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This document discusses the struggles and identities of LGBT Asian Americans. It outlines how Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT individuals face invisibility and stereotypes. It then examines the experiences of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders within the Asian American community. For each group, it describes challenges with family expectations, gender norms, and mental health issues. The document concludes with statistics on transgender populations in some Asian countries and notes how family and culture can provide both challenges and support.

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Gender Identities of LGBT Asian Americans By: Raymond Peng
Outline Struggles Gay Men Lesbians Bisexuals Transgenders References
Struggles Invisibility Racialized stereotypes Genderized biases Nadal, K. L., & Corpus, M. H. (2012)
Struggles Asian and Pacific Islander gays, lesbians, and transgender individuals share problems of invisibility. Many of them are under-represented in the media or the literature. To compound on this situation, racialized and gendered stereotypes in hetero-centric communities make representation of Asian/Pacific LGBT communities even more difficult.
Gay Asian American Men For gay Filiipino Americans, religion acts as a major hindrance to coming out. Many reported that their parents believe homosexuality is morally wrong according to their interpretation of the Catholic teachings.
Many also stated conflicting relationships with religious family members Putting family first before their feelings
Gender Norms Males need to be masculine and dominant. Males reported families often reprimanded them for gender variant mannerisms or style of dress. Male members frequently talked about how their parents corrected their body movement.
Gender Norms Straight acting vs Femme Asian men are emasculated as "asexual" or "feminine" Althought stigmatized, Asian men are often expected to continue acting feminine.
Gender Norms Gay Asian American men perceived as being submissive and mostly viewed as "bottoms." Any displays of feminine mannerisms on television by gay characters would be laughed at, as their roles are generally comical and frivilous.
Femininity Asian American women with curvy bodies associated more with white women than with Asian American women. Asian American women's bodies are perceived as non-shapely and less desirable. Many desire white femininity.
Asian Lesbian Chinese lesbians are called lalas many of which live "dual lives." They may be married to a man, but are only attracted to women sexually. A woman in a same-sex relationship may not identify as lesbian or aim for egalitarianism in gender roles as commonly seen in Western lesbian relationships (Wieringa et al., 2007).
Bisexuals Findings from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS) indicated that bisexual men were more likely than heterosexual men to report a recent suicide attempt. Among women, lesbian/bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to evidence positive 1-year and lifetime histories of depressive disorders.
Transgender Many are comfortable with the label Gender Identity Variant. Many Asian trans individuals begin cross-gender presentation and physical transition around their teens or even before. (Winter, 2009)
Statistics There are approximately 100,000 Malaysian transwomen. (Jamaludin, 2001; Kaur, 2007) In India there are an estimated 500,000 Indian transwomen (Nanda, 1990) In Thailand there are perhaps 300,000 transwomen around 1:300; (Winter, 2002)
Adaptive factors Trans individuals living in Asia face are more accepted than ones in Western cultures. Growing up in cultures of gender pluralism Traditions of transpeople performing highly valued social roles (e.g. spirit mediums and healers)
Family of choice is a significant factor in their transition. Many transpeople chooses to live in communities where they can usually find a ready source of emotional and social support, as well as practical information (including on medical matters) to guide them through their transition process.
References Nadal, K. L., & Corpus, M. H. (2012). Tomboys and Baklas: Experiences of Lesbian and Gay Filipino Americans. Asian American Journal Of Psychology. Jamaludin, F. (2001, January 21). Transsexuals: Declare us as women. The Star. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from http://ai.eees.umich.org/TS/MalaysianTS.html Kaur, J. (2007, June 15). Mak Nyah Cry for Compassion. Bernama. Retrieved Oct 29, 2012, from http: / / sgbutterfly.org/ index.php? Name=News&file=article&sid=218. Kim, H. (2006). Asianized Asians, Twinkies, and North Face Puffy Jackets: Constructing Racialized Gender Identities among Second Generation Korean American College Women. Conference Papers -- American Sociological Association, 1. Nanda, S. (1990). Neither man nor woman: The Hijras of India. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Winter, S. (2002). Counting kathoey. Retrieved September 7, 2005, from http://web.hku.hk/sjwinter/TransgenderASIA/paper counting kathoey.htm Winter, S. (2006). Thai transgenders in focus: Demographics, transitions and identities. International Journal of Transgenderism, 9(1), 1527.

