Category Archives: LGBT

Slant Book Review: Timothy Wang’s Debut Novel

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Mike Saechao

Timothy Wang’s debut novel Slant is about a gay Chinese boy growing up in America. As I was reading along, I found myself constantly laughing and relating to almost every page. Wang tackles the issues that Asians and Asian Americans … Continue reading →

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PINK DOT-Singapore Supports the Freedom to Love

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mike Saechao

PINK DOT is an annual event in Singapore that allows the LGBT community to come together in open air and be proud of who they are. Think of a miniature gay pride event in pink but without all the craziness … Continue reading →

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Family Disoriented Man: Accepting Yourself in a Traditional Asian Household

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Mike Saechao

I grew up in a household where all the boys sported either bowl cuts or mullets. Yes, I said it, my brother had a mullet. This was the default hairstyle: you either had to be a victim of a medium … Continue reading →

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Support “A Woman Named Canyon Sam” By Director Quentin Lee

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

There are so many great Asian Pacific Islander American stories out there that need to be told and the story of Canyon Sam is one of them. For those of you who don’t know, Canyon Sam is an accomplished performance … Continue reading →

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Finding & Understanding Asian Masculinity

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tim

There’s been a number of recent discussions and blog posts on Asian manliness and masculinity in the blogosphere. It’s a topic that’s been covered on 8Asians as well, and one of the main drivers of this discussion topic has been … Continue reading →

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How To Be A Bad Asian: Turning Out Gay

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tim

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

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Recent San Jose Panel Discusses Difficulties Being Gay in the Vietnamese Community

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Ernie

A recent panel in San Jose discussed the difficulties of growing up gay in the Vietnamese community. “‘They think we are bad people, and will go to hell,’ [a panelist] said in Vietnamese, his words translated by an English-language interpreter. … Continue reading →

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Korean Americans and Gay Marriage

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Mihee

So, my parents and I don’t see eye to eye on much. Shocker! For instance, a hot-button issue to generally avoid in our house is homosexuality and gay marriage. I remember being home for a few days – a short … Continue reading →

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National Coming Out Month: Noel Alumit Writes to His Teen Self

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Guest Writer

Gay.com’s “Writes of Passage” project is a part of their work for National Coming Out month. With the recent spate of gay suicides in the news, Noel Alumit — American novelist, actor, and activist and one of the Top 100 … Continue reading →

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Theater Review: East West Players’ Mysterious Skin

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ernie

This past week, I was able to travel to LA’s Little Tokyo to see the premiere of the East West Player’s all-Asian American ensemble of Mysterious Skin, a screenplay based of a 1996 novel by Scott Heim about the lives … Continue reading →

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