In this week’s episode, Tuck speaks with Portland Two-Spirit Society interim director Jack Malstrom (he or she). [CW: colonization/genocide; suicide mention (37:20)] Topics include:

How to push back against 500 years of colonizing queerness.
(Re)learning and reclaiming two-spirit traditions.
Educating white folks at Pride — in a literal tipi.
What does Indigenous queer community look like?

Resources:

Listen to Rose City Native Radio on KBOO.FM.
Find the SAMHSA Native American Culture Card here.
(Re)listen to our interview with Demian DinéYazhi.
Check out Jeremy Dutcher, Lady Shug, and the Native Youth Sexual Health Network.
Find Jack on Twitter and Instagram.

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