Queer-friendly trans/enby representation
Finding representation in TV for folks of every gender identity is already difficult. To find non-toxic representation that doesn't feel like '"queer blackface" (ex. Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoolander 2) or is very triggering seems impossible sometimes, especially in Asian dramas. Here are my top pics for queer and queer coded shows that have representations you can hopefully identify with <3<3
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1. Love and Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
Shisan, a side character, is a trans mermaid who struggles with getting people to recognize her transition throughout the show. She is feisty, funny, and presented unquestionably as a woman.
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2. Oh My General
Chinese Drama - 2017, 60 episodes
Sandra Ma's General is a classic she/they enby, who allows other people to call them "she" but privately identifies neither as a woman nor a man. It may not be canon, but watch the show and you might agree, the General is probably NB