patrick g lee

Framed through queer lives, this intimate portrait reminds us that community is not just about who you love—it's how we survive, together UNTITLED KQT PROJECT 🇺🇸 by @patrickglee — Mini is a glam pageant queen turned nightlife mogul. Jungle is a rebellious artist learning to embrace her full femininity. Together, they create a sanctuary for Seoul’s queer performers—where self-expression becomes resistance, and joy becomes a form of protest. Through home-video intimacy and late-night vulnerability, we’re invited into a world shaped by interdependence, chosen kin, and radical welcome

“I would like to introduce my chosen family.” UNTITLED KOREAN QUEER TRANS PROJECT is a feature documentary that’s been nearly a decade in the making. it feels so wild to me that we’re finally in the home stretch of finishing the film! and when we do, my hope is that it feels like the queer-affirming family home video that so many queer and trans people of color – whether in our homeland or the diaspora – ache for but don’t have access to. as traditional sources of arts funding fall victim to political whims (save public media!), our team is running a crowdfunding campaign so we can finish this film with the expertise and care it deserves. [link in bio] for more on the story; our fabulous protagonists + creative crew; and ways you can support our efforts. (and pls DM me with ideas for the film’s title! :D) directed & produced by @patrickglee cinematography by @g.a.m.s.a & patrick edited by ben garchar composer: @ohyunglia graphic & title designer: @danhy.o assistant editor: @marniethestoryteller featuring @mini_han @jungleusedtobeadragqueen supported by @sundanceorg @caamedia @queerart @firelight_media & more [video description: a 2-minute trailer for the film that introduces the two main protagonists and their core motivations; cultural context about Korea and its relationship to queer and trans communities; and a broad sense of the film’s story arc. english captions and subtitles are displayed in white text.]

KQT Connections: interview with Sang-ha about Seoul queer culture festival - part 1. KQT connections is a storytelling project by and for Korean Queer and Trans (KQT) diasporic community with the goal of connecting KQTs across language and distance. *인터뷰의 한국어 버전은 메인 페이지 (@kqtconnections )에서 확인해주세요. [Image description: softly blurred rainbow in top left corner of page gives shelter to bolded black title text located above thinner black subtext. Additional slide descriptions and text in comments. Korean text in italic at bottom of the page alerts folks that they can find the Korean language slides by returning to the main Instagram page.]

Fahd Ahmed: “There’s no “ethical” vote inside this empire. Every decision incl abstention produces results of mass death. The best we can do is chart courses towards building power that can dismantle the empire from inside & out. Be gentle with each other to figure it out” [the image features white text against a red background. the text is the same as the caption written out above. along the top of the image is the name Fahd Ahmed next to a circular profile picture cutout. the photo cutout features an image by political cartoonist Carlos Latuff of the Palestinian flag. Latuff has transformed the flag’s white stripe into a hand making the peace sign that demarcates the green, red, and black parts of the flag.]

This is an offering that Cecilia recorded in 2020. We were organizing a virtual Chuseok show during the first year of the pandemic. Chuseok is a Korean holiday that marks the Harvest Moon. We wanted to celebrate it by inviting community members to share stories that honored their ancestors, that embodied our joy and our rage, and that showed us a way toward the abundance and liberation we were reaching for. I’ve been listening to it on repeat, grateful to share in Cecilia’s love and care and laughter and spirit. It feels like a bedtime story for the ages; Cecilia tucking us in with a sly smile, making sure we’d dream of something hopeful and hilarious. Cecilia, we will honor you eternally. [the video shows Cecilia speaking and looking directly into the camera. her face and torso fill the frame, and as she speaks, she’s overflowing with smiles, vulnerability, and a sense of mischief. her long, wavy hair is mostly blonde with brown mixed in, and she’s wearing thick-rimmed black glasses. her black t-shirt features queer and trans inclusive gender symbols in white. she’s standing in front of a yellow wall, and English captions are displayed along the top of the video frame.]

