Two gay asian guys (a.k.a. gaysians!) get real about their feelings and literally, gaysian stuff. Join hosts Bao and Chris as they explore situationships, mental health, sex, and everything going on in their lives – all through a gaysian lens. From the joys to the flops, dim sum dates to dark rooms. Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram, TikTok. Email: literallygaysians@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gaysian is a show that celebrates, educates, and raises awareness about the gay and Asian lived experience through interviews with AAPI or gaysian scholars, activists, and creatives. Subscribe on Spotify for new episodes every other Tuesday. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaysian/support
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"A view of life from the almond shaped eyes of a 30 year old gay Asian man living in New York City..." A spin-off of his juvenile video blog turned cabaret act, Peter Perry Lam is now available in Podcast form! From Broadway to spin class, dating to drag queens - Peter covers it all with his unique sense of humor and an empathetic tongue pop. More Info: Instagram/Twitter - @PPL2006 Podcast - @memoirsofagaysianpod Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/MOAG/support
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LITERALLY, YOUNGMI (WITH YOUNGMI MAYER)
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YOUNGMI MAYER (@ymmayer), our goddess, our inspo for this show, our ICON - joins us as the first queer woman on the podcast! The comedian and the wisecrack of TikTok and Twitter chats with us about her new memoir I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. And digs into why gay men adore her, her bravado as an Asian American from Asia, and the struggle of pre…
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LITERALLY, YOUNG HOT & TRANS
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We welcome our YOUNGEST guest ever Emmett Chen-Ran (@doubleemt) to talk about what he really thinks of the term “gaysian,” why older Gaysians hang out in homogenous groups, rice queens, going on 40 dates in one year, founding his own startup in SF, and what it was like confronting questions about his gender in a Christian, Chinese immigrant home 🏳️…
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LITERALLY, HEADLINES
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Basically a BUNCH of drunk rants about the latest headlines in the news 🗞️! This year’s White Party Bangkok theme Moo Deng the gaysian hippo Asian American movies we hate privately and love publicly porn star Eli Shaw the Bachelorette finale Dai <3 Shun’s boring YouTube channel, and MORE Support us by subscribing to our PATREON! Follow us at @liter…
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LITERALLY, PORN WITH CODY SEIYA
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What’s it like to have one of the most famous gaysian holes on the Internet? Gay porn icon and artist CODY SEIYA (@silver.cody) hops onto the podcast to talk about his journey into porn and answer our burning questions: Has desire for Asian men changed with OnlyFans? Does his mom know? In an age of queer sexual liberation, how does he find true int…
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LITERALLY, CONFESSIONS
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Here’s a full *BE REAL* episode where we confess our innermost feelings and controversial opinions. A rawdogged episode with random takes on: Bao’s new relationship, Gaysians Over COVID, Pride fatigue, the economics of Grindr hookups, brat summer, our IG explore page, sober curiosity and so much more! Support us by subscribing to our PATREON! Follo…
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LITERALLY, EDC & THE CLURB
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t’s the EDC episode! Danny and Louis, two architects of gaysian nightlife (@qtnightlife), join us to talk about their EDC this year - the craziest thing they saw, and how raves have changed through the decades. Yes, DECADES (these are legends!). We also get real about why it’s important for Asian spaces in queer nightlife. Because “in the clurb, we…
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Just one week after being blacklisted by the poly community because on TikTok, WE’RE INTERVIEWING A THROUPLE! Jay, Alfred and Joe join us to talk about their little trifecta of gaysian love. We have a wholesome and adorable conversation about how and why they formed their relationship. Then get into the mechanics - like how exactly do 3 people shar…
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We’re back with GAYSIAN RAGE 🥩. This episode is all about our BEEFs. Petty beefs and deeper ones. Beefs that will get us unfollowed. That will drive our Spotify rating down FURTHER. Join us as we unleash our anger at Joy Luck Club, dance floor sex, guys with husbands AND boyfriends, Above & Beyond, DJs who sing on top of their sets…and many more. P…
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Literally, Gay-Presenting Asian Podcasters with Lee & Nuri
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It’s the gaysian podcast crossover of your DREAMS (or nightmares)! Lee and Nuri from the “Why Won’t You Love Yourself?” podcast join us for pure CHAOS. We talk about finding each other in the gaysian podcast multiverse. Then, GET RAW AND REAL about Tumblr porn, social hierarchies in the gaysian scene, friendships/dating in your 30s, and SF vs LA fa…
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Literally, KIM CHI with KIM CHI (SEASON 2 PREMIERE)
