swana – Page 9 – The Queer Arabs

Meet Adam Darko, an Algerian Youtuber and hip hop artist. We talked to him about his experience as a trans guy from Algeria, his recent move to Canada, and more. The conversation was very cathartic and we talked about the challenges that happen and the strength that comes from having that SWANA/queer intersection. Adam is such a beautiful person and we are so glad we got to connect. Follow him @theadamdarko on Instagram!
Trans Trenderz, which Adam is involved with, can be found here: https://www.transtrenderz.com
Check out Adam on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEbvMiWT5sIAnwkqU9h0oAw

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We got to talk to Quinn Fati, a beautifully badass human we met last year at Yallapunk. They’re a visual artist and a musician; during this episode, we talked about exploring different areas of art throughout life and how important it is to allow oneself to do that. We also talked about body hair and how everyone should feel free to keep or get rid of their own body hair in the way they goddamn want! We discussed the process of coming out as trans, about our love for Yallapunk, and more. Quinn also shared about how their Persian-American identity influenced various aspects of their life. Basically, we talked about some of the quintessential qualities of Quinn (ok using the letter “Q” this much is super fun). It was so nice hanging out with Quinn again (remotely this time, but hopefully soon in person)! By the way, as you’ll hear on the episode, we thought we would meet up in Austin this weekend, but it’s not happening after all because life does shit like that sometimes. We love Quinn and can’t wait to see each other again in the near future.

Follow Quinn on Instagram @salmanrushdieofficial

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Episode 58 in English: It’s Adam Darko!

Episode 55 in English: Quinte55ential Quinn!