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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.

Recent Posts

 

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

japanese
writing
Idle Chatter at the Beef Shop

A meditation on Idle Chatter at the Beef Shop (牛屋雑談)

Jun 18, 2026
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風流てらこ 吉書はじめ けいこの図

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komonjo

Edo commoners practicing writing in a terako

Jun 18, 2026

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
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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
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