22. Queer Before Columbus: Two-Spirit Native Americans

The vibrant diversity of gender-fluid and non-binary individuals in Native American cultures; the tragic ban of same-sex marriages by the Navajo Nation Council; and the role of Christian churches in a cultural genocide, which attempted to erase the history of Two-Spirit individuals and their unique and respected roles in many tribes. Quoted or referenced in podcast: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/23/navajo-gay-marriage-ban-lgbtq/ https://lgbtqhealth.ca/community/two-spirit.php https://www.ihs.gov/lgbt/health/twospirit/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/11/two-spirit-people-north-america https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%203%3A28&version=RSV Additional References https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-history-of-two-spirit-folks https://www.kqed.org/arts/13845330/5-two-spirit-heroes-who-paved-the-way-for-todays-native-lgbtq-community https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-two-spirit-native-americans-changing-the-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spirit Podcast produced by: ⁠⁠Elton Sherwin⁠⁠ Audio edited and enhanced with: ⁠⁠Descript Studio Sound ⁠⁠  #Bible #Christian #Affirming