two-spirited
adj.— «Issues of similarity and difference are played out in a different way in Sabine Lang’s account of the difficulties she faced trying to carry out research among Native American “two-spirited” women.» —“Writing Lesbian Ethnography” by Ellen Lewin Women Writing Culture Jan., 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In The Timbuktu Review, travel writer Wayne Curtis offers excellent advice about how to resist cliches when writing about visiting a new place. This is part of a complete episode.
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