Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Day
Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day has been recognized on Spring Equinox for the past two years in BC.
Today and everyday, we honour and center the brilliance of Two-Spirit and gender diverse Indigenous people and celebrate the diversity of gender and sexualities that have always existed within Indigenous communities.
Two-Spirit and Indigenous queer and trans relatives, as well as allies, co-conspirators, families and friends, are invited to join a celebration hosted by the Community-Based Research Centre’s Two-Spirit Program at Junction on Davie in Vancouver. This year’s theme is “Bringing sexuality back into our Medicine Wheel”. Head to their Call to Action for more information.
You can also recognize the day by checking out our list of resources below or registering in Trans Care BC’s course on Indigenous gender diversity. The course has been completed by 1,818 people since it was launched in spring 2022!
Resources:
Trans Care BC's Two-Spirt information and resources page
Information and resources created by Trans Care BC and Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ organizations.
A press release from the Two-Spirit Program at Community-Based Research Centre (CRBC) calling for relations, leaders, and allies to proclaim and celebrate Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the spring equinox, as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day in Canada.
Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day
More information from CRBC on the day and how to participate.
Hunt, S. (2016). An Introduction to the Health of Two-Spirit People: Historical, contemporary and emergent issues. Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health.
A paper introducing available research on health of Two-Spirit people and a discussion on emergent community considerations which shape how Two-Spirit heath is understood.
- San'yas anti-racism indigenous cultural safety training program
Online training and consultation services focused on uprooting anti-Indigenous racism and promoting cultural safety for Indigenous people.
- A free, online course exploring the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada
A membership society supporting Coast Salish 2Spirit/urban Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ relatives & their families living on Coast Salish lands and waters.
A short documentary by Sharon A. Desjarlais presenting the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice as a two-spirited person.