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Two-Spirit people have been part of Native American communities for generations. Get historical insights and inside information about the indigenous traditions that fall under the Two-Spirit umbrella.

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8 Things You Should Know About Two Spirit People

For centuries, Two-Spirit people had to carry out Native traditions in secret

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Brogan, Mary Kate. (2022, April 25). For centuries, Two-Spirit people had to carry out Native traditions in secret . . . VCU news. For centuries, Two-Spirit people had to carry out Native traditions in secret. Now, they’re ‘making their own history.’ - VCU News - Virginia Commonwealth University

Enos, Tony. (2018, September 13). 8 Things You Should Know About Two Spirit People. Indian Country Today. https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/8-misconceptions-things-know-two-spirit-people

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

Two-Spirit People

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Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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