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Move over, Confucius!

Then he made it very clear that his life would follow traditional Asian values, and that there was no question of living with a man — that was simply wrong! (Seducing them in the showers apparently is fine.) He said that he would have fun with men until he was 30, then find a woman, marry her, and father children. Coming from a liberal European family and being openly gay, I was shocked to the core. I could not believe my ears! I did not understand how a gay man could so clearheadedly and cold-bloodedly map out for himself a life founded on denial. I knew then that I had to learn a lot about Asian culture.

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In San Francisco, when the gays are pissed off, and the Asians are pissed off, no one’s happy”…

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Recently, the queer Asian community in New York City was outraged by plans for a new gay party to be called “Mr. Wong’s Dong Emporium.” The event, conceived by Joey Izrael and the gay rapper Cazwell, was advertised using highly offensive language and stereotypes about Asian Americans, including a “Sum Hung Boys erotic dance troupe” and a “Happy Ending massage den.