Episode Overview: (Release Date: June 13, 2024) In this episode we speak with trans activist, artist, and performer 지국 / June Green @junegreen_y who shares their experiences as a nonbinary songwriter and singer in the queer Kpop group Q.I.X. @qix_official As part of this interview, June fields questions from students in a gender studies class at the University of Utah's Asia Campus in South Korea. Production: This interview was recorded May 31, 2023 at the University of Utah's Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Varuni Ravi.

Learn more about this podcast at ThePeoplesArchivePodcast.org or at our IG: @peoplesarchivepodcast - Contact us at PeoplesArchivePodcast@gmail.com #nonbinary #queer #genderqueer #queermusic #songwriting #music #trans #qix

Episode Overview: (Release Date: May 6, 2024) Taylor T is a Korean plus size fashion model and body positivity activist who works to empower women through encouraging open conversation around body image and toxic beauty standards. Listen as Taylor speaks about her experience and answers questions about her experience in the modeling industry, the plus size experience in Korea, internalized fatphobia, and more.

Trigger Warning: fatphobia, bullying

This episode begins Season 2 of The People's Archive featuring interviews on identity and social justice, including mental health, racism, and more. We will continue to release episodes on gender and sexuality under Season 1. Production: This interview was recorded at The University of Utah Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Varuni Ravi. The Communications manager for this episode is Rejoice Potja. Connect with Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplesarchivepodcast/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeoplesArchivePodcast For inquiries: peoplesarchivepodcast@gmail.com

Episode Overview: (Release Date: April 23, 2024) In this episode we speak with our first queer couple in Korea – Bex and Rae. Together they share their experiences with the ups and downs of queer dating in Korea, the excitement of living together, and the joy of finding a lasting queer love that embraces gender and sexual exploration. Rest assured, there has never been a cuter queer couple in the history of the world.

Production: This interview was recorded in July of 2023 in South Korea via Zoom. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Varuni Ravi.

#queerdating #gender #sexuality #dating #love #wlw #korea

Episode Overview: (Release Date: Thursday April 11, 2024) In the new release of the People’s Archive Podcast we share Yuda’s story of their queer experience and navigating their identity within layers of homophobia in South Korea. From coming out to attempts of forced conversion, Yuda's story speaks to the struggles many queer people have in Korea within families, within churches, and within the broader community.

[Trigger warning: This episode includes sensitive topics such as homophobia, suicide, spiritual abuse, anxiety, and familial abuse].

Host: Kera Lovell Location: The University of Utah Asia Campus Editor/Producer: Varuni Ravi Communications Manager: Rejoice Potja #ThePeoplesArchivePodcast #ThePeoplesArchivePod #korea #lgbtqia #queer

Connect with Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplesarchivepodcast/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeoplesArchivePodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@peoplesarchivepodcast/ For inquiries: peoplesarchivepodcast@gmail.com

Episode Overview: (Release Date: May 6, 2023) In this episode we speak with Dr. Sheri Slick [she/her] - a Professor and part of the team behind Piooda (@piooda.life), Seoul's queer-inclusive adult lifestyle store. This event was recorded at the University of Utah Asia Campus’s Love Week as part of a discussion on sex, gender, and pleasure. From enforced pelvic exams before marriage in the 1950s to the ins and outs of co-running an adult lifestyle company, there is a safe space created for an important and open conversation on sexual exploration. 

Production: This interview was recorded Thursday April 21, 2022 at the University of Utah's Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.

Trigger: Mentions of sex, sexual pleasure, masturbation, sexuality, and sexual exploration

#gender #sexuality #southkorea #adultlifestyle #technology #sex #pleasure

Socials: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherislick

Piooda IG: https://www.instagram.com/pioodalife/

Episode Overview: (Release Date: April 20, 2023) In this episode, we speak with Maia Pussy Sparkles who shares their experiences with gender studies students at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus on their life as a queer drag and burlesque performer in Seoul, South Korea. Maia (he/she/they | IG: @maia.p.sparkles) is Seoul’s Premium Drag Bear and a member of the House of Tease who also takes part in the Seoul School of Burlesque Class Act showcases as a mentor and host. In this episode, Maia walks us through their journey with drag, sexuality, and gender identity. Check out their IG profile while listening in on the podcast discussion.

Production: This interview was recorded February 16, 2022 at the University of Utah's Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Joel Atkinson and Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.

Trigger: Mentions of Conversion Therapy, Homophobia, Transphobia, Discrimination

#drag #gender #masculinity #pronouns #femininity #sexuality

Socials:

Maia P. Sparkles IG: https://www.instagram.com/maia.p.sparkles/?hl=en

House of Tease: https://www.instagram.com/house.of.tease/

Episode Overview: (Release Date: April 9, 2023) In this first episode of The People's Archive, we have been inspired by genderqueer activist Alok Vaid-Menon to go "beyond the gender binary” with our guests who have some involvement within the drag community in South Korea. Nix (any pronouns | IG: @nix.cnr | Nix is currently on a hiatus from drag and has archived their drag posts), SKIM (he/him they/them | IG: @skimisme), and Azangman (any pronouns | IG: @dragkingazangman) express their thoughts and share their stories with the University of Utah Asia Campus students via Zoom. With our panel, we take a deep dive into gender identity and drag as gender play while discussing how shutdowns caused by the pandemic impacted their access to public drag performances as part of their gender expression. Triggers: Mentions of Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Mental Health [Depression, Anxiety] #drag #gender #masculinity #pronouns #femininity Socials: Nix IG: https://www.instagram.com/nix.cnr/ SKIM IG: https://www.instagram.com/skimisme/ Azangman IG: https://www.instagram.com/dragkingazangman/ Production Team: This interview was recorded February 9, 2022 at the University of Utah's Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and audio edited/produced by Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.