DECOLONIZING QUEERNESS: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MY BABAYLANIC VOICE

John Ray Hontanar

Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Visayas

John Ray A. Hontanar is a literary scholar, visual artist, and LGBTQIA+ advocate. Born and raised on the magical island of Panay, he holds a Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature and specializes in babaylanic studies, indigenous Panayanon culture, and queer writing. He teaches Literary Theory and Art Criticism as an Assistant Professor at the Division of Humanities in UP Visayas.