Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day
March 20 is Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day on Turtle Island.
[Two-Spirit flag]
Source - CTV News
There is some information about this day and what it means to people here https://www.mindmapbc.ca/articles/two-spirit-and-indigenous-lgbtqia-celebration-and-awareness-day/
I hope everyone can feel comfortable, safe and proud of who they are in their communities. May we all create a bit of space to reduce the burden of people having to carve it out for themselves, particularly with the viewpoints of some currently with a reasonable amount of power.
I do want to note that I found a number of flags online. I went with a physical one that was unveiled today and am not sure of the differences. I do plan on seeking out more information. I suspect this flag is also inclusive of Metis, compared to a flag that was very similar and hopefully can confirm.
If anyone has knowledge I would be appreciative if you're willing to share 💙
Never seen this version of the progress flag before. Interesting.
It seems like the Two Spirit Flag started as
Info: (copied from source mentioned at bottom)
Date: 2016
Creator: 2Sanon (Two-Spirit Anon)
Flag meaning: The two feathers at the center represent masculine and feminine identities, and the circle to which the feathers are attached represent the unification of masculinity and femininity into a separate, unique gender. Its placement in front of the rainbow flag signifies explicit inclusion of two-spirit experiences in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
The left side of the flag incorporates the Intersex Progress Flag. The white infinity symbol does represent Metis people (I confirmed this by a site selling a flag so I'm not sharing the link)
Source - https://equity.ok.ubc.ca/pride-flags/#:~:text=Flag%20meaning%3A%20The%20two%20feathers,into%20a%20separate%2C%20unique%20gender.
Metis Flag Info - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tis_flag
