Hi folks and welcome to our last interview episode of the season! This episode I speak to Natasha, a bisexual woman living in Australia. Natasha talks to me about what it was like coming out to her male partner, and the frustrations she has with not feeling safe back home. Natasha is also a sex positive advocate, and you can check out her page @browngirl.sexology on IG.  Thanks so much for supporting this podcast! Next week I'll be uploading a last episode, a chat with Kar Yin, who was episode 5 in the series, about how this season has gone, and what the plan is next.  Episode photo credit: Natasha Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi folks! Welcome to the wrap up episode of this season of Queer Not Here! This is a bit of a special episode, I’m not interviewing anyone, but rather having a casual chat with my friend Kar Yin, who was episode 5 of the season. We talk about how the podcast has gone, was it what I expected, what are the plans going forward, and also Kar Yin shares with me how was her experience being on the podcast. A big big huge thank you, to every single person who said yes, and shared your stories. Thank you for your honesty, your willingness to be part of this project and to go through this process with me. Thank you to Kar Yin, for helping me conceptualise parts of the podcast. A big Thank you to Syar, for being my podcast expert buddy who I could always go to bounce ideas and get feedback. Thank you to Belinda, for coming up with the name Queer Not Here, and thank you to Ames, for designing the logo. I love you all very much.  Lastly, a big thank you to everyone who’s been following and listening to this podcast!! If you’d like to get in touch with me, do email me at queernothere@gmail.com, or hit me up on IG @queer.nothere.

Hi! This episode I speak to Kye, a transman and actor living in Los Angeles, USA. Kye is also the younger brother of Adam, who you may have heard in the previous episode. Kye tells me about leaving Malaysia at a young age and the actors life in LA! Thanks for supporting this podcast, and hope you enjoy the episode!  Episode photo credit: Kye Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi! This episode I speak to Adam, a gay Sabahan filmmaker and YouTuber, living in Melbourne, Australia. Adam talks to me about the environment of fear he experienced as a gay person in Malaysia and how it affected his journey of coming out and living as his authentic self. Thanks for supporting this podcast, and I hope you enjoy the episode! Episode photo credit: Adam Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi folks! This episode, I speak to a good friend of mine, Seok, who's a gay academic doing her PHD in Syracuse, USA. Seok talks to me about community, language and identity politics in the US. Thanks so much for supporting this podcast, and enjoy the episode! Photo credit: Seok Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

Hello! This episode I speak to Jellene, a lesbian and programmer living in Finland with her partner, who’s also a Malaysian. Jellene talks to me about Finnish culture and the good and bad of adapting to living in a place so starkly different to home. Thanks for listening to this episode, and if you like what you hear, please do share it with friends and family. Photo credit: Jellene Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

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 Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

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 Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

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 Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

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, queernothere@gmail.com

Why did I make this series? What was the process like? What's the context in Malaysia? An introduction to Queer Not Here and what this podcast is all about!

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.