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BLOG: Honoring the Two-Spirit People: A Third Option?
A few years back while having a conversation with friends, who are male, female, straight and gay, the topic of a “Third Option” came up. Wouldn’t it be grand if we had more options than just male/female and straight/gay?  LGBT News5/12/2013
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Among Indian tribes, a division over gay marriage
(Washington) -- For Heather Purser, the first pang came more than a decade ago as she gathered clams on Puget Sound’s Chico Beach, watching her cousin’s new...
5/8/2013
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Suquamish among 3 tribes in nation to recognize same-sex marriage
(Washington) -- For Heather Purser, the first pang came more than a decade ago as she gathered clams on Puget Sound’s Chico Beach, watching her cousin’s new...
4/19/2013
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Same-Sex Marriage Is A-OK With Little Traverse Bay Bands
(Michigan) -- The Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians in Harbor Springs, Michigan made history March 3 when their council voted 5–4 to recognize same...
4/16/2013
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One Statute for Two Spirits: Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
(Michigan) -- JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Ann Kronk of the University of Kansas School of Law evaluates the recent approval of a measure to permit same-sex...
3/20/2013
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HIV/AIDS in the Two-Spirit Community: A Hidden Crisis
(USA) -- March 20th is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of the terrible toll that HIV/AIDS continues to take on Native American...
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Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit Powwow Brings Everyone Back Into the Circle
(California) -- Growing up in his primarily Christian Chickasaw tribal community in Oklahoma, Miko Thomas suffered a fear of being rejected for his identity as a Two...
3/18/2013
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Northern Michigan tribe legalizes same sex marriage
(Michigan) -- A Native American tribe in northern Michigan has become one of the first in the nation to legalize same sex marriage.
3/17/2013
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Tribal same-sex bill OK'd; male couple marries
(Michigan) -- With an exchange of rings and a kiss, two men became spouses Friday during a ceremony at a northern Michigan Indian reservation after the tribal chairman...
3/16/2013
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Alumnus of Staten Island's Wagner College, partner are married in Michigan
(New York) -- When Gene Barfield was a student at Wagner College in the early 1970s, the Stonewall riots had just given birth to the modern gay rights movement. Still,...
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Gay couple weds as Native American tribe OKs same-sex marriage
(Michigan) -- A Michigan gay couple are now married after their Native American tribe agreed to legalize same-sex marriage in a state where it's officially banned.
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Michigan Native American Tribe Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage
(Michigan) -- The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians recently became the third Native American tribe to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Native American Tribe Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Marries Gay Couple
(Michigan) -- A Native American tribe in Michigan officially legalized same-sex marriage today and a couple that's been together for 30 years finally got to have...
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Tribe hosts Mich.'s first legal same-sex marriage
(Michigan) -- The groom wore a black sweater. The other groom wore a red one. Tim LaCroix and Gene Barfield became the first same-sex couple to be legally wed in...
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US: Native American tribe hosts first legal Michigan same-sex wedding
(Michigan) -- The first same-sex wedding ceremony has taken place in the US state of Michigan, following a Native American tribe signing equal marriage into law.
3/15/2013
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Northern Mich. Indian tribal chairman signs same-sex marriage bill, male couple takes vows
(Michigan) -- With an exchange of rings and a kiss, two men became spouses Friday during a ceremony at a northern Michigan Indian reservation after the tribal chairman...
3/13/2013
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Chairman of Michigan's Odawa Indians to allow same-sex unions, do wedding for 2 men
(Michigan) -- The chairman of a northern Michigan Indian tribe said he’ll sign a same-sex marriage bill Friday, then preside at the wedding of two men.
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Chairman of Native American tribe to allow equal marriage and officiate same-sex wedding
(Michigan) -- The chairman of a northern Michigan Native American tribe has said that he will sign an equal marriage bill on Friday, and will then officiate the wedding...
3/8/2013
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Little Traverse Tribal Chairman To Sign Same-Sex Marriage Law
(Michigan) -- A northern Michigan Indian tribe will recognize marriages among gay and lesbian couples. The chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,...
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Odawa tribal chair will sign statute recognizing gay marriage
(Michigan) -- The tribal chairman for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians says he will sign a statute recognizing gay marriages for tribal members.
3/6/2013
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Harbor Springs Tribe Takes Step Toward Same-Sex Marriage
(Michigan) -- An Indian tribe in Harbor Springs could become the third tribe in the nation to recognize gay marriage. The governing council of the Little Traverse Bay...
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Michigan Native-American Tribe Nears Marriage Equality If Leader Doesn't Veto
(Michigan) -- A Michigan tribal council approved marriage equality this weekend and now its leader is deciding whether to approve it.
