Episode 29: Vivek Shraya

In this week’s episode, Molly speaks with musician, author, filmmaker, and visual artist Vivek Shraya (she/her). Topics include:

Viewing Hindu gods as queer role models Writing pop music about racism, gender, and biphobia Why we should reject “love is love” as a queer slogan Chronic suicidality / how to live when the world wants you dead [CN: 42-49 min] How do we keep going if we don’t think we’re going to win?

Learn more about our This Week in Gender topic here and here.

Buy I’m Afraid of Men here. Listen to Angry and Part-Time Woman on Spotify. More of Vivek’s work can be found at vivekshraya.com.

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