlbanchapublicaccess.com/projects/resources-for-two-spirit-people
#IndigenousGulf #Indigenous #TwoSpirit #2slgbtq #Louisiana #Bulbancha #NOLA #GulfSouth #IndigenousCreatives #Interviews #AlternativeMedia @noladon
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I've done this. And yeah, it's not for the faint of heart!
via @thenarwhal
Finding myself in blood, flesh, veins and bug bites — life at a hide camp for #TwoSpirit #IndigenousYouth
By Kierstin Williams
Kierstin reported and photographed this story at Niizh Manidook Hide Camp over six days in May 2024
June 27, 2025
"It’s my first time tanning my own deer hide. At #NiizhManidook Hide Camp, I’ve learned to slow down, listen and be in relation while immersed in brains and skin..."
https://thenarwhal.ca/two-spirit-indigenous-hide-camp/
#TwoSpirits #BrainTanning #IndigenousTraditions #TEK #BeingInNature #NatureImmersion #Nature #GBLTQ #IndigenousPeoplesDay #AnimalProducts
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* Happy Pride, y’all
❤️❤️💛💚💙💜🩷🩵🤍🩶🤎🖤🌈#pridemonth2025 #pride #loveislove #lgbtqiap #humanrights #femalebodiedtwospirit #twospirit #sapiosexual #potawatomitwospirit #fixyourheartsordie #davidlynch #twinpeaks
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Got to see the Susan #Wick exhibit, a local Denver artist, and the most extraordinary traveling exhibit Kent Monkman’s History is Painted by the Victors at the #DenverArtMuseum If you have a chance to see it near you, make the effort! He’s from the #Cree tribe, and his paintings disrupt the narrative of what North Americans are taught about the conquest of the indigenous, and the repression of #TwoSpirit culture. And it is unbelievably beautiful. Starring Miss Chief in many of the narratives. #queer #trans #art #OldMasters (I apologize for lack of alt text, when I can get the brace off or to a real keyboard I will add descriptions of the four Kent Mockman pieces below.)
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My article on the 2024 Little Apple Pride Celebration discussed the flags that appeared in the pride parade.
They were the Rainbow, Progress, Intersex Inclusive Progress, Powercat Rainbow, Bisexual, Pansexual, Transgender, Lesbian, Asexual, Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Demigirl, Demiboy, and Two Spirit pride flags.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#Rainbow #Progress #LGBT #Intersex #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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My article about the 2024 pride celebration.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/06/little-apple-pride-2024.html
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#LGBT #Bisexual #Pansexual #Transgender #Lesbian #Asexual #Nonbinary #Genderfluid #Demigirl #Demiboy #TwoSpirit
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#MotherNature trumps #GenderFascists!
11 Animals That Can Change Sex
For many wild creatures, the line between male and female is decidedly blurry.
By Sidney Stevens
Updated July 03, 2024"For Mother Nature, biological sex isn’t always an either-or proposition. Some species come with simultaneously functioning female and male organs. Others change from female to male or vice versa, depending on need or surrounding conditions."
https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361
#WeExist #Fascism #GenderFascists #GenderFluid #TwoSpirit #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransPeople #Genderfluidity #TransAndNonBinaryRightsAreHumanRights -
Between Two Worlds: Gender Non-Conforming Deities
March 27, 2019 by Brianne Raven Wolf
"As a transwoman, I have often wondered if there were others like me in Ancient Mythology. Were there ancient deities who were trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming? Turns out there were. Ancient Greece had a prominent culture of gender fluidity, as did many other ancient societies.
"#Aphroditus was sometimes referred to as the male form of Aphrodite. Statues of him showed him with a female figure, breasts, narrow waist, long hair, women’s clothing, but also with a penis and testes. He is said to have originated on the island of Cyprus, and arrived in Athens in the 4th century BCE. He was sometimes celebrated there in #transvestite rites. It is said the festivals allowed 'women to act the part of men, and men to put on woman’s clothing and play the part of women' (from Wikipedia). He was definitely gender #NonConforming.
"Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes, messenger of the gods, and Aphrodite, Goddess of love. His name is a combination of both of his parents. From Wikipedia: 'According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably handsome boy with whom the water nymph Salmacis fell in love with and prayed to be united forever. The gods granted the request, so that he and the nymph became united in such a manner that the two could not be called a man or a woman, but were both' (Metamorphoses IV, pp. 274-388 , 8 AD). Hermaphroditus is the god of hermaphrodites and effeminates. I believe in today’s society, Hermaphroditus would be a modern day pre-operative transwoman.
