#Māhū

[celluloidrainbow]

A PLACE IN THE MIDDLE (2014) dir. Joe Wilson & Dean Hamer Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys. She's fortunate that her teacher understands first-hand what it's like to be 'in the middle' - the ancient Hawaiian tradition of embracing both male and female spirit. Together they set out to prove that what matters most is to be true to yourself. (link in title)

[lgbtqtext]

Requested by tmblrkid

[kingrosalani]

Pick my next single cover art

This next song is for the queers, the māhūs, the gays, all of us

[forgotten-daydreamer]

"Inclusivity feels so forced these days!" meanwhile Araki's like, here's my canon lgbtq+ fellas:

1. Dio, the main villain in part 1 and 3 (and in other parts too, indirectly) is bisexual, 1987-

2. Sorbet and Gelato, and Tiziano and Squalo, are both gay couples from "Vento Aureo", 1995-99.

3. In the Japanese version, F.F. from "Stone Ocean" changes pronouns between "ore" and "atashi", the former being usually used by men, the latest by women. In the English version, the other characters use they/them pronouns for F.F., 2000-2003.

4. Scarlet Valentine, from "Steel Ball Run", is bisexual, 2004-2011. And from the same part, during the Sugar Mountain arc, two girl can be seen visibly hugging and snuggling in a romantic way: when Gyro asks them if he can offter them drinks, he simply looks at them and leaves, defeated.

5. Dragona Joestar, from "JojoLands", is māhū, 2023-

These are all canon, mind you, and I'm sure I missed someone as well.

[bipedalegg]

i know it's been said before, but the existence of intersex people proves the existence of nonbinary people. sex is not binary, and neither is gender. not to mention cultural gender identities that are thousands of years old

[halfmouse]

Culture-specific genders are amazing. (All genders are amazing, of course, but…yo, these are amazing). Be you!

to lgbtq+ indigenous youth:

just a reminder that you are under no obligation to label yourself according to the western-centric + white-centric labels of gender and sexuality.

lgbtq+ identities existed long before colonization touched our land. You do not have to exchange one type of conformity for another to fit in with other lgbtq+ folks.

If labels like nonbinary, genderfluid, etc feel good to you, go for it!

If two-spirit feels right, that’s awesome! If not, don’t sweat it.

If you have an identity specific to your indigenous heritage, you are under no obligation to translate your complex, nuanced identity into terms that non-natives understand.

You are under no explanation to explain your identity to non-natives.

(ok for non natives to reblog!)

[desktopmermaid]

I’m playing infinite wealth rn and I’m rly charmed with it. It’s interesting to see what locations were changed for the game and what parts were kept realistic. It’s so strange seeing areas me and my friends would hang out.

Anyway. This is near where a tourist almost ran me over with a Segway

[bleuzombie]

Currently I’m a boy despite looking like a girl who also wants to look like a boy who looks just a little like a girl but still obviously a boy.

I will be taking no questions.

I’m currently girl who is a boy

[birdybellicose]

So Dragona Joestar is most likely non-binary or Māhū which makes me so damn excited and clap my hand like a seal in pure joy but just one thing Araki....WHAT ARE DRAGONA'S PREFERRED PRONOUNS!?

PRONOUNS ARE IMPORTANT TO EVEN NON-BINARY AND GENDER FLUID PEOPLE!! EVEN IF ITS JUST THEY/THEM!! IF DRAGONA DOESNT MIND BOTH THEN JUST SAY SO MANE!!

[halfmouse]

[queerasfact]

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day!

Today the USA marks Indigenous Peoples' Day - to celebrate, have a listen to these podcasts to learn some of the Indigenous, queer history of what is now the USA.

Osh-Tisch

Osh-Tisch was a batée born in the mid-19th-century Crow Nation. Batée is a uniquely Crow gender identity, describing a person assigned male at birth, who performs female as well as specifically batée social roles. Osh-Tisch was renowned for their skills as a craftsperson, their bravery in the 1876 Battle of the Rosebud, and as the best poker player in the region. In the face of attempts by the US government to force assimilation to Western ideas of gender, Osh-Tisch’s community fought for their right to express their identity.

