#TwoSpirit #Powwows: Shared Resources To Help Celebrate #Indigiqueer Joy

Two-Spirit powwows are forming out of community needs and more continue to pop up each year.

by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News + ICT June 5, 2026

"Two-Spirit powwows have been a growing space in nearly the last 15 years all across Turtle Island for Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer community members and allies.

"From one of the longest-running dedicated Two-Spirit powwows in San Francisco to the second annual in Montana, Two-Spirit powwows have two common goals: to share resources and celebrate Indigiqueer joy.

" 'We want to honor and celebrate the fact that even through #genocide, even through #assimilation, Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer folks are alive and thriving, and are contributing in endless ways to their own families, to their own communities, and to the world,' said #AngelFabian, executive director of the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits. Fabian is Ben’Zaa (Zapotecx) and Xicanx.

"As the #Trump administration has brought with it a wave of attacks on the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ people, especially trans rights, the importance of Two-Spirit powwows, societies and spaces are essential and continue to grow.

" 'We’re not going to go away, we’re not going to allow you to erase us and erase our culture, despite what the federal government and state legislatures continue to try and do,' said #DavidHerrera, Mestizo and adopted Blackfeet. Herrera is the co-founder and executive director of the Montana Two Spirit Society.

"Here’s a quick glance at the three Two-Spirit powwows that take place across the country, with two happening this summer."

Read more:
https://www.underscore.news/justice/lgbtqia2s/two-spirit-powwows-shared-resources-to-help-celebrate-indigiqueer-joy/

#LGBTQ2S #LGBTQ #TwoSpiritPowows #USPol #IndigenousPride

How is it those who have the very least to worry about ever being affected by it, are those who are most often the most vocal against the LBGTQ2S community?

It’s almost as if they resent not being of interest to them. Physically, mentally or sexually.

#lgbtq #lgbtq2s #politicians #republicans #conservatives

First Nation or Native American, Two Spirit or third gender are being added as a suffix to #LGBTQ type acronyms; but after the genocide of which they were and are part, they should be added as a prefix as in #2SLGBTQIA+ instead of #LGBTQ2S etc

#indigenous #twospirit

“Ceremony to me is the sweet treat of life and that is chocolate. Good, deep, dark chocolate.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #books #poetry #LGBTQ2S

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/poet-puts-her-scholarship-award-work-publishing-second-collection

Yeah, this -
It's what I call The RuPaul Effect. RuPaul reminds all that we must be 'inclusive', but the upshot of that is that packs of straight women - okay, sometimes with their one token gay friend - feel it is their right to come into a gay bar (a destination intentionally meant to be safe space for that community, especially when the 'inclusitivity' isn't shown elsewhere).

BTW, just to be clear - not all gay men are into drag, either.

#LGBTQ2S #gay #LGBTQ

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#Introduction time! This is the official account for the YYC Dyke and Trans March located on Niitsítpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi), Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Michif Piyii (Métis), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Tsuut’ina land.

This march has been active for over a decade. It is joyful resistance, uniting our community to continue pushing for protections, safety, and happiness, while also reminding us that we are not alone in this struggle. We welcome anyone who would march with us.

In 2025, anti-trans legislation is expected to take effect Sept 1st, two days following the day of this march. This legislation cruelly and unfairly targets trans and queer experiences, particularly those of trans-youth. This transphobic government wants to legislate us back into the closet. We won't let them.

Join us in our rally cry for respect and safety! Stand up for Queer Rights in Alberta!

#LGBTQ2S #LGBTQ #dyke #trans #activism #march #Alberta #YYC #Calgary #HumanRights #Pride #Intersectionality