Digital Transgender Archive
Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to racist and transphobic language. Note the term ‘berdache’ is a historical slur against Native American people who now commonly identify as "Two Spirit."
A New York Times article by Edgar Gregersen exploring gender variance within "American Indian" culture. The article cites the work of Walter L. Williams.
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- Collection
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Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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Gregersen, Edgar
- Publisher
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The New York Times
- Date Issued
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Mar. 29, 1987
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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American Indian
European Conquerors
The Spirit and The Flesh - Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture
Walter L. Williams
- Places
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California
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Los Angeles County
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University of Southern California
- Topic(s)
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Androgyny
Colonization
Culture
Homosexuality
Indians of North America
Spirituality
Supernatural
Transvestites
Two-Spirit people
Whites--Race identity
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Text
- Language
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English
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