"#Loki, a Norse god, also called the trickster god, would many times disguise himself as a woman. Some myths said that Loki was bisexual. Loki was an accomplished shape-shifter and according to legend has also appeared as a salmon, a mare, a fly, and of course a woman.
"Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Met. 9, pp. 666-797) mentions #Iphis and #Ianthe. Iphis was born a girl, but her mother passed her off as a boy so that she wouldn’t be killed. The name was fitting for a boy and a girl, so that wasn’t too much of a problem. According to the myth, Iphis as a 15 year old boy, fell in love with another girl, Ianthe. Iphis’s mother appealed to the Goddess Isis for help. Isis transformed Iphis into a male before Iphis and Ianthe got married. I believe this may have been the first sex change. At least they ended up happily ever after according to the myth.
"#Ikapati was a #GreatMother Goddess of the Tagalog society in the #Philippines. She was a protector of crops, animals that were domesticated and, according to myth, gave mankind agriculture. It was said that she appeared many times dressed in male clothes. This would have made sense as she was frequently seen in the fields. In many indigenous cultures, including in the Americas, it was accepted that more than two genders were socially and spiritually accepted. These gender non-conforming individuals were seen as people who were very spiritual, and many became leaders and healers in their societies. In Native American culture, many who were called #TwoSpirit became shamans.
"#Ometeotl was an Aztec God of duality. He was considered both male and female, using the names Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl. He had an equivalent god in Mayan mythology, #Itzamna, who identified with #HunabKu, an invisible god. Both gods could be considered self-created gods according to myth. Ometeotl was to the Aztecs the idea that their Universe consisted of dark and light, night and day, order and war, and things like that.
"I’m of the opinion that if more people would understand that there are more than binary people in this world, it would be a better and safer place for all. I think the ancients got it right in their beliefs. People were just human beings, and not judged only on their biological sex. A good book to consider reading is this excellent book by Gerald N. Callahan, PhD., Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes. From the book: 'On October 10, 1970, the day she was born, she was named Dorothy Maree Alaniz–a baby girl. Curiously, though, no one filled out a birth certificate that day. When the certificate was finally filed on November 5, the name on it was Rudolph Andrew Alaniz. Within less than one month after her birth, this girl became a boy.' The book is available from Amazon and other book sources."
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2019/03/between-two-worlds-gender-non-conforming-deities/
#WorldHistory #Histodon #WeExist #Fascism #GenderFascists #GenderFluid #TwoSpirit #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransPeople #AncientHistory #TransAndNonBinaryRightsAreHumanRights -
LGBTQ+ in the Ancient World
by Joshua J. Mark
published on 25 June 2021"What is today referred to as '#NonBinary' gender was recognized over three thousand years ago as a #ThirdGender created by the #DivineWill."
Read more:
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1790/lgbtq-in-the-ancient-world/
#WorldHistory #Histodon #WeExist #Fascism #GenderFascists #GenderFluid #TwoSpirit #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransPeople -
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Histories
There are rich histories of people crossing gender throughout English history that resonate for trans and #genderqueer identities today. Gender-crossing people appear in court records, popular broadsheet ballads and newspapers. In most cases they were tried and punished for crimes such as theft and fraud, rather than for cross-dressing. Men arrested for passing as women were often assumed to be prostitutes."
Read more:
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/trans-and-gender-nonconforming-histories/
#WeExist #Fascism #GenderFascists #GenderFluid #TwoSpirit #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransPeople -
"Non-binary people in history have always been around. They are people who identify as neither male nor female. In this article, we explore the various cases of historical figures who may have been non-binary.
"They may have been somewhere in the middle of the gender spectrum, have had a fluid identity, or not have had a gender at all. In fact, non-binary doesn’t describe a single gender identity. The term describes a vast range of identities that don’t fit into a binary gender structure of male or female."
https://www.gendergp.com/non-binary-people-in-history/
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A Brief History of #Nonbinary Gender: From Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period
By Ahmed Kamran
July 8, 2021"Despite some claiming the contrary, the concepts of a tertiary gender identity or an identity outside of the gender binary is not new. While it is certain that people on average have become much more aware of the existence of these identities, they have been recorded for millennia. In fact, they are mentioned in some of the earliest written records of human civilization. To understand gender as we know it today, it is important to see how it was viewed yesterday and beyond, as it shows that a variance in identities is a part of humanity.
