William Yang

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William Yang (born 1943) is an acclaimed social history photographer, playwright, artist and filmmaker living in Australia.^[1] Born in Dimbulah, North Queensland he is a third generation Chinese Australian.^[2] Yang's photography and performances span over 50 years and document the uncharted growth and influence of Sydney's gay subculture from the 1970s through to the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s and beyond. Through the media of photography and performance Yang also explores his own ethnicity as a Chinese Australian and the intersection of his ethnic background and sexuality.