At the intersection of AANHPI Heritage Month and Pride Month, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago and the Heritage Museum of Asian Art, with support from Invisible to Invincible (i2i), present a special event series celebrating queer Asian and Asian American histories, communities, artistic expressions, and cultural activism.

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Spanning performance, storytelling, conversation, visual culture, and community gathering, the series explores the many ways queerness has existed, persisted, and flourished across Asian histories and contemporary cultural spaces. Beginning with a vibrant Pride Kick-off Drag Show Party in Chinatown, the series continues with a conversation on queer APIDA activism and visibility with members of i2i, a deep dive into queer love and gender in the 17th-century Chinese opera The Fragrant Companion 憐香伴, and an exploration of sexuality, intimacy, and representation in historical Chinese erotic paintings led by Wendy Chuwen Xiao.