Two Spirits: Sexuality, Gender and the Murder of Fred Martinez
Two Spirits: Sexuality, Gender and the Murder of Fred Martinez
Screening and Q&A with
*L. Frank Manriquez (Tongva/Acjachemen), Film Participant
*Dr. Reid Gómez (Diné), Native American Student Development
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
5-7pm
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) - 2nd Floor of MLK, UC Berkeley
Free food!
Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine
nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. He was
one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was
brutally murdered at 16.
Two Spirits mourns the young Fred Martinez and the threatened
disappearance of the two-spirit tradition, but it also brims with hope
and the belief that we all are enriched by multi-gendered people, and
that all of us — regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or cultural
heritage — benefit from being free to be our truest selves.
For more information on the film:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/two-spirits/
Students, staff, faculty and community members welcome!
Questions? Contact Marisa at mboyce@berkeley.edu
This is a drug and alcohol free event.
Cosponsored by Native American Student Development, the Multicultural
Community Center, Native American Recruitment and Retention Center,
Department of Gender & Women's Studies, and the Gender Equity Resource
Center.