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Episode 7 of Under the Brown Rainbow welcomes Tara Chandran – a Malaysian-born bisexual woman now living openly in Sydney with her wife and three cats. Her pronouns are she/her.

In this conversation with host Kashif Harrison, Tara opens up about moving to Sydney at 15 from Malaysia (where queerness is still illegal) and the seven years she spent in the closet – not because her family wouldn't accept her, but because being the eldest daughter in a South Asian family meant being a stickler for the rules and never wanting to rock the boat. She shares the moment she walked into the Queer Room on her uni campus, surrounded by rainbows, and felt "I'm home" before she'd even come out to herself.

We also talk about why bisexuality still gets a third or fourth hand in queer conversations; the misconceptions she's still pushing back against (no, it isn't a stepping stone); what changed when her dad asked, "What is this nonsense?"; and her advice for anyone watching from a country where coming out isn't safe – that choosing yourself isn't selfish and the peace on the other side is unmatched.

Under the Brown Rainbow is hosted by Kashif Harrison and produced by Kunal Mirchandani. Presented by Trikone Australia.

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