In this session, the speaker, Dr. Mikee Inton-Campblel, talks about how Philippine Queer Cinema memorializes queer Lives.

In this episode Dede Oetomo talks about Queer Narratives in Indonesia.

Dede Oetomo is a scholar, educator and activist, who has been doing research, education, and advocacy in the fields of language and society, HIV, AIDs, and sexuality.

He pursued postgraduate studies on Linguistics and South East Asian Studies at Cornell University in New York.

Dede is also the co-founder of the Indonesian LGBTQ group Gaya Nusantara, an Ashoka Fellow and was a recipient of the Felipa de Souza Award.

In this episode, Professor Lorna Israel talks about mnemonic devices — how they help us remember and keep memories alive.

Prof. Israel is a Senior Lecturer at the Dept of International Studies in Miriam College.

She has an MA in Philippines Studies from the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, where she is also finishing her PhD on Philippine Studies & Foreign Relations.

We talk to BabeL, an artist from Vietnam who is breaking boundaries through the art of drag. She talks about how this drag culture can help liberate people from misinformation and discrimination about the LGBTQIA+ community. BabeL longs unity within the queer community and for a real connection to their country as a whole.

In this episode, we talk to Michelle Yesudas, a biracial, bisexual, and bilingual lawyer and human rights defender in South East Asia.

She is a Senior Legal Adviser at the International Commission of Jurists.

Bella Galhos is a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Timor Leste.

She is a human rights activist, and is now helping to create a better future for the young LGBT people in her country.

We talk to Dr. Inleusa Basengkham, an independent interpreter, an education consultant, and transgender advocate from Laos.

We talk to Cha Roque, a literary writer, filmmaker, and LGBTIQ advocate from the Philippines.

With the belief that art can create social change, Cha continues to disrupt the filmmaking landscape by telling queer stories, experiences, challenges.