Queer

I write this letter to you

Dear Indigenous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) Youth; I write this letter to you and at some subconscious level, I write this letter to a younger version of myself. The words I write here are meant to offer hope and to remind you of the strength, beauty, and wisdom that was inherited.…
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Diné, Hopeful, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples Day, LGBTQ2S, Non-Binary, Possibility, Queer, Trans
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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Gender & Sexuality, Reflection

Colonialism, Diné, Gender, Indigenous, Mess, Navajo, Non-Binary, Queer, Sexuality, To Be, Trans, Two-Spirit, Unlearning