Queer Not Here

Hey folks! This episode I speak to Wai, a gay man and professor of communication at St. Louis university, in Missouri, USA. Wai is the research partner to Hemla, who you may have heard in a previous episode, and he talks to me about what it was like coming out and learning about gay culture later in life, and also abt the research he does with Hemla, on LGBTQ Malaysians.

Photo credit: Wai

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

Hi Folks! This week I speak to Hemla, a lesbian and professor in mental health counselling in Missouri, USA. Hemla tells me about what it was like coming out and being queer in the 90s, and why the mental health of the queer community is important to her. Thanks for listening to this episode, and if you like what you hear, please do share it with friends and family.

Photo credit: Hemla

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Hi! This episode I speak to Khalid a gay man living in London who I mentioned in the 'What is Queer not Here' introduction episode of the podcast. Khalid tells me about how some Malaysian students at university with him back in the 90s outed him, which led to him losing his scholarship and seeking asylum in the UK. Thanks for listening!

Photo credit: Khalid

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Hello! This episode I speak to Alfie, a gay man living in Los Angelas, USA. Alfie talks to me about how much his internal homophobia and self-loathing affected him, and how it led to his process of recovery from addiction. 

If you are struggling with addiction or need queer friendly mental health services, do check out some of these resources: www.queerlapis.com/where-to-find-lgbtq-affirming-therapy-in-malaysia/

Content warning: substance abuse, addiction

Photo credit: Alfie

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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

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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

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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]