Sorry to hear that.

But that’s okay.

On that note, now that I have a Japanese gf I’ve been seeing for a year, I find that oftentimes Japanese translations of books into English, I suspect have something lost in translation.

Can’t quite pinpoint it yet but I’m getting it.

Take care dear friend.

Living in the pool sounds fun though.

Though the book, I hope to combat misinformation (as per the OP) circulating in Singapore by people who’ve not been harmed through the programme.

This is the first book of its kind and it’s currently not available in the public libraries so do get it for your queer Christian friend if need be.

Included are stories of people who’ve been through conversion therapy in Singapore.

Someone who had to take time off from uni to recover from his mental breakdown aft the programme, a person who was suicidal after it & a Catholic kid brought in by his parents.

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I like this instrumental Ghibli Jazz:

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Okay that might be too many but you get the idea.

Maybe I should narrow it down to two books but it's a little tough.

Hmm. Decisions.

Kinda like:

- Boy Erased (Garrard Conley) meets

- Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan) meets

- An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison) meets

- My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness (Nagata Kabi) meets

- Genderqueer (Maia Kobabe)

- Without Buddha I Could Not Be A Christian (Paul F. Knitter)

My pitch is that it's a non-binary gay girl in Singapore who survives conversion therapy & seeks treatment for dysphoria while learning to accept herself & broadens her theological horizons by taking part in interfaith discussions as books and writing keeps her alive.

Okay that might be a tad long.

It was indeed!

I similarly loved it too. :))

The pride of Singapore even though the state is silent about it. Haha.

7. Hope you enjoyed this little thread.

I run a queer micropress (Rainbow Lapis Press) in Singapore, specialising in publishing voices from the underrepresented, in a layered, flavourful & nuanced manner.

We just released our first title!

Check it out here:

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6. There have been so many literary analysis of Charlie Chan.

Here’s one from the Second Singapore Literature Festival held in NYC.

Quite interesting really.

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5. Singapore is a tiny country & I went to Sonny Liew’s garage sale last year where I got 7 graphic novels for a steal as he was clearing out his bookshelves for a renovation.

He’s a soft-spoken and humble guy who has a true passion for comics.

Quite deserving of the international accolades.

4. Here’s a 23 min book talk at Kinokuniya between Sonny Liew & Kenny, overall in charge of Kinokuniya Singapore.

Quite interesting insights.

youtu.be/VZ-TbDYnqVQ

3. 10 years on, it’s still one of Epigram’s bestselling titles.

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2. Even this Sonny Liew’s book won 3 Eisners (the comics equivalent of an Oscar), the National Arts Council in Singapore didn’t name the book when they congratulated him on Facebook, triggering a local backlash.

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