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Hi folks! Welcome to the wrap up episode of this season of Queer Not Here! This is a bit of a special episode, I’m not interviewing anyone, but rather having a casual chat with my friend Kar Yin, who was episode 5 of the season. We talk about how the podcast has gone, was it what I expected, what are the plans going forward, and also Kar Yin shares with me how was her experience being on the podcast.

A big big huge thank you, to every single person who said yes, and shared your stories. Thank you for your honesty, your willingness to be part of this project and to go through this process with me. Thank you to Kar Yin, for helping me conceptualise parts of the podcast. A big Thank you to Syar, for being my podcast expert buddy who I could always go to bounce ideas and get feedback. Thank you to Belinda, for coming up with the name Queer Not Here, and thank you to Ames, for designing the logo. I love you all very much. 

Lastly, a big thank you to everyone who’s been following and listening to this podcast!! If you’d like to get in touch with me, do email me at queernothere@gmail.com, or hit me up on IG @queer.nothere.

Hi folks and welcome to our last interview episode of the season! This episode I speak to Natasha, a bisexual woman living in Australia. Natasha talks to me about what it was like coming out to her male partner, and the frustrations she has with not feeling safe back home. Natasha is also a sex positive advocate, and you can check out her page @browngirl.sexology on IG. 



Thanks so much for supporting this podcast! Next week I'll be uploading a last episode, a chat with Kar Yin, who was episode 5 in the series, about how this season has gone, and what the plan is next. 



Episode photo credit: Natasha

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi! This episode I speak to Kye, a transman and actor living in Los Angeles, USA. Kye is also the younger brother of Adam, who you may have heard in the previous episode. Kye tells me about leaving Malaysia at a young age and the actors life in LA! Thanks for supporting this podcast, and hope you enjoy the episode! 



Episode photo credit: Kye

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi! This episode I speak to Adam, a gay Sabahan filmmaker and YouTuber, living in Melbourne, Australia. Adam talks to me about the environment of fear he experienced as a gay person in Malaysia and how it affected his journey of coming out and living as his authentic self. Thanks for supporting this podcast, and I hope you enjoy the episode!



Episode photo credit: Adam

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hi folks! This episode, I speak to a good friend of mine, Seok, who's a gay academic doing her PHD in Syracuse, USA. Seok talks to me about community, language and identity politics in the US. Thanks so much for supporting this podcast, and enjoy the episode!



Photo credit: Seok

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com

Hey folks! This episode I speak to Wai, a gay man and professor of communication at St. Louis university, in Missouri, USA. Wai is the research partner to Hemla, who you may have heard in a previous episode, and he talks to me about what it was like coming out and learning about gay culture later in life, and also abt the research he does with Hemla, on LGBTQ Malaysians.



Photo credit: Wai

Have a listen to the introduction to know more about this series, and do get in touch! IG: @queer.nothere, queernothere@gmail.com