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DONUT come FOR her, or she will DESTROY you! 🍩 Rupaul’s Drag Race season 8 finalist Kim Chi (@kimchi_chic) opens our second season - bringing peak unhinged group chat energy 💬. We learn what Kim can and cannot share based on her NDA, and how she’s setting the record straight on burritos, chicken feet, and the season 16 queens. When it’s time to get…
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Literally, Gaysian Math & Other Dilemmas (SEASON FINALE)
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We’re closing our ✨first season✨ with the BEST GUESTS EVER: you guys! We’re opening the mail bag and answering questions from gaysians all over the world. As your jobless, single, and impulsive co-hosts, we know our advice is giving ✨unqualified✨. So this finale is a chaotic Korean army stew of SPICY TOPICS 🔥: What’s Gaysian Math? Should Gaysians p…
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Literally, KUNG FOOD with Chef Jon Kung
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Send noods! 🍜 We’re tackling every Asian’s favorite topic: FOOD. Jon Kung (@jonkung), self-taught chef, podcaster and dumpling messiah of TikTok, joins us to talk about being a third culture cook, tomato caviar sandwiches, cartoon meatballs, and his upcoming cookbook KUNG FOOD (preorder it below!). Plus, a quick round of hot takes on MSG and bottom…
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Literally, Boyfriends with Justin & Jason
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Your hosts have been “in-between boyfriends” since 20$&**(redacted). For years, we’ve assembled Blue Apron dinners alone, snapping IG stories of our dominant fap hand on National Boyfriend Day. Yet boy relationships is our most-requested listener topic! So we welcome fiancés/friends Justin and Jason to show us what one queer relationship looks like…
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Literally, KINK with Zed Sheng, Kink/Adult Performer
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It’s FOLSOM WEEK! The perfect time to get *all tied up* in a convo on kink, BDSM, porn and sex work! Joining us is adult performer and kinkfluencer Zed Sheng a.k.a @toolboi, fresh from his first-ever Kink.com scene. We exchange our wildest Folsom memories and fetish curiosities. And Zed guides us through the pleasures of rope bondage, how kink foun…
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We’ve had little time to catch up on our own gaysian feelings. So this week - it’s a whole Be Real episode! Just your hosts covering their world tour of gaysian milestone birthday trips, the sexual tension on these trips, tough lonely unemployment days, and our parents changing (or not). Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok. Host…
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Literally, the Great K-Pop Debate with Jack Choi, Derrence Lim & Steve Cha
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GAYSIANS IN YOUR AREA! Three of our biggest K-pop stan friends come onto the podcast to reminisce about the rise of K-Pop in queer Asian culture. Then, we get into a DDU-DDU-DEBATE about the most under- and overrated songs and acts. When it’s time to be real, we dig into complicated feelings about the genre. So whether your K-pop knowledge is train…
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Jack Song knew something was up when leaders at his former tech employer began shutting down his responsibilities. What happened next helped Jack find his voice for change against anti-Asian bias in Silicon Valley. He joins the podcast to tell us what he’s learned, how queer Asian folks can spot discrimination at work. AND, how to stand up to it (s…
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Literally affirmative action, butt hair and other hot takes with Chris Zou
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The gaysian sage of TikTok, Chris Zou, joins the podcast to chat about his accidental road to internet and Australian fame, and the gay little Chinese boy behind the @storiesofcz. He joins a game of hot takes on affirmative action, dating White guys, butt hair and other critical global issues. And when it’s time to be real, we tackle the fake *ssho…
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Could you be a daddy? Literally, the Fatherhood episode with dads Ed Center & Bobby Lee
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On Father’s Day, we asked ourselves, “could we be dads?” So we invited two real-life gaysian dads to explore fatherhood. Ed Center (@villagewellparenting) and Bobby Lee (@leeland15) join us to chat about their path to fatherhood: when they knew they were ready, intergenerational family drama and trauma, lots of internal struggle, and how they made …
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Literally, the Electric Gaysian Controversy! EDC Part 2 with Tay Nguyen, Martin Hui and Aydin Quach
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Our previous episode stirred up some DRAMA! We dive into the Electric Gaysian Controversy at EDC with two new guests: NYC rave ambassadors Tay Nguyen (@taywen) and Martin Hui (@martinhui). And we bring back rave researcher Aydin Quach (@aydin_quach) to get his hot takes on the aftermath -- the cliques! the fanning on Kinetic Field! the NY gaysians!…
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EDC is literally the Electric Gaysian Carnival with Aydin Quach, rave researcher
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SO MANY gaysians were at Electric Daisy Carnival last week - but not your hosts! So Bao and Chris interview someone who did. Our guest Aydin Quach brings a fresh perspective as an EDC first-timer. But also as someone who’s dedicated his academic research to the growing gaysian subculture at raves. We cover EDC 2023’s highlights and low lights, tote…
