Literature

Slide 1: Homoerotic poets from al-Andalus, India, and the lands in between, Slide 2: image of 2 Andalusian women, Slide 3: image of 2 Ottoman men, Slide 3: image of and Iranian man and a Hindu man of the Mughal period in turbans.

South Asian, West Asian and North African poetry

Overview of homoromantic/homoerotic poetry in South/West Asia, North Africa and Al-Andalus

Queerplatonic/homoromantic poets in 13th-19th century South Asia

Homoerotic/homoromantic poets in 8th-19th century West Asia

Homoerotic/homoromantic poets in North Africa and Muslim Spain

Chinese Literature

Young Master Li: a Qing Dynasty tale of a decorated war veteran with gender dysphoria

Queer characters in the literary classics of the Qing Dynasty

Queer tales in the 17th century story collection “Strange Tales from Liaozhai”

A 1647 FTM transgender miracle recorded in “Strange Tales of Liaozhai”?

The tale of 16th c. transgender mother You Ruiniang in Li Yu’s Wushengxi

More to come!

Rotating slide show. Slide 1: Queer Characters in the Literary Classics of the Qing Dynasty. Slide 2: Queer Representation in Liaozhai. Slide 3: FtM from Liaozhai , Slide 4: Qingwailei in Qingshi
6 book covers of picture books and YA books by authors from South Asia or the South Asian diaspora

English language children’s books

Children’s books by LGBTQ+ South Asian authors

Children’s Books by LGBTQ+ Black Authors

Children’s Books by BIPOC authors featuring QTPOC characters

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