Gaysians is a 2025 graphic novel by American writer Mike Curato, published by Algonquin Books. It is Curato's first graphic novel for adults, following his young adult work Flamer.
Synopsis Set in Seattle in the early 2000s, the novel follows AJ, a young gay Asian American man who has recently come out and moved to the city. After a chance encounter at a bar, he befriends a group of other gay Asian men.
Critical reception Gaysians was named to Kirkus Reviews''' Best Fiction of 2025. The following year, it won the Stonewall Book Award, the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology, and the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics.
In a starred review, BookPage called the novel "a brilliant and beautifully drawn celebration of found family and belonging." Publishers Weekly called the novel a "warmhearted tale of found family." Kirkus Reviews'' gave it a starred review, calling it "a tender and compelling coming-of-age story" and writing that it is "more than anything, perhaps—a story about how the family we're born into may compel us to create a chosen family."
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