Ricardo is the founder of ‘Genderfunk’, the largest alt drag queer collective in Vietnam, and teaches consent/gender/sexuality workshops at schools here in Saigon. Ricardo joins me to discuss their background, journey and the evolution of Genderfunk. I highly recommend both listening to this episode, and attending an event. Thank you, Ricardo!

Topics include

⁃ Being brought up in a rough part of Birmingham, England and exploring sexuality, gender and identity

⁃ Why “coming out” is for the individual and nowhere else

⁃ Navigating difficult emotions, coming to self acceptance, and the ability to express oneself

⁃ Building up the queer scene in South East Asia and the evolution of Genderfunk

⁃ The importance of diversity and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ

⁃ Teaching gender/consent/sexuality workshops in schools

⁃ Their pride in seeing drag performers develop over time in Saigon

⁃ Creative influences and favorite aspects of performance

⁃ Future aims

If you enjoyed, you can find out more about Ricardo and Genderfunk at

https://instagram.com/esta_ricardo

https://instagram.com/genderfunk

And more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.