#mahu

[bearclawmarks]

sleepy winky butch :*

[greetings-inferiors]

I saw your Dragona post. I actually think Dragona is trans but not a trans girl. She is Mahu. There's a 3rd gender in Hawaiian culture known as Mahu. Mahu are neither male or female but have traits and embody both of them. With the cultural significant I don't know if I would want to call Dragona a trans girl (personally!!) as I feel it would erase Hawaiian and indigenous culture as Mahu are not girls nor boys but their own gender. Mahu was also used to refer to amab people and with the story taking place in Hawaii I like to think Dragona is Mahu. Just my own headcanon :)

That actually makes a lot of sense!! Obviously I don't know much about that (not an excuse, I could research at any time (°~°`)) but that would make a fair amount of sense, it might explain why Dragona wouldn't talk about it as much, and why Jodio is so adamant about Dragona being his brother (because idk if this is just me being stupid but they seem to have different fathers? Either that or Dragona is just really tanned. It could be Dragona has native Hawaiian heritage, and wants to reconnect with it). If it was the case, and he executed it well, this would be (another) MASSIVE Araki W.

If I'm to be a bit selfish for a minute, obviously I'd like/prefer her to be a trans woman (because that's what I am lol), but we'll see! And at the end of the day, that's what headcanons are for.

[naychuchu]

the way pleakley could’ve been a good opportunity to shine light on the mahu community of hawaiian culture…

but you make him a white man

honestly i don’t expect much from them anyways, especially considering they even watered down the original movie

[kingrosalani]

I wanna see the queer youth grow old

so they can tell you the lies the government sold

when the leader of the country grew cold

that even catholic bishops became tired and old 🖊

[queering-ecology]

LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History—chapter 09. Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands by Will Roscoe. part 2

Two Spirits in Native Tradition: Roles, Genders, Identities and Diversity cont.

In the twentieth century, ‘berdache’ “became the standard anthropological term for alternative gender roles among Native Americans. By the 1980’s, however, there was call for a change among scholars. In 1990, at a gathering of Native American and First Nations people, the term ‘two-spirit(ed)’ was coined. “Today, the term is used to refer to “both male-bodied and female-bodied native people who mix, cross, or combine the standard roles of men and women” (09-5).

The author acknowledges in a footnote that the term has its limitations (translation errors, and the fact that many tribes believe that all of us have the essence/spirit of male and female in us). But none of his reasons for these limitations match with my main critique both with the term two-spirit but mostly with the way it is often spoken of. Even within the acknowledgement of individuals who do not conform 100% to the Western concept of man or woman, the people are still fit into a binary. They are referred to as ‘male bodied’ and ‘female bodied’ two-spirited people.

To me, this often feels like an easy way for people to ‘short cut’ their understanding of native genders—as soon as they understand the way someone is sexed, they can still fit that person into a category, even if those categories are imperfect. Intersexuality is a ghost when topics of sex and gender arise. More and more, we understand that sex is not immutable, it is yet another social construction—the process of someone developing in utero and then continuing to grow and change in their lifetime is so complex that very often people do not fit neatly into either the distinct category of male or female.

(See the link below for a better image of this)

Whether that is their very chromosomes, hormones, secondary or primary sex characteristics—all these things and more combine to create a person. A person whose very sex is unique to them, as their gender is unique to them. Who knows the true reality of the two-spirit’s biological sex? No one—unless they are given extensive expensive testing that has only recently become available.

The truth is that intersexuality is natural and is common in humans, even in the Western world with its biopolitical control and its dualisms. The reason two-spirit people were and are held so special is because they do not fit neatly into these categories. To me it feels a kind of modern colonial erasure to try and sex the bodies of people who often very clearly and blatantly blurred all barriers. It feels as if it misses the entire point of the term two-spirit, as least as I understand it. But, I have not read much into what other two-spirits (especially elders) think about this concept. “Two-spirit males have been documented in at least 155 tribes; in about a third of these a recognized status for females who adopted a masculine lifestyle existed as well”. (09-6) But as Roscue later adds, “absence of evidence cannot be taken as evidence of absence” (09-8).

In general, the lives of “native women have been overlooked […] and obscured by Euro-American sexual and racial stereotypes. Taking a broader view reveals that women throughout North American and the Pacific Islands often engaged in male pursuits, from hunting to warfare and tribal leadership, without necessarily acquiring a different gender identity” (09-8). Roscoe then offers some examples of Indigenous women being awesome. The author then lists examples of traditional terms for two-spirited people across various tribes and explains that many of them cannot be literally translated into gender binary terms like ‘man-woman’. “These terms have lead anthropologists, historians, and archaeologists to describe two-spirit roles as alternative or multiple genders” (09-6). In fact, “many native societies are capable of accommodating three, four, and possibly more genders, or having a gender system characterized by fluidity, transformation, and individual variation” (09-7).

