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You know, I mentioned the game Kowloon's Gate elsewhere in the thread which has a trans character.
It's set in Hong Kong. I'm reminded of another representation of queerness in Hong Kong in the movie Kung Fu hustle. There's a character who wears women's underwear, speaks with a feminine affect, and practices a martial art traditionally practiced by women. Whether this is like a proto-trans woman or a queer man is up to interpretation, I guess, but what I find interesting is that, while there are a few jokes lobbed at him, it really doesn't seem malicious. He is depicted as a loved member of the community who is, at worst, just a bit quirky.
In the case of Kowloon's Gate, it was made by Japanese devs but set in Hong Kong's famous Kowloon walled city. Kowloon walled city is a slum and thus associated with criminal activity (Kung Fu hustle also set in a slum). In this way, there are a lot of implications about Anita, the trans character.
Although, it doesn't seem the game ever states this outright. The members of the walled city only treat her with respect and adoration.
This is all to say: I wonder if there is some association in Asia with Hong Kong and gender fuckery? Or perhaps it's just a safe avenue to explore gender fuckery within Asia more broadly, being more cosmopolitan?