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Podcast: Nuances: Our Asian Stories
Episode: 3. Fifty Shades of Gender (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
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Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
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Third Gender as spiritual leaders/ people with special powersAsog Babaylans (Philippines)
Manangbali (Malaysian Borneo)
Hijras (South Asia)
Bissu (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Bayasa (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)
RatoNale/Seaworm Priest (West Sumba, I...