Khush: A Show of Love
By Written and narrated by Andil Gosine, Produced by JP Davidson
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Podcast Description
When I started digging through the archives of Khush, a groundbreaking South Asian gay and lesbian organization founded in Toronto in 1987, I became captivated by letters—hundreds of them, written by people from all over the world, most addressed to Khush’s founder, Nelson Carvalho (who also donated the materials to the archives). There’s a romantic and considered longing in those letters for connection and community, in a world before Facebook and Grindr, and the emerged, vast, monolithic gay culture. Khush: A Show of Love gestures toward insights and questions about the legacy and relevance of Khush that are further explored in the podcasts below.
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ExplicitNELSON CARVALHO PT. 1 | July 27 Khush co-founder and guiding light Nelson Carvalho reflects on Khush’s start, its legacy and relevance today. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNELSON CARVALHO PT. 2 | August 3 Carvalho’s attention turns to the materials at the core of the exhibition: the letters he received from queer people all over the world. In an emotional interview, Carvalho explains his dedicated attention to this correspondence. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDUNSTAN & VIJAY | August 10 FAB magazine’s “Gay Sex Survey” is the starting point for a revealing discussion about ‘race,’ sex and the desirability of South Asian men with Dunstan Egbert and Vijay Saranavanamuthu. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPUNAM KHOSLA | August 17 Punam Khosla, a much-revered Toronto-based social justice activist, discusses her transformation of Desh Pardesh, an “Arts, Culture and Politics” festival started by Khush. | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 4 Episodes |
