A non-Asian gay male who is predominantly physically attracted to other gay males of Asian descent, usually
significantly younger. Similar to the phenomenon plaguing
Asian women in the western world, the "rice queen" objectify, sexualize, and demoralize his Asian counterpart. Vice versa, the Asian male in the partnership internalize this colonial, imperialistic, and racist worldview, and will come to believe that by dating a non-Asian, this will increase his
social status within the local gay community.