actions this weekend in Seoul + Busan, via @ws.youthstu [English caption below; image description in alt text] 🚩12월 집중 행동의 날: 서울/부산 ✊이스라엘은 인종 학살 즉각 멈춰라 🇵🇸팔레스타인에 연대를 📢서울 집회·행진 👉일시: 12월 16일(토) 오후 2시 👉장소: 주한 이스라엘대사관 인근(서울 중구 무교로 32 효령빌딩) 👉문의: 010-7550-2131 📢부산 집회·행진 👉일시: 12월 17일(일) 오후 2시 30분 👉장소: 서면 쥬디스태화 앞(부산 부산진구 중앙대로 694) 👉문의: 010-8028-8029 ※ 집회 후 도심 행진 ※ 아랍어-한국어 통역 제공 ————— 👉주최: 팔레스타인에 연대하는 사람들([email protected]) ————— ※후원 계좌: 국민은행 694701-01-227958(예금주 백은진) 보내 주신 후원금은 팔레스타인 연대 집회 개최를 위해 사용합니다. ________ 🚩December Day of Action: Seoul + Busan ✊Stop Genocide NOW 🇵🇸Solidarity with Palestine 📢Seoul: rally + march 👉Time: Saturday, Dec. 16 @ 2pm 👉Location: near the Israeli embassy (Hyoryong Building, 5min walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5) 👉contact: 010-2142-6978 (Arabic) / 010-2196-1917 (English & Arabic) 📢Busan: rally + march 👉Time: Sunday, Dec. 17 @ 2:30pm 👉Location: Judies Taehwa (5min from Seomyeon Station Exit 2) 👉Contact: 010-8028-8029 ————— ※ We will march together after each rally ※ Korean-Arabic translation provided 👉Hosted by People in Solidarity with Palestine ([email protected]) ————— ※ Fundraising account: Kookmin Bank 694701 01 227958 (백은진) Funds will be used for hosting future Palestine solidarity protests

reposting info on upcoming rally in Seoul, with English translation of the flyer + original caption from @pps_kor below please help share with folks who are here (or who might know folks currently in Seoul). and if anyone needs a buddy to attend with for safety / please dm me! ——— image description: the flyer displays white text against a multicolored background, which echoes the colors of the Palestinian flag and the design of a black-and-white keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress that has become a symbol for Palestinians the top half of the flyer says (in Korean): - Korean Civil Society’s 4th Emergency Action - Israel, stop the genocide! - Freedom and liberation in Palestine! the bottom half displays the date, time, location, and contact info for rally organizers in both English and Korean, all of which is listed in the caption below ——— rally info in Korean + English translation below: 이스라엘이 공습을 재개했습니다. 팔레스타인과 연대하는 한국 시민사회 긴급행동은 다음 주 일요일에 집회를 이어갑니다. 상황을 계속 지켜봐주시고 다음 주 일요일에 꼭 거리로 나와 함께 해주세요. 이스라엘은 학살을 멈춰라! 팔레스타인에 자유와 해방을! 한국 시민사회 4차 긴급행동 📅일시: 2023.12.10(일) 오후2시 ⛺️장소: 청계천 무교동사거리 (서울 중구 무교로 32) 🔥주최: 팔레스타인과 연대하는 한국 시민사회 긴급행동 이메일 문의 : [email protected] 홈페이지: bit.ly/palestine-from-korea (프로필 링크에 있어요) Israel has resumed airstrikes. The Korean Civil Society’s Emergency Action in solidarity with Palestine will continue with a rally [this] Sunday. Please keep an eye on the situation and join us in the streets. “Israel, stop the genocide!” “Freedom and liberation in Palestine!” Korean Civil Society’s 4th Emergency Action 📅 Date and time: Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 2 p.m ⛺ Location: Mugyo-dong Intersection in Cheonggyecheon (32 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul) 🔥Host: Emergency Action held by Korean Civil Society, in solidarity with Palestine Email contact: [email protected] Home page: bit.ly/palestine-from-korea (see link in bio @pps_kor )

my nibling’s extremely accurate portrait of me (and my emotional state) during 2022 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [1: my four-year-old nibling holds up a painting-collage that she made. she’s beaming with pride for her creation and wearing a floral-patterned dress. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2: a closeup of the painting, which features two red-and-white striped candy canes and two dancer figures painted in yellow and pink, all against a blue background. snowflake cutouts and multicolored glitter are scattered throughout, along with cotton balls representing snow at the bottom. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3: a super closeup of one of the dancer figures, whose face is done up in yellow hair and black eyes and mouth. my nibling used a lot of water for the watercolor paints, resulting in the facial features melding together and evoking a sense of existential dread.]

queer koreans (plus my mom!) at queens pride this past weekend. (i told my mom we were going to “a parade” and she was like “ok sounds good” 😂) [a photo of several people of korean descent standing together in the middle of the street, radiating smiles. jaewon is holding a sign that says “Stop Asian Hate, Let’s Say Gay”; pauline is wearing the korean flag draped around her neck; and my mom is wearing really cool leggings. buildings, storefronts, and trees are visible in the background against a cloudless blue sky.]

