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Navajo Times (8/16/2018): ALBUQUERQUE – “May beauty surround you wherever you go,” “hózhó náhásdlíí’,” are among the first words at many gatherings. Throughout the 2nd annual Young Indigenous Queers Retreat held Aug. 3 and 4, Native youth received an extended version of this ancestral bless- ing, ‘May safety surround you, wherever you go!’ Hosted by the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, the retreat explored ways LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit, plus additional communities) youth can stay safe in a society that is often hostile towards them… Read more>>>

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