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How to handle partners who question indigenous identity

I'm dating someone who isn't Native and they keep asking if I'm 'really' two-spirit or just non-binary with extra steps.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate relationships become sites of cultural validation where sacred identity must justify itself against secular frameworks.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Two-spirit and indigenous gender traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.