We dive into my stories of growing up Asian and gay in America, the feelings of not good enough perpetuated by people and society, and how to overcome it with some insights and compassion.

Yellow Glitter

#1: What is Yellow Glitter?

Welcome to Yellow Glitter! Mindfulness through the eyes & soul of a queer Asian. Every episode, I share with you what’s on my mind, things I'm be struggling with and how I'm working through it to live a more mindful, fabulous life!

For my first episode, I share what inspired me to do this podcast. I talk about my health, the meditation journey around the world that set the premise, and thoughts on the current mindfulness movement and space as it pertains to Asian and queer experiences.

#2: Growing up Asian and Gay in America, and Feeling "Not Good Enough"

In this episode, we talk about superficiality in Asian and gay culture. We dive into issues of authority figures, generational trauma, plastic surgery, digital modifications, body-shaming and colorism in advertisements, gay-dating apps, performance enhancers and ways to combat it.

#3: Managing superficiality in Asian and gay cultures

Whether we like to admit it or not, drugs are all around us. They are at parties, festivals, and even the bars we frequent. And for us to build a more mature relationship with drugs - we need to talk about them openly. We dive into talking about drugs withing gay and Asian culture, trends in epidemics around the world, and impacts of criminalization and liberalization has on substance abuse and treatment.

#4: Let's Talk About Drugs

This week, we had three major cases got up against the Supreme Court regarding discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity. &nbsp; We go in detail about:   The three cases and why they are so important for queer rights.   My experiences with discrimination in job applications and in my previous workplace.   What is the most impactful discrimination for minorities.   Why gossip and venting are not useful for us.   Why we want to recruit our aggressors as allies.   The first key question to ask any aggression.   External resources for legal employment support.   &nbsp; Resources:   NELA.org   AVOO.org   https://www.eeoc.gov/employees/charge.cfm   &nbsp;  If you have any topics you’d love to hear covered, you can email me at podast@stevenwakabayashi.com. &nbsp; So much love for you and I’ll talk to you later. Bye! ♥️  &nbsp; You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com)

#5 Queer rights and facing discrimination in the workplace

This past week, I published an article addressing the cultural insensitivities of Queer Eye Japan. Lots of learnings and also four key lessons to share with you. &nbsp; In this episode, we cover:   Feedback from the show   Following Western advice all of my life as a queer Asian man   Why Western ideologies don’t work for Asians   Embracing the edits   Doubting myself before publishing the article   Why all of our intersections and identities matter   Why it’s important to focus on the good   &nbsp; Resources:  My Culture is Not Your Toy: A Gay Japanese Man’s Perspective on Queer Eye Japan  Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!’ highlights a big problem with mainstream LGBTQ advocacy &nbsp; You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com) Facebook (facebook.com/stevenwakabayashi) Twitter (twitter.com/wakuu) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) &nbsp; So much love for you and I’ll talk to you later. Bye! ♥️

Steven Wakabayashi