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Sa Bangji

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Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty - Sillok in its case at the University of Seoul

Sa Bangji (Korean사방지; Hanja舍方知) was a Korean intersex person during the Joseon period.

Biography

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Sa Bangji had hypospadias and reared as a feminine gender role. Sa learned sewing from their mother. Sa Bangji had sexual relationships with widows and Bhikkhunis.[1] In 1462, the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty recorded that Sa Bangji, a slave, had an affair with a widowed noblewoman.[2]

Cultural depictions

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A film based on Bangji's life was produced in South Korea in 1988 named Sa Bangji.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 반음양 인간 '사방지'의 비밀 밝혀질까
  2. ^ Kwon, Jungmin (15 February 2019). Straight Korean female fans and their gay fantasies. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60938-622-1. OCLC 1078957458.
  3. ^ Jungmin, Kwon (2019). Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies. University of Iowa Press. p. 96. ISBN 9781609386214.