All Episodes - Queer Conversations with KayDee
We are just two queer people and we want to put our voices across and have conversions about queer experiences we have had in life. We talk about anything and everything queer, from our south Indian perspective and experiences. Hoping to entertain and educate folks here :)
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Ep 11. Dating App – The Queer Side of Them
In the eleventh episode, Kay and Dee discussed about various dating app available in the country for queer people. They spoke about their experiences and also about the general dating scenario for queer peeps at the moment. Listen in to get their insights about how they did it and what they did…and do write in with what they would have missed! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep 10. Growing Up Gay – A Telugu Gay Man’s Perspective
In the tenth episode, Kay and Dee spoke to Srini, a gay man and Queer Activist from Bangalore about his experiences around growing up gay in Andhra. He shared his experiences of him getting in touch with the Queer community, the homophobia he faced growing up and the various issues a gay man has to struggle in general in India. Very eye-opening and insightful! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 09: Queer Representation in Indian Cinema: Part 2 – Lesbian Women
In the ninth episode, Kay and Dee talk about the Queer Representation in Indian Cinema with focus on lesbian representation in the Hindi cinema and beyond Bollywood. They spoke about the earliest representation, South Indian, and North Indian representation and also their personal favorites and what they felt was done right. Finally looked at how these representations impacted them personally! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 08: Growing up Queer - Telugu
After the excellent response to their growing up queer episode and the channel in general, Kay and Dee decided to record and share their experiences growing up queer in Telugu (!!) with the aim of spreading awareness in vernacular languages. A sincere attempt has been made to capture lived experiences in Telugu (with a smattering of english here and there ofcourse :D ). As with the English version, Kay and Dee share their very personal experiences, dilemmas and conundrums growing up queer in this podcast.
Ep. 07: Homophobia: Our Experiences around it
In this episode, Dee and Kay talk in-depth about their personal experience with various types of homophobia. Their perspective and impact of homophobia at the workplace, school, and at home, and also stories they heard from peers in the queer community. Do subscribe to the channel wherever you find your podcast and share it with your peers. Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 06: Defining Homophobia
This week, Kay and Dee talk about the various types of homophobia and a little bit into various situations where they, as queer peeps, faced homophobia and internalized homophobia. Do subscribe, share, and write in if you have any questions or requests. Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 05: Queer Support Spaces: Our Experiences
In today's episode Kay and Dee take off from last week and speak about how they found other queer folks and support. They also delve into how important this process was for them and encourage other queer folk to do the same :) Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 04: Growing up Queer
In the fourth episode, Kay and Dee talk about their personal experiences around growing up queer. When was the first their first feeling if being “different”? When they first knew for sure they were queer? They spoke about all the fun stuff and the troubling stuff they went through as they discovered their sexuality growing up in the 90s. Tune in to listen to all the fun! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 03: Queer Representation in Indian Cinema: Part I - Gay Men
In the third episode, Kay and Dee talk about the Queer Representation in Indian Cinema. Looking to do this in parts, so in the first part, they spoke about Gay Men representation in Indian Cinema. The earliest representation, pre and post-verdict, South Indian, and North Indian representation. They also spoke about their personal favorites and what was done right, and how these representations impacted them personally! Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 02: Pride March and Its Origin
In the second episode, Kay and Dee talk about the origin of the Pride Marches, why June is celebrated as Pride Month and the history of Pride Marches in India. They also talk about their own experiences around Pride Marches in Bangalore and Chennai, and what has been the impact of pride marches in terms of normalizing and acceptance the queer identities in India. Tune in to learn more! Websites Discussed on the Podcast: https://www.glaad.org/ http://orinam.net/ Find us on Facebook and Instagram.
Ep. 01: Verdict Day
On the second anniversary of the verdict, Kay and Dee sit and talk a bit about how significant the striking down of the unconstitutional, archaic, British era section 377 (Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India) that decriminalized all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex. They give a brief outline of how section 377 impacted the queer community and go on to talk about their unique experiences on the day of the verdict. Tune in to learn more. Find us on Facebook and Instagram.