The Bravest Choice Is To Be Yourself
Preview: Season 12 Episode 25 | 2m 1s
Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 for identifying as a two-spirit.
Two Spirits is the tragic story of a mother's loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn't simply divided into male and female, and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders.
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The Bravest Choice Is To Be Yourself
Preview: Season 12 Episode 25 | 2m 1s
Two Spirits is the tragic story of a mother's loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn't simply divided into male and female, and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders.
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Striving to Be Accepted, Not Tolerated
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 32s | Participants in a Two-Spirit Gathering share their experiences. (2m 32s)
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 43s | Fred Martinez felt that he was both male and female. (2m 43s)
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 35s | Role models can make all the difference in a young person's life. (2m 35s)
Two Spirits: Gender as a Spectrum, Not a Divide
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 24s | Navajo traditions emphasize the balance between the feminine and masculine. (2m 24s)
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 40s | Fred's mother turned her loss into a personal mission to help other kids like her son. (2m 40s)
Two Spirits: The Changing Ones
Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 34s | Historical explorations of gender inspired the first gay organization in the U.S. (2m 34s)
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