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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Film producer known for his documentaries about gender, sexuality and the LGBTQ community. Films include Boys for Beauty (1999), Not Simply a Wedding Banquet (1997), and Scars on Memory (2005). Author of his memoir 'Taipei Father, New York Mother' (2011). LGBTQ activist. Also known as Lao Niang and as Jade Sister. | + | Film producer known for his documentaries about gender, sexuality and the LGBTQ community. Films include Boys for Beauty (1999), Not Simply a Wedding Banquet (1997), and Scars on Memory (2005). Author of his memoir 'Taipei Father, New York Mother' (2011) which uncovers the pains of his family woes. It became a bestseller after its release in 2011, and was transformed into a play in 2012. Much of his work was inspired by his own difficult childhood and his struggles coming out to a less-than-accepting father, who initially rejected him due to his sexuality. LGBTQ activist. Also known as Lao Niang and as Jade Sister. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2018]] | * [[Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2018]] | ||
| + | * [[Documentary Filmmakers From the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 30 October 2023
Country
Taiwan
Birth - Death
1967 - 2018
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Film producer known for his documentaries about gender, sexuality and the LGBTQ community. Films include Boys for Beauty (1999), Not Simply a Wedding Banquet (1997), and Scars on Memory (2005). Author of his memoir 'Taipei Father, New York Mother' (2011) which uncovers the pains of his family woes. It became a bestseller after its release in 2011, and was transformed into a play in 2012. Much of his work was inspired by his own difficult childhood and his struggles coming out to a less-than-accepting father, who initially rejected him due to his sexuality. LGBTQ activist. Also known as Lao Niang and as Jade Sister.
