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'''Weye''', '''hueye''' or '''weyun''' is a word in the mapudungun language to describe homosexual men in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche Mapuche] culture. |
'''Weye''', '''hueye''' or '''weyun''' is a word in the mapudungun language to describe homosexual men in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche Mapuche] culture. |
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In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men wasn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun didn't have a pejorative connotation prior to Hispanic colonization of the territory. |
In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men wasn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun didn't have a pejorative connotation prior to Hispanic colonization of the territory. Another word for gay in this language is "malleo" [https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/148/14820902001.pdf] |
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Revision as of 03:22, 20 July 2021
Weye, hueye or weyun is a word in the mapudungun language to describe homosexual men in Mapuche culture.
In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men wasn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun didn't have a pejorative connotation prior to Hispanic colonization of the territory. Another word for gay in this language is "malleo" [1]