You only have to turn on the TV or flip through a magazine to know that representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Native American and Two Spirit people don’t reflect the diversity of our community.
We can help you make a difference. Because at GLAAD we know that what people watch on TV or read in the newspaper shapes how they view and treat LGBT people. To increase the visibility of Native American LGBT and Two Spirit communities in the media, we offer:
To find out more, contact us at nativeamerican@glaad.org.
2SPR – Two Spirit Press Room A media and cultural literacy project that focuses on the cultural and spiritual inheritances and rights of Native LGBT and Two Spirit people. Its work is centered in cultivating accurate portrayals of Native LGBT people in the press, community-building, and affirming the leadership of Native youth, women and transgender community members. Phone: (612) 267-1682 Contact: Richard (Anguksuar) LaFortune Email: twospiritpressroom@yahoo.com Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~lafor002/
The Fred Martinez Project An outreach and documentary project, the Fred Martinez Project will be releasing the film Two Spirit in 2008 and will make use of the documentary film as part of an outreach effort to educate the public, media, policy-makers and others about violence against Two Spirit people. Contact: Cathy Renna (media inquiries) or Say Yes Quickly Productions (information/volunteer) Email: cathy@rennacommunications.com or mail@syqproductions.net Phone: (202) 745-0440 (Renna Communications) or (818) 861-7590 (SYQ Productions) Website: http://www.twospirits.org/
NativeOUT NativeOUT, founded in 2004, is a grassroots social organization in Phoenix, Ariz. actively working to build bridges between communities by educating society about our traditions, advocating for relevant issues and promoting LGBT visibility within our community. Email: info@nativeout.com Website: http://www.nativeout.com/
International Two Spirit Gathering An annual intertribal meeting of the LGBT Native community, hosted across the United States and Canada each year since 1988. Email: twospiritpressroom@yahoo.com Phone: (800) 818-0466 (USA/Canada) or (612) 813-0050 Website: http://www.intltwospiritgathering.org/
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center A national organization that helps to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians through culturally appropriate advocacy, research, education and policy development in support of indigenous people. NNAAPC offers programs specifically targeted to LGBT and Two Spirit Native Americans in addition to more broad HIV/AIDS resources for Native communities. Email: information@nnaapc.org Phone: (720) 382-2244 Website: http://www.nnaapc.org
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