[Image source: Will Roscoe’s Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America]

We'wha

Born c.1849 at Zuni (now in New Mexico), We’wha was a lhamana - a Zuni gender including both masculine and feminine roles. Like many lhamana, We'wha was a highly skilled craftsperson, proficient in both traditionally masculine, and traditionally feminie crafts. In 1885, We’wha travelled to Washington DC as a representative of the Zuni people, where they worked with anthropologists and the Smithsonian museum to demonstrate and share information about Zuni crafts and culture, and met US President Grover Cleveland.

[Image source]

Bíawacheeitchish

Born in the early 1800s, Bíawacheeitchish (Woman Chief) was a Gros Ventre woman who lived amongst the Crow people. She was skilled in traditionally masculine pursuits like riding, hunting and warfare. Polygamy was common amongst the Crow, and Bíawacheeitchish married four women. Her military prowess led to her becoming one of the most respected Crow chiefs.

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Kapaemahu

According to Hawai'ian oral histories, in around the 1500s, four healers visited Honolulu from what are now the Society Islands. These healers - named Kapaemahu, Kahalao, Kapuni, and Kinohi, were māhū, a gender recognised in Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawai’ian) culture, with a particular focus on healing and caring roles.

When they departed Hawai'i, the four māhū left behind four huge stones as a memento of their visit, imbued with their healing powers, which are still revered in Hawai'i today.

[Image source]

[aqua-cultured]

Here's an interview in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

And a half hour documentary on the revitalizing of the language (in ʻōlelo with English subtitles)

And a mele (song) as well

I'm gonna reblog with some videos of people speaking various American Indian/indigenous American languages, because I think most people don't even know what they sound like. Not to be judgement of that—just, you know, I think people who want to be informed should know what they sound like!

[sunoficarus]

I love the queer community so much

I love the he/they lesbians and the she/they gays

I love the femme transmascs and the masc transfemmes

I love the AMAB non-binary people

I love the messy and chaotic it/its and xi/xirs

I love all the badass xenogenders out there

I love the romance/sex repulsed aroaces and I love the romance/sex favorable aroaces

I love the allosexual aromantics and the alloromantic asexuals

I love the queer people who are also religious

I love the he/him girls and the she/her boys

I love the powerful māhū, two spirit, muxe, fa’afafine, and all other third gender communities

I love the queer people who have been living as their true selves since they can remember and the queer people who started much later

I love the amazing intersex community

I love the trans people that still go by their given names

I love the incredibly strong queer POC, and the black trans women to who I give all my gratitude for

I love this community so much. To anyone out there who hasn’t heard it today: You are so loved. No matter your identity you have a community here. You are valid. You are not alone

[hex12345678910]

So a few months ago I decided to make a list of genders and sexualities

Here it's under the cut. Please tell me what to add!

Lesbian/Libidoist Asexual/Lithosexual/Lithromantic/Libragender

Gay/Genderfluid/Genderflux/Graysexual/Gynosexual/Gynoromantic/Genderqueer/Gender Nonconforming/Gender Neutral/Gender Diverse/Gender Gifted/Genderfae/Genderless/Graygender/Gemigender/Genderblank/Genderflow/Genderfuzz/Gender Witched/Girlflux/Grayromantic/Gynesexual/Gyneromantic/Glassgender/Glimragender/Genderfaun

Bisexual/Bigender/Bakla/Bissu/Butch/Biogender/Blurgender/Boyflux/Bicurious/Biromantic/Butchfluid/Butchflux/Burstgender

Transgender/Two Spirited/Transexual/Travesti/Trigender/Tumtum/Turbogender/Tragender

