Two Spirits: The Changing Ones
Clip: Season 12 Episode 25 | 2m 34s
Historical explorations of gender inspired the first gay organization in the U.S.
The world struggles for an understanding of what the terms "gay, straight, bisexual, and transgender" mean. But Native American beliefs about the spectrum of the masculine and feminine also connect with a gender-bending tradition from the Middle Ages in Europe.
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Two Spirits: The Changing Ones
Clip: Season 12 Episode 25 | 2m 34s
The world struggles for an understanding of what the terms "gay, straight, bisexual, and transgender" mean. But Native American beliefs about the spectrum of the masculine and feminine also connect with a gender-bending tradition from the Middle Ages in Europe.
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The Bravest Choice Is To Be Yourself
Preview: S12 Ep25 | 2m 1s | Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 for identifying as a two-spirit. (2m 1s)
Striving to Be Accepted, Not Tolerated
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 32s | Participants in a Two-Spirit Gathering share their experiences. (2m 32s)
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 43s | Fred Martinez felt that he was both male and female. (2m 43s)
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Two Spirits: Gender as a Spectrum, Not a Divide
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 24s | Navajo traditions emphasize the balance between the feminine and masculine. (2m 24s)
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 40s | Fred's mother turned her loss into a personal mission to help other kids like her son. (2m 40s)
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