South Asia has had a long history of unique reprepresentation of various genders from the Hijra community to Shikhandi in the Mahabharata, but how are we rep-ing today? This episode deals with the representation of different gender and sexual identities in literature and why they're critical for building inclusive and loving cultures.
Guest author: Adib Khorram
Co-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma Hussain
Produced by: Peerbagh
Episode cover art: Niloufer Wadia
Research: Imtiaz Ali and Diksha Sharma
Supported by: The Very Asian Foundation
Books/media in the episode:
Keya Das’s Second Act (Sopan Deb)
Authors: Julian Winters, Firoozeh Dumas, Marjan Kamali, Martha Wells
