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ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care. “Two-spirit” is used by Native Americans to describe a distinct gender outside of male or female.

“I want people to not kill themselves for who they are,” said organizer Myk Mendez, a trans and two-spirit citizen of the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho. “I want people to love their lives and grow old to tell their stories.”

In March, the National Indian Health Board, which represents and advocates for federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native tribes, passed a resolution declaring tribal sovereignty over issues affecting the Native American community’s health, including access to gender-affirming care.

The new resolution calls on the federal government to preserve and expand programs that support the health and well-being of two-spirit and LGBTQ+ Native Americans. Tribes and tribal organizations are navigating how to uphold their sovereignty without jeopardizing the relationships and resources that support their communities.

Two-spirit is not a sexual orientation but refers to people of a “culturally and spiritually distinct gender exclusively recognized by Native American Nations”. According to two-spirit leaders, people who did not fit into the Western binary of male and female have lived in their communities since before colonization.

On Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed a policy change that advocates for reproductive rights say could become one of the strictest abortion bans nationwide.

The department filed a proposed rule seeking to eliminate coverage for the limited abortion services and counseling that have been available to veterans and their beneficiaries under the VA health care system for nearly three years.

Planned Parenthood North Central States is excited to announce that for the very first time we will have a booth at the MN State Fair and are looking for volunteers to connect with fairgoers who visit us. State Fair volunteers will work alongside PPNCS staff to provide health care and engagement information to the public.  

Volunteer shifts happen each day, August 21st through September 1st, from 8:30am to 9:30pm. Shifts last about 3.5 hours and you're able to choose which shift(s) work best for you. All volunteers will be provided with a ticket to enter the fairgrounds on the day of their volunteer shift(s). For more information and to sign-up, please complete this registration form. After registering, you'll receive further information on volunteering. Questions? Contact Rachel at [email protected].

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