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Two Spirits (2009)

Two Spirits (2009)

Documentary

Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead, he was murdered.

Release Date: 2009, June 21
Directors: Lydia Nibley
Countries: United States of America
Production: Just Media, Say Yes Quickly Productions, Riding The Tiger Productions

Overview:

Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

Keywords:

murder lgbt native american navajo hate crime gender indigenous lgbt