Happy Pride Month! Kai (she/her) and Karlie (she/her) talk with the wonderful Cynthia So (they/them), author of the new book ‘If You Still Recognise Me’ (out 9 June in the UK). Together they discuss the impact of YA (Young Adult) books on teenagers and adults alike, discovering queer culture in Hong Kong, the Canto in Cynthia's book, writing about different types of love and family dynamics, and the joys of fanfiction and Tumblr back in the noughties and 2010s. Where to find Cynthia So Instagram: https://instagram.com/cynthiasowrites Twitter: https://twitter.com/cynaesthete Website: https://socynthia.wordpress.com/ Little Tiger Books: https://littletiger.co.uk/author-illustrator/cynthia-so Resources Malinda Lo books - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2884780.Malinda_Lo Send us a LISTENER VOICEMAIL: https://besean.co.uk/voicemails ESEA Heritage Month event submisions: Stay up to date on how to submit final registration details for your events: https://www.besean.co.uk/ Follow besea.n and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ https://twitter.com/besea_n Support the podcast by buying besea.n a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besea.n! http://bit.ly/Kofibesean Sign petitions: STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION - https://linktr.ee/meemalee ESEA HERITAGE MONTH: Sign the petition to support the launch of East & South East Asian Heritage Month in the UK https://www.change.org/ESEAHeritageMonth We've reached 30,000 signatures! Sign the petition for media outlets to stop depicting ESEA people in Coronavirus related media: https://www.change.org/p/bbc-stop-depicting-east-asians-in-coronavirus-related-media Credits: Jingle by John Clapper: https://www.instagram.com/john_clapper/

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