"Strange Country This"

among the Crows, men who dressed like women  and specialized in women's work were accepted and sometimes honored. no society that allwed people  of the same sex to marry has or could survive. the original peoples of North America saw no threat from homosexuality, they believed individuals with these traits were unique and good for their communities.same sex marriages flourished until the Europeans arrived. attraction between opposites is what they considered normal. there were four hundred tribal groups in North America when Europeans showed up. there was a diverse array  of enviromental adaptations. native societies use the environment unlike us today we use technology more than anything. women made important, sometimes most important contributions to their families. alternate gender roles were most widely shared features. the refrence of third and fourth gender was in 1704 memoir its use spread to every part of North America. Berdaches was a term used for men that dressed like women and did womens work. or a women doing mans work. third gender identity acknowledged when a male and female child found interest in opposite sex roles/ hobbies. there were only  few accounts of berdaches sexuality which some claimed they were asexual. they were sexually active with their own sex and in this culture it was expectations of their role. there was a women that was reported to have sex with over 100 men.
in our culture now we have homosexuals and straights and bi people. its not as accepted in our culture because we have alot of judgment. but it all began with experimenting with doing things and dressing like the opposite sex. so the culture many years ago and in different parts of the world still is part of our society today