“No Fats, Femmes or Asians.” All too often, that ominous alert appears
in profiles on gay dating and matching web sites. It screams that the
ideal of gay male attractiveness in America is not Asian, nor “Fat” nor
“Femme.” This warning is also the provocative title of a comedy show
from Alec Mapa, the self-proclaimed “America’s Gaysian Sweetheart.”
Like Alec, I am also a gay/Asian double-minority. With the title “No
Fats, Femmes or Asians,” Alec succinctly raises questions I faced my
entire adult life: are Asian men unattractive to much of America’s gay
community? Are we ostracized like others with “undesirable” traits?
The truth is neither black nor white, but some shade of grey. Yet this
much is clear: it’s time for gay men to embrace a more universal
vision of beauty, one that appreciates every color of our rainbow.
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