Queer Lore: a POC perspective on LGBTQ+ history and folklore

Queer Lore: a POC perspective on LGBTQ+ history and folklore

The courageous stepmother – a Ming Dynasty transwoman fights for her stepson’s future

Part 2 of "The tale of 16th c. transgender mother You Ruiniang in Li Yu’s Wushengxi"

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In the previous post, we met You Ruiniang and Xu Wei, an AMAB couple who contracted a gay union by local custom. You Ruiniang transitioned to living as a woman after her marriage, but her DIY operation to resolve her physical dysphoria set off a chain of events that led to her husband’s death.

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