it’s been one year since the Atlanta spa shootings. @RedCanarySong is hosting a vigil tomorrow to remember the eight lives lost. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ they are bringing together speakers, music, and an art memorial created by Asian and migrant body care workers. our queer trans korean pungmul group will also be supporting. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ if you’d like to join in-person or virtually, please do rsvp (link in bio). • • • via Red Canary Song: “Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic Atlanta spa shootings. An essential part of the care work we do at Red Canary is incorporating art, performance, and rituals in our grieving and collective resilience. Massage workers in our community came together to create art pieces in remembrance of the lives lost. The second slide is an example of a painting that will be on display tomorrow. We will also showcase food cooked by beloved workers & part the curtain to parlors via an installation. The vigil will close with a traditional Chinese funerary ritual lead by Empress Wu. Music will be performed by KQT Pungmul - a Korean Queer & Trans Pungmul crew, who drum at actions in solidarity with Queer, Trans & GNC communities of color. Pungmul is a Korean folk ritual rooted from the traditions of farmers, their harvesting, their labor, & shamanic practices. Lastly, we're honored to have Mel Hsu perform at the #8LivesVigil. Hsu is a sonic painter of impossible worlds.”

Jungle is someone very special to me. When we talk, she never fails to make me laugh and cry, usually both at the same time. (I just learned a Korean saying from Jungle — 울다가 웃으면 똥구멍에 털난다…if you laugh while crying then you’ll get a hairy butt 😂) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the years, she’s helped me build my own sense of home and belonging as a queer Korean bouncing between our homeland and the diaspora. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jungle is seeking support for her upcoming gender affirmation surgery. I’ll be matching donations up to $500 in total — if you can support in this way, please do and dm me a screenshot of your contribution, and I’ll follow up with the match. (Link to fundraiser in bio.) Help with spreading the word would also be much appreciated! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you for reading about my friend’s journey, and for supporting her from afar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In gratitude, Patrick ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [1: a photo taken by @nikolaiahn of Jungle and Patrick at dinner, both wearing white-and-navy striped t-shirts, smiling and laughing. we both have shoulder-length hair, mine jet black and Jungle’s brilliant silver-white, and we’re about to dig into the delicious raw fish plated on the table in front of us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2: a screenshot of Jungle’s GoFundMe campaign, which features a photo of Jungle looking directly at camera, sporting long black hair with bangs, and wearing a skin tight greyish black top. text below the photo reads: “Fundraiser for Jungle's Gender Affirming Surgery.”]

hello hello! my close friend was flooded out of her basement home / work studio as hurricane ida struck nyc. we're fundraising to help her move to a new home and replace the work equipment that got destroyed (she is an amaze hair stylist who has made many a queer bipoc hair dream — including mine — come true!!). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my ask: would you consider contributing what you can to our fundraiser? i'll be matching contributions up to $300! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ you can venmo me @ patrickglee, or you can donate directly to the GoFundMe (link in bio) and send me a screenshot. i'll send back a receipt of my matching amount :) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ thank you thank you thank you ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ more context via @chaifrancisjindasurat : ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Over 40 people in our region have lost their lives. Countless others are now houseless and completely starting over after losing everything from flood damage. Due to the nature of basement flooding, vulnerable immigrants and BIPOC New Yorkers have again borne the brunt of our most recent crisis. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Immediate needs are of those who are houseless, unstably housed, people living in basement apartments, those facing eviction, immigrant New Yorkers who do not speak English, disabled New Yorkers, LGBTQ homeless youth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mutual aid networks, community-based organizations, & district elected offices are working to support New Yorkers devastated by Hurricane Ida. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A lot of people have asked where they can lend support. Here's a noncomprehensive list of groups doing Ida response work. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ New Alternatives for LGBTQ Youth @new_alternatives_nyc Mutual Aid NYC @mutualaidnyc The Stonewall Protests @thestonewallprotests Blasian March @blasianmarch Love Wins Food Pantry @lovewinsfoodpantry Dance/NYC @dance.nyc Sakhi for South Asian Women @sakhinyc Womankind @iamwomankind Chhaya CDC @chhayacdc Good Shepherd Services @goodshepherdnyc City Harvest @cityharvestnyc Chinese-American Planning Council" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [image descriptions in alt-text and in comments below]