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It's GAYSIAN WEEK! Or, Queer and Trans Asian Pacific Islander week, to be exact. If you haven't heard of it, you’re not alone. It's relatively new! And drops on this upcoming week that shares the last days of API heritage month (May) and first few of Pride month (June). So we bring you a *mini-episode* where we get a bit corny, a bit softcore Asian…
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Literally, drag bands, not drag bans with Panda Dulce
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After White supremacists stormed a children’s event she hosted at a Bay Area library last year, friend and Drag Story Hour co-founder Panda Dulce was thrust into the center of the drag ban debate. In this week’s episode, Panda recounts the story and why it’s the last time she’ll tell it publicly. We also get into the complicated journey of healing …
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We’re popping the top off our GAYSIAN RAGE. Inspired by the Netflix series “BEEF,” we won’t bottle up our grudges any longer! Listen as we go through our beefs on a range topics: gender reveal parties, Frank Ocean’s Coachella set, misgendering, vaping, hemorrhoids….and finally, each other. Minor feelings? We’ve got major ones. The complaint departm…
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Literally, it's 11:30 and the club is gaysian, gaysian
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Everybody say clurb! Wearing our emotional support tank tops, we stumble down memory lane of our favorite pastime - *going out*. Gaysian clubbing has changed, but have we? Are our nights less messy, and the rice queens less creepy? Plus, we get real about the passing of a San Francisco drag icon. Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and Tik…
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Rob Oh joins the pod to walk us through life as a viral TikTok and Reels gaysian. We cover the TikToks that bring us life and the cringey ones that need to stop. And we open up about our histories with depression (content warning: we discuss self-harm and suicidal thoughts). When it's finally time to be real: Chris evades his feelings far away from…
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Little is written or known about “Homepas,” secret spaces that have been at the center of gay Asia’s party underground for decades. In this episode, we attempt to do what chatGPT could not - describe what homepas are! The exclusivity! The muscles! The rules! The underwear! The marginalization that birthed these spaces! AND their complicated racial …
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Literally, gaysian drag’s legacy with Estée Longah.
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IT’S MOTHER! Doncha’s drag mom @esteelongah joins us to read her drag daughter to filth and walk us through the legacy of local Asian drag in San Francisco. A founding member and matriarch of the SF Asian drag troupe the @ricerockettes, she teaches us about the troupe’s humble beginnings, their connection to community activism, and their recent con…
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We’re facing some tough, complicated feelings about our parents (and ourselves) as they age. We work through the rawness of those feelings in this episode: The highs and lows of our histories with them. Their personal growth around our queerness. Neverending guilt. And new fears that are surfacing as they enter their “golden years.” Content warning…
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We interview Kevin Kwong, who overnight became one of the most recognizable faces of the mpox (fka monkeypox) outbreak. We hear his first-hand account of what happened, and how he found the courage to share all his bizness to major news outlets. We also get to know the amazing human behind the face - learning how to hit on guys at the club, how to …
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It’s a big New Year’s Eve party revue! At the White Party Bangkok, Bao battles the crowds and body dysmorphia but finds some peace. And at Afterglow in SF, Chris is wondering where all the d*cks went. Plus, we address our first hurtful comment about the pod. Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok. Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen …
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We welcome our first guest: Nick Large, our drag daughter and queer historian! We get to know the queer behind the drag performer “Kristi Yummicochi” and why he owns the raunchiest instagram handle on our feeds. Plus, a chat about mental health and neurodiversity. Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok. Hosted and produced by Bao N…
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In the first-ever episode(!), hosts Bao and Chris describe what their hopes for the podcast are, and answer a few questions to help listeners tolerate them more (...or less). They discuss which Sanrio characters have the most gaysian energy, how Chris accessed gay porn on a dial-up modem in the 90s, and Bao’s recent adventure to the dark room at Cl…
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Introducing LITERALLY, GAYSIANS, a podcast where two gay Asian guys (a.k.a. gaysians!), get real about their feelings and literally, gaysian stuff. Join Bao Nguyen and Chris Young as they explore situationships, mental health, sex, and everything going on in their lives – all through a uniquely gaysian lens. From the joys to the flops, from dim sum…
