As we heard in a previous episode, Bryan Choong was one of the plaintiffs in the constitutional challenge to Section 377A, the law which criminalized homosexuality in Singapore. In fact, he is probably better known for his role in the development of Oogachaga, the counselling service and one of Singapore's oldest registered queer organizations.

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In this episode of Semua Kita we continue our conversation with Roy as he talks about how he went from being only peripherally involved with Singapore's growing queer community, to taking a central place as one of its most visible activists and a founder of Pink Dot, Singapore's annual LGBTQ event.

Many people know Roy as the recorder of Singapore's modern LGBTQ history, in this episode of Semua Kita he discusses what his motivations are, how he was influenced by activism taking place in other Asian countries and what helped keep his commitment to history going.

In the last episode of Semua Kita, we heard how, in the early 80s, access to information about being gay in Singapore was limited. The Hite Report was important in introducing the idea of homosexuality to a curious audience. But her studies were based in the United States. How relevant was this to Roy, and of what significance was it?

In this episode of Semua Kita we speak to Roy Tan, a towering figure who is intimately associated with Singaporean gay history, whether as its unofficial chronologist, a founder of Pink Dot, or a litigant in the legal challenges to the decriminalization of Section 377A.

In this episode of Semua Kita, Alex talks about Nation, a circuit party which started in Singapore in 2000, and its eventual closure, an event which was momentous in many ways, not the least of which was because it birthed two Singaporean queer rights organizations which are active today: IndigNation and Pink Dot. Alex also reflects that activism can and should take many dispersed forms.

With the disbanding of PLU and the Sunday Fora, LGBTQ Singaporeans found other places to meet.

In the last episode Alex told us about the establishment of PLU and its public meetings at the Substation. In this episode we hear about how its growth meant that it could no longer remain an underground organization. What were the next steps and how did setbacks clarify the direction of the growing movement?