Podcasts

Michelle Yesudas is a lawyer and human rights defender in Southeast Asia. She is a Senior Legal Adviser at the International Commission of Jurists. Michelle is a Malaysian national, but she speaks to us now from her home in Yangon, Myanmar.

In this episode we talk to Cha Roque. Cha is a queer filipino who advocate LGBTIQ rights with literary and film making. She is co-founded a video production house called CLP Videos and serve as Communication Director. She will also producing a short docu film for ASC's #SEAQCF2021.

This is the first episode of Be/Longings podcast series, where Lolitha Marry Perez, known as 'Mami Lolita from Papua shares to us about the struggles of transgender persons in Papua fights against racism and heterosexism.

Listen as Brenda Alegre talks about transgender pageantry as a form of activism which allows trans pinays to show their visibility and talk about their situation. Brenda also recalls her experiences of joining and watching pageants that now turn into an important memory.

This podcast is part of a ‘Queering Alternative Regionalism’ series, with the aim to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN.

The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.

Listen to our 5th podcast of ‘Queering Alternative Regionalism’ where we talk to Gio Potes about how theater can be a weapon against the loss of Queer memory.

Gio Potes is a filmmaker and dramaturg whose artistic works integrate feminism and LGBTIQ issues. Gio is also a SOGIE Officer of the University of the Philippines Diliman Gender Office.

This podcast is part of a series titled "Queering Alternative Regionalism". This series aims to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN. The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.

Young people just carried the rainbow flag and if it makes the police unhappy, so be it! We talk to Dede Oetomo, scholar, educator, and activist, who is also the co-founder of the Indonesian LGBTIQ group, GAYa Nusantara.

This podcast is part of a series titled "Queering Alternative Regionalism". This series aims to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN. The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.

Ng Yi-Sheng takes a critical look at the development of queer literature and art in Singapore, and how these may influence the flowering of local activism.

Ng Yi-Sheng is a multi-disciplinary writer, researcher, and LGBTIQ activist from Singapore.

He has explored queer themes in literature and published works such as the non-fiction book of coming out stories entitled 'SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century', the poetry collection 'Last Boy' that won the Singapore Literature Prize, and 'Lion City' which won the Singapore Book Awards.

This podcast is part of a series titled "Queering Alternative Regionalism". This series aims to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN. The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.

Interpretation of memory becomes the vehicle for communicative activism to the public.

In this episode, Prof. Lorna Israel talks about memory and its role in activism. Prof. Israel is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Studies in Miriam College. She has an MA in Philippines Studies from the Asian Center, University of the Philippines where she is also finishing her PhD on Philippine Studies and foreign relations. Prof. Israel is also a member and former president of Kasibulan Women’s Art Group.

This podcast is part of a series titled "Queering Alternative Regionalism", which aims to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN. The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.

In this podcast, Dr. Mikee Inton - Campbell talks to us about Philippine queer cinema and its potent role in supporting LGBTIQ advocacy.

This podcast is part of a series titled "Queering Alternative Regionalism". This series aims to spark a conversation among activists on how to challenge dominant discourses that excludes and delegitimizes the existence and narratives of LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN. The series features the use of art, culture and memory as tools and sites of resistance.