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'''Weye''', '''hueye''' or '''weyun''' is a word in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche_language mapudungun language] to describe homosexual men, as well as [[transfeminine]] and [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche Mapuche] culture. [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexualidad_en_la_cultura_mapuche <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>]
== '''History''' ==
Since ancient times, weyes could take the role of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machi_(shaman) machi], a shaman that could transit between [[male]], [[female]] and [[Cogender|co-gendered]] identities during ritual ceremonies. In Mapuche culture, gender exists within two realms, the earth in which gender is fixed, and the spiritual where gender is fluid. Machis are able to flow between both worlds.