Two-Spirit leaders participated in the first-ever Disability Futures Virtual Festival that celebrated and honored the work of the Disability Futures Fellows and their collaborators through performances, conversations and a virtual dance party. This virtual festival was produced by the Ford Foundation in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and United States Artists and featured …Continue Reading
Category: HIV/AIDS
2020 ABORIGINAL AIDS AWARENESS WEEK EVENT
(Vancouver, BC) This year’s Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week takes place the first week in December and is an occasion to raise awareness and attention about HIV/AIDS and its impact on First Nations, Metis and Inuit people and communities. The week begins on World AIDS Day, which is observed on December 1st. One of the highlights …Continue Reading
COVID-19 and Persons with HIV (Interim Guidance for Americans)
Last Updated: March 20, 2020; Last Reviewed: March 20, 2020 (United States Residents) According to AIDSinfo, below are recently released interim guidance reviews and special considerations for persons with HIV and their health care providers in the United States regarding COVID-19. Information and data on COVID-19 are rapidly evolving. This guidance includes general information to …Continue Reading
SEX NOW!! ……. Survey is Open – Enter to Win a $500 Travel Card!
(Update: SEXNOW Survey is now closed. Now all we have to is be patience and wait for the results.) (Vancouver, BC) Looking for a “few good” Canadian #Two-Spirit men …. to take the SEX NOW Survey, a national survey for guys who are into guys and who are at least 15 years of age and …Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Participation at 2019 APHA
(Philadelphia, PA) The #Two-Spirit Journal met up with Mr. Elton Naswood, is Navajo, Dine of the Near to the Water People Clan, born for the Edge Water People Clan, his maternal grandfather’s clan is of the Mexican People, his paternal grandfather’s clan is of the Tangle People, at the 2019 of American Public Health Association …Continue Reading
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The HIV HOWLER: Transmitting Art and Activism
The Publishers + Editors of HIV Howler, Anthea Black and Jessica Whitbread, are looking for HIV+ #Two-Spirit artists, writers and activists to submit submissions for the 4th issue of The HIV Howler: Transmitting Art and Activism, a newspaper focusing on global grassroots HIV art and cultural production, to be released in July 2019. The HIV …Continue Reading
Speaking with Our Leaders
(Toronto, ONT) The #Two-Spirit Journal recently sat down with Aaron Bowerman, one of Turtle Island’s up and coming young Two-Spirit leaders. Aaron Bowerman is a Two-Spirit community leader and is currently living and working in the city of Toronto as the Regional Outreach and support service worker for the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/Aids Strategy (OAHAS). Aaron …Continue Reading
History Made at 2016 VanCity Pride!
(Vancouver, BC) The 38th annual Vancouver Pride Parade, held on Sunday, July 31, 2016, was historic on a number of fronts. There’s been much news coverage of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, his wife and children marching, the first time a serving Prime Minister marched in the Vancouver Pride Parade. However, the Indigenous and #Two-Spirit …Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Resource of and for Two-Spirit Women
(Toronto, Ont) Like an arrow finding its mark, the 2nd Edition for Two Spirit Women illuminates the lives and experiences of today’s Two-Spirit women as a way to explore their world, find new sources and share this knowledge and wisdom with the community. The booklet asserts that it is only through learning and sharing can …Continue Reading
Restoring A Sacred Voice
(Editorial note and acknowledgement of running on “Indian-Time”, Trans Day of Visibility was March 31, 2016. Below is an article from Otta Moody (Nimiipuu Nation) on the importance of giving voice to Trans Day of Visibility from a Native, Trans* and Two-Spirit experience. This story lends itself to also bring attention to April 18, 2016, …Continue Reading