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What's it like being cast in a show that influenced your identity as a kid? How do you make space for yourself while growing up as one of the only queer and asian kids in your town? And where are all the queer Disney royals? All that and more as Liv and Jasmin talk to Leo Sheng!

Citations

- In Hollywood, Asian American stories are rare, but Asian American LGBTQ stories are even rarer by Lakshmi Gandhi for NBCNews

- During the 1970s, Social Workers Began Placing LGBTQ Youth with Queer Foster Families by Matt Katz for WNYC’s The Takeaway

- And here is Leo’s Twitter thread about queer & trans BIPOC!

Bio

Leo Sheng is a Chinese-American actor and activist known for playing Micah Lee on The L Word: Generation Q. He came out as trans when he was 12 and started his social transition in middle school, and later on, he publicly documented his transition online. His activism has centered the narratives of trans people, particularly trans people of color; authentic representation in the media; and deconstructing gendered systems.

Credits

- Hosts: Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson

- Producer: Eric Silver

- Co-Producers: Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson

- Editor, Engineer & Sound Designer: Mischa Stanton

- Executive Producer: Amanda McLoughlin

- Researcher: Gina Cherelus

- Created by: Jasmin Savoy Brown

- Produced by: Multitude & Netflix

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