(Secret) Queer Language in Cambodia
Bong Pov talks to us about a specific queer language which is an adaptation of the Khmer language spoken in Cambodia. She explains to us the origins of the language as well as the importance and further development of it during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime (1975 - 1979). Towards the end of the conversation we speak about her own story, her role as a trans elder in Battambang and the hopes she has for the LGBTQIA+* community in Cambodia at large.
If you want to learn more about the lessons on queer survival during the Khmer Rouge regime check this blogpost on this website in English (https://queeringperspectives.wixsite.com/belabelissima/post/39-queer-su…).
Please visit the link for podcast translation in Khmer: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=336679502134832
This podcast series features a collection of interviews conversations with queer & trans people in South & Southeast Asia around the importance of local perspective understanding non-normative sexualities and gender/queer in some Asian societies. The discussions also emphasize subjectivity, space, historical perspective, related power dynamics and agency as they are negotiated and navigated in the selected locations of Asia. A de-colonial frame will emphasize that race, ethnicity, caste, class, indigeneity informs the understanding of gender and sexed bodies in these societies.