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Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology with Dr. E.J.R. David
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Dr. E.J.R. David the author of “Brown Skin, White Minds,” argues that Filipinos and Filipino-Americans live with colonial mentality, a specific form of internalized oppression where individuals regard anything of their heritage as inferior to their colonizers. In his book, Dr. David integrates research and history to examine the psychological impac…
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Follow Gaysian for new episodes on Tuesday www.gaysian.media Rate five stars on Apple Podcasts Follow Gaysian on Instagram Follow on Spotify --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaysian/support
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www.gaysian.media Follow Gaysian on Instagram Rate five stars on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Geoffrey chats with the one and only Rock M. Sakura from Rupaul's Drag Race season 12! Get ready for a wild ride as they discuss personal branding, YouTube stardom, and how to audition for Rupaul's Drag Race. Rock talks about staying authentic to yo…
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www.gaysian.media In this season 2 preview, Geoffrey chats with the one and only Rock M. Sakura from Rupaul's Drag Race! Get ready for a wild ride as they discuss personal branding, YouTube stardom, and how to audition for Rupaul's Drag Race. Rock talks about staying authentic to your personal wackiness while building an audience of fans who are in…
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In Gaysian episode 10, two Filipino gaysians talk about love, life, and loss. Geoffrey interviews Matt Ortile, the author of his memoir "The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance." Matt talks about his creative process, the colonial history of the Philippines, and, of course, rice queens and dairy qu…
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Growing up in a conservative Catholic & Filipino family can be difficult if you're a closeted gay kid. As an adult, how do you reconcile the past when you feel misunderstood by your family? In an exclusive interview, Geoffrey confronts his older brother for being homophobic growing up. They hash out memories and stories from their upbringing. Geoff…
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What happens when you see your face on Zoom and think you need to lose face weight? On this episode, Geoffrey talks about trying to lose the quarantine 15. He goes on a diet but becomes overwhelmed by all the rules for acceptable low-fat low-carb foods. In the process, his inner helicopter parent comes out and he ends up sabotaging his own peace of…
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Geoffrey gives three tips for staying motivated and productive when everything feels really hard right now. These include conserving your time and energy from the craziness of the world, so you can kick butt at the stuff you care about. He also talks about his new Peloton, love for McDonald’s, and vintage shopping in Boston. --- Support this podcas…
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New year's resolutions can help us become better... but at what cost? Why is it so anxiety-inducing to keep our new year's resolutions? Is it because our society is obsessed with quantifying, counting, and measuring our goals? Geoffrey discusses his new year's resolution and why he's NOT going to keep track of his goals. That's right. He also discu…
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Working from home can get annoying, especially when co-workers say things that make you feel bad or upset. When people rub you the wrong way, is it ok to feel angry? What should we do when we feel this way? Geoffrey talks about a recent experience with a co-worker that left him feeling upset, but after reflecting on where the anger was coming from,…
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People are expecting too much of others right now. Living up to people's expectations can be exhausting especially during the current pandemic. In this episode, Geoffrey discusses unfair expectations people have of others, how to put up boundaries with someone who's asking too much, and how he's avoiding gay Asian stereotypes. Follow on Spotify and…
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On this episode, Geoffrey talks about coming out as gay. He answers the question, is coming out for everyone? He shares a story from high school about an awkward crush on a boy where he ended up coming out in the process. Geoffrey also shares your questions and answers. Follow on Spotify and turn on notifications for new episodesLeave a review for …
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On episode 2, Geoffrey answers your questions. You asked, "How do you take a leap of faith?" "What's something you love about yourself?" and ... "Do you perm your hair?" Your favorite recovering closeted gay person answers all these and more!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaysian/support…
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Episode 1 of Gaysian. Subscribe on Spotify and follow on Instagram @gaysianpodcast.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaysian/support
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Gaysian is the state of being simultaneously Asian and gay, premieres on November 15th. Follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaysian/support
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