EXHALE: an Anthology of Queer Singapore Voices is a landmark literary project, gathering the best works of local LGBTQ writers who emerged in the 2010s. These writings reveal the dreams, struggles and indomitable spirit of our queer community in a time of turbulence and transformation—a decade of highly visible protests and controversies, new labels for gender and sexuality, and a more fearless brand of cultural politics.
Edited by Ng Yi-Sheng, Stephanie Chan, Andy Ang, Ang Jin Yong, Atifa Othman and Kokila Othman, and published by Math Paper Press, this collection features texts written in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, by eighty different authors and one collective, encompassing forms as diverse as spoken word, sci-fi, experimental poetry, creative non-fiction and even songs of worship.
There are poems exploring issues such as coming out, gender dysphoria, HIV, religion, institutional homophobia and transphobia, the Wear White movement, the PenguinGate controversy, sex and love. There are tales of attempted exorcism, a young gay man’s explorations of the Internet, a lesbian werewolf’s journey of self-fulfillment, a trans woman’s discovery of her magical gifts, fatphobia in Singapore, an activist case for aromanticism, and an alien encounter at Pink Dot.
Join us for our online launch on YouTube, featuring readings by Rodrigo de la Peña Jr, Irie Aman, Joyce Chng, Lune Loh, Irfan Kasban, Marylyn Tan, Joel Tan and Kokila Annamalai
VENUE: Youtube (Online)
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tex1BRcy7O8
EVENT WEBSITE: Pink Fest
DATE AND TIME
18 Jun 2021, 7pm–9mp==pm