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“Cowabunga, comrade!” — Tubular Marx & the Totally Radical Left

Every time I post this for queer Malaysians queerphobes get mad. It's so tiring being queer + Malaysian. This pride month I hope more folks acknowledge the oppression queer folks face in the global south.

Mainly writing this because I'm so tired of the Anglocentric, very western discussions abt pride month (eg. Kink at pride, the validity of labels etc) Most queer Malaysians don't have that same access to these resources, I'm not going to police what a queer msian should be like. We're stronger together, the authorities don't give a shit abt how valid I am or correct my labels are.

I think it's important to highlight the difference in queer issues of identity and liberation. In Malaysia at least, we're still far from getting liberation, much less debating amongst our circles abt valid/invalid labels. We don't have a Pride march, and it's likely our liberation will look very different to the west.

No Perikatan Nasional

Aw! Look who found a new friend!

ACAB graphic by xGTOTYx

When you spend years miserable trying to accept yourself to slowly discover tons of people hate you without knowing you because you dare trying not to be miserable anymore, it hurts. As if I wanted to be like this, not to be "normal". As if it wouldn't have been way easier to be like everyone. With the elections coming in a few months, it feels like hate has become the new normal online. I wish I cared less about it but there are so many people thinking this... I don't follow any news accounts but it's impossible to avoid. Sometimes, I think about all the hate and threats I can get just for writing these lines publicly and it's terrifying.

PERIKATAN NASIONAL and hypocrite don't divide

I'm allies who support LGBTQ community.