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Yubi, Architecture Student, New York City

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

photo by Kevin Truong

Yubi, in his own words: “Dear Kevin,

“What does being gay mean to you?”

It is the first sentence in the questionnaire you have sent me. After the photo shoot, for the past few days, I have been having intense introspective thoughts on what it means to be a gay man. It is a question I had never tried to answer before, consciously and subconsciously. Not that I wanted to repress my sexuality, I think it was that I was afraid to give a definite label to my own identity.

After the days of self-examination, I came to a conclusion that my answer to the said question is ‘I do not know’. It is a vague concept that is still hard for me to grasp and give a clear description to. All I know at this point is that being gay is a significant and important part of me that affects me as a person one way or another. It is something I will know more and more, day after another. It will be a long journey that may be bumpy at times. Maybe I will never figure it out, know the absolute truth. And I will be fine with that, as long as I feel comfortable in my own skin and am proud of my orientation.

I thank the Gay Men Project for giving me this chance to sincerely evaluate who I am as a gay man, as a person, for the first time in my life. It feels great to know that there are people out there supporting my journey of finding myself.

Thank you,
Yubi.”