building safe spaces, intersectionality, and being a queer bengali illustrator w/ radhia rahman

2nd guest of the year already?? we're on a roll all thanks to the wonderful radhia rahman (she/they), a queer bengali-american illustrator based out of nyc. after getting her bfa in illustration, they've gone on to build their own eco-friendly small business, patreon, and youtube, and worked alongside notable names like buzzfeed, skullcandy, and adult swim. with them being an avid listener of difficult-ish themself, we were all collectively thrilled to sit down and have a conversation on topics that we've been looking to have on the pod for awhile now.  

radhia's story is an incredibly relatable one, but still so undiscussed within the south asian community. taking a risk and attending art school to become an illustrator while questioning their placement in society's constructs, they've come to grow an incredible following on social media based around her artwork, love for colors and cats, and strong voice on topics like intersectionality, queerness in the south asian community, sustainability, and the journey one takes to find themself.

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find radhia here:

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knivesmeow/

patreon: https://www.patreon.com/radhiarahman

shop: https://www.radhiarahman.com/shop

keep tabs on us:

our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/

mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/labyrinthave/

mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/