Asians in Leather-- YES...
We need more Asian Men strutting their leatherchaps...

Nancy is one of my favorite podcasts. After listening to  the incredibly smart and entertaining Still Processing all last year as fuel through my winter, it was great to bring in Queer, fresh Asian American voices into my headset to join my inner conversation. The hosts'-- Tobin Low and Kathy Tu--delve into their stories of coming out to their families. Stores that are especially poignant for Queer Asian Americans. Decades their senior, I can still relate...and weep for finally hearing these stories.

Two weeks ago, moderated a panel discussion on Asian American Dominatrixes and Femme Sexuality for Banana Mag at the Wing in the Flatiron.

I'm sharing the discussion topics because I want this conversation to continue in and out of the Asian American Professional Dominatrix realm. If you identify as an Asian American kinkster and/or Femme and if you have the time to answer these questions, please send me your thoughts at YinQuan (at) gmail. I may not have time to answer you, but would like to incorporate other perspectives in my research and writing:

• Decoding Fact VS Myth:
  

• • What is working in the Dominatrix industry like in reality VS media perceptions?
    
  • How does one pursue this type of work, specialize in it and why?
    
  • Are there any specific misconceptions about the industry that you’d like to address?
    
• Challenging Asian American Female Stereotypes:
  
  • What stereotypes do you encounter, specifically as an Asian American female VS other races and how does your experience differ from other women of different racial backgrounds?
    
  • Are there differences between Asian American dommes vs. Asian dommes?
    
  • How do you confront these stereotypes through sex work?
    
• Sex, Sexuality, Sex Shaming & Sex Work perceptions in the Asian American Community:
  
  • How did you discover your sexual identity as an Asian American woman?
    
  • How is sex work a current feminist issue-- esp within the Asian American feminist movement?
    
  • What perceptions of sexuality do you witness in the Asian American community about ourselves?
    
  • What kinds of slut-shaming occur in our households and amongst our own peer?
    
  • Dominatrixes are in an echelon of privilege of sex work (the “whorarchy) --do you think it’s easier to be out as a dominatrix than an escort, massage worker, stripper? Why?
    
  • Sex work is often conflated with sex trafficking, thus the Sesta/Fosta bill was passed. How do you see this bill affecting your industry and what do you want people to know about it?
    

• What’s Next:
  
  • What are you doing in your field to change the perception?
    
  • How can we support and encourage advocacy for sex work and the kink community?
    
  • What are our next steps?
    

April Magazine is an English language magazine for Asian women everywhere.
Thank you, Marj Ostani, for this wonderful interview with Margaret Cho, Poppy Liu, and myself about Mercy Mistress. Read the full article HERE.