From the acclaimed author of the YA graphic novel Flamer, comes a gorgeous, heart-warming adult debut following four gay Asians as they navigate love, identity, and friendship in Seattle during the early 2000s.

When AJ arrives in Seattle, naïve and eager for a new, gay life, he has no friends, no job, no money. His first apartment is so far north of the gay neighborhood that "not even lesbians live there." Embracing his identity for the first time in his life, AJ walks past the velvet rope into his first gay bar and discovers what he moved across the country to find: gay men who are out, proud, and unashamed.

That first night, a spilled drink by chance brings him together with a new group of friends, also of Asian descent: K, ethereal drag queen, activist, and matriarch; John, introverted gaymer who doesn't feel seen in real life; reckless Steven, who uses his good looks to seek validation through sex (whites only, please); and Tai and Eddie, the "perfect" Chinese-American couple. Together, this "Boy Luck Club" helps AJ navigate his semi-fabulous new life, full of both challenges and unbounded joys.

But just as AJ begins to find his way, a devastating attack shatters the group and tests everything each of them knows about love, friendship, and family. A carefully observed, beautifully crafted snapshot of gay culture in the vibrant early years of the tech boom, Gaysians portrays its hilarious, flamboyant, human protagonists with love and individuality, tenderly illustrating the unique joy of queer friendship and longing.

Pages: 384, Year of Publication: 0812, Dimensions: 18x18cm