Sa Bangji Explained

Sa Bangji was a Korean intersex person during the Joseon period.

Biography

Sa Bangji had hypospadias and reared as a feminine gender role (based). 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

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

See also

• Im Seong-gu

Notes and References

1. http://www.sciencetimes.co.kr/?news=%EB%B0%98%EC%9D%8C%EC%96%91-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B0%84-%EC%82%AC%EB%B0%A9%EC%A7%80%EC%9D%98-%EB%B9%84%EB%B0%80-%EB%B0%9D%ED%98%80%EC%A7%88%EA%B9%8C 반음양 인간 ‘사방지’의 비밀 밝혀질까
2. Book: Kwon, Jungmin . Straight Korean female fans and their gay fantasies . 15 February 2019 . . 978-1-60938-622-1 . Iowa City . 96 . 1078957458.
3. Book: Jungmin, Kwon. Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies. University of Iowa Press. 2019. 9781609386214. 96.