It's finally here! Here's the full, unabridged interview with the hosts of the Desi LGBT Fest, an online festival celebrating and spotlighting queer voices, expression, experiences, art, activism, and media created by and about members of the desi queer community. We discussed queerness in South Asia, expression, progress and of course, favourite queer media, art and literature.
Some of their desi recommendations: the movie 'Badhai Do', books The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar.
Other recommendations: (story behind) Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent, the book Loveless by Alice Oseman.
Get in touch with them at https://desi-lgbt-fest.tumblr.com/
Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)
Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC.
PS: submissions, cc music@cfrc.ca if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.