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Winkte
Winkte (also spelled ''wintke'') is the contraction of an old Lakota word, ''Winyanktehca'', meaning "wants to be like a woman." ''Winkte'' are a social category in Lakota culture, of male assigned at birth people who adopt the clothing, work, and mannerisms that Lakota culture usually consider feminine. Usually ''winkte'' are homosexual, though they may or may not consider themselves part of the more mainstream gay or transgender communities. Many modern ''winkte'' participate in the pan-Indian Two-Spirit community.〔
While historical accounts of their status vary, most accounts see the ''winkte'' as regular members of the community, and not in any way marginalized for their status. Other accounts hold the ''winkte'' as sacred, occupying a liminal, third gender role in the culture and born to fulfill ceremonial roles that can not be filled by either men or women.〔 In contemporary Lakota communities, attitudes towards the ''winkte'' vary.〔
==Etymology==
Beatrice Medicine writes: In my childhood, we were aware of this social category, which was referred to as ''winkte''. Linguistic analysis of this Lakota word is:
:''win'' - "woman"
:''kte'' - "to be like"
:''kte'' - "to kill" (a deeper structural form)
:"The common vernacular usage was ''winkte'' "wants to be like a woman."
:We, as children, were instructed, "There are these individuals - in all cases males (''wicasa''). They are different. They are ''winkte''. Don't make fun of them. They are also Lakota," said our parents and grandparents.〔
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