The Work

Punchy, vibrant copy is always in-style. As a professional writer, my job is to deliver crisp copy which leaps off the page and engages the reader. Marketing, journalism and screenwriting. I have been lucky enough to say my career has been as varied as it has been rewarding. It is always difficult to sum up a decade-long body of work, but this blog showcases my writing abilities across several different fields.

‘No fats, femmes or Asians’

When dating as a queer Asian man in Vancouver, Justin Saint compares it to playing a video game on the hardest difficulty.

“You still get to play the game, it’s not like you’re excluded, but you have to expect a couple more curveballs thrown your way,” he says, peering through lilac-framed glasses.

Having dated across three continents, Saint says the need for a thick skin is universal “because regardless of what city you go to you’re always going to have those assholes that are like ‘I only date white guys, I only date masculines.’”

Continue reading