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-This is the English Dubbed version of the Bugis of Indonesia. If you wish to listen to our interview conducted in Bahasa Indonesia, please select the episode titled 'No Dub'.-Episode 10 is our final episode in Indonesia, exploring the gendered and sexual norms of the Buginese- a community comprised of 6 million Indonesian citizens who traditionally recognise five genders and three sexes. Our interview with Bugis citizen and women's rights worker Pino allows us to answer the question of how Buginese gender variance has been impacted by internal Indonesian politics, Dutch colonialism and globalization.Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. We are 11 months into this project and our reach has grown to 68 countries, which is so exciting. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also find our merch at https://slashqueer.threadless.com/ and drop us a one-off donation at https://ko-fi.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

30 Sep 202024min

Episode 9 is Part Two of Queer Voices in Yogyakarta- a two-episode collection of stories of LGBTQ+ struggle and self-exploration, as told by young queer residents of Yogyakarta in Java, Indonesia. In part two, binary and non-binary transgender men June and Alfi discuss their experiences of exploring their gender identity with the help of social media, and we explore how Dutch colonialism impacted contemporary Indonesian perspectives on what the West would consider 'queerness'.Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. Please subscribe if you enjoy these episodes and share them with your friends, family and fellow queers. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

21 Aug 202030min

Episode 8 is Part One of Queer Voices in Yogyakarta- a two-episode collection of stories of LGBTQ+ struggle and self-exploration, as told by young queer residents of Yogyakarta in Java, Indonesia. In part one NGO worker Astrid Febriyanti provides a comprehensive overview of Indonesian attitudes to LGBTQ+ culture before Ai and Ferdi, a Muslim lesbian and a Christian gay man, tell us about their experiences of navigating queerness, faith and family.Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. This project is growing with every episode, with listeners in 52 countries around the world, which is incredibly exciting. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

19 Juli 202037min

Episode 7 is the start of our journey through Indonesia and the first of three stories we will be covering as part of this leg of the tour. This episode focuses on the Waria community in Indonesia, a collective of third-gender and/or transgender individuals- and their story is being told by award-winning, internationally-recognised Waria activist, Shinta Ratri. Join us as Ibu Shinta explains the Waria experience and how LGBTQ+ community members and allies outside of Indonesia can do their part to support Waria in their fight for their human rights, and for a better life.Thanks once again to all who have supported /Queer so far. Now is a difficult time to be a freelancer but we are continuing with this project for as long as is financially possible- so if you can support the continuation of this project as a Patron, please pledge what you can at patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer.

19 Juni 202036min

Episode 6 is the final chapter in the Japan leg of the trip, and this episode explores how spaces and the facilitation of community organising are core focuses in the push for rights in the Tokyo LGBTQ+ activism scene. Host Georgie Williams is joined by Sho Akita of Normal Screen- who uses his platform to make LGBTQ+ documentaries and resources accessible to the local community- and feminist collective WAIFU, who are focused on creating safe nightlife spaces for queer femmes and trans women.A big thanks to all of you who have supported /Queer so far. We have some incredibly exciting episodes to come covering gender and sexuality variant cultures in Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Ireland, so if you can support the continuation of this project as a Patron, please pledge what you can at patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources and articles at slashqueer.com.

7 Maj 202042min

As the second episode exploring LGBTQ+ culture in Japan, Sexuality and Male-Male Love in Historical Japan takes us back to the Edo period and explores how romantic and sexual relationships between monks, samurai and men of high social standing progressed from being a cultural norm to the subject of controversy and social stigma. Georgie Williams hosts.If you are enjoying these episodes and wish to support upcoming content, you can become a Patron here: patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources and articles at slashqueer.com.

9 Apr 202021min

Professor Yuka Kanno of Stanford University is this episode's guest, discussing the development of the term 'queer' in modern Japan, and how 'queerness' and LGBT+ communities are presented and represented in contemporary Japanese media.If you are enjoying these episodes and wish to support upcoming content, you can become a Patron here: patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources and articles at slashqueer.com.

20 Feb 202036min

Episode 3 focuses on the visual aspects of how political resistance has been enacted by the LGBTQ community in the USA during the late 20th and 21st Century, and how particular aesthetics within BDSM and drag circles have been central to that resistance. As part two of our focus on 'visible queerness', we return to our conversations with Gary Wasdin of the Chicago Leather Archives and Sister Roma of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, as well as consulting fellow sister and prominent activist, Sister Purrr Do.If you are enjoying these episodes and wish to support upcoming content, you can become a Patron here: patreon.com/slashqueer.You can find transcripts, resources and articles at slashqueer.com.

4 Jan 202039min