One study has shown that American Men who Sleep with Men (MSM) perceived their Asian gay and bisexual peers as being sexually submissive -bottoms- with below-average penis sizes and subpar sexual negotiation, meaning they are less able to assert their needs in intimate situations.
As a biracial queer Canadian man, this is a stereotype that I have encountered in innumerable subjective experiences - and there is objective research to support them. Beyond that, I also revisited my own experiences. To get to the bottom of this, I spoke to Richard Fung: a legendary Toronto-based artist, activist and academic in the queer Asian Canadian milieu.
While this may seem obvious when laid out, where then does the common assumption that queer Asian men are exclusively bottoms come from? From foreplay to fisting, it is facile to say there is an entire spectrum of behaviours and tastes - often within each of us, plastic and evolving over the course of our lifetimes.