The author discusses how two-spirit children were identified often as youth by the certain type of activities they liked to participate in. Oftentimes ceremonies ‘marked’ people with two-spirit status. He then goes on to discuss the other ways two-spirits lived in society. “In many instances, male and female two spirits were medicine people, healers, shamans, and ceremonial leaders” (09-8). Certain ceremonial functions were specific to two-spirits and they were often seen to hold great power (09-8). “Because two-spirits occupied a distinct gender status, their relationships were not viewed as being same-sex” (09-9). !!!! This feels so important for some reason!!

Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native Hawai’i

This section further emphases that indigenous peoples have had genders that go beyond male or female, man or woman and also that colonial violence is a tragedy. While I respect and love the people of Hawai’i and their struggles are so, so similar to Native Americans, I believe that the vast majority of Native Hawaiians do NOT consider themselves Native American (or American Indian or even just American) so my covering on this topic will be limited.

Roscoe speaks about the mahu stones that have extraordinarily sacred significance—these stones have a powerful history and connection to the mahu people (their gender diverse term). (This summary is literally so terrible and not at all a true representative of how important and beautiful this topic is, I apologize). Like the people, the stones faced colonization and were figuratively and then literally buried—“in the 1920s they were buried beneath a bowling alley” (09-15). They have since been reclaimed and are now being properly respected but, for the native peoples, “the Land inheres as sacred—beyond human perception and conception, beyond our capacities for belief and imagination—in and of itself” (09-15) and “If there were no humans on earth, they would still be sacred” (09-15). The stone’s spiritual power ‘has never been interrupted’ (09-15).

[the-sacred-now]

This is the Caring About Indigenous History website, yes? This is the website that carries a torch for beautiful 2-D animation, yes? This is the Stanning Queerness In Myth website, yes?

Give this less-than-10-minute video a watch if you're interested in the above OR simply finding yourself in an altered state from being skillfully wrapped up in this Hawaiian storytelling.

[kayakin-world]

Name: Mahu'Vee (Mahu)

Age: 17

Height: 203cm / 6'6

Birthday: November 10

Species: Arisen

Earth: 8 (Beastman)

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He / It

Sexuality: Pan-oriented demian

Occupation: Guardian, caretaker

Ability: Super strength, roaring strike, enhanced senses and durability

Relationship status: Dazee (platonic partner)

Status: Alive - Active

Mahu is a guy of very few words, which isn't uncommon of his kind, since he's the type of guy who communicates through actions instead of words. He, more often than not, behaves like an oversized cat, and he tends to be playful and curious sometimes, and lazy in other times. He's shown to be very protective of his pack, and he will grow aggressive towards those who dare to hurt his friends.

[dluxs8nt]

my new record for this year is an 8 minute long mix ehehe

[bleuzombie]

Today I’ve been on T for two years. Seriously one of the best choices I’ve ever made.

[bearclawmarks]

sleepy half naked ovulating butch awake on your couch and waiting for you to wake up. rb if you agree

[lucifershots]

the absolute dramatics of this man.

"i won't drop you, but i'll throw you into orbit." okay lucifer.

[freehawaii]

LOOK WHATʻS RECOMMENDED READING BY THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

[rightnewshindi]

टीम इंडिया की जीत का जश्न मना रहे लोगों पर हुआ पथराव, दो गाड़ियों और दुकानों को लगाई आग

Madhya Pradesh News: इंदौर के नजदीक महू (एमपी) में रविवार रात उस समय तनाव की स्थिति बन गई जब ICC चैम्पियंस ट्रॉफी में भारत की जीत के जश्न के दौरान दो गुट आमने-सामने आ गए. यह घटना जामा मस्जिद के पास हुई, जहां जुलूस निकाल रहे लोगों और एक अन्य पक्ष के बीच विवाद बढ़ गया. देखते ही देखते झड़प पथराव में तब्दील हो गई, जिससे इलाके में अफरातफरी मच गई. प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों के अनुसार, भारत की जीत का जश्न मनाने…

[bleuzombie]

I didn’t know until I was 30 and pregnant. Sometimes the lies you tell yourself are the strongest.

here's to the people who HAVEN'T "always" known they're trans. here's to the people who didn't realize it as a kid or a teen, but later in life. here's to the people who didn't know what being trans was until someone else introduced it to them.

i didn't realize i was trans until i was exposed to the term 'transgender' in my college's pride group. i didn't have a word for the feelings i was going through, so it took me a lot longer than others to realize what was going on. it's alright if that's you, too. you can realize it at any point in your life, doesn't matter when you realize it, you're still trans.

[kingrosalani]

Pick my next single cover art

This next song is for the queers, the māhūs, the gays, all of us

[nnnqqqwww69]

Awek melayu muda..tgk muka saje sdh stim batang..muka mcm ni main sorang2 dulu sampai puas..lps tu panggil member2 buat gb baru padu🤤💦