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Andy Quan grew up in Vancouver and studied at Pearson College, Victoria (Canada), Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario and York University. In 1994 he was appointed co-odinator of the International Lesbian and Gay Association in Brussels, Belgium; a position he held until 1996. He travelled extensively and worked for a time in London before moving to Australia in 1999 where he took up a position as International Policy Officer for the Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations. He has published poetry and short stories in Canada and Australia.

Quan is also a singer and songwriter.