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Giana · 05-04-2010, 11:54 AM

Hi to everyone. Looks like a good place to hang out. Want to put out a holler to all the two spirited ppl out there. Hope this is a friendly place to be.

G

The_Jazz · 05-04-2010, 11:57 AM

Welcome! Pretty much everyone here is friendly. Well, except me, of course, especially if you ask around.

Halx · 05-04-2010, 12:01 PM

What exactly is "two spirited"?

DaveOrion · 05-04-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Jazz

Welcome! Pretty much everyone here is friendly. Well, except me, of course, especially if you ask around.

Yep, I'm unfriendly too, welcome G.

The_Jazz · 05-04-2010, 12:12 PM

Geez, Dave, I figured you'd be the first to agree that I was unfriendly. Apparently I'm going to have to work on you some more.

And Halx asked the question that I failed to ask.

telekinetic · 05-04-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Halx

What exactly is "two spirited"?

Wikipedia says it's a Native American crossdresser.

Two-Spirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Two-Spirit People (also Two Spirit or Twospirit), is an English term that emerged in 1990, out of the third annual inter-tribal Native American/First Nations gay and lesbian conference, in Winnipeg, to describe Native Americans who fulfill one of many mixed gender roles found traditionally among many Native Americans and Canadian First Nations indigenous groups. The mixed gender roles encompassed by the term historically included wearing the clothing and performing the work associated with both men and women.

Halx · 05-04-2010, 12:15 PM

Thank you, TK. I was prepared to be all skeptic, but seeing as it is more of a demographic term, I salute you, two-spirited one.

DaveOrion · 05-04-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Jazz

Geez, Dave, I figured you'd be the first to agree that I was unfriendly. Apparently I'm going to have to work on you some more.

You're scary, please stop sending those pm's, I'm not gay!

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Originally Posted by telekinetic

Wikipedia says it's a Native American crossdresser.

Ok, that was funny, I'm sorry G!

macmanmike6100 · 05-05-2010, 07:48 PM

i think everybody is two-spirited to a degree; yin and yang, masculine and feminine, there are degrees of both in all of us. so welcome, and looking forward to your sharing!

telekinetic · 05-06-2010, 08:09 AM

Did wikipedia's definition match yours, Giana? I'd love to hear more about it, if so. Is it a lifestyle thing or just ceremonial? Is this a tribe-specific thing? My wife is Navajo and I haven't heard anything about it from her.

05-04-2010, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Giana Upright Location: Davis, California	Two spirits, one heart Hi to everyone. Looks like a good place to hang out. Want to put out a holler to all the two spirited ppl out there. Hope this is a friendly place to be. G __________________ ..for me, it's splendid enough to remember past the memories of pain and defeat and unhappiness: when you take it away do it slowly and easily make it as if I were dying in my sleep instead of in my life, amen. Bukowski

05-04-2010, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Welcome! Pretty much everyone here is friendly. Well, except me, of course, especially if you ask around. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

05-04-2010, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	What exactly is "two spirited"? __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

05-04-2010, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Geez, Dave, I figured you'd be the first to agree that I was unfriendly. Apparently I'm going to have to work on you some more. And Halx asked the question that I failed to ask. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

05-04-2010, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	Thank you, TK. I was prepared to be all skeptic, but seeing as it is more of a demographic term, I salute you, two-spirited one. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

05-05-2010, 07:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
macmanmike6100 High Honorary Junkie Location: Tri-state.	i think everybody is two-spirited to a degree; yin and yang, masculine and feminine, there are degrees of both in all of us. so welcome, and looking forward to your sharing!

05-06-2010, 08:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	Did wikipedia's definition match yours, Giana? I'd love to hear more about it, if so. Is it a lifestyle thing or just ceremonial? Is this a tribe-specific thing? My wife is Navajo and I haven't heard anything about it from her. __________________ twisted no more