Preventing Indians from having long hair and paint. William Atkinson Jones, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, wrote this letter to the superintendents of all federal reservations and agencies in January 1902.
Discusses the implementation and effect of the Dawes Act, which introduced compulsory individuation and a whitening of the Indians through mandatory boarding school. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act
This edition of the Many Voices visibility campaign is raising awareness of the need to foster accepting and welcoming campus environments for black LGBTQ students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Discusses developments in Native American hunting and fishing rights. And describes the establishment of the https://www.narf.org/nill/documents/nlr/nlr5-1.pdf
Her article reported that it's now safe again for Native Americans to practice their spirituality which had been rendered illegal. https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/sacred-sundance
Dozens of queer Muslims and allies came together to march with Muslims for Progressive values in NYC’s pride parade 50 years after the Stonewall protests.
In this episode of Transnational, Rana Thamrin embarks on a spiritual journey to Indonesia’s only Islamic school in Yogyakarta where transgender Muslim women are finding ways to reconcile their faith and trans identity.
Most native communities do not have laws that allow marriage. A few do, but only a few. So, the passing of the marriage act protects American citizens but offers no protection for Two Spirit couples. Attention is given to those pushing for change,…
The black churches who dared to discuss the question decided to unify. According to revcom.us, "The advance of the Christian fascist theocrats among the Black clergy and churches is extremely dangerous development..." and a step towards a solution…
The San Francisco General Hospital offers spiritual care services to its patients and staff that Sojourn Chaplaincy provides. Trans leaders worked with clergy from the Global Ministry Center (Church of the Nazarene) to develop new standards of…
Wade was concerned by what she saw as a lack of space and resources for trans people to build community. Speaking to the managers of that rural community center she said: "‘You will give us space. You will allow us to have space. And we will not…
Wade was concerned by what she saw as a lack of space and resources for trans people to build community. Speaking to the managers of that rural community center she said: "‘You will give us space. You will allow us to have space. And we will not…
This black-led, trans-led organization primarily serves the BIPOC LGBTQIA community of south Chicago. They do not exclude whites; yet, to preclude any habitual or unintentional usurping or dominating activity, they have set up a standard of behavior…