3/5/2013
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Little Traverse Bay Bands to become 3rd tribe in nation to allow gay marriage
(Michigan) -- The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians inched closer to becoming the third tribe in the nation to legally recognize gay marriage Sunday.
1/31/2013
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Bay Area ‘Two Spirits’ host first-ever powwow to Oakland
(California) -- The Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit – BAAITS – Powwow will take place in Oakland this Saturday, Feb. 2 and although this is the second...
1/27/2013
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Is the Navajo Nation considering Gay Marriage
(Arizona) -- A highly debated taboo among the Navajo people is becoming more main stream as the ‘Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer’ or (LGBTQ)...
1/26/2013
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Yonkers casino guard claims bias over 'gay pride' tattoo
(New York) -- Saying co-workers retaliated against her over a gay pride flag tattoo on her arm, an openly gay security officer at Yonkers Raceway is suing the Empire...
1/24/2013
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OP/ED: On Being Gay and Chippewa Cree
(Montana) -- The intersection of my identity as a gay man and a Chippewa Cree tribal member begins at the intersection of Route 87 and Highway 448.
1/6/2013
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Op-ed: Same Tribe, Same Acceptance
(Montana) -- The intersection of my identity as a gay man and a Chippewa Cree tribal member begins at the intersection of Route 87 and Highway 448.
12/11/2012
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Marriage equality becomes reality for five couples at Heronswood
(Washington) -- Makeup artist Sarah Jones of Bainbridge offered her services as a sign of solidarity with the couples marrying this day. She’s white and her...
12/10/2012
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GIAGO: Gays and lesbians respected in traditional society
(South Dakota) -- Can the government refuse marriage and federal benefits to gays and lesbians? Those are the questions before SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States...
11/22/2012
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Eight LGBT Native Americans You Should Know
(USA) -- Native American Heritage Month is a great time to remember we are everywhere.
11/12/2012
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New Kit Pushes Acceptance for Oregon's LGBT Native Americans
(Oregon) -- No Native American tribe in Oregon has laws that makes violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members a hate crime, but a new legal toolkit...
11/2/2012
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U of A conference looks into the world of two-spirited people
(Edmonton) -- For Dr. James Makokis, being native and gay means coming from a long line of valued healers. Aboriginal people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or...
10/18/2012
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BLOG: A Mother's Gay Pride and Native American Heritage Mean Justice Denied in a Virginia Child Custody Fight
(USA) -- Each fall the last few annual Pride festivals are held around the United States. As a lifelong fan of celebrating the luscious lives and liveliness of my...
10/9/2012
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Md. state senator says casino firm paid for NGLTF gambling mailer
(Maryland) -- A state senator in Maryland told the Washington Post that the Penn National Gaming company paid more than $340,000 for a mailing that the National Gay...
10/8/2012
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Report: Startling levels of discrimination against American Indian and Alaskan Native transgender people
(Washington D.C.) -- American Indian and Alaskan Native transgender and gender non-conforming people face some of the highest levels of discrimination of all transgender...
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Report: ‘highest levels’ of discrimination against transgender Native Americans
(Wisconsin) -- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force selected Columbus Day for the timing of its latest report – a study into the pervasive discrimination...
9/26/2012
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Two Spirit/LGBT Rights Toolkit for Tribal Governments Introduced
(Oregon) -- A first-of-its-kind guide complete with sample legal language is now available for tribal governments to adopt or amend their laws to recognize the rights of...
9/20/2012
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Documentary addresses issues of sexuality in Native American culture
(Kansas) -- Hands covered mouths and tears ran down faces as the documentary “Two Spirits” hit its climactic moment, explaining how the death of 16-year-old...
9/12/2012
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Native American perspective on LGBTQ community
(Connecticut) -- On Wednesday, Harlan Pruden of the Cree Nation enlightened students about the Native and Two-Spirit approaches to gender and sexuality at the Rainbow...
8/15/2012
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ROSS: Pink Breechcloths, Political Correctness, and Pretend Traditions (Like Two-Spirits): We Can’t Always Wait for Tradition
(Washington) -- THEN: When I was just a wee, little, pigeon-toed lad at an elementary school called “Vina Chattin” within the great Blackfeet Nation, my male...
5/30/2012
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Osage Transgender Running for Osage Congress Shares Her Story
(Oklahoma) -- Jozi Tall Chief is making history as the first admitted intersex/transgender to run for a seat in the Osage Nation government.
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Shaw retracts transgender beauty queen show idea
(Canada) -- Shaw Media is stepping back from comments suggesting it plans to air a reality show about transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova.
