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Our queer history art book celebrates all sorts of cultures across the world. This of course includes plenty of Indigenous queerness! 🪶
(One of the mods behind the project is two-spirit, too!)
🌈 Support the project and get your copy here!
Art by: sadfarts on Bsky, @guoldu , @women-of-1000 , tapiocawizard on Bsky, and @akaiitori
The Rainbow Mob: Decolonizing Australia and the Torres Strait
Amongst the First Peoples of Australia and Torres Strait Islands, "Rainbow Mob" is the equivalent of the LGBT Community in White Australian culture.
A lot of (white) people assume pre-colonial societies had all sorts of third genders going on, but that's not always the case. In Troy-Anthony Baylis' (Jawoyn Nation) research for "Deadly Mimicry: Indigeneity and Drag in Contemporary Artistic Representation," couldn't find any lgbt-specific terms in continental nations-apparently they didn't need any. Ta was only able to find such terminology on Ratuati Irara (Tiwi Islands), home of the Tiwi Nation, whose culture had specific roles for queer people ("What do we know about queer indigenous history?" James Findley, May 29th, 2018, abc.net.au), and it's from this nation that terminology has been spreading through the continent and islands.
Called Yimpininni in traditional language, in English this is translated as Sistergirl. Originally referring to feminine men who love men, in modern First Nations' culture this has evolved to include nonbinaries and women assigned male at birth. The masculine counterpart, Brotherboy, for masculine women who love women, also went through a parallel course to include nonbinaries and men assigned female at birth.
Furthermore, on the islands from which the terms originated, Sistergirl has gone through another change and can be used as the equivalent of "queer person." ("LGBTI Aboriginal people-diversity at the margins," Jens Korff (unknown ethnicity), April 20th, 2021, creativespirits/info/aboriginalculture)
These words are not to be confused with First Nations' slang sista-girl and brotha-boy, which are terms of affection irrespective of queerness. ("Brotherboys and Sistergirls: We Need to Decolonize Our Attitude towards Gender in this Country," Hayden Moon (Wiradjuri Nation), July 20th, 2020, archive.junkee.com)
Aboriginal-style Progress Pride Flag, Alejandro Lauren, Wiradjuri and Birpai Nations.
LGBT Australian Aboriginal Pride Flag, Delma K. Trindall, Gomeroi Nation.
I am aware that Beyond Mogai Pride Flags and Xeno-Aligned have made Sistergirl/Brotherboy flags, however, I have no idea if they are members of a mob, and I WILL ONLY USE FLAGS MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE NATIONS.
WHITE VOICES HAVE NO PLACE IN INDIGENOUS QUEER LIBERATION.
north american indigequeer flag ・ 2024 revamp
this flag can be used by anyone who feels like their queerness and their indigeneity to north america are entwined, or simply as a symbol of indigenous north american queerness.
different crops of this flag – 1, 2
Taanshii! Bre dishinikashoon. Nova Scotia oschii niiya, pi Manitou-ba niwiiken.
Since my page is getting some unexpected attention I figured I'd take the time to introduce myself properly, in the event I have a chance to make some new friends.
I said above in Michif: my name is Bre. I am from Nova Scotia, but I call Manitoba my home. It is the heart and root of my people, the Red River Métis. I do not yet know the name of my spirit as it was given from Creator. I hope to find that soon -- for what is a storyteller without their true name -- but until then, Bre or B is just fine.
I am a proud indigenous woman, for even though I know myself to be not just female, I'm comfortable in the body I was born in. I use she/her pronouns and identify as two-spirit, proudly indigiqueer in my own warm, powerful way. I refuse to be put in any box other than my own.
Storytelling and making art is my calling. I'm in my third year of my degree in Fine Arts, dual specializing in painting and experimental design. My process is as rooted in duality as I am, and one of my practice goals is to find a way to blend traditional technique with contemporary technology. I use this blog as a way to share my ideas, artwork, writings, and found inspiration with (hopefully) kindred spirits.
If you have any questions, curiosities, comments, or anything in between, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm friendly to a fault, not to mention that most stories are meant to be shared where possible!
I've got a permanent art website up at: https://brequirion.art
My other links are present at: https://linktr.ee/bumblehavenart
I look forward to interacting further :)
We (osdd mexica native) spent a dissociative blur amount of time compiling links to indigenous movements in a feverish fit of Inspiration from the fronter. Would really appreciate feedback and interaction to spread awareness of the voices that need uplifting.
Put your actions where your mouth is.
Americas-centric, mostly the states tho. I’ll add in some more latine/canadian/other movements later & could use some help with finding more from the international space.
This contains a list of:
Petitions & calls to action
info about movements & causes
entities to support & donate to
Cultural resources (for Taíno & Mexica & Hawai’ian communities thru the linktree)
decolonization resources + toolkit
native shops + a report link for fraud native goods
It’s incomplete and could use organization but that’ll come with time. Until then please spread this as it really was a labor of love for the cousins 💖
All i do is take car selfies🤷🏻♀️
Ig @lala_nation
