Nuances: Our Asian Stories

Season finale!!!! See full show notes for references & additional info. 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. Ep. 9: In search of the “socially acceptable” Introduction Military makeup and good looks Women in trade & female agency Gender fluidity as a plus Love, marriage and their casual (and recent) relationship Why it all changed Icons and rebels Why premodern Asia? Why me? Discussion with co-host Ryan Ah Seek Credits Spotify playlist Did you enjoy this episode? 🧧 If you would like to help me spread the word about the show, or support it financially, learn more at nuancespod.com/support ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you’d like to tell other people how much they will enjoy this show, please consider writing a review. ☎️ You can even leave me a voicemail! 💌 Subscribe to LAZOU’s substack, where I’ll be sharing some behind-the-scenes + additional essays! Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | LinkedIn | Threads | Facebook Guest co-host bio Ridwan (Ryan) Ah Seek, known as Ryan, is LGBTQIA+ activist in Mauritius. He is the former President and current vice president of Collectif Arc-En-Ciel, the biggest LGBTQIA+ NGO in Mauritius. He challenged Section 250 of the Mauritian Penal Code in 2019 and won the case on 4th Oct 2023, against the State of Mauritius.Instagram | TikTok | Facebook

See full show notes for references & additional info. 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. Ep. 8: For the Record Introduction & content warnings We were here Other sources than official records Power in numbers Who’s missing? Official vs unofficial stance on queerness Court documents Decolonizing history Porn, erotic art Conclusion Discussion with co-host Dr. Izat El Amoor Outro Did you enjoy this episode? 🧧 If you would like to help me spread the word about the show, or support it financially, learn more at nuancespod.com/support ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you’d like to tell other people how much they will enjoy this show, please consider writing a review. ☎️ You can even leave me a voicemail! 💌 Subscribe to LAZOU’s substack, where I’ll be sharing some behind-the-scenes + additional essays! Guest bio Izat El Amoor is an assistant professor of sociology, public scholar, and a queer Palestinian (citizen of Israel). He studies queer issues in Palestine with a focus on education, family life, and the Palestinian Queer Movement. He also studies queer life in the SWANA Region with a focus on political and cultural factors of mobilizing for towards queer change since the Arab uprisings erupted in 2011.

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. Content warnings Introduction Performing gender in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan Cross-dressing in theater in Korea, China, India, Japan Gender bender icons from China, Vietnam, Korea Gender boundaries in premodern China, Japan and Iran Conclusion Discussion with co-host Stella Gold Did you enjoy this episode? 🧧If you would like to help me spread the word about the show, or support it financially, learn more at nuancespod.com/support ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you'd like to tell other people how much they will enjoy this show, please consider writing a review. 💌 Subscribe to LAZOU's substack, where I'll be sharing some behind-the-scenes + additional essays! CONTACT @nuancespod on socials! Instagram | TikTok | Web | LinkedIn | Twitter Host: Lazou   GUEST BIO Stella Gold is a queer and nonbinary Rebirth + Wealth Coach for changemakers and comes from a lineage of activists. They are the founder of My Gold Standard, a believer in wealth activism, pro liberation from all oppressive systems, and collective care. They believe in using business as an ecosystem for financial solidarity for yourself AND the collective. Their ancestors are filipinx, romanian jewish, scottish, irish, chinese, italian, iranian, french, german, british, and likely so much more. They hold values and beliefs in abolitionism, anarchism, decolonization, collective and ancestral liberation, and leftism. Instagram | LinkedIn | Web

Your host LAZOU is a chronically ill girlie and is dealing with a lot of brain fog and fatigue these last 2 weeks, so episode 7 will be out next week. Don't worry, I'm fine, I just need rest. However, I do have something to share in the meantime, and that's a feed drop of my interview on the show Immigrantly. Feed drops are a way we podcasters collaborate and introduce our audiences to each other's show because our shows share common interests. If you enjoy Nuances: Our Asian Stories, you will likely also enjoy Saadia Khan's work with Immigrantly.  Follow Immigrantly on your favorite podcast platform here. If you don't already, you can follow @nuancespod on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Threads and BlueSky. Does anyone use BlueSky?    

Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series of Nuances: 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. Introduction & content warnings China & the missionaries China, Britain, and the Opium Wars Japan, gun boat diplomacy, and rapid modernization Thailand, Iran, Turkey Regulating prostitution Conclusion Discussion with co-host Cece Acknowledgments Guest co-host: Cece is a Canadian born Chinese transgender trans model, advocate, poet, and public speaker who is using her voice to lift up the marginalized, fill in the gaps, and instigate journeys of discovery Did you enjoy this episode? 🧧If you would like to help me spread the word about the show, or support it financially, learn more at nuancespod.com/support ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you'd like to tell other people how much they will enjoy this show, please consider writing a review. 💌 Subscribe to LAZOU's substack, where I'll be sharing some behind-the-scenes + additional essays!   CONTACT Instagram | TikTok | Web | LinkedIn | Twitter