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Two-Spirit/Native American LGBT People

This interactive map of the United States highlights Native American tribes' historical terms for two-spirit people, which refers to the historical and current indigenous people whose individual spirits are a blend of female and male spirits.

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See also: Supporting Two-Spirit/Native American LGBT People by Aaron Ridings and Se-ah-dom Edmo

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Aaron Ridings is the Associate Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress.

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Aaron Ridings

Associate Director, LGBT Research and Communications Project