About us

Queer China UK is a community-driven organisation that connects, supports, and empowers Chinese LGBTQIA+ people in the UK through arts, culture, and community-centred programmes. Our mission is to build belonging, amplify underrepresented voices, and improve access to creative expression for queer people of Chinese heritage.

Core areas of work:

1. Community care and belonging

We create safe, welcoming, and culturally grounded spaces through regular activities such as film screenings, social and craft workshops, decolonising queer museum tours, and badminton sessions. 

2. Empowerment through community-engaged arts practices

We design and deliver programmes that enable Chinese LGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly those with no prior artistic experience and emerging artists, to creativity as a form of agency in responding to the current social injustice.. Our initiatives span performance making, filmmaking, zine-making, creative writing, and exhibition curation, and are supported by peer networks, mentorship, and workshops. These programmes provide both artistic platforms and capacity-building opportunities, helping participants develop confidence, skills, and long-term creative potential.

3. Advocacy and research
We amplify the voices and experiences of our community through social media campaigns, community-led research, and public engagement initiatives. Our work challenges erasure and shapes more inclusive cultural narratives.

4. Resource creation and accessibility
We develop culturally sensitive, Chinese-language resources that address gaps in language, knowledge, and access to information, ensuring queer Chinese communities can navigate services, rights, and opportunities.