Two Spirits
Season 12 Episode 25 | 52m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch this film through June 30.
Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. This documentary film explores the life and death of a boy who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.
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Two Spirits
Season 12 Episode 25 | 52m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. This documentary film explores the life and death of a boy who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Preview: S12 Ep25 | 2m 1s | Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 for identifying as a two-spirit. (2m 1s)
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)
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Clip: S12 Ep25 | 2m 40s | Fred's mother turned her loss into a personal mission to help other kids like her son. (2m 40s)
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