Dustin Phuc Nguyen: Gay MC, fate of being discriminated against, compared to Bearded Girl

The male MC famous for the channel Dustin On The Go - Dustin Phuc Nguyen, few people know that he suffered a lot of humiliation, discrimination, and effeminate comments when he was gay. In recent years, he has also been one of the artists working strongly for the LGBT community.

Dustin Phuc Nguyen has been known to the public since 2012 as a host (VJ) of MTV, one of the most prestigious music television channels in the world. It is known that Dustin Phuc Nguyen is an American international student majoring in Hotel Management. However, in 2012, he participated again and became the champion of the VJ Camp program. After that, he spent 5 years working as a VJ for MTV Vietnam and participated in the Golden Swallow 2016 contest.

In recent years, Dustin Phuc Nguyen continues to get closer to Vietnamese audiences. Although he is not a presence on television, his name is associated with talk shows loved by audiences on Dustin On The Go channel such as Bar Stories or Love Is Blind ... Programs hosted by Dustin Phuc Nguyen include the presence of a series of top stars and influential people. Here, he freely expressed his personal colors, not afraid to speak frankly about many sensitive issues for young people, making the talk show series he hosted become a new "dish" in the eyes of the audience.

Dustin Phuc Nguyen "came out" on television in 2019 and became an active activist for the LGBTQ community. Accordingly, the male MC had a shocking public performance on VTV, at the program Talk Vietnam. Sharing with host Thai Dung of Talk Vietnam , Dustin said the reason he announced this on national television is because: "Disclosing my gender is not a very special thing for me. I still do it every day with each and every person I meet - the first time. Just one more day at a time."

"But for my parents, it's a big problem" - Dustin continued - "If my parents were watching this show, they would probably be very confused like: Oh my god! What is that kid doing? ".

The former MTV VJ also said he is not afraid that he will be viewed differently after his announcement about gender, especially from people outside the LGBT community (the community of lesbians and gay men). , bisexual and transgender).

"There's nothing else, I think" - Dustin said - "They still know it. I don't spread it everywhere that I'm gay. But in the end, people still feel it because they care and been following me for many years."

"I spend a large part of my work with the LGBT community, sometimes known through the media. But that won't change their perspective, I think" - Dustin continued - "I produce a talk show about blind dating called Love is Blind (roughly translated as Love is blind) right on my Youtube page. This is a big project of me and Richard, my companion. With this project, we hope We hope to create opportunities to bring people closer together. We do not discriminate whether you are straight, gay or transgender. Everyone can participate as long as they are over 18 years old."

To gain his current confidence, few people know that he went through a time when he was criticized for hosting a boring program, and was also discriminated against because of his gender, compared to Bearded Girl - a scandalous tiktoker. Specifically, Dustin Phuc Nguyen once confided: In the past, I was criticized for being a boring host. It was Ms. Thuy Minh who said straight to my face: "You're such a boring host!". That was a statement that woke me up. When people speak frankly, it means they still love you. I also have to try my best to "add fish sauce, add salt".

As time passed, I learned many languages of youth. Always updating, learning and creating has made me less bored. However, only the audience can evaluate this, I cannot evaluate myself.‏ In addition to being criticized for being boring, I was also discriminated against for my gender, criticized for being too effeminate and acting too casually. Why do you look like Bearded Girl? Usually I get talked about about my appearance and style, but otherwise I don't get talked about much."

In 2021, Dustin Phuc Nguyen just shared that he was honored by Youtube as one of the top 4 content creators spreading positive energy about the LGBTQ community in Southeast Asia. Because of the positive content he has spread about the LGBTQ community, it helps society have a more open view and people in the community are more confident in expressing themselves.

On Youtube's blog, Dustin Phuc Nguyen was introduced: "Dustin Phuc Nguyen gave up his potential VJ job at MTV to build the Dustin On The Go channel on Youtube. The shows he created with the help of participation of top influential celebrities. Many shows highly appreciated by the audience such as Bar Stories, Caraoke with Dustin,... and Love Is Blind appeared in 2020 as shows. chat and dating program for couples of all genders, showing that all genders have an equal chance of finding love."

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