Gabby Gabriel's guest appearances

Gabby Gabriel

Migratory Patterns

Pop Abroad

Shannon Martin

Liam Cunningham

Virginia Johnson

Uncle Buck

Brendan Davis

Marina Barayeva

Josh Gardner

Daphne Cheng

Nancy Zhou

Sonia Jaeger

Richard Robinson

Michelle Ibarra

Sarah Peel

Katy Sewall

Chrislyn Choo

OwlTail

When Gabby Gabriel arrived in Shanghai, she couldn't find any other LGBTQ people to hang out with. Even in China's most socially progressive, outward-looking city, life for queer people is difficult. Conservatism still rules in the wider culture, so many are forced to live either closeted or very cautiously. Faced with the need to make friends and armed with a recognition of the growing queer population's rising economic influence, she has devised a social enterprise solution to not just her social isolation, but to the wider "Qmmunity's" as well. Her platform encourages mutual support, increased queer people's visibility, and reaches out to local businesses and institutions through sensitivity trainings and inclusive events. It's important work that she believes her privileged as a foreigner requires of her. "If we're not supporting each other, then how can we expect other people to?" Learn more about Qmmunity and download the app here: http://www.theqmmunity.com/   Follow Qmmunity on all of the platforms:     Stay in touch and send us comments, suggestions or interview recommendations; we're on Instagram at @PopAbroad, or you can reach out by email: popabroad@gmail.com. Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts... and subscribe!  WeChat: "gabbygabriel"

When Gabby Gabriel arrived in Shanghai, she couldn't find any other LGBTQ people to hang out with. Even in China's most socially progressive, outward-looking city, life for queer people is difficult. Conservatism still rules in the wider culture, so many are forced to live either closeted or very cautiously. Faced with the need to make friends and armed with a recognition of the growing queer population's rising economic influence, she has devised a social enterprise solution to not just her social isolation, but to the wider "Qmmunity's" as well. Her platform encourages mutual support, increased queer people's visibility, and reaches out to local businesses and institutions through sensitivity trainings and inclusive events. It's important work that she believes her privileged as a foreigner requires of her. "If we're not supporting each other, then how can we expect other people to?" Learn more about Qmmunity and download the app here: <a href="http://www.theqmmunity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theqmmunity.com/</a>   Follow Qmmunity on all of the platforms:     Stay in touch and send us comments, suggestions or interview recommendations; we're on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popabroad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PopAbroad</a>, or you can reach out by email: <a href="mailto:michelle.ibarra@migrationmedia.net">p</a>opabroad@gmail.com. Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts... and subscribe! <ul> <li>WeChat: "gabbygabriel"</li></ul>

Community 11: Qmmunity | Gabby Gabriel

We all need community. And nobody needs community more than people who move overseas; we leave family and friends behind when we move, and building new networks and support systems is vital for us. This can be an especially fraught process for members of the LGBTQ community. This week, we're collaborating with our sister podcast Pop Abroad to take a closer look at how one person is turning what is normally a hardship for queer expats and migrants into a business opportunity. My guest, Gabby Gabriel, has found a way to leverage the privilege that she has as a foreigner in China to organize events and connect people and businesses in a way that supports LGBTQ people in a society where human sexuality is a taboo subject, at best, and a marker for outright discrimination at worst. Her venture, Qmmunity, is a platform that helps queer people find others like them, and helps businesses become more queer-friendly.Learn about Qmmunity, the great work that it does, and download the app here: http://www.theqmmunity.com Follow Qmmunity's work on all of the platforms:  Twitter   Facebook   LinkedIn   Instagram  Get in touch with comments, suggestions or interview recommendations: Twitter: @zax2000  eMail: mike.shaw@migrationmedia.net  Check out all of the shows in the Migration Media network on the web (www.migrationmedia.net). Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts... and subscribe!

We all need community. And nobody needs community more than people who move overseas; we leave family and friends behind when we move, and building new networks and support systems is vital for us. This can be an especially fraught process for members of the LGBTQ community. This week, we're collaborating with our sister podcast Pop Abroad to take a closer look at how one person is turning what is normally a hardship for queer expats and migrants into a business opportunity. My guest, Gabby Gabriel, has found a way to leverage the privilege that she has as a foreigner in China to organize events and connect people and businesses in a way that supports LGBTQ people in a society where human sexuality is a taboo subject, at best, and a marker for outright discrimination at worst. Her venture, Qmmunity, is a platform that helps queer people find others like them, and helps businesses become more queer-friendly. Learn about Qmmunity, the great work that it does, and download the app here: <a href="http://www.theqmmunity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theqmmunity.com</a>   Follow Qmmunity's work on all of the platforms:   <ul><li> <a href="https://twitter.com/queer_china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/queerchina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/qmmunity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chinaqueer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </li></ul>  Get in touch with comments, suggestions or interview recommendations:   <ul><li> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/zax2000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@zax2000</a> </li> <li> eMail: <a href="mailto:mike.shaw@migrationmedia.net">mike.shaw@migrationmedia.net</a> </li></ul>  Check out all of the shows in the Migration Media network on the web (<a href="http://www.migrationmedia.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.migrationmedia.net</a>). Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts... and subscribe!

#051: Building Community with Qmmunity | Gabby Gabriel