“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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