The following is a poetic transcription presented as a 12-part poem. The author constructed the poem from an email interview conducted with “Donovan,” a 61-year-old, White, gay man. The interview was part of a larger study on the experience of LGBTQ+ identity as spiritual identity, which focused on individuals who believe their LGBTQ+ identity is imbued or imbues their life with spiritual qualities. Donovan is a monk in a tradition that blends Hinduism, Buddhism, Native American Spirituality, and Paganism and that honors the “Hayamoni,” a Pali word for Two-Spirit people. The narrative poem reflects his perspective on the experience and meaning of LGBTQ+ spiritual identity in his life. The poem is presented without a literature review in an effort to privilege Donovan’s lived experience and perspective.

以下是一首由12部分组成的诗集。作者是通过与61岁的白人男同性恋者“多诺万”进行的电子邮件采访来构造这首诗的。采访是对LGBTQ +身份作为精神身份的经历进行的一项较大研究的一部分，该研究针对的是那些相信LGBTQ +身份被精神品质灌输或使生活充满精神品质的个人。多诺万是一位融合了印度教，佛教，美洲原住民精神和异教徒的传统的和尚，并尊敬“ Hayamoni”，这是巴利语中用于两个精神民族的词。叙事诗反映了他对LGBTQ +精神身份的体验和意义的看法。呈现这首诗时没有进行任何文学评论，以尽享多诺万的生活经验和观点。