tagged ‘Two-spirit’

Bridge over the Niger River, Anambra State, Nigeria
Bridge over the Niger River, Anambra State, Nigeria by Cyril Okeke, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

An Unwanted Two-Spirit

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When a snake sloughs its skin, it doesn’t lose its dreadfulness with its old shell.  You came to us with good news of salvation, we accepted it. You came through our borders uninvited and handed to us your books of alphabets. We embraced them even at the expense of our own tongue(s). You told us […]