Two-spirit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. (among some Indigenous North American peoples)
    • a person, especially someone assigned male at birth, who adopts the gender identity, dress, and social roles traditionally assigned to a different gender.
    • a person who adopts some combination of male and femalegender identity, dress, and social roles, or who identifies as gay, lesbian, transgender, etc.
    • any of numerous culturally distinct genders apart from male and female.
adjective
  1. being or relating to a person who is a two-spirit.
Two-spirit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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