/Queer – Details, episodes & analysis

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 Mosotho girls- we come to understand how ideas of kinship have been impacted by Eurocentrism.

Delving into the complexities of defining womanhood, sexuality and kinship across African communities, this episode investigates how Motsoalle relationships were maintained- and lost- in the culture of Lesotho- and what this means for understanding human connection through the lens of a heterogeneous African continent.

As we close Season Two, we have high hopes for our future content- across South America, the Pacific Islands and beyond. We would love to continue bringing you these insightful stories and important voices- so if you would like to support this project, you can become a patron at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse our /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer. You would not believe how far a small donation can take us! You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at info@slashqueer.com.

This episode was edited by Sam Clay, transcribed by Bronya Smith and scripted and presented by Georgie Williams. Music in this episode was composed by Sam Clay.

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 Constitutional Court of South Africa to secure inheritance rights for non-married gay South Africans in 2006. Our second conversation takes place with Cwenga Titi, a young transgender woman on the Eastern Cape, navigating the complexities of modern womanhood and the traditionally male Xhosa coming-of-age ritual she wishes to partake in. At the intersection of the two we look at South Africa- past and present- and consider what the future of a proud South Africa looks like.

We are on the precipice of our Season Two finale- but that still means months of work ahead to bring you high-quality, well-researched historical content. So if you would like to support this project, you can become a patron at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse our /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer. You would not believe how far a small donation can take us! You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at info@slashqueer.com.

This episode was edited by Sam Clay, transcribed by Bronya Smith and scripted and presented by Georgie Williams. Music in this episode was composed by Sam Clay. All rights to the Nelson Mandela speech audio belong to SABC News.

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 misconceptions about the transgender lived experience.

Thank you to all of you who continue to listen and support us. If you wish to help this project continue throughout this year and beyond, you can sign up as one of our lovely patrons at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse our BRAND NEW /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

This episode was edited by Sam Clay, transcribed by Bronya Smith, co-scripted by Matt Thompson and Georgie Williams and presented by Georgie Williams. Music in this episode was composed by Sam Clay.

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 Society, whose insightful interview guides us through the sociopolitical and cultural impact of transphobia in the United Kingdom. With Cat, we ask the crucial question- what enables transgender marginality and oppression, and what must be done to combat that inequality?

Thank you to all of you who continue to listen and support us. If you wish to help this project continue throughout this year and beyond, you can sign up as one of our lovely patrons at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

This episode was edited by Sam Clay, transcribed by Bronya Smith, co-scripted by Matt Thompson and Georgie Williams and presented by Georgie Williams. Music in this episode was composed by Sam Clay.

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 social & legal recognition and bodily autonomy. Sean Saifa Wall, intersex activist and co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project, is our guest this episode and helps us unpack what the intersex rights movements looks like in both the UK and around the world.

If you wish to help this project continue throughout this year and beyond, you can sign up as one of our lovely patrons at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

This episode was edited by Sam Clay, transcribed by Bronya Smith, co-scripted by Matt Thompson and Georgie Williams and presented by Georgie Williams.

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 light on attitudes towards queerness and drug-taking in the United Kingdom.

Big love as always to all our wonderful /Queer listeners- please subscribe if you enjoy these episodes and share them with your friends, family and/or fellow queers. If you wish to help this project continue throughout 2021, you can sign up as one of our lovely patrons at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

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 royalty, 18th Century gay clubs and early (and controversial) lesbian literature.

Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. Please subscribe if you enjoy these episodes and share them with your friends, family and fellow queers. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

-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 episode in Indonesia, exploring the gendered and sexual norms of the Buginese- a community comprised of 6 million Indonesian citizens who traditionally recognise five genders and three sexes. Our interview with Bugis citizen and women's rights worker Pino allows us to answer the question of how Buginese gender variance has been impacted by internal Indonesian politics, Dutch colonialism and globalization.

Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. We are 11 months into this project and our reach has grown to 68 countries, which is so exciting. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also find our merch at https://slashqueer.threadless.com/ and drop us a one-off donation at https://ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

-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 comprised of 6 million Indonesian citizens who traditionally recognise five genders and three sexes. Our interview with Bugis citizen and women's rights worker Pino allows us to answer the question of how Buginese gender variance has been impacted by internal Indonesian politics, Dutch colonialism and globalization.

Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. We are 11 months into this project and our reach has grown to 68 countries, which is so exciting. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also find our merch at https://slashqueer.threadless.com/ and drop us a one-off donation at https://ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.

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 exploring their gender identity with the help of social media, and we explore how Dutch colonialism impacted contemporary Indonesian perspectives on what the West would consider 'queerness'.

Thanks once again to everyone who continues to support /Queer. Please subscribe if you enjoy these episodes and share them with your friends, family and fellow queers. If you fancy supporting the continuation of this project as a Patron, you can drop us a few pennies a month at patreon.com/slashqueer. You can also browse the /Queer merchandise at slashqueer.threadless.com and even drop us a one-off donation (enough to buy a coffee) at ko-fi.com/slashqueer.

You can find transcripts, resources, community fundraising projects and articles at slashqueer.com. You can contact us on Instagram or Twitter at @SlashQueer or email us at slashqueer@outlook.com.