Homing Desires: Queer Young Asian Men in London

During our fieldwork at a support group for young Asian gay men in London, a meeting took place on the topic of ‘coming out: the parent’s perspective’. Given that young gay men’s parents could often seem to embody a ‘traditional’ culture that was unable or unwilling to articulate same-sex desire and confronts expressions of gay identity with plain incomprehension, we were intrigued to see what would happen at the session. When Amir, the group leader, announced his idea for the session, it sparked off worried discussions among the young men. Would anyone bring their parents? What would the atmosphere be