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Becoming two-spirit : gay identity and social acceptance in Indian country / Brian Joseph Gilley.
- Title
- Becoming two-spirit : gay identity and social acceptance in Indian country / Brian Joseph Gilley.
- Author
- Gilley, Brian Joseph, 1972-
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.
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- Description
- xiv, 213 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Becoming Two-Spirit, the first book to take an in-depth look at contemporary American Indian gender diversity. Drawing on a wealth of observations from interviews, oral histories, and meetings and ceremonies, Brian Joseph Gilley provides an intimate view of how Two-Spirit men in Colorado and Oklahoma struggle to redefine themselves and their communities.
- Uniform Title
- Project Muse UPCC books
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Electronic books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-208) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Seeking self- and social acceptance -- From gay to Indian -- Adapting to homophobia among Indians -- The aesthetics of an identity -- Cultural compromise at work -- Mending the hoop -- Difference and social belonging in Indian country.
- ISBN
- 0803271263 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780803257979 (electronic bk.)
- 9780803271265
- LCCN
- ^^2006006956
- OCLC
- 64486687
- SCSB-11740565
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library