Lhamana
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lhamana-311-13270043
title:
Lhamana
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Lhamana, in traditional Zuni culture, are biologically male people who take on the social and ceremonial roles usually performed by women in their culture, at least some of the time. They wear a mixture of women's and men's clothing and much of their work is in the areas usually occupied by Zuni women. Some contemporary lhamana participate in the pan-Indian two-spirit community. The most famous lhamana was We'wha (1849–1896), who in 1886 was part of the Zuni delegation to Washington D.C., where
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Zuni gender-nonconforming people, sometimes presenting as female, other times as male
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhamana
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2024-01-18T01:22:29Z
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