"Benny Berdache" is a term for Native Americans to describe effeminate men who were either homosexual or transgender whom they believed to be spiritually superior and enlightened.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Word of the Gay: "Benny Berdache"
Monday, December 15, 2008
Word of the Gay: "Winkte"
A "winkte" is a two-souled person in Lakota (Sioux) Native American culture. "Winktes" are gay medicine men and were regarded highly by the community.
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