"Mesopotamian myths, which contain religious beliefs of the earliest human civilization, featured many references to individuals that were neither male nor female or were not what we would know today to be cisgender. One of the most powerful deities was known as Inanna (and later on as Ishtar) and had a particularly strong relationship with gender. Inanna was the goddess of sex, war, and justice as well as the queen of heaven. It was believed that she had the power to change a person’s gender, something noted by a follower as early as the 23rd century BCE. Thus, individuals with nonbinary identities were often involved in religious practices surrounding her, with 'her cult members and priests were known for their androgyny and blurring or destroying the gender binary' (Academus).
"One such group referred to its members as pilipili, or individuals who played roles in celebratory festivals honoring Inanna. The pilipili were originally raised in society as women (ki-sikil) but were then blessed by Inanna, who handed them a spear 'as if she were a man' and renamed them (Academus). It is debated whether the handing of a spear is literal, with the pilipili becoming warriors and as a result defying traditional binary roles or if the spear refers to a physical transformation of the individual.
"Another segment of Inanna’s followers was the gala or her priests. Priests were recorded to have been cisgender women, married or unwed, or women with children, but there were gala that were biologically male as well. In these cases, these individuals adopted women’s names and became women 'for all intents and purposes' (Academus). They even sang in a Sumerian dialect known as eme-sal, a pattern of speech solely reserved for women to deliver the words of goddesses.
"Other relics have been found showing the existence of individuals who were outside the gender binary, suggesting that it is possible that ancient Sumer recognized these identities in ordinary society and not in just religious spheres. Of course, this is speculative because the Sumerian language did not use gendered pronouns, but it is a common interpretation of these ancient texts and remaining art.
"Another gender variant recorded all of the way back to before the common era (BCE) was that of hijras in the Indian subcontinent. These individuals were noted in the Kama Sutra and other ancient Hindu texts, and the term included eunuchs, #intersex people, and transgender people. Despite attempts to wipe out this identity by the British following their passing of the Criminal Tribes Act in India in 1871, #hijras are still present today and are legally recognized as a part of a third gender category by the state. Sadly, the efforts of the British during #colonization have had an impact on society’s view of hijras, being the beginning 'of a mainstream discomfort… [with] transgender people and hijras' (New York Times).
"Around the same time of the Kama Sutra, approximately 385-380 BCE, Aristophanes detailed a creation myth revolving three sexes or genders. Males were believed to be 'born of the sun', while females were 'born of the earth' (Diogenes). A tertiary category, androgynos (now translated to androgynous), was believed to have been born from the moon and androgynos individuals had combined male and female traits. Aristophanes claimed that androgynos no longer existed. Today, it is often suggested that Aristophanes was solely referring to intersex individuals, explaining the different physical and biological traits of males and females existing in one person, but it is interesting to speculate on the potential for the features to represent the individual’s understanding of the gender expression as well.
"Finally, it is necessary to highlight the history of the #TwoSpirit identity in different Native cultures. More than 150 Native American tribes recognized third genders in their communities prior to colonization, with many of these identities having unique names and cultural significance. Most tribes considered two-spirit individuals a third gender, being neither men nor women, and the same terminology was used in reference to them. Other tribes, however, had a distinct word for two-spirit females, making them a fourth gender variant. What is apparent, however, is that the concept of gender had much more fluidity in Native American society than its European counterpart.
"Two-spirit people in some tribes held special roles in their communities, sometimes as healers or religious leaders. Unfortunately, many traditions in Native communities have been lost due to colonization, and 'two-spirit roles, in particular, were singled out for condemnation, interference, and many times violence' (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Much of what is known has survived by being passed down orally through generations.
"All of these examples scratch the surface of what is known in regard to gender expression prior to the early modern period. It is difficult to truly measure the scale because the further back one goes, the harder it is to find a wide array of text and relics from the period. What can be said for certain, however, is that individuals who identified outside of the gender binary have been a part of civilization since its infancy and have played valuable roles in a wide array of societies. This knowledge should help bring understanding that overall, human gender is quite fluid, and being aware and accepting this is part of long-practiced human traditions."
https://clouddancers.org/a-brief-history-of-nonbinary-gender-from-ancient-times-to-the-early-modern-period/
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Meanwhile, in #Canada...
From 2023: #TwoSpirit organization funded to build first transitional housing project in #HalifaxNovaScotia
Sara Gouda - CKDU - Halifax • NS | 06-04-2023
"The #WabanakiTwoSpiritAlliance has received government funding to build and manage the first two-spirit transitional housing project in Halifax.
"'It is the first housing to be built for two-spirit people, but I can tell you, it won't be the last,' said Tuma Young, two-spirit Mi'kmaw lawyer from #Membertou and co-founder of the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance.
"Two-spirit, a term coined back in the late 1980s, is used to describe #LGBTQ+ plus members who are #Indigenous.
