{"id":202520,"date":"2026-03-23T15:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202520\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:28:38","slug":"photos-queer-asian-museum-opens-in-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/202520\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Queer Asian Museum opens in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

SilkPride Founder Leo Andersen (L) and St. Petersburg LGBTQ+ Liaison Nathan Bruemmer March 21. (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent)<\/p>\n

ST. PETERSBURG | SilkPride<\/a>\u00a0opened its Queer Asian Museum in the EDGE District<\/a> March 21.<\/p>\n

QAM is billed as \u201cSt. Pete\u2019s first \u2014 and the world\u2019s first \u2014 museum dedicated to queer Asian identity, culture, and diaspora through art and history.\u201d SilkPride Founder\u00a0Leo Andersen<\/a> welcomed a few dozen supporters to the opening ceremony, dubbed \u201c3, 2, 1 Go! The Journey We Start Together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here for visibility, audibility and possibility,\u201d he told Watermark Out News<\/a> ahead of time. \u201cThis space allows us to build a micro-ecosystem where queer Asian stories aren\u2019t just displayed \u2014 they\u2019re activated, shared, and expanded in a city we already live in and love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andersen outlined some of QAM\u2019s opening exhibit, previewed its initiatives and detailed ways to support their efforts. Additional speakers included representatives from the EDGE District and City of St. Petersburg LGBTQ+ Liaison Nathan Bruemmer<\/a>, who presented Andersen with the city\u2019s Pride flag, <\/p>\n

\u201cThis museum reminds us that queer Asian stories are not new, not temporary and not invisible,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re part of the fabric of our communities, our cities and our country \u2014\u00a0and preserving these stories ensures that future generations will know that progress did not happen by accident. It happened because people spoke up, organized, created and refused to disappear.\u201d <\/p>\n

Watermark Out News attended the opening celebration. View our photos below.<\/p>\n

Photos by Ryan Williams-Jent.<\/p>\n

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