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On one side of the world, activist and artist Xiangqi Chen could be punished for her LGBTQ activism. But on the other, she is lauded as a trailblazer \u2013 the architect behind the first-of-its-kind Chinese queer art museum.<\/p>\n

The irony that she left her home in China and found a public platform for her LGBTQ artistic expression in San Francisco\u2019s Chinatown<\/span> \u2013 the United States\u2019 oldest \u2013 is not lost on her.<\/div>\n

\u201cHere in San Francisco Chinatown, I continued my journey and met so many like-minded community members and friends,\u201d Chen says through an interpreter. \u201cIt kind of actually encouraged me and gave me lots of strength to do what I know is my mission, my calling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Out Museum founder Xiangqi Chen admires \u201cCollective Notation\u201d, an interactive installation displayed at the museum on June 22, 2026. Photo: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Situated across from the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, the bilingual museum spotlights a demographic that has long felt invisible. It seems like an ideal fit in the progressive city at a time when some US cities, states and the federal government are restricting or abolishing certain LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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