"'The priority is for Two-spirit people. I'm not at liberty to say how much funding we received because the details are still being worked out. We are building a transitional home that's between six and eight units,' said Young.
"The new housing development is part of Canada's National Housing Strategy. Young said that ensuring housing is a major issue due to policy issues, jurisdictional issues, and funding issues.
"The new project will take about six months to a year to develop and operate, and Young said that the alliance is still looking for land to build its units on.
"'As the organization's other co-founder mentioned, the irony doesn't escape me that we're asking for land.'
"Young hopes they will be able to build their first transitional project for Two-spirit people in Halifax, but if no land is available, the project would be in nearby areas such as Dartmouth, Sackville, Hammonds Plains or Eastern Passage.
"'Housing is such a major issue, we're also looking at some #SeniorHousing for LGBTQ+ folks. I'm also looking towards the future of housing and how we can get housing in reserves where I know a lot of two-spirited people without access because they were never even placed on the housing allocation list,' said Young.
"Young said that housing options often go to families, while two-spirit people are often single or don't have children, and that the real culprit is not the allocation of resources but the fact that more resources are required to provide housing for all in need.
"'For example, per community, they may get about 10 houses per year, but the need is actually 400. So with those 10 houses, people have to pick a priority of who will get them. And for a lot of two-spirit people, they will never be able to be on their priority list because there'll always be somebody who will need a house more,' said Young.
"Better ways to delegate resources among the #FirstNations communities would be to collaborate with all three levels of government, to identify housing as a priority and find ways to allocate limited resources, according to Young.
"'When housing is done properly, fairly, equally, and #equitably, then everybody gets a chance at housing,' said Young."
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How you can still support the 2024 #NationalDayOfMourning even if you can’t come to #Plymouth
If you are unable to participate directly in the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, MA, here are seven ways you can stand in solidarity with United American Indians of New England (UAINE) and the National Day of Mourning.
1. Watch the National Day of Mourning livestream from Plymouth beginning at 12 noon on November 28.
2. Help to spread the word about National Day of Mourning on social media. Would you rather support National Day of Mourning in Plymouth than engage in a celebration of white supremacy, the theft of a continent and the genocide of Indigenous peoples? Say why on your Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram account.
3. Donate! You can donate to UAINE here:
https://chuffed.org/project/116129-united-american-indians-of-new-
england-uaine-fundraiserWhile we are grateful for your donations to UAINE, this year we want to urge everyone to make donations to
organizations that are currently able to have a direct impact on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Here are a few that have been recommended: Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, ANERA, Middle East Children’s Alliance, 1for3.org, Gaza Mental Health Foundation, MSF, Crips for E-sims, CareforGaza.4. Use Thanksgiving Day as a ‘teachable moment’ and educate family and friends. If you gather for a Thanksgiving meal, read aloud to your friends and family about the real history of Thanksgiving and National Day of Mourning before you sit down to eat. Matthew Hughey’s “On Thanksgiving: Why Myths Matter” is one possible text that is just about the right length for a pre-meal reading. You can also read the suppressed speech of Wamsutta Frank James, the founder of National Day of Mourning, and check out the UAINE website. You can watch the livestream from Plymouth. If you or your family members are hungry for more truth-telling, you can recommend books for further reading such as Our
History Is The Future by Nick Estes, An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, and David Stannard’s American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World.5. Spread the truth and give the “hidden” story of Thanksgiving a human face by arranging for a member of UAINE to give a talk at a school, church or community center near you. Email [email protected] for more information.
6. Help to champion Indigenous voices by supporting other Indigenous struggles. You can work to free the Native American activist Leonard Peltier freeleonardpeltiernow.org, who has been a political prisoner for 50 years. You can join the fight against racist and demeaning Native sports team mascots, name brands and products. You can support the fight to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day on the 2nd Monday in October. You can amplify Indigenous voices in raising awareness about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Relatives. Check out the UAINE Facebook group and many other social media outlets for information about what is happening in your area and what you can do to help. Express your solidarity, and urge others in your community (trade union, social justice
organization, religious community, etc.) to help, too!7. Support Indigenous climate activists and landback efforts. Indigenous people are on the frontlines defending the water and land from pipelines, fracking, mining and much more. Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas are fighting to stop fossil fuel extraction, megadams and mining and to preserve land, water and treaty rights. Support Indigenous-led climate justice organizations!
http://www.uaine.org/2024_ndom/How%20to%20support%20NDOM%202024.pdf
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/pdpBNKI31TA
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From my now deleted Tiktok.
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From my now deleted Tiktok.
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