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Native Teachings Gay - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 10th Aug, 2006 - 11:41am
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Post Date: 2nd Jun, 2006 - 7:03pm / Post ID: #
Native Teachings & Being Gay
Native Teachings & Being Gay
Based on the teachings of the Elders within your Tribe or in general what do Native Teachings & Being Gay say?
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Post Date: 10th Aug, 2006 - 11:41am / Post ID: #
Gay and Teachings Native
Wow, researching this topic has been extremely mind opening and a learning experience! I found that native american tribes believe that there are more that just two genders, and that people who are different are encouraged to live out their lives the way they chose!
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Among Native Americans, the role of third, fourth, or even fifth genders has been widely documented. Children, who were born physically male or female and yet showed a proclivity for the opposite gender, were encouraged to live out their lives in the gender role, which fit them best. The term used by Europeans to describe this phenomenon is Berdache. "Indians have options not in terms of either/or, opposite categories, but in terms of various degrees along a continuum between masculine and feminine (Williams 80)." |
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