genders

Why women win

By Dee / September 30, 2012 /

Once upon a time not too long ago there where mainly two accepted gender types across main stream society, they equally had two sets of attire, ways of conducting themselves roles etc etc.  The gender definitions or pigeon holes where male and female – distinctly different in almost every way, lady and gentleman, miss and…

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Two Spirits Movie

By Dee / January 15, 2012 /

This film interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honour for people of integrated genders. Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature,…

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Native American Sacred Traditions

By Dee / January 15, 2012 /

This snippet I found looks at Native American Indian Sacred Traditions and how Western/European views have clashed with the Two Spirit ethos mainly through lack of understanding and I’m sure respect.  An extract I found especially interesting was – The Basics Many Native American Tribes have three, five, or even seven genders. These duel-sexed people,…

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