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APAC's #ActingDirector #YaoFenYou #canceled the #festival after a #report flagging β€œpotentially #sensitive” #issues in the #festival’s programming relating to #Trans and #Nonbinary #ReadingRoom, was submitted by #staffers…

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https://www.advocate.com/news/aapi-transgender-smithsonian-festival-cancellation

Smithsonian Cancels AAPI Literature Festival Leaving Trans Authors Upset

Organizers say they expect a more forthcoming answer about why the event, which included a trans and nonbinary reading room, was suddenly scrapped.

Advocate.com