Being queer is not always safe for white people; I stand even less of a chance with my intersectional identity as a queer woman of colour within and outside of my community.

As I started to go on my own journey and discover more things and have conversations with people in my community, I realized that there were massive gaps, and it was also quite dangerous. So that's kind of how I fell into what I do today.

Thaen Pot, Thaen X and our founder, Mathusha Senthil, were featured on CBC Toronto as part of an ongoing celebration of Asian Heritage Month: Boldly Asian. The series, created by Kirthana Sasitharan and Manjula Selvarajah, spotlights change-makers in the Asian community. The series highlighted Thaen Pot’s journey so far in print, video and radio.

Mathusha Senthil on why educating young people is crucial for sexual health and wellness: “The best thing you can do is make sure that they get the right information.”

“Mainstream” Toronto culture is indebted to immigrant Caribbean communities and cultural producers. Cultural expressions such as creole and patois (which often become subsumed under the myth of “Toronto slang”), Carnival, soca and dancehall music, and Caribbean dance cultures have found residencies in many spaces of everyday Toronto life.