S01E09 Party In A Prison Yard?

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. Pink Dot was successful from the start, but faced ongoing criticism of complicity with governmental tokenism and its own lack of activism, particularly with its decision to downplay the protest aspect of the event and not mention Section 377A, the law which criminalized homosexuality in Singapore. Why did this change? Other subscription, listening and following options here: ⁠https://bit.ly/m/semuakita #lgbtq #queer #oralhistory #singapore