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This is a part 2 of an interview we had with Ria. In part 1 we focused on romance in Filipino culture and aromanticism and in this episode, we focused on asexuality in the Philippines.



Social media 

https://twitter.com/QueerCuz 

https://www.instagram.com/queercuz/ 



Intro and outro music: Podcast.co

It’s International Asexuality Day! For this episode we interviewed Sarah's friend Dr Jazmin Scarlett, a social and historical volcanologist who is asexual. Sarah and Jazmin share their journey with their identities, Jazmin's work as a researcher, being a person of colour who is asexual and the impact of colonialism on LGBTQIA+ people.  

Content warning for 40.44 - 41.25: brief mention of sexual coercion



Social media:

https://twitter.com/QueerCuz 

https://www.instagram.com/queercuz/ 

Intro and outro music: Podcast.co

It’s Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! For this episode we interviewed Ria, an asexual and aromantic person from the Philippines. We discuss romance expectations in Filipino culture including family expectations when it comes to dating, marriage and having kids. Ria shares how this affects her as a Filipino who is aromantic.

Social media 

https://twitter.com/QueerCuz 

https://www.instagram.com/queercuz/ 

Intro and outro music: Podcast.co

It's Pansexual Pride Day! For this episode, we interviewed Alaina's best friend Melissa. Alaina and Melissa share their experiences of being pansexual and discuss the differences in their experiences.  

Social media 

https://twitter.com/QueerCuz 

https://www.instagram.com/queercuz/ 

Intro and outro music: Podcast.co

Trans Awareness Week aims to raise the visibility of transgender people and the issues they face. To mark this week we interviewed Amber Gonzales Quiban, a trans activist from the Philippines. She shared her experiences of LGBTQIA+ activism in the Philippines and her experiences and perspectives as a trans woman.

You can follow Amber on Twitter and Instagram on: @geeyanii

You can support PANTAY through their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PANTAYPilipinas/

Please note that following content warnings with timings:

- 24.48-24.54: mention of r*pe

 27.02-27.28: queerphobia by President Duterte

- 27.39-29.19: talking about Jennifer Laude, violence towards transphobia and injustice

- 29.39-30.03: violence towards trans people

To celebrate Pride Month, we share funny stories of how we should have known about our identities sooner and what Pride Month means to us.  This video was originally recorded in July 2021.