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Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] zahel@cosmere.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-two-spirit-means-native_l_62aa0b3ce4b06169ca93c14e

https://www.ihs.gov/lgbt/health/twospirit/

https://www.ncai.org/policy-research-center/initiatives/Pruden-Edmo_TwoSpiritPeople.pdf

https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-history-of-two-spirit-folks

https://www.firstpeople.us/articles/the-two-spirit-people-of-indigenous-north-americans.html

https://asandersgarcia.humspace.ucla.edu/courses/earlyamhistory/2020/06/12/understanding-gender-roles-in-native-american-communities-using-computational-analysis/

[โ€“] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -2 points 2 years ago

lol "two spirit = third gender"

Those links say that the indigenous people used "two spirit" to refer to homosexuals. That's not at all like "self identifying".