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Sistergirls and brotherboys may not consider themselves to be identified as the gender the word may imply; one may be a sistergirl but not a [[woman]]. |
Sistergirls and brotherboys may not consider themselves to be identified as the gender the word may imply; one may be a sistergirl but not a [[woman]]. |
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| ⚫ | Like many concepts of gender from Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous Australian concepts of gender, including sistergirls and brotherboys, is not best understood in terms of western gender-descriptive language, and should not be misunderstood as being a term for transgender people. Indigenous culture surrounding gender in so-called Australia was affected by white invasion which attempted to enforce gender role based on physicality rather than spirituality - based on body parts instead of internal gender experience. Indigenous culture around Australia varies and many sistergirls and brotherboys are subject to homo- and transphobia in their communities, a significant deal of which is due to colonial enforcement of strict gender. |
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| ⚫ | Like many concepts of gender from Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous Australian concepts of gender, including sistergirls and brotherboys, is not best understood in terms of western gender-descriptive language, and should not be misunderstood as being a term for transgender people. Indigenous culture surrounding gender in so-called Australia was affected by white invasion which attempted to enforce gender role based on physicality rather than spirituality - based on body parts instead of internal gender experience. Indigenous culture around Australia varies and many sistergirls and brotherboys are subject to homo- and transphobia in their communities, a significant deal of which is due to colonial enforcement of strict gender. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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''<nowiki/>"Indigenous" with a capital "I" is the correct way of referring to Indigenous Australians, as opposed to indigenous with no capitalisation, which refers to native peoples in general.'' |
''<nowiki/>"Indigenous" with a capital "I" is the correct way of referring to Indigenous Australians, as opposed to indigenous with no capitalisation, which refers to native peoples in general.'' |
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