tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687026100014971679.post9222624773439189370..comments2023-08-19T11:27:53.031-04:00Comments on outlaw@home: Genderfluidinhabiting_treeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917001287515496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687026100014971679.post-85530826473029089722011-11-23T11:57:22.436-05:002011-11-23T11:57:22.436-05:00It does clear up things. Thank you. One of the mai...It does clear up things. Thank you. One of the main reasons why the two-spirit leaders and the community have to claim this word (and to defend it at times) is because if anyone can use or claim to be two-spirit - then our mission of working and organizing our Native community becomes impossible.Harlan Prudenhttp://www.ne2ss.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687026100014971679.post-33635948940958343172011-11-23T11:27:15.483-05:002011-11-23T11:27:15.483-05:00Thank you for your comment Harlan Pruden, sorry if...Thank you for your comment Harlan Pruden, sorry if I've confused you.<br /><br />No I'm not an Indigenous person. When I first started on my journey of gender self-awareness, my school (Lakehead University)'s Gender Issues Center was directly adjacent to the Aboriginal Awareness Center. A person there, as well as many GLBTQ people I met in Winnepeg introduced me to the term Twospirit meaning "embodying both a masculine and feminine spirit" when I was struggling to see beyond gender as a binary construct. I didn't know it was a term <i>primarily</i> used by Indigenous people until you left this comment actually :)<br /><br />Hope this clears things up!inhabiting_treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917001287515496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687026100014971679.post-114361684167591672011-11-23T11:11:52.992-05:002011-11-23T11:11:52.992-05:00I am confused over the title of this post - are yo...I am confused over the title of this post - are you an Indigenous person of the land that is referred to as North America? If so what nation are you from?Harlan Prudenhttp://www.ne2ss.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687026100014971679.post-33811336612164053722011-11-20T13:26:41.479-05:002011-11-20T13:26:41.479-05:00You are one of the bravest and most amazing people...You are one of the bravest and most amazing people I am blessed to call a friend.<br /><br />-TawnyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com