Sa Bangji

Sa Bangji (사방지,舍方知) was a Korean intersex person during the Joseon Dynasty.

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

Biography

Sa Bangji had hypospadias and was assigned female at birth. 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

References
  1. 반음양 인간 ‘사방지’의 비밀 밝혀질까
  2. Kwon, Jungmin, 1980-. Straight Korean female fans and their gay fantasies. Iowa City. p. 96. ISBN 1-60938-622-1. OCLC 1078957458.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Jungmin, Kwon (2019). Straight Korean Female Fans and Their Gay Fantasies. University of Iowa Press. p. 96. ISBN 9781609386214.


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