Queer/Questioning/Quoigender/Quadgender

Intersex/Intergender/Ipso Gender/Imperigender

Aromantic/Asexual/Agender/Abrosexual/Abromantic/Autosexual/Androsexual/Andromantic/Androgynous/Ambigender/Aporagender/Autigender/Abimegender/Adamasgender/Aerogender/Aesthetigender/Affectugender/Agenderflux/Alexigender/Aliusgender/Amaregender/Ambonec/Amicagender/Androgyne/Anesigender/Angenital/Anogender/Anongender/Antegender/Anxiegender/Apagender/Apconsugender/Astergender/Astral.Gender/Autogender/Axigender/Allosexual/Autoromantic/Aroace/Aroflux/Aceflux/Allosexual/Alloromantic/Allotroposexual/Allotroposexual/Alloromantic/Allosexual/Autoromantic/Akoisexual/Aliusgender/Amaregender/Aegosexual

Polysexual/Polyromantic/Pansexual/Pangender/Polygender/Polyamorous/Polygamy/Panromantic/Pomosexual/Pomoromantic/Paragender/Perigender/Proxvir

Omnisexual/Omnigender/Omniromantic /Oneiragender

Demigender/Demisexual/Demiflux/Dualgender/Deliciagender/Demifluid/Domgender/Duragender/Demiromantic

Nonbinary/Nuerogender/Neutrois/Neptunic/Ninsexual/Ninromantic/Nanogender

Homoflexible/Heteroflexible/Hijra/Homosexual/Homoromantic/Heterosexual/Heteromantic

Calabai/Calalai/Caelgender/Cassgender/Cassflux/Cavusgender/Cendgender/Cloudgender/Collgender/Colorgender/Condigender/Cupiosexual/Cupioromantic/Ceterosexual/Ceteromantic/Ceterofluid/Ceterogender/Commongender/Cisgender/Cisgender

Eunuch/Egogender/Esspigender/Exgender/Existigender/Epicine

Fa'afafine/Femme/Femfluid/Femgender/Fluidflux/Finsexual/Finromantic/Femflux

Kathoey

Māhū/Maverique/Metagender/Multigender/Muxe/Mirrorgender/Monosexual/Monoromantic/Minsexual/Minromantic/Multisexual/Multiromantic/Magnoxgender/Magigender/Mascfluid/Mascgender/Molligender

Sekhet/Stem/Sapiosexual/Sapioromantic/Skoliosexual/Skolioromantic/Spectrasexual/Spectraromantic/Sapphic/Satturnic/Subgender/Surgender/Systemgender/Straight

Vakasalewalewa/Vapogender/Venngender/Verangender/Vibragender/Voicigender

Waria/Winkte

X-gender/Xenogender

Uranic

Reciprosexual/Recipromantic

Healgender/Heliogender/Hemigender/Horogender/Hydrogender

Jaxura

[bettertwin1]

I'm like, pretty sure para is probably like a kid who's too young to be on Tumblr hence the absolute nonstop hate.

But I just wanna pause for a second and be real, why does paragraph anon care SO MUCH about someone's pronouns, we live in a world where multiple religions exist and they believe in different things (god profits rules, you name it! Even genders!!!), in Hawai'i culture there exists multiple genders (Māhū are third gendered people with additional spiritual and social roles) that aren't just boy/girl, and even then that is incredibly insensitive to say that those are the only two as intersex people exist!!

Genuinely this whole "shoving she/he" on to people is considered to be a new thing, neo pronouns have literally existed for all of history, they just weren't called neo pronouns (kinda) and you wanna know WHY? BECAUSE NEO MEANS NEW, which is why we are seeing such a large influx of NEW pronouns, this isn't a sudden "fad", it's always been a thing, the only difference is we are just seeing more and more people being comfortable with themselves and experimenting with their pronouns and their gender.

Gender is a social construct and has been for literal years.

Anyways, I love you Leo /p I hope this weirdo gets out of your inbox or at least gets off anon.

YESSSS EXACTLY!!!! Also shout out to intersex peeps LOVE UUU