Brown and Gay in LA

Explore the compelling stories of second-generation immigrant gay men coming of age in Los Angeles with Brown and Gay in LA. These men navigate family and friendship circles where masculinity dominates, and heterosexuality is strictly enforced. Finding community in each other, their path to sexual freedom often involves chasing their dreams while resisting the expectations of their immigrant parents. Author Anthony Christian Ocampo also details his own story of reconciling his queer Filipino American identity and those of men like him, shedding light on what it was like to grow up as a gay person in an immigrant family and ethnic community. Brown and Gay in LA is an ode to second-generation gay men and their radical redefinition of what it means to be an American.