In this article, I suggest that the high levels of racism experienced by gay API men may lead to unsafe sexual behaviors by leading gay API men to prefer white sexual partners who are seen as being in short supply. As such, gay API men compete for the sexual favors of white men, seeing them as ‘‘prizes’’ for playing by the ‘‘rules’’ of gay expectations. It is this competition for white male companionship, facilitated by the marginalization of gay API men in the larger gay community, that ultimately place white men in a dominant position in sexual negotiations, leading gay API men to take sexual risks to win their favor.