The Midden

Imanalla!

Howdy there! My name is Lluychu. As a xenic butch bisexual qariwarmi, I feel my gender is constantly fluctuating. This midden serves as a place for that modality.

Ayamanka

/ajamanka/
nounAyamanka (from Quechua aya “spirit, soul, ghost” + manka “pot”) is a gender identity where one feels they are a vessel imbued by their ancestors’ hands, and the things they do echo their forebears. It is linked to ancestor worship, past lives, otherkinity, handmade objects, ghosts, and possession.

1. WolfTeaCreations. (2023). Bone Bib [Necklace]. Tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/wolfteacreations/7301103761272176642. Gustafson, S. (2022). Black Jingle Dress [Dress]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States.3. Xiaofeng, L. (2012). Whirling [Sculpture]. Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China.4. Rolyn, J. (2023). Worthless Photoshoot [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/a-woman-with-a-veil-on-her-head-standing-in-front-of-the-ocean-k7fHagBimBA

Quyllurhina

/qujʎuɾhina/
nounQuyllurhina (from Quechua quyllur “star”, hina “like or as”) is a community-based gender identity derived from the feeling that the people around you view you as a source of light, another sun; crackling with energy, warm like a fire. It is connected to spontaneity, youthfulness, distance, and luminosity.

1. Ross, C. (2021). Finding Comfort [Painting]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/cai__ro/status/13523799377143971842. Scheynius, L. (2014/2015). New York Winter [Photograph]. Tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/linascheyniusdiary-blog/1583989817383. Unknown. (2015). Suitable Firewood [Photograph]. Koolinar. https://www.koolinar.ru/article/show/67/6-slagaemyh-idealnogo-shashlyka4. Unknown. (2024). Double Light Source Reference [Photograph]. Pinterest. https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/956522408342052812/