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Escaping Danger, Finding Discrimination: Reporting on Queer Migrants in Kenya, with journalist Sadiya Ansari
In this episode, we speak with journalist and author Sadiya Ansari about her recent reporting on the experiences of queer migrants in Kenya.
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Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
How to Avoid A Disaster like Emilia Perez: Dissecting Queer Representation in Films, with Jason Tan Liwag
In this episode, we dive into the topic of queer representation in cinema with our guest, film critic, curator, actor, and multimedia lecturer Jason Tan…
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Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
Back to Y2K: Are We Okay?
It scares me to see the early aughts resurface, not because of the baggy jeans and crossbody bags, but that I will have to relive this era of unabashed…
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How to be pretentious
This is not an argument to own a fake Louis Vuitton Neverfull
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"Nothing But Life, And Violence Too"
The tendency to posture ourselves as decent people is innate; it's unlikely that people go through life convinced they are evil. Through this lens, I…
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Thoughts After A Hate Crime
I was assaulted last night.
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To Whom Do We Owe Our Bodies?
Sometimes I wish that I were just a body, grounded in the present, unbeholden to anything, floating in a state of bliss. I wish my choices didn’t…
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Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
A Writer from Manila
A Writer from Manila
A gay writer from Manila, musing about queer pop culture, life as a Filipino immigrant, the vegan philosophy, and other random things

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