Hey mis amigues, welcome to day 10, as we close out the LVMC block party for the second week in a row. As you know, I'm Paulette Erato, the host of La Vida Más Chévere de Childfree Latinas, and still the birthday girl. It's a month long party, so I'm glad you're here. Like Latin America, Asia is a rich fabric of multiple ethnic groups across a multitude of countries, and also boasts a strong diaspora here in the US. Host LAZOU, also a musician like our mutual friend, Amanda of Six Degrees of Cats, takes it one step further with season five of her show, which is specifically about queerness in pre-modern Asia. Why? I'll let her tell you, in this trailer for season five of Nuances, Our Asian Stories. My gender identity and who I'm attracted to is nature. Right? Well, actually it's complicated. Everything I thought I knew about love, gender, and sexuality has been turned upside down. Hi, my name is Lazou and I'm the host of Nuances Our Asian Stories. Typically it's an interview show, but I'm switching things up for season five with a limited series called Queering Pre-Modern Asia. Why? Because before the modern era, there was a lot of sexual diversity in Asia, but I bet your Asian parents didn't know that. How do I know? A quarter of my interviews were with queer Asians, and one thing that came up is feeling a disconnect with their Asian culture because queerness is taboo in their family. But being queer wasn't always taboo in Asia, and there is a lot of research to back this up. It's all out there, but unless you're in that field, you probably don't know about it. This is where this series comes in. We have 24 Chinese official history and 23 have a special catalog about the emperor male favorite. There's stories of Prince Charmings and the kings who adored them in China, Vietnam, and Korea, dating back to even 500 bc. There's the pre-modern Japanese version of BTS that had monks wrapped around their finger. The Sufi poet and his lover who became one and are still celebrated every year with a festival in Pakistan. A lesbian play that was written in China in 1651. Cross-dressing women in pre-modern Iran. Korean princesses who slept with their maids, gender fluid deities in Philippines and India. There's even the God of same sex love in China. There are so many stories and I can't wait for you to hear them. Join me and my queer guest host to uncover the hidden roots of our queer Asian history. Whether you're straight like me or queer, I promise you it will be fascinating. Queering pre-Modern Asia drops on June 2nd, 2024. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or go to nuancespod.com to learn more. You can also follow us on all social media at Nuances Pod. Hey mira! If you love this trailer as much as I did, then seriously go subscribe to the show right now. All the links to do that are in the show notes. Y no se te olvide, this is all part of my birthday celebration, so keep tuning in every weekday to discover new podcasts you might enjoy. And of course if you've got thoughts, dígame! DM me on Instagram or send me a text from your phone right now. There's always a link in the show notes for that too. Muchísimas gracias for celebrating my birthday with me. Y hasta la próxima vez, that's a burrito.