Andy Quan (born 7 July 1969) is a Canadian author who now lives in Sydney. In his writing, he frequently explores the ways in which
sexual identity
Sexual identity is how one thinks of oneself in terms of to whom one is romantically and/or sexually attracted.
and
cultural identity
Cultural identity is a part of a person's identity, or their self-conception and self-perception, and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct cu ...
interact. Quan is openly gay.
Quan was born in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...
, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to his writing, Quan is a musician and community activist. He was the first ever full-time paid employee of
ILGA and has worked as a policy writer and project manager on issues related to the global HIV epidemic. He now works as an editor and copywriter.
Works
* (with Jim Wong-Chu)
* (short fiction collection)
* (poetry)
* (erotica)
* (poetry)
* (journal)
References
External links
Andy Quan website
1969 births
Living people
Canadian expatriates in Australia
Canadian people of Chinese descent
Canadian male short story writers
Canadian writers of Asian descent
Canadian gay writers
Writers from Vancouver
21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian LGBT poets
Canadian male poets
21st-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian male writers
21st-century Canadian LGBT people
Australian LGBT poets
Gay poets
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