Last year, I went to Taiwan three times and asked, "Where are the drag kings?" — which is something I tend to do in each city I travel — and when the answer was zero, I outreached further. Turns out, Shanghai Pride celebrations have been going on for about 10 years, and they have never seen another king performer of Asian descent. Eventually, I found others via social media, as a couple of us actively started asking around. There are approximately 20 in the world thus far. Perhaps, since most of us are of mixed heritage or not first-generation Asian, this gathering did not feel monumental.
Image Source: Courtesy of Dr.Wang Newton