In many ways, gender is more fluid in Native American cultures. The Navajo culture has four genders that vary in gender identity (Zevallos, 2013). This suggests that Native American cultures do not conceive of gender as a singular or innate property of individuals, with Western binaries of gender roles for men and women. Williams et al. (2005) explains that possessing both feminine and masculine qualities is part of indigenous Native American spirituality. Two-Spirit people often take on the roles of wives and husbands of the opposite sex, and some may have different sexual experiences with both men and women (Williams et al, 2005). Additionally, Two Spirits have a sanctioned practice that allows a person to swap genders at particular times (Zevallos, 2013). Therefore, “homosexuality” or “bisexuality” for Two-Spirit people is not an expression of sexual desire, nor an expression of gender identity. They express their sexuality in culturally defined terms rather than in a purely individual way
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