Queer Coco

Queer Coco

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Queer Coco episodes

  • Featured Show: Pacific Wave (Talanoaga with Herman Andersen & Ben Tovale)

    Pacific Wave is a Pasefika & Maori Youth radio show that airs weekly on 4EB 98.1FM in Brisbane. 

    Hosted by Kimaea Kirifi-Ali’ifa’alogo (@makeupbykimaea) and Pele Vaimoso (@queercoco), PW serves as a platform to highlight important conversations that our young people are having and also showcasing amazing Pasefika & Maori people doing incredible things in the community and around the world.

    Follow PW on Instagram @pacificwaveradio

    Tune in every Thursday, 4pm on 98.1FM

    Don’t live in Brisbane? Find us on the TUNE IN RADIO App or 

    Listen live and OnDemand on 4EB.org.au

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    59 min
  • Wearing My Queerness & Why I Don’t Go To Church
    "Being a believer in Christ and wearing my sin in the open isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do."
    I saw a post on Instagram a couple of weeks ago that really triggered me that happened to be written by a beautiful Pasefika Transwoman from Auckland. To protect her privacy, I will not name her because she has since deleted the post. Although it was a very small part of her caption, it really resonated with me and that's what I discuss in today's show.
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    18 min
  • What's Happening?
    Since you asked LOL I, Pele, talk about what's been happening since this podcast started and what's been triggering me lately.
    As promised please follow these wonderful people on Instagram:
    Photographer
    Herman Andersen @hermie.andersen
    Kimaea Kirifi-Aliifaalogo @makeupbykimaea @kimaea_unfiltered
    For The Qultures Podcast @forthequltures
    Tima Talks Podcast @tima_talks
    Samoan Scientist Podcast @samoan_scientist
    Amanda Seales (Small Doses Podcast) @amandaseales
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    21 min
  • Being A Proud Samoan Trans-Woman with Ella Ganzaaa

    On episode 6 of my podcast, I sat down with my old friend Ella Ganza and we talked about her experience as a Samoan Transwoman in the diaspora.

    Ella founded the Runway Dance Crew - a hip hop dance group made up of queer folk - alongside Frankiee Tagilao in 2010. Fast forward to 2019 and the name and legacy lives on in Runway Movement, a group of QPOC making their mark in Brisbane by taking up space in places that are predominantly mayonnaise.

    Ella also makes up a third of the hip hop drag supergroup Thicc Shake & is THE Mother of House of Alexander

    59 min
  • Creating Safe Spaces

    Coming out is not an easy thing to do, but here are some ways that can help.

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    34 min
  • Let's Be Honest with Larisa Bounthirat

    Larisa, 28, is an entrepreneur and SHE.E.O as she likes to say! I sit down with Larisa and we talk about her experience as a young, lesbian woman. We touch on her dating life, as well as coming out to her family.

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    56 min
  • Being Brown & Different with Ben Tauti
    This is my very first full length episode and I am so excited to be sharing with you an honest conversation between two friends. To be frank, I learned a lot about my friend Ben and I’m sure it was the same for him.
    We discuss when he discovered that he was different and talk a little about being gender policed. We also go into a little bit about when people of authority in our lives have weaponised our other-ness against us and our parents.
    A lot of the themes we discuss I wish to elaborate more on in other episodes but for now, please enjoy this light but informative chat on ‘Being Brown & Different’.
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    45 min
  • Queer Coco: An Introduction
    The 'Queer Coco' Podcast aims to tackle issues faced by young, queer Pacific Island people, where they stem from and how we contribute to them. With this knowledge we will gain a better understanding of each other and ultimately - hopefully - a better world.
    This episode serves as an introduction to your host, Pele Vaimoso and to also provide a brief insight on the coming episodes.
    11 min

About Queer Coco

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Join Pele Vaimoso on Queer Coco, a podcast exploring the layered experiences of growing up queer within Pasifika and Māori households. Through honest, heartfelt conversations with members of the Pacific Island and Māori Rainbow communities, each episode brings forward stories that are too often unheard and overlooked.