Panel: Love Bound
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EVENT
The film: Love Bound
Activist Qiuyan Chen gained unexpected fame after bravely challenging homophobic textbooks in China. Yet the spotlight came with unforeseen consequences: outing, conversion therapy, and government surveillance. Fleeing to the UK, she found love and built a safe space for queer East Asians. 'Love Bound' is a testament to her courage, heartache, and hope.
The panel:
After the film, we invite you to join a panel discussion with queer activists who are part of the diaspora - a decision not easily made, but shaped by the circumstances that surrounded them. Together, they will reflect on the challenges of displacement, the emotional and political weight of migration, and the complex process of building new homes.
Panelists:
Qiuyan Chen (she/her)
Qiuyan is an LGBTQ+ feminist activist and socially engaged artist. She has experience in equal rights advocacy, youth empowerment and community art practices in China and Pan Europe. She established Queer China UK hoping to create a “home” for the Chinese LGBTQIA+ diaspora community.
Jingzhe “Oli” Zhai (they/them)
Oli is a Copenhagen-based applied cultural analyst, community organizer, and co-founder of the Sinophone queer collective Havn. They curate screenings, discussions, and workshops to build care-centered spaces for Sinophone queer diasporic communities.
Xiaofeng (he/him)
Xiaofeng is a former lawyer in China with a background in Sociology of Law. He has engaged with various queer organizations, including PFLAG China (now TrueSelf), the Chinese Rainbow Network (CRN), and other grassroots initiatives, focusing on both LGBTQ+ communities and “Tongqi” group (heterosexual women unwittningly married to gay men). Right now, he is one of the Chinese queer diaspora, navigating life in Sweden.
Moderator:
Ebrar Bahçivan (they/she)
Ebrar is a Copenhagen-based activist and programmer at MIX CPH, where they work to create accessible and political film spaces. Working with various artistic practices and social justice movements, their practice is rooted in queer feminist politics with a focus on community care. They curate different spaces for dialogues around identity, representation, and creative resistance.
/ The panel will be held inside the cinema after the screening of `Love Bound’
/ Admission to the panel requires a film ticket
