The Global Islands Cultural Diversity Forum 2022 will be held in the southwestern county of Shinan, Thursday and Friday, which will discuss how to preserve and pass on the cultural diversity of islands. The forum, organized by Shinan county, the Pacific Tourism Organization and the National Assembly Island Development Research Center, will invite some 30 experts in island culture, including Yolanda Perdomo, the former director of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members Program, and Gusde Namarupa, the head of the Badung Tourism Promotion Board-Bali. Four ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will sponsor the two-day event.
Embracing The Color Purple, This Island Inadvertently Goes Queer
A South Korean island has gone all in on shades of purple long associated with the LGBTQ+ community.
South Korea s all-purple Banwol Island sends out queer vibes with its lavender make-over.
Long before Alice Walker s novel
The Color Purple won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into an film, the hue has been associated with LGBTQ+ people.
The Ancient Greek lesbian poet Sappho wrote of attraction for younger women with violet tiaras. But it wasn t until late in the 19th century that the public began associating lavender with queers, in part becaus of Oscar Wilde who wrote of purple hours spent with male sex workers.