DGR Trans-figured (June 2011)

(Originally posted on the now-defunct DGP website on June 21, 2011.)

“George Catlin first documented a two-spirit in his painting, Dance to the Berdache (1832–1839), in which a tribe is shown celebrating an individual wearing both male and female dress.”

Transgender people (or Two Spirits as some Native cultures call them) must not be excluded from radical circles. Misconceptions and prejudices are costing us much needed allies in our struggles. Today’s special guests are Sheldon Raymore of Urban Indian USA and Joelle Ruby Ryan, lecturer in Women’s Studies at the University of New Hampshire. They join me to talk about the history and struggle of trans and Two Spirit people, and to discuss how we can move forward into a future where there’s a place for all of us.

Part 1: Sheldon Raymore (Urban Indian USA)

https://archive.org/details/DeepGreenTrans/Movie.mp3

Part 2a: Joelle Ruby Ryan (University of New Hampshire)

Deep Green Trans : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Part 2b: Joelle Ruby Ryan (University of New Hampshire)

https://archive.org/details/DeepGreenTrans2

Click here to visit Urban Indian USA

Click here to visit Joelle Ruby Ryan’s blog, ‘Transmeditations’