March 20th is National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! We are thrilled to have Curtis Harris-Davia (San Carlos Apache) on to the show! Curtis has spent his career serving indigenous people, and honored us with a one of a kind history lesson on the two-spirit movement, and how native people were and are a vital part of the LGBTQ+ community. We also cover meth use, World Pride, the Two-Spirit HIV Conference, the importance of connecting with our history, and the unique challenges native people living HIV face. Like and subscribe to join the conversation! Tune in, like, and subscribe!

Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast’s creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as the prevention program coordinator. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.

Curtis Harris-Davia - Curtis Harris-Davia (San Carlos Apache) is an organizer of the Two-Spirit Indigenous People’s Association (TSIPA), one of the founding members of New York City’s “We’Wah and Bar-Chee-Ampe” – the second ever Two-Spirit organization in the United States, and has been advocating for the Two-Spirit community since 1989. He continued to do so at the Heritage of Pride (HOP) NYC town hall meeting on August 13th where he demanded that HOP include the “TS” in “TSLGBTQ” on all print media and communication for WorldPride 2019/Stonewall 50. This gesture would show respect for the First People of Turtle Island as well as honor Two-Spirit Indigenous People who are an integral part of the modern LGBTQ+ movement. He also worked at the Indian Community House for many years as director of programs to serve indigenous and two-spirit people living with HIV.

American Indian House (NYC)
https://www.aich.org/
Healthy Elders Network
https://aichhen.org/
Albert McLeod
https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards-distinctions/honorary-doctorate/mcleod.html
Trevor Stratton
https://canfar.com/story/trevor-stratton/