EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 31 MIN
Zubaani: LGBTQiA Representation & Celebration
from Zubaani: South-Asian Parenting Tips and Storytelling · host Peerbagh
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 KhorramCo-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma HussainProduced by: PeerbaghEpisode cover art: Niloufer WadiaResearch: Imtiaz Ali and Diksha SharmaSupported by: The Very Asian FoundationBooks/media in the episode:Darius the Great (Adib Khorram)Keya Das’s Second Act (Sopan Deb)Manboobs (Komail Aijazuddin)Hijab Butch Blues (Lamya H )The Pregnant King (Devdutt Pattanaik)Authors: Julian Winters, Firoozeh Dumas, Marjan Kamali, Martha Wells
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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 KhorramCo-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma HussainProduced by: PeerbaghEpisode cover art: Niloufer WadiaResearch: Imtiaz Ali and Diksha SharmaSupported by: The Very Asian FoundationBooks/media in the episode:Darius the Great (Adib Khorram)Keya Das’s Second Act (Sopan Deb)Manboobs (Komail Aijazuddin)Hijab Butch Blues (Lamya H )The Pregnant King (Devdutt Pattanaik)Authors: Julian Winters, Firoozeh Dumas, Marjan Kamali, Martha Wells
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