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<h3 align="center">'''The_Two-Spirit,_Aboriginal,_and_Native_LGBTQ_Community'''</h3>
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<p>LGBTQ classical music composers have spanned the generations.  They include the early Baroque composers of Europe (such as [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]), impressionist classicists (such as [[Maurice Ravel]]), mid-nineteen century modernists (such as [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Aaron Copland]], and [[Baron Benjamin Britten]]), and contemporary composers (such as [[Stephen Hough]], [[Jennifer Higdon]], and [[Gareth Farr]]).</p>
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<p>The two-spirit and LGBTQ native and aboriginal communities exist around the world and are growing in prominence and influence.</p>
  
<p>This group of LGBTQ composers has also been active in composing works for many artistic formsThese include ballet, opera, piano, string instruments, and full orchestral movementsMany have had their work generously recognized with awards, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, and significant national honours.</p>
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<p>Two-spirit individuals, being those who have both a masculine and feminine spirit, have existed as an alternative gender role in aboriginal and native societies for generationsHistorically, native communities considered this trait as a gift - it was only on colonization that the concept was banished and a two-gender hierarchy was imposedThe two-spirit individual's role was to act as important spiritual and cultural advisors, teachers, religious leaders, and community builders within their tribes.  They were considered more spiritually gifted, a reflection of the belief that the spirit of an individual is more important than the physical body.</p>
  
<p>Interestingly, a great number of the historical LGBTQ music composers were isolated because their musical styles were innovative for their time.  Often, their compositions did not display the repetitive form of their contemporaries and were more idiosyncratic in style.  Reviewers and the public were often not embracing of this style, though this changed significantly with time.  The classical music world is regarded as one that, historically, is inherently averse to innovation and noveltyOne can make a case that this avant-garde musical style was an outward representation of the inherent personality and background of the LGBTQ composer.</p>
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<p>Many of these individuals today are active in the creative and entertainment worlds, notably as writers, poets, playwrights, singers, and dancersA number of them have successfully entered politics in their local communities and countries. All have been activists for their native traditions while also advocating acceptance and tolerance of the LGBTQ community as a whole.</p>
  
<p>Contemporary LGBTQ classical composers do not necessarily face the same restrictive professional climate.  Much of the contemporary classical music genre is inherently idiosyncratic in its nature.</p>
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<p>The group has also established many regional activist organizations to represent them, including NativeOut and Dancing to the Eagle Spirit.</p>
  
<p>A new market niche has recently arisen for classical recording compilations targeted specifically to the high-spending LGBTQ community - selections such as 'Sensual Classics' and 'Gay Romantic Classics'.</p>
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<p>We have identified notable Two-Spirit, Indigenous, and Native LGBTQ individuals of the LGBTQ community from Australia, Canada, Guam, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United States, and Venezuela. To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[The_Two-Spirit,_Aboriginal,_and_Native_LGBTQ_Community|HERE]]'''</p>
 
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<p>We have identified a large number of LGBTQ classical music composers hailing from Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland, Spain, Australia, Greece, Russia, the United States, France, and New Zealand. To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[LGBTQ Classical Music Composers|HERE]]'''</p>
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'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

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DID YOU KNOW?

The_Two-Spirit,_Aboriginal,_and_Native_LGBTQ_Community

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The two-spirit and LGBTQ native and aboriginal communities exist around the world and are growing in prominence and influence.

Two-spirit individuals, being those who have both a masculine and feminine spirit, have existed as an alternative gender role in aboriginal and native societies for generations. Historically, native communities considered this trait as a gift - it was only on colonization that the concept was banished and a two-gender hierarchy was imposed. The two-spirit individual's role was to act as important spiritual and cultural advisors, teachers, religious leaders, and community builders within their tribes. They were considered more spiritually gifted, a reflection of the belief that the spirit of an individual is more important than the physical body.

Many of these individuals today are active in the creative and entertainment worlds, notably as writers, poets, playwrights, singers, and dancers. A number of them have successfully entered politics in their local communities and countries. All have been activists for their native traditions while also advocating acceptance and tolerance of the LGBTQ community as a whole.

The group has also established many regional activist organizations to represent them, including NativeOut and Dancing to the Eagle Spirit.

We have identified notable Two-Spirit, Indigenous, and Native LGBTQ individuals of the LGBTQ community from Australia, Canada, Guam, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United States, and Venezuela. To read more and see the complete list, click HERE

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here


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