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| nationality=American (Passamaquoddy Tribe)<ref name="Troutman">{{Cite web |title=Openly Trans Person Elected To Public Office For The First Time In Maine |last=Troutman |first=Caitlin |work=Maine Public |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://www.mainepublic.org/post/openly-trans-person-elected-public-office-first-time-maine}}</ref> | | nationality=American (Passamaquoddy Tribe)<ref name="Troutman">{{Cite web |title=Openly Trans Person Elected To Public Office For The First Time In Maine |last=Troutman |first=Caitlin |work=Maine Public |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://www.mainepublic.org/post/openly-trans-person-elected-public-office-first-time-maine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205141556/https://www.mainepublic.org/post/openly-trans-person-elected-public-office-first-time-maine |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Troutman" /><ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/passamahottie Twitter bio], retrieved 25 October 2020</ref> | | pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Troutman" /><ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/passamahottie Twitter bio], retrieved 25 October 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210101003935/https://twitter.com/passamahottie Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
| gender=[[nonbinary]], [[Two-Spirit]]<ref name="Twitter" /> | | gender=[[nonbinary]], [[Two-Spirit]]<ref name="Twitter" />, [[transfeminine]]<ref name="Brammer">{{Cite web |title="Betrayal": Queer Native Americans on the Fourth of July |last=Brammer |first=John Paul |work=them. |date=4 July 2018 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://www.them.us/story/two-spirit-fourth-of-july|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603035526/https://www.them.us/story/two-spirit-fourth-of-july |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
| occupation=artist, educator, [[drag]] performer | | occupation=artist, educator, [[drag]] performer | ||
| known_for=First [[out]] trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine | | known_for=First [[out]] trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine | ||
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'''Geo Soctomah Neptune''' is an artist, activist, [[drag]] performer, and educator in Indian Township, Maine, USA. They made headlines in September 2020 for winning a seat on the township's school board, thus becoming the first [[out]] trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine. | '''Geo Soctomah Neptune''' is an artist, basketmaker, activist, [[drag]] performer, and educator in Indian Township, Maine, USA. They made headlines in September 2020 for winning a seat on the township's school board (garnering about half of the votes in the three-candidate race), thus becoming the first [[out]] trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine. | ||
Neptune is also active with the Native American/First Nations movement [https://idlenomore.ca/ Idle No More].<ref name="Neumann">{{Cite web |title=First transgender person elected to local office in Maine |last=Neumann |first=Dan |work=Beacon |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://mainebeacon.com/first-transgender-person-elected-to-local-office-in-maine/}}</ref> | Neptune is also active with the Native American/First Nations movement [https://idlenomore.ca/ Idle No More].<ref name="Neumann">{{Cite web |title=First transgender person elected to local office in Maine |last=Neumann |first=Dan |work=Beacon |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |url= https://mainebeacon.com/first-transgender-person-elected-to-local-office-in-maine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222022124/https://mainebeacon.com/first-transgender-person-elected-to-local-office-in-maine/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
They previously identified as a [[gay men|gay man]], but later in life "it got more complicated", they said in a 2018 interview.<ref name="Brammer" /> | |||
==Quotes== | |||
{{quote|Two-Spirit is an intersectional identity that was and is found within Indigenous cultures all across [[wiktionary:Turtle Island|Turtle Island]]. A lot of people get caught up in trying to separate all of these different things and saying like, well, is it [[gender identity]] or is it [[sexual orientation]]? Or is it a spiritual role? Or is it gender and societal role? And all of those things are true.<ref name="Troutman" />}} | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[https://www.geoneptune.com/ Website] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20201206200738/https://www.geoneptune.com/ Website] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/passamahottie Twitter] | *[https://twitter.com/passamahottie Twitter] | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/GeoNeptuneArtist/ Facebook] | *[https://www.facebook.com/GeoNeptuneArtist/ Facebook] | ||
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[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category: Nonbinary people]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 16 November 2024
| Nationality | American (Passamaquoddy Tribe)[1] |
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| Pronouns | they/them[1][2] |
| Gender identity | nonbinary, Two-Spirit[2], transfeminine[3] |
| Occupation | artist, educator, drag performer |
| Known for | First out trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine |
Geo Soctomah Neptune is an artist, basketmaker, activist, drag performer, and educator in Indian Township, Maine, USA. They made headlines in September 2020 for winning a seat on the township's school board (garnering about half of the votes in the three-candidate race), thus becoming the first out trans person to hold public office in the state of Maine.
Neptune is also active with the Native American/First Nations movement Idle No More.[4]
They previously identified as a gay man, but later in life "it got more complicated", they said in a 2018 interview.[3]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
| « | Two-Spirit is an intersectional identity that was and is found within Indigenous cultures all across Turtle Island. A lot of people get caught up in trying to separate all of these different things and saying like, well, is it gender identity or is it sexual orientation? Or is it a spiritual role? Or is it gender and societal role? And all of those things are true.[1] | » |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Troutman, Caitlin (11 September 2020). "Openly Trans Person Elected To Public Office For The First Time In Maine". Maine Public. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter bio, retrieved 25 October 2020 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brammer, John Paul (4 July 2018). ""Betrayal": Queer Native Americans on the Fourth of July". them. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ Neumann, Dan (11 September 2020). "First transgender person elected to local office in Maine". Beacon. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2020.