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Writer and researcher working at the intersection of intersex advocacy, Japanese history, and historical manuscripts.

I've spent decades in the intersex rights movement, and I'm also drawn to the quiet work of reading old Japanese documents — 古文書 — that most people will never see. This site is where those threads live alongside each other.

See more at About Bo

Recent Posts

A padlock sprung open, pages breaking free

Accessing Academic Journals

writing

How to access academic journals without academic affiliation

Jun 23, 2026
Bo Laurent

Four Hands: Historical notes

japanese
writing
Idle Chatter at the Beef Shop

I wrote a meditation on studying the kuzushiji text of 牛屋雑談. These are the citations that support the historical facts in that essay.

Jun 20, 2026
Bo Laurent

Secret of Me doc featured on American Airlines

intersex

American Airlines in flight entertainment shows Secret of Me documentary

Jun 18, 2026
 

Chris North: Coming home to myself

intersex

Wellcome Trust has published some wonderful graphic stories by Chris North about his life as an intersex man

Jun 18, 2026

Four Hands: Between us, a whole reader

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writing
Idle Chatter at the Beef Shop

The year Tokyo discovered beef, in a bestseller almost no one can read now. Two friends decode it across an ocean.

Jun 18, 2026
Bo Laurent

風流てらこ 吉書はじめ けいこの図

japanese
komonjo

Edo commoners practicing writing in a terako

Jun 18, 2026

牛屋雑談

Learning to read くずし字 (kuzushiji)

japanese
komonjo

Sharing my process of learning to read old Japanese

Jun 17, 2026

Emi Koyama at ISNA — her legacy

Emi passed away in June 2026
intersex

Emi Koyama was one of the movement’s most distinctive voices. A remembrance of her work and what she meant to intersex advocacy.

Jun 15, 2026

Print a Ukiyo-e at FedEx

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ukiyo-e
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digital humanities

How to Find, Prepare, and Print a Ukiyo-e at FedEx

Jun 5, 2026
 

Press Democrat features grazing on front page

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grazing

Local paper features coverage of grazing for wildfire risk mitigation

May 6, 2026
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