Queer Not Here

Hello! This episode I speak to Raz, a transwoman living in Melbourne, Australia. Raz tells me about what it was like transitioning in Malaysia and how it's been for her joining the Australian Navy. 

Content warning for transphobia and intimate partner violence.  

Episode photo credit: Raz

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

This episode I speak to KarYin, a queer woman living in San Francisco, USA. She tells me about what it was like to march in Pride as part of SAMBAL (Singaporean and Malaysian Bisexuals and Lesbians) and the differences in how race relations work in the US and Malaysia. 

Episode photo credit: KarYin

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

This episode I speak to SuFeh, a queer dancer and performer in Vancouver, Canada who left Malaysia in 1985. They tell me about how it felt giving up their Malaysian passport and how the tools and language of kink helped them find their queerness. 

Episode photo credit: SuFeh. 

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

Hello! This episode of Queer Not Here, I speak to KM, a bisexual working and living in Hong Kong. We talk about what it's like to see Malaysia as a transient space, and the difficulties of feeling settled. Thanks for listening! 

Episode photo credit: KM 

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

In our second episode, I speak to Firas, a gender queer Kedahan who's spent the last decade in New York. We chat about colonised identities and what it means to be a Queer Muslim. Enjoy the episode!

Episode photo credit: Firas

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

Meet Alana! A transwoman working and living in London, she is seeking asylum because of the discrimination she'd face back home in Malaysia. But is London really safer for her? 

Content warning: Transphobia & suicide

Credit to Morganico for the episode artwork. 

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, [email protected]

Why do LGBTQ Malaysians leave Malaysia? How do they feel about it? Do they want to come home? A short preview of what to expect in this series.