#46 Social Media and the Future of Queer Visibility with Mike Curato
Yellow Glitter
English - December 29, 2023 19:53 - 54 minutes - 38.3 MB - ★★★★ - 53 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture asian lgbt meditation mindfulness gaysian queer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #45 Uplifting Our Chinatowns and API Creatives with Harry Trinh
Next Episode: #47 Building Queer Asian Spaces & Community with Tai
This episode, we're joined by Mike Curato, a gay first generation half Filipino-Irish American author and illustrator of books. He has created many picture books for young children, including his debut queer young adult graphic novel, Flamer, and upcoming books centering diverse creators and audiences.
In this episode, we chat about:
The launch of Flamer and how it was one of the most banned, talked about books of 2023 The difficulties with social media burnout, online bullying, and doomscrolling Strategies to protect our own mental health, energy, and peace Consuming content mindfully and compassionately Defining our own metrics - what impact are things having on us? Latest project highlighting community, diversity, and love Our upcoming projects for 2024 and beyondYou can find our guest at:
Mike Curato: mikecurato.com Instagram: @mike_curatoYou can follow me at:
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