By Miggy Cruz
Daniel C. Tsang in “Notes on Queer ‘N Asian Virtual Sex,” presented
his findings about Asians and how, mostly Asian males, identified themselves
online. He focused on the Bulletin Board System (BBS) website as a site where
anyone could “change one’s biographical particulars, e.g., ethnicity, age,
domestic partnership status, class, or even sexual orientation” (199-120). He
concludes that nothing is private, especially in online dating chats.
I found Tsang’s point, “The diversity of Asian identities in
the U.S. is reflected in the Asian gay or bisexual male membership of the BBS”
(120), most interesting because identity
has always been the forever changing factor that changes who we are. As Tsang
pointed out it is more difficult for Asiana males to “come out” because of the
Asian culture being so conservative in its views, and many of them are attracted
to Caucasians, hence fueling the Anglo-Conformity ideology. In the past month,
I have encountered several people who were on the streets trying to advocate
for gay rights, most of them not being of Asian descent. It is clearer that the
LGBTQIA community is expanding and it needs to be recognized, but we need to do
so on equal grounds.
Question: Where and what caused Anglo-conformity? Why it
that even the LGBTQ community influenced by this ideal that the “white” race is
so admirable?
Source:
Tsang, Daniel C. “Notes on Queer ‘N Asian Virtual Sex.” Amerasia Journal 20.1 (1994) : 117-128.
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