I have no idea why people think that the Democrats can't connect to mainstream America. Their leading DNC head candidate is a former member of a racist UFO worshiping cult. And their up and coming political talent has spiritual genders.
Minnesota Rep. Susan Allen Is Two-Spirit, a Lesbian, and She Won’t Be Assimilated
It's completely acceptable and sensible to just move on right now.
Framing that achievement as one for the lesbian community alone obscures another aspect of Allen’s identity, and one that is directly connected to her Native American ancestry: Allen also identifies as “two-spirit.” While Americans are increasingly familiar with the elements that make-up our modern LGBTQ abbreviation, other, often older queer identities like two-spirit remain unappreciated to the point of erasure. But if Allen and other two-spirit folks have their way, that’s going to change.
Oh boy. (Heternormative patriarchal exclamation.)
“My identification as a two-spirit person happened as young as 4 or 5, when I preferred not to wear dresses and later resented school dress codes in elementary school,” Allen explained.
Sure some would call that a phase. But no it's two-spiritedness.
Before European occupation, two-spirit individuals like Allen were viewed in terms of spiritual essence rather than biological or psychological identity, with the specifics of gender expression varying from tribe to tribe. For example, Navajos have four genders...
Science would beg to differ. But science was invented by old white dead men. So who cares.
Generally speaking, two-spirit folks are seen to have a spiritual gender that doesn’t match their physical being and are viewed as having a special link to their ancestors.
Remember this is "science" and very modern and progressive. Only conservatives ignorant of science would fail to believe in magic four genderism.