birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
vancouver , british columbia 7 july 1969 andy quan
 andy quan author
andy quan

andy quan -lrb- born 7 july 1969 in vancouver , british columbia , canada -rrb- , is a chinese-canadian author who now lives in sydney , australia .
in his writing , he frequently explores the ways in which sexual identity and cultural identity interact .
quan is openly gay .
in addition to his writing , quan is a musician and community activist .
he was the first ever paid employee of ilga
