The idea that two genders, or a gender binary, have always been the norm is shown thorughout history to be untrue—just look at Indigenous communities. It can be hard to imagine a society where strict ...

On April 1, the Multicultural Student Center in the Memorial Union held an educational event as part of the Pride Week celebrations at the University of Maine. Two-Spirit 101 was hosted by the Office ...

Two Spirit Conference organizer Myk Mendez of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes in Idaho put it bluntly to attendees at a gathering of tribal citizens earlier this summer in Nevada: “I want people to not ...

Is the "North American berdache" merely a phantom in the imagination of Western social scientists? / Sue-Ellen Jacobs -- The Northern Athapaskan "berdache" reconsidered : on reading more than there is ...

Gender-diverse peoples have always existed. Cultures all over the world recognize gender diversity, including the Isangoma of Zulu Africa; Mahu peoples of Indigenous Hawaii; Kathooey, Bissu and Hijras ...

The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to Phoenix on Saturday to spotlight Indigenous LGBTQ+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration and community. Hosted at South Mountain Community ...

Arnold Dahl-Wooley, who grew up in northern Minnesota’s small towns and is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, realized as early as kindergarten that he wasn’t crushing on girls like other boys ...

When Europeans colonized North America centuries ago, they imposed on Indigenous peoples their language, clothing, food, economy, education and religion. Through the same process of forced ...

Arnold Dahl-Wooley, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, concealed his identity as a young man due to societal pressures. Dahl-Wooley later embraced his Two-Spirit identity and now advocates for ...