HeyJaredSemua Kita - all of us
Semua Kita - "all of us" - is a podcast featuring oral histories of the LGBTQ community in Singapore, from the 1980s until decriminalization in 2022. If you're interested in stories of queer activism in the Lion City, then you are in the right place.
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- 12
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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S03E15 Cruising (opens the original)
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In this episode of Semua Kita we meet Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee, probably best known for being the first gay couple, in 2012, to mount a constitutional challenge against Section 377A. Before that, however, we hear about what it was likegrowing up gay on the island nation in the 80s and 90s. Sex education was very limited, there were no accessible materials in a time which predated the modern web, and there was almost no peer support. This meant that cruising was the main route by which gay men c
S03E14 Nightlife (opens the original)
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In this episode of Semua Kita, Maitreya goes into the heyday of the Sunday gay scene: Music World in Siglap and the downtown clubs like Studebakers and Venom as well as the saunas like Spartacus and Raw. He recalls the regular police raids and how they eventually stopped and remembers China Square and the old shophouses where gay men would go cruising before it was redeveloped. He also discusses the role of LGBTQ activism in Singapore, and recognizes the increasing importance of mental health in
S03E13 Boom Boom (opens the original)
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Maitreya's stage name was "Diva Paris" when he worked at the Boom Boom Room, initially at Bugis and then at China Square. He shares some of the stories of his time there. More recently, Maitreya has been involved in LGBTQ visibility and organization, starting with the Pink picnic in the Botanic Gardens and moving onto Pink Dot. He observes how the community has changed from one which was small, oppressed but united to one which is larger, freer but more fragmented today. He talks about finding a
S03E12 On The Scene (opens the original)
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In this episode of Semua Kita we follow Maitreya's journey, from discovering that he was different at university, to exploring places like Fort Road, to visiting the Substation where he found community in People Like Us, to meeting others at Forbidden Fruit, to falling in love for the first time in Raffles Place. He also talks about the Sunday night clubs and the occasional police raids they were subject to, and how to avoid them. Maitreya worked alongside Max Lim, bringing customers to Studebak
S03E11 Kiasu (opens the original)
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Semua Kita continues our conversation with Christopher by exploring how the LGBTQ community has changed with time. What groups were available then and what groups are available now? Organizing quite a disparate group of people is challenging. What is the role of Pink Dot in this space, and does the focus which existed previously still exist in a changing world and a changing Singapore? Other subscription, listening and following options here https://bit.ly/m/semuakita #queer #LGBTQ #
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