Hosting my first support group for queer Asians

This week, I hosted the very first session of Yellow Glitter Sparkles, a support group for queer Asians. As part of the work that I do, including my Yellow Glitter gaysian mindfulness podcast, I also wanted to create a safe space for gaysians to come together, share stories, and heal together. And after being in the space of mindfulness for quite some time, I’ve never seen any group like this before.

Without divulging too much, because one of our core principles is privacy, I will say that the event far exceeded my expectations. The discussions moved me and spoke to me in ways that I have never had any support group do before, and I walked away from the session having learned new lessons, even as the leader.

Two hours was not nearly enough to get to some of the topics that came up during the discussions, and so I put in a request to book spaces for the first half of 2020 to continue the discussion every single month. Stay tuned for more Yellow Glitter Sparkles.

It brings me so much joy to be able to create content and spaces for queer Asians. If it can impact another queer Asian’s life, then all of this effort would have been so worth it. For myself at least, this is everything I wish I had growing up, especially as I struggled to navigate the intersection of my queer, Asian, and American identities.

2019 has been quite a transformational journey, and 2020 will be an even bigger adventure. Queer Asian perspectives matter and I’m beyond ecstatic that we can create content and spaces to celebrate these intersections.

I host a podcast called Yellow Glitter, mindfulness through the eyes and soul of a gay Asian. You can find it on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Overcast, and TuneIn.

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