5/21/2012
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Transgender contestant loses beauty pageant, wins civil rights test
(Toronto) -- Transgender trailblazer Jenna Talackova lost her bid to become Miss Universe Canada over the weekend, but said Sunday that her history-making appearance has...
5/17/2012
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Jenna Talackova Makes History as First Transgender Miss Universe Canada Contestant
(Las Vegas) -- First Nation transgender beauty Jenna Talackova is set to compete in Miss Universe Canada on Saturday May 19, having won reinstatement to the pageant...
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Transgender beauty contestant takes spotlight from rivals
(Canada) -- A transgender contender at Miss Universe Canada is unfairly taking the spotlight away from other contestants, complained friends and relatives of some rivals...
5/5/2012
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Osage transgender running for Osage Congress shares her story
(Oklahoma) -- Jozi Tall Chief is making history as the first admitted intersex/transgender to run for a seat in the Osage government. “I am the first intersex/...
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BLOG: Honoring the Two-Spirit People: A Third Option?
(USA) -- A few years back while having a conversation with friends, who are male, female, straight and gay, the topic of a “Third Option” came up. Wouldn...
4/16/2012
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Talackova: “I think the Creator put me here to be a spokesperson”
(British Columbia) -- Jenna Talackova has become a worldwide sensation following her battle with the Miss Universe Organization over her ability to compete in the Miss...
4/10/2012
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Miss Universe pageant allowing transgender women
(New York) -- Transgender women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant next year, officials announced Tuesday, a week after they ruled a...
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Talackova’s story highlights debate over trans bill: advocate
(Canada) -- Local trans advocate Marie Little is hoping the media controversy surrounding Vancouver beauty queen Jenna Talackova becomes a watershed moment for trans...
4/9/2012
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Transgendered Miss Universe Canada contestant has boyfriend, wants kids
(New York) -- Miss Universe contestant Jenna Talackova has a boyfriend and hopes to have two kids some day, but didn't initially tell him she was born male, the...
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Jenna Talackova’s journey from First Nation to Miss Universe contestant
(Vancouver) -- Even as a Grade 8 student at Vancouver’s Killarney secondary, Jenna Talackova’s femininity was apparent.
4/7/2012
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Aboriginal Jenna Talackova Speaks to Barbara Walters—and the World—on 20/20
(Canada) -- For millennia life was fairly simple for the Lake Babine Nation’s members, who lived peaceably along the shores of Babine Lake and the river of the...
4/3/2012
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Aboriginal Transgender Miss Universe Canada Contestant Jenna Talackova Fights Disqualification—And Wins
(Canada) -- Lake Babine First Nation member Jenna Talackova was born male. Four years ago, though, she underwent a sex change operation. Today she is a 23-year-old woman...
4/2/2012
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Leader hopes bias crime training helped alter attitudes
(Wyoming) -- With the Northern Arapaho Tribe and other American Indian groups, they carry the name "two-spirited." They are the lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
3/21/2012
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American Indian tribe could be first in Michigan to recognize same-sex marriage
(Michigan) -- A tribe in the Northern Lower Peninsula could become Michigan's first tribe of American Indians to recognize same-sex marriage, and only the third in...
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Indian tribe in Michigan considers constitutional amendment to recognize same-sex marriages
(Michigan) -- The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' tribal council is considering a constitutional amendment that would recognize same-sex marriages.
2/6/2012
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Susan Allen, First American Indian Lesbian in State Legislature, Fights for Social Equality
(Minnesota) -- Susan Allen recently became the first American Indian woman elected to serve in the Minnesota State Legislature. She is also the first Indian lesbian...
2/2/2012
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Part of Normal
(Saskatchewan) -- Dylan Rose was riding his bike home from a bar one night when someone driving a pickup truck, honking the horn and yelling out the window, ran him off...
1/23/2012
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Newest House member sworn into office
(Minnesota) -- Even before her teen years, Rep. Susan Allen (DFL-Mpls) knew she wanted to fight for social and economic justice. Throughout her personal life and...
1/13/2012
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Susan Allen Becomes First American Indian Lesbian Elected to a State Legislature
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota Democrat Susan Allen made history January 10 as the first Native American Lesbian to be elected to a U.S. State legislature. During a special...
1/12/2012
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First Native American lesbian elected to Minnesota House
(Minnesota) -- Susan Allen became the first openly lesbian Native American to be elected to a state legislature after winning a special election in Minnesota on Tuesday...
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Kickass Openly Gay Native American Woman Elected to State Legislature
(Minnesota) -- Nine Native Americans have served in the Minnesota state legislature since the state's founding, and all of them have been men.
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