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Winnebago Tribe takes action to address marriage controversy
‘Why shouldn’t we have the same rights that they have?’
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Tyler LaMere (he/they) never felt like their two-spirit identity conflicted with their identity as a Winnebago person.
But when LaMere learned some of their tribe’s leaders had voted to not recognize same-sex marriage, he began to fear for themselves and other LGBTQ citizens of the Winnebago Tribe.
“It cut deep, but it was also very infuriating,” the 17-year-old young tribal citizen said. “As a Winnebago, it felt like I was conflicted with my identity at that moment.”
On March 24, the Winnebago Tribal Council narrowly approved a resolution to change tribal codes to no longer allow LGBTQ people to marry but to allow them to divorce. A request had been made by the tribe’s judicial system to clarify tribal codes related to who should be allowed to marry and divorce.
After learning of the council’s decision, LaMere decided to act, posting a video on TikTok that has since garnered more than 923,000 views. In the video, @hucpiga expressed frustration at the tribe’s decision, as well as comments made by some council members that they considered homophobic.
@hucpiga THANK YOU!!! (he/they) #fyp #foryou #native #twospirit #alt #alternative #gay #lgbt #trans #indigenous #queer #nativetiktok #transgender ♬ original sound – 𖤐 ⚥ Ⓐ
@hucpiga Reply to @melatoninram another addition to this mess (he/they) #fyp #foryou #native #twospirit #lgbt #gay #trans #alternative #queer #punk #indigenous #transgender #nativetiktok ♬ original sound – 𖤐 ⚥ Ⓐ

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