{"id":66034,"date":"2026-07-04T12:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T04:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=66034"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T04:33:58","slug":"at-32-how-a-university-lecturer-became-mr-gay-japans-first-taiwanese-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=66034","title":{"rendered":"At 32, how a university lecturer became Mr Gay Japan\u2019s first Taiwanese finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Academia can often feel like a stifled ivory tower, a place where theory is completely detached from lived experiences and personal stories. But Nick Kueh, a lecturer at the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, wants to tackle education differently.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old is stepping out of the lecture hall and onto the glitzy stage of Tokyo to become the first Taiwanese finalist in the Mr Gay Japan pageant. The final round is scheduled for August 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I teach in Taiwan is the Japanese language,\u201d Kueh says. \u201cBut actually, my master\u2019s thesis was on LGBTQ education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having lived and studied in Japan before returning to Taiwan in 2019, Kueh\u2019s academic work also focuses on cross-cultural education and LGBTQ studies<\/span> in Asia \u2013 particularly in Taiwan, Japan and Thailand.<\/div>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a way to directly have an LGBTQ education course at the school,\u201d he says. \u201cHowever, I often sneak some LGBTQ concepts into my curriculum. For instance, if the textbook lesson today is about family, I will bring up some LGBTQ-related matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nick Kueh is making history as the first Taiwanese finalist in the Mr Gay Japan beauty pageant. Photo: Gee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before entering academia, Kueh\u2019s journey with his queer identity began with a classic adolescent heartbreak. At 14, he confessed his feelings to a girl, only to be rejected. \u201cI even wrote a song for her,\u201d he says, laughing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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