Gender & Sexuality
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A Story To Be: Queer, Trans, & Indigenous
I grew up knowing who I was culturally. I was born and raised to be Diné (Navajo), but I was not allowed to be queer or trans (specifically non-binary femme). Those were identities that I was not meant to explore in my household or even in school. My memory is not the best, unfortunately, and […]
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An Ever Changing One: ‘Two Spirit’ Limitations
One of the things I probably have not thoroughly discussed since I have had this blog is my English “gender identity”. I emphasize ‘English’ because there is a specific cultural, spiritual, socio-political identity within Diné ontologies that I am perceived and that I identified with. As I have shared in a past blog post, my Diné […]
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LGBT2S Native Statistics
Recently, I stumbled upon a sheet from the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two Spirit (LGBT2S) and Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) Natives. The sheet highlights various statistics about the civil rights, economic opportunities, and the physical and mental health statuses of LGBT2S Natives. I wanted to share some […]