“We weren’t focussed on getting rid of all sexual racism in the world. He has brought some sunny Aussie-land weather with him as he plops down on my couch in shorts and a sleeveless top. “In some ways the success of it was because it was focussed on a specific issue,” Quan tells me, during a sit-down interview in East Vancouver, where he grew up. These days, you’re more likely to see the banner “Sexual Racism Sux!” with the link attached for people to click on and grab a clue. However, things have certainly changed from a few years ago when it was much more rampant. Go into any online gay chat room and you’re still bound to see people typing in “No Asians!” in their list of likes and dislikes. One of those contributions is the online campaign he and a friend started called Sexual Racism Sux ( which targets racism in the online gay chat room community. But the store owner insists on the intro, tearing up with pride while going through the list of Quan’s accomplishments and contributions he has given to the gay community. He needs no introduction, having already received acclaim for his first book of poems Slant, his short story collection Calendar Boy, several anthologies and his erotica writing. Surrounded by family and friends at Little Sister’s bookstore in Vancouver, Andy Quan takes the stage, having flown in from Australia for a whirlwind book tour of the Pacific Northwest, and reads from his latest collection of poetry, Bowling Pin Fire.
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