Home is the Journey explores queer and non-binary gender identities in the Portuguese Diaspora and Portugal in this conversation with sexually fluid multimedia artist Teresa Ascenção and trans non-binary musician Moon Palmar of the punk rock band Bad Waitress. Teresa and Moon speak with Miguel and Gil discussing the lgbtq+ communities in Portuguese immigrant Canada, the Azores, and Portugal and how their work is informed by their identities and how their artistic production explores non-binary gender expression. Among the topics in the episode, their conversation covers (and critiques) Carnival as a space for queer and non-binary gender expression, explores Patriarchy in Portugal and immigrant contexts, and offers thoughts about the challenges to create inclusive spaces in Diaspora communities.

In their opening segment Gil and Miguel laugh about the time that Prince stole the spotlight from Ana Moura during a joint performance in Meco, current and past music festivals in Portugal, including how a PIDE agent during the Estado Novo dictatorship was scandalized by the communism and homoeroticism at the Vilar de Mouros festival, and some queer influences on the contemporary Portuguese music scene.

with Gilberto Fernandes and Miguel Moniz

Conversations about communities around the world shaped by mobilities from Portugal, to Portugal, and beyond Portugal. Anthropologist Miguel Moniz (ICS, Universidade de Lisboa) and historian Gil Fernandes (York University) are public scholars with expertise in the contemporary issues and history of Portugal and Portuguese immigration in North America.

Websites: miguelmoniz.com | gilbertofernandes.ca

Instagram: @home_is_the_journey | @miguelmonizlisboa | @rapaz.gil

For inquiries, email us at: homeisthejourney@gmail.com

Music by Farra Fanfarra: farrafanfarra.bandcamp.com

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