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I suspect Prof. Boag would be the first to caution you against applying our present-day Western categorization of "transgender" to those Native Americans in the colonial period and earlier who didn't conform to European norms or conceptions.

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A fascinating exhibit reinforced by diligent historical research. The Native American concept of multiple gender definitions makes our puritanical binary description of human sexuality appear picayune in comparison.


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