Wëi Yi (left) and Jay having a drink in a gay bar in Ximending, a LGBTQIA+ friendly area in Taipei, Taiwan, 2019. ‘Before high school I had to avoid showing my true colors regarding my sexual orientation. Before I step into art school, I had to pretend to be a straight man. I think our education doesn’t include embracing who you are, and your classmates don’t understand what it means to be gay. So it was pretty tough when I was a student.’ Jay Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM