....seen a gay American Indian? Im talking about in their actual culture and society, not a parody of it.
2006-09-17 18:11:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No, I honestly can't say I have, come to think of it.
2006-09-19 15:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Road Trip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many Native American cultures, gays were revered as having two spirits and were often medicine people, shamans and healers, because they were thought to have the powers of one gender in the body of another and that this gave them the spiritual power of both.
I also found this on wikipedia:
Two-Spirit is a term for third gender people (for example, woman-living-man) that are among many, if not most, Native American and Canadian First Nations tribes. It usually implies a masculine spirit and a feminine spirit living in the same body. It is also used by some contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex Native Americans to describe themselves. There are also native terms for these individuals in the various Native American languages.
2006-09-18 01:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Nightlight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know for sure, but I'd think it to be unacceptable, seeing as their ideas of marriage are pretty strict and sacred and stuff. I have a friend that's Indian and that's how her and her parents are.
It's just a guess.
You're talking about Indians from, uh, India, right? I was confused because you added the "American". If you mean "Native American", then, yeah, I have.
Hope I was of help.
2006-09-18 01:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by wwk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I haven't, but I've only known one American Indian my whole life.
2006-09-18 01:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they were Alaska Native, not Native American.
2006-09-18 01:20:18 · answer #5 · answered by kellywatchthestars1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never have...but I'm not the person to ask since I don't know many gay people.
2006-09-18 01:21:10 · answer #6 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only in the movie Little Big Man, I don't know how accurately that depicted the cherokies, you can research that on your own.
2006-09-18 01:22:52 · answer #7 · answered by chad_hilse1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never seen one but have heard of some...some role they played in 1 particular tribe..but sorry I can't remember which one...maybe hopi??
2006-09-18 04:05:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-09-18 01:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by ... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-18 01:18:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