TabooJoy 찬희 KimShe/Hers섹스. (Korean: sex. Pronounced “sehx”) Like many other Korean parents, my parents never used the word “sex”, but they had other ways to talk about sex.“Don’t wear that tank top”“Your skirt is too short”“Save yourself for your future husband.”The narrative was never about sex for pleasure, safety, or health,But about purity and prayer.The one time my mom caught me watching v...

I live at the intersection of my AAPI (Korean) identity and my faith. The more complex these layers become, the more red tapes I feel in my queer identity. Most times these red tapes feel binding and unfair. Why do I have to take an extra moment to process longer than others? How come they don't ask "Is it because I'm Asian?" AND "Do they know I'm queer?"? But once I stopped resisting, and allo...