Canadian former mommy blogger who became trans man just added another label to themselves: Two spirit

A Canadian former mommy blogger who was a married straight woman before becoming a transgender man just added yet another label to themselves — “two-spirit.”Rowan Jette Knox — who previously described themselves as a “straight mother and wife,” “bisexual,” “pansexual,” “disabled AUDHD non-binary queer person,” “polyamorous lover to three trans-identified men” and “trans guy,” according to Quillette — announced the latest gender evolution in September.Two-spirited is a term used by indigenous communities to describe people who have a masculine and feminine spirit.Knox — who was previously married for around 30 years to a man named Mark, who also eventually transitioned and became “Zoe” — revealed they want to reconnect to what they described as their “lost culture.“I finally felt ready to claim the two-spirit identity for myself,” wrote Knox, a co-owner of a Toronto coffee shop who dropped the news three years after coming out as a transgender man, on Threads.“It’s a big step for me at 50 years old. I’ve been actively connecting with my lost culture (my Indigenous father left when I was a baby – intergenerational trauma played a big part), learning the stories, reading the history, and giving myself permission to belong,” said the author — a parent of four who was named one of 2020’s Most Influential Parents by the magazine Today’s Parent.“So hello, my name is Rowan, and I am trans and two-spirit,” Knox said, before using an Indigenous greeting that translates as, “I am happy to see you.”Knox, who previously lived as Amanda Knox, blamed the effects of colonialism for the delay in reconnecting with their heritage.“It’s not my fault I didn’t grow up within my culture (I firmly blame colonialism and the intergenerational trauma it caused in my family) but it is my responsibility to lean in and learn the teachings now,” the author wrote.“I wish I had done it sooner, but it’s never too la...