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25 October 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00
Rumah Kayu

Writer Jonathan Rachman documents the pain of being born different and growing up queer in a large, dysfunctional family with undertones of cyclical and inherited violence. Amid the chaos of a vast household filled with disparate siblings, sycophants, and hired help, there is no shortage of relatives, yet one particularly sensitive child falls through the cracks into his own personal hell, while the perpetrators remain invisible. Although themes of sharing, prayer, and atonement dominate the adult lives dedicated to charity, evil acts are committed, with innocence and light violently taken from the child. Studying abroad, learning to write, and discovering gay mentors who offer good counsel and kindness bring liberation. It is this love that drives the author to reach out, thank his beloved sister, and highlight the world's need for greater acceptance and awareness.

Penulis Jonathan Rachman mendokumentasikan kepedihan dari terlahir berbeda dan tumbuh sebagai queer dalam keluarga besar yang disfungsional dengan nuansa kekerasan yang berulang dan diwariskan. Di tengah kekacauan isi rumah yang besar, yang dipenuhi oleh saudara yang berbeda, para penjilat, dan asisten rumah tangga, tidak ada kekurangan kerabat yang terasa. Namun, satu anak yang sensitif jatuh ke neraka pribadinya, sementara pelakunya tetap tidak terlihat. Tema-tema seperti berbagi, doa, dan penebusan mendominasi kehidupan orang dewasa yang didedikasikan untuk amal, tetapi tindakan-tindakan jahat tetap terjadi, mengambil kepolosan dan 'cahaya' dari anak tersebut. Menuntut ilmu di luar negeri, belajar menulis, dan menemukan mentor gay yang menawarkan nasihat dan kebaikan membawa ia pada pembebasan. Cinta inilah yang mendorong penulis untuk mengulurkan tangan, mengucapkan terima kasih kepada saudara perempuannya tercinta, dan menyorot kebutuhan dunia akan penerimaan dan kesadaran yang lebih besar.

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