Radio Series: Queer Liberation Pride Special

We kicked off the series with an interview with Joanna, a Jordanian-Palestinian activist and community organiser fighting for trans rights and the liberation of the Global South. She joined Ilo from the Refuge Worldwide editorial team for a chat about trans Arab liberation, her upcoming film, and how to organise from within the repressive German state.

On Wednesday, Dream from the House of Louboutin and Gisèle 007 hosted a 100% Ballroom show. They played beats and talked about Ballroom culture, its history, past, present, and future in Berlin.

On Thursday, we had a chat with Eden and ley from Queer Analog Darkroom about queer and trans photography and what it means to use it as a political practice. Queer Analog Darkroom is a collective of Berlin-based queer and trans analog photographers who share a communal darkroom for photo development. They regularly host fundraiser events and share their skills through community workshops.

On Friday, Gizmo and Mouna from the beloved queer feminist OYA bar located in Kreuzberg shared some insights into the herstory of OYA and what it means to run a queer, trans BiPoC-centered space in Berlin.

In addition to this series, this week we hosted lesbian bar night (lip) service on Wednesday evening at Oona, plus "FLURFUNK CSD: PRIDE IS A PROTEST" by the Calabaddies crew on Thursday, Open Dy*ke Takeover on Friday (curated by Sacre Blair and Wooly Aziz), and finally a Fiestuki takeover on Saturday night, with Girltalk and Kudur in the afternoon.

No pride for some without liberation for all!