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/Queer
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How much do you know about gender & sexuality? /Queer takes us beyond the lens of 'LGBTQ' and Western concepts in this oral histories podcast of human diversity. Across Seasons 1 & 2, gender & sexuality researcher Georgie Williams travels through the USA, Japan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Turkey, South Africa and Lesotho- interviewing human rights workers, activists, professors and everyday people whose lived experiences fall under the umbrella of 'gender and sexuality variance'. At the core of this project lies the question- what is 'queer' and where in the world is it found?
Episodes
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Motsoalle Relationships of Lesotho
In our final episode of Season Two of /Queer, we interview Dr Mamoeketsi Ntho from the Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation in the Lesotho Government. In our investigations into Motsoalle relationships- relationships which blurred the boundaries of platonic and romantic love between...
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Pride and Struggle: Gendered and Sexual Freedoms in South Africa
In our last episode in South Africa and penultimate episode of Season Two, we compare and contrast the lives and stories of two South Africans, as we reflect on the history of gender & sexuality activism during and post Apartheid. We speak first to Mark Gory, the man who took on the…
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Homosexuality and Islam: Bridging the Divide
In our first episode in South Africa, we investigate the experiences and welfare of the oft-misrepresented queer muslim community. In the heart of Cape Town we interview Imam Muhsin Hendricks- the world's first openly queer imam- and learn about his work interpreting the Qur'an and confronting…
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Ottomans to Turks- Understanding Homophobia in Contemporary Turkey
In this episode, we delve deep into Turkey's history to understand the roots of gender and sexuality norms- by understanding how the cultural values of the Ottoman Empire shaped the values of contemporary Turkey. Ottoman scholars Dr Ezgi Sarıtaş and Dr Irvin Schick lead us through this rich and...
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The Maltese Body: Gender, Sex and Catholicism, Pt.2
In the second half of our two-parter in Malta, we speak to Charlie Cauchi and Romeo Roxman Gatt from Malta's only queercentric artspace, RosaKwir. As we delve deeper into the issues around bodily autonomy under Maltese politics Catholicism, we also have the pleasure of consulting Gabi Calleja…
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The Maltese Body: Gender, Sex and Catholicism, Pt.1
In Episode 20 we start our investigations into the gender and sexuality diverse culture within Malta. In the first episode of this two-parter, we interview gynaecologist and transgender healthcare specialist Dr Chiara Frendo-Balzan about the climate of gendered healthcare in Malta. As our…
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Queer Diasporas at Sea
We are back and bringing you more incredible oral histories from around the world in Season Two of /Queer. In our first episode of this season we find ourselves en route to Malta aboard the Götheborg of Sweden- the largest ocean-faring wooden vessel in the world- where gender & sexuality…
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Gay Derry: Pride on the Irish Border
In our final episode of Season One of /Queer, we chat with activist Jim Doherty about a transforming political and queer climate in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. Exploring Derry's history and position in the spotlight of Irish politics, we discuss the establishing of Pride parades in...
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Building a Queer Ireland, Pt.2
In our penultimate episode of Season One of /Queer, we return to our interview with Ireland's Gay Godfather- founder of GCN Magazine and gay rights icon, Tonie Walsh. Covering matters such as ageing queer populations, LGBTQ+ inclusive media and inter-community social movements, Tonie looks…
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Building a Queer Ireland, Pt.1
Ireland is the final stop for Season One of /Queer. In our first episode in the country, we interview Ireland's Gay Godfather- founder of GCN Magazine and gay rights icon, Tonie Walsh. Across two episodes, Tonie talks to us about LGBTQ+ history, sexual diversity in rural spaces, caring for an…
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Trans Rights in the UK, Pt.2
In the second of two special episodes addressing transgender rights and our final episode in the United Kingdom, host Georgie Williams and special guest Cat Burton, Chair of the Gender Identity Research & Education Society, propose and explain models for healthcare reform and dive deeper into...
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Trans Rights in the UK, Pt.1
This is the first of two special episodes dispelling myths about the transgender rights movement in the United Kingdom and proposing effective models for reforming transgender welfare. Our special guest for the next two episodes is Cat Burton, Chair of the Gender Identity Research & Education...
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The Intersex Rights Movement
Episode 13 explores the experiences of intersex individuals- individuals who vary from the biological and societal norms for what are deemed the male and female sexes. As a community often- for better and worse- absorbed into the LGBTQ+ rights movement, intersex individuals are fighting for both...
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Chemsex in the UK
For our first episode of 2021 and our second episode in the United Kingdom, Dr Sebastian Baxter of the Manchester Penetrated project leads us on a deep-dive of chemsex as a subcultural practice. We learn more about the norms and the language involved and how this controversial practice sheds…
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A Queer History of Britain's Sex Life
Episode 11 is our first episode in the United Kingdom, looking at all things queer about Great Britain's sexual history. Dr Kate Lister of Leeds Trinity University and the incredible Whores of Yore project is our special guest this month, taking us through a scandalizing deep-dive of queer…
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The Bugis of Indonesia (No Dub)
-This is the undubbed version of the Bugis of Indonesia, where our interview conducted in Bahasa Indonesia has been left without an English overdub. If you wish to listen to the episode with an English translation, please select the episode titled 'English Dubbed'.- Episode 10 is our final…
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The Bugis of Indonesia (English Dubbed)
-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...
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Queer Voices in Yogyakarta, Pt.2
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...
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Queer Voices in Yogyakarta, Pt.1
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…
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The Waria of Indonesia
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...
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LGBTQ+ Activism in Tokyo
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...
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Sexuality and Male-Male Love in Historical Japan
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…
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The Queer Media of Contemporary Japan
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...
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Visible Queerness: The Aesthetics of Political Resistance
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...
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Visible Queerness: Queer Kinship & Chosen Family
As the first part of our two-part focus on 'Visible Queerness', Episode 2 of the /Queer podcast addresses 'Queer Kinship', and the concept of chosen family amongst varying LGBTQ+ communities within the United States. As we travel through Indianapolis, Chicago and San Francisco, we consult with…
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The Emergence & Loss of Trans Spaces in New York City
The first episode of the /Queer podcast addresses the development, shifting and receding of transgender and gender variant spaces in and around New York City over the past 3-4 decades. The episode includes an interview with Carrie Davis, a nonprofit health and human rights consultant and one of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
How much do you know about gender & sexuality? /Queer takes us beyond the lens of 'LGBTQ' and Western concepts in this oral histories podcast of human diversity. Across Seasons 1 & 2, gender & sexuality researcher Georgie Williams travels through the USA, Japan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Turkey, South Africa and Lesotho- interviewing human rights workers, activists, professors and everyday people whose lived experiences fall under the umbrella of 'gender and sexuality variance'. At the core of this project lies the question- what is 'queer' and where in the world is it found?
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How much do you know about gender & sexuality? /Queer takes us beyond the lens of 'LGBTQ' and Western concepts in this oral histories podcast of human diversity. Across Seasons 1 & 2, gender & sexuality researcher Georgie Williams travels through the USA, Japan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom,...
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