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When healthcare providers don't understand indigenous gender

My therapist keeps asking me to explain what two-spirit means like it's homework instead of just accepting that this is who I've always been.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Medical institutions demand translation of sacred concepts into clinical language, diminishing their spiritual significance.

Worth thinking about

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

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