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there was only one way to be gay

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Spending his teen years in West Lafayette, Indiana, Jason had no openly gay adult role models, and like many others, that made him turn to movies and the Internet.

Jason Wang, 21, talks about white gay media, how he struggles to find his place in queer spaces as a Chinese American, and how his queerness defies the model minority myth.

Things you should know:

  • The queer movement was largely fronted by activists of color. Read more here.
  • Read how British colonialism instituted widespread homophobic laws via Section 377 here.

    • Funded by Northwestern University’s Office of Undergraduate Research

    Hosted, written, recorded, and produced by Lily Shen

    Audio edited, cleaned, and mixed by Chloe Koser

    Music by Lily Shen and Chloe Koser

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