Literally, Gaysians

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 *ssholes who run online sextortion rings. Follow us at...

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 it all happen through adoption and surrogacy. W...

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! the rave baes! the trance-phobia! Sh*t gets real...

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, totem poles, and rave baes. Then dig into Aydin’s rese...

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 American studies with each other....

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 from traumatic incidents. Plus, life in a drag pun...

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 department has fully arrived (and we hope we don’t get ca...

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 TikTok. Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobao...

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 home, Rob addresses a spicy rumor, and Bao m...

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 politics — all based on our wild and hilarious exp...

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 controversy with Shen Yun. Follow us at @literallygay...

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: we talk about physical abuse and trauma in this...

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 pull off a Coachella marriage proposal, and how to...

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 (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmar...

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 Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesout...

I n 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 Club Pegasus.  Follow us at @literallygaysians on I...

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 dates to dark rooms. Inspired by Feeling Asian (R...