It features Steven Barrios, a Two Spirit leader and elder of the Montana Two Spirit Society and a HIV/AIDS educator. Steven opens up about his life as a Two Spirit youth on his reservation and his life now. The article also provides a history of the Two Spirit movement, from the founding of Gay American Indians in 1975 to the first Two Spirit gathering in Minnesota in the 1990s to the present-day Two Spirit Societies and their function in their rural and urban communities. Other Two Spirit leaders and/or elders featured are John Hawk Co-cke, David Herrera, Marylou Van Voorhis, Storme Webber, Farand Gunnels, and Holy Old Man Bull.

To learn more about the Montana Two Spirit Society, visit their website http://mttwospirit.org.

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Periodical: Missoula Independent
Date: November 5, 2009
Author: Jessica Mayrer