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Asian lgbt gender presentation

  • 1. Gender Identities of LGBT Asian Americans By: Raymond Peng
  • 2. Outline Struggles Gay Men Lesbians Bisexuals Transgenders References
  • 3. Struggles Invisibility Racialized stereotypes Genderized biases Nadal, K. L., & Corpus, M. H. (2012)
  • 4. Struggles Asian and Pacific Islander gays, lesbians, and transgender individuals share problems of invisibility. Many of them are under-represented in the media or the literature. To compound on this situation, racialized and gendered stereotypes in hetero-centric communities make representation of Asian/Pacific LGBT communities even more difficult.
  • 5. Gay Asian American Men For gay Filiipino Americans, religion acts as a major hindrance to coming out. Many reported that their parents believe homosexuality is morally wrong according to their interpretation of the Catholic teachings.
  • 6. Many also stated conflicting relationships with religious family members Putting family first before their feelings
  • 7. Gender Norms Males need to be masculine and dominant. Males reported families often reprimanded them for gender variant mannerisms or style of dress. Male members frequently talked about how their parents corrected their body movement.
  • 8. Gender Norms Straight acting vs Femme Asian men are emasculated as "asexual" or "feminine" Althought stigmatized, Asian men are often expected to continue acting feminine.
  • 9. Gender Norms Gay Asian American men perceived as being submissive and mostly viewed as "bottoms." Any displays of feminine mannerisms on television by gay characters would be laughed at, as their roles are generally comical and frivilous.
  • 10. Femininity Asian American women with curvy bodies associated more with white women than with Asian American women. Asian American women's bodies are perceived as non-shapely and less desirable. Many desire white femininity.
  • 11. Asian Lesbian Chinese lesbians are called lalas many of which live "dual lives." They may be married to a man, but are only attracted to women sexually. A woman in a same-sex relationship may not identify as lesbian or aim for egalitarianism in gender roles as commonly seen in Western lesbian relationships (Wieringa et al., 2007).
  • 12. Bisexuals Findings from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS) indicated that bisexual men were more likely than heterosexual men to report a recent suicide attempt. Among women, lesbian/bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to evidence positive 1-year and lifetime histories of depressive disorders.
  • 13. Transgender Many are comfortable with the label Gender Identity Variant. Many Asian trans individuals begin cross-gender presentation and physical transition around their teens or even before. (Winter, 2009)
  • 14. Statistics There are approximately 100,000 Malaysian transwomen. (Jamaludin, 2001; Kaur, 2007) In India there are an estimated 500,000 Indian transwomen (Nanda, 1990) In Thailand there are perhaps 300,000 transwomen around 1:300; (Winter, 2002)
  • 15. Adaptive factors Trans individuals living in Asia face are more accepted than ones in Western cultures. Growing up in cultures of gender pluralism Traditions of transpeople performing highly valued social roles (e.g. spirit mediums and healers)
  • 16. Family of choice is a significant factor in their transition. Many transpeople chooses to live in communities where they can usually find a ready source of emotional and social support, as well as practical information (including on medical matters) to guide them through their transition process.
  • 17. References Nadal, K. L., & Corpus, M. H. (2012). Tomboys and Baklas: Experiences of Lesbian and Gay Filipino Americans. Asian American Journal Of Psychology. Jamaludin, F. (2001, January 21). Transsexuals: Declare us as women. The Star. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from http://ai.eees.umich.org/TS/MalaysianTS.html Kaur, J. (2007, June 15). Mak Nyah Cry for Compassion. Bernama. Retrieved Oct 29, 2012, from http: / / sgbutterfly.org/ index.php? Name=News&file=article&sid=218. Kim, H. (2006). Asianized Asians, Twinkies, and North Face Puffy Jackets: Constructing Racialized Gender Identities among Second Generation Korean American College Women. Conference Papers -- American Sociological Association, 1. Nanda, S. (1990). Neither man nor woman: The Hijras of India. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Winter, S. (2002). Counting kathoey. Retrieved September 7, 2005, from http://web.hku.hk/sjwinter/TransgenderASIA/paper counting kathoey.htm Winter, S. (2006). Thai transgenders in focus: Demographics, transitions and identities. International Journal of Transgenderism, 9(1), 1527.