Queer Southeast Asia

A photo of several Filipino activists protesting for queer rights
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Exploring queerness across Southeast Asia

Peak Web August 3, 2026

By: Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor “Queer Asia does not have a great history; it has never found an institutional home in the region.” This quote is one of the last sentences in Queer Southeast Asia: An Afterword, in a section about finding hope through the study of queer experiences. It is a wonder, of course, why I chose to start with this quote. It does not sound particularly hopeful. I chose it because it perfectly describes queerness across Southeast Asia: a largely grassroots network of movements fuelled by activism, passion, collective reimagination, trial and error, and language…

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