Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals have documented dispari mental health that are experienced across the life urse. However, limed rearch has been nducted to intify the factors which ntribute to evaluated risk for poor mental health among olr Asian Amerins who intify as LGBT. The purpose of this study was to terme the perspectiv of lears of muny-based anizatns about the mental health needs and ncerns of their LGBT nstuents om diverse Asian backgrounds. Semi-stctured qualative terviews were nducted wh lears of muny-based anizatns servg the needs of LGBT dividuals. A qualative amework analysis approach was ed to intify, analyze and report them wh the data. 11 members of muny anizatns loted California (54.5%), Chigo (27.2%), and New York (18.1%) were terviewed. Chronic strs was intified as negatively impactg nstuents’ liv and was attributed to social termants of health, cludg aquate hog, fancial secury, discrimatn, barriers to aquate health re, and immigratn stat. Ageism, social isolatn, language barriers, and limed nnectns to cultural, relig, or LGBT muni were intified as factors impactg middle-aged and olr adults. Participants intified homelsns, vlence, and lack of parental acceptance as ntributg to distrs among youth and younger adults. The most vulnerable muny members were intified as genr mori, undocumented dividuals, and dividuals wh limed English proficienci. Organizatnal lears scribed strategi to addrs social termants. Asian Amerins who are LGBT are nonted wh substantial risks for poor mental health that are lked to modifiable social termants of health. Organizatns servg the populatns play a val role meetg the needs of a highly unrserved populatn.
Contents:
- THE URGENT QUTN GAY ASIAN-AMERIN MEN ARE ASKG THEMSELV
- GAYSIAN: WHAT ’S LIKE BEG QUEER THE ASIAN COMMUNY
- THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRAVEL AS A GAY ASIAN MAN
- I KNOW A LOT OF GAY ASIAN MEN WHO ARE ACTUALLY TOPS: MANAGG AND NEGOTIATG GAY RACIAL STIGMA
THE URGENT QUTN GAY ASIAN-AMERIN MEN ARE ASKG THEMSELV
Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg. * being asian and gay *
However, wh Asian muni, homophobia is still prevalent. Homophobia is so graed many Asian parents that their LGBTQ+ kids fear g out more than anythg the world. Cse of Homophobia Wh Asian Parents In the Asian media that our parents grew up wh, there was pretty much no LGBTQ+ reprentatn at all.
Even today, gay and trans people are not healthily reprented Asian entertament, and are monized, ed as a punchle a joke, or oversexualized for the female dience.
GAYSIAN: WHAT ’S LIKE BEG QUEER THE ASIAN COMMUNY
Gay Asian-Amerin men are askg qutns of inty: What do beg Amerin mean? What is Asian enough? And how n queerns rencile s “no Asians” hab? * being asian and gay *
The young generatn of today are progrsive wh LGBTQ+ issu, simply bee we have been posively exposed to om a young age, whereas growg up, our Asian parents probably went their whole childhoods never knowg of a gay or trans person.
Bee of this, the entire ncept of homosexualy seems like a very "wtern" thg. I'm not sure if she has ever nsired that her dghter might actually be gay, and if she did, she obvly reprs like many other parents who are unable to accept the realy. Homosexualy is the perfect wreckg ball their ey, as breaks genr rol, fi Asian cultural norms, and means that you uld not have blogil children.
We need to help Asian parents unrstand that homophobia do not have a place Asian ctoms, and beg LGBTQ+ n exist harmony wh beg Asian while also rpectg s te nature. Comg Out to Asian Parents The topic of homosexualy is followed by other topics that Asian fai do not enpass very well, such as openg up about feelgs and discsg sex.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRAVEL AS A GAY ASIAN MAN
Dpe the well documented s of racism toward gay Asian men the gay muny the Uned Stat, there is currently ltle rearch examg ho * being asian and gay *
Although unmon, some homophobic Asian parents will even kick out their kids.
I KNOW A LOT OF GAY ASIAN MEN WHO ARE ACTUALLY TOPS: MANAGG AND NEGOTIATG GAY RACIAL STIGMA
I am currently watchg the show Untamed wh my mom, which is a Che TV show that was adapted om a Che gay-posive novel, so shows healthy semi-LGBTQ+ them that enurage discsn. It might seem hopels - panickg every time the word "gay" or "trans" is brought up, and listeng to your parents' homophobic nversatns - but thgs n and will change. ?️?Some Rourc: Asian Pri Project: (Parents, Fai, and iends of Lbians And Gays): Queer Asian Pacific Islanr Alliance: Di LGBTQ Helple For South Asians: Beg Asian/Pacific Islanr & LGBTQ.