Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780759113640
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2013-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

Often we may be asked why we need to be inclusive of the LGBTTQQ community. The most obvious reason is because those of us in the LGBTTQQ community are someone’s mother, father, daughter, son, and friend. It is hard enough to survive in a world that is hateful and racist. We need our allies, our tribal nations. We should not stand alone.

My healing journey has been a struggle and often painful; however, I am seventeen years clean and sober. I have regained my sense of pride as a Tlingit and two-spirited woman. I’ve regained the inherent belief that women are sacred to our First Nations/Native American/Alaska Native people. My journey includes working for social change through training and activism on the different types of oppression, sharing my experiences, and ensuring that the voices of LGBTTQQ aren’t silenced.

As mentioned in the beginning of this article, writing this is terrifying for me because I am outing myself. I know I will be faced with rejection and hostility, but I am hoping I will also gain allies and friendships will become stronger. It is important for me to be true to myself. And even though this is terrifying for me to share about being two-spirited, I feel an overwhelming sense of freedom.

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