“We adopted another two-spirit daughter into our family as well, whose partner just gave birth to our newest grandson. OTTAWA—Senator Murray Sinclair, judge, aboriginal leader and father, invoked paternal pride, unspoken fears for his openly gay daughter and traditional indigenous respect for “two-spirit” people in a moving and personal tribute to victims of the Orlando massacre. As the Orlando tragedy was unfolding after midnight Saturday night, he said the Sinclair family happened to be celebrating his “openly gay” daughter’s 33rd birthday. Sinclair declined Tuesday to speak to the Star or to further identify his daughters out of respect for their privacy, his office said. According to the NativeOut website, the term “two spirit” was adopted in 1990 at an indigenous lesbian and gay international gathering.

Source: thestar June 14, 2016 18:41 UTC