When he was writing The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture, the ethnographer Walter Williams was always very open about his own sexual orientation because he believed that being open with the people he was studying was the only way to establish a trusting and sharing interaction with them. What was Williams concerned with?

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Williams was concerned with establishing rapport with the people he was studying in order to gain their trust and encourage sharing of information. Being open about his own sexual orientation was a way to show that he was not judging or imposing his views on their culture, but rather interested in learning and understanding it.

When He Was Writing the Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual