History

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Cross-Cultural Parallels

Queer acceptance in Asian societies before and after the introduction of western European queerphobia

From Angola and China, transmasc military leaders with polycules

From Al-Andalus and Qing China – 2 tales of lovesick men pining for male beloveds

From 16th century China and 21st century India – 2 stories of virtuous transgender mothers who protected children from cisgender predators.

Transgender children are considered natural by many traditional communities

Many traditional societies recognized non-binary children

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Qing Dynasty China

Openly bisexual/pansexual cultural icons of the Qing Dynasty

Zheng Banqiao, openly bisexual 18th c. painter and beloved magistrate

Men who love men in the orbit of pansexual polyamorous 18th c. cultural influencer, the poet and gastronomer Yuan Mei

Li Guiguan and Bi Qiufan – the 18th c. romance between a famous drag queen and a polyamorous pansexual scholar who later become the Governor of Huguang

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Bi Yuan, Yuan Mei and Zheng Banqiao

Earlier Dynasties in China

Zhang Yujing, a Ming Dynasty trans masculine martial artist, is honored by Yongle Emperor in 1405.

White-Necked Crow: the 10th century polyamorous transmasc commander of a bandit army

Lou Cheng of Dongyang, an elder transmasc 5th c. government official?

Pansexual and bisexual emperors of the Han Dynasty, according to a 1st century BCE court historian

The Stone Mirror: a monument to an ancient king’s love for his transgender wife

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