<p><strong>Ma-Nee Chacaby</strong> talks about learning that she was <strong>Two-Spirit </strong>as a kid, her rural upbringing, and the challenges of being an out indigenous lesbian in Thunder Bay, Canada in the 1980s. Ma-Nee is the author of<em> A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder. </em>(Note: This episode discusses domestic violence.)</p> <p>&quot;Put love in front of you when you get up in the morning and it&#39;ll guide you to a beautiful place. It&#39;ll guide you.&quot;</p> <p><strong>LGBTQ&amp;A </strong>is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our <a href="https://lgbtqpod.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Substack</a> as a paid Subscriber to help support our work.</p> <p>This is a part of our special series, <strong>The LGBTQ+ Elders Project</strong>. <a href="https://apple.co/3wFMoCX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here</a> to listen to our interview with the 92-year-old pioneer photographer Duane Michals. </p> <p>LGBTQ&amp;A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeffmasters1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@jeffmasters1</a></p>

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Ma-Nee Chacaby: 'I'm Old, But So What?' Says The Two-Spirit Elder

MAR 19, 202422 MIN
LGBTQ&A

Ma-Nee Chacaby: 'I'm Old, But So What?' Says The Two-Spirit Elder

MAR 19, 202422 MIN

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<p><strong>Ma-Nee Chacaby</strong> talks about learning that she was <strong>Two-Spirit </strong>as a kid, her rural upbringing, and the challenges of being an out indigenous lesbian in Thunder Bay, Canada in the 1980s. Ma-Nee is the author of<em> A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder. </em>(Note: This episode discusses domestic violence.)</p> <p>&quot;Put love in front of you when you get up in the morning and it&#39;ll guide you to a beautiful place. It&#39;ll guide you.&quot;</p> <p><strong>LGBTQ&amp;A </strong>is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our <a href="https://lgbtqpod.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Substack</a> as a paid Subscriber to help support our work.</p> <p>This is a part of our special series, <strong>The LGBTQ+ Elders Project</strong>. <a href="https://apple.co/3wFMoCX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here</a> to listen to our interview with the 92-year-old pioneer photographer Duane Michals. </p> <p>LGBTQ&amp;A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeffmasters1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@jeffmasters1</a></p>