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Korean intersex person (fl. 15th century)
Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty - Sillok in its case at the University of Seoul

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

Biography

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. In 1462, the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty recorded that Sa Bangji, a slave, had an affair with a widowed noblewoman.

Cultural depictions

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

See also

References

  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.


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