Timeline: Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ History, 1873-2023

OutHistory presents a timeline chronicling the history of LGBTQ+ people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, noting the ways that intersectional forces have shaped queer lives. We thank Amy Sueyoshi for getting us started, Nayan Shah…

"Everything I Learned": A 2023 Interview with Curtis Chin, by Judy Wu

An interview with Curtis Chin, focusing on his 2023 memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Published originally on OutHistory in 2024.

Curtis Chin Interview by Judy Wu, 2023

Curtis Chin Interview by Judy Wu, 2023

Judy Wu, 2024

Judy Wu, 2024

Chung's Restaurant ephemera

Chung's Restaurant ephemera

Chung's Restaurant in Detroit

Chung's Restaurant in Detroit

Curtis Chin at Book Signing, 2023.

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant book cover, 2023.

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant book cover, 2023.

Curtis Chin

Curtis Chin photograph by Michelle Li/Studio Plum Photography.

Sex Variants Title Page

Henry, Sex Variants (book spine)

Jan Gay, movie This Nude World

Jan Gay, On Going Naked (book )

Jan Gay and Zhenya PHOTO

Amber Hollibaugh

Amber Hollibaugh Birthday Bio

Allan Bérubé

Allan Bérubé Birthday Bio

Gene Pearson

Gene Pearson Birthday Bio

Magnus Hirschfeld

Magnus Hirschfeld Birthday Bio

Henry Gerber

Henry Gerber Birthday Bio

James (Jim) Egan

James (Jim) Egan Birthday Bio