Two Spirits

Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead, he was murdered.

Jun 21, 2009 1h 5m

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Synopsis

Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

Title	Two Spirits
Companies	Just Media, Say Yes Quickly Productions, Riding The Tiger Productions
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	native american, navajo, murder, gender, lgbt, hate crime, indigenous lgbt