“Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead, he was murdered.”

Two Spirits (2009)

Name: Two Spirits
Director: Lydia Nibley
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-06-21
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 4.3

June 21, 20091h 5mEN

4.3

7 votes

Documentary

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Overview

Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

Director

Lydia Nibley

Writers

Lydia Nibley, Russell Martin