Contributors

Mike is the Campaign Producer at ACON who manages the production of campaigns, online initiatives and social content. If you're looking for him, he's probably on the dance floor or lounging on Coogee Beach with a self-made mimosa.

Jack is a Digital Content Producer at ACON. Powered by improv, regular coffee breaks and the internet, you can find Jack complaining about the weather in Sydney just about as often as he enjoys it.

Garrison Cheng came from mainland China and now calls Sydney home. He works in media as a journalist and producer with a focus on Chinese communities in Australia. He also helps manage ANTRA, an NGO for Chinese LGBTIQ+ communities. He has a passion for food and is a strong advocate of the Chinese saying: ‘Most problems can be solved over a good meal. For things that can’t, make it two meals.’

Neil is the HIV Health Promotion Officer in our Northern Rivers (Lismore Office) who provides information on all things HIV. If you’re looking for him, he’s probably at King’s beach or plucking tomatoes in his veggie patch.

Mark Mariano (he/him) is a Filipino writer, model and podcast producer from Doonside in Western Sydney on Dharug land. Proudly queer, his work has been featured on Buzzfeed, SBS, ABC, and Queerstories. In 2023, he contributed to ACON's editorial anthology 'Stories Out West', and starred in their 'With Love' campaign for Sydney WorldPride as 'sexy sickly bear'. Mark loves thrifting and crying on public transport in hopes of getting scouted for a Netflix series.

Andy Xie lives and works as a corporate employee in Melbourne. He hosts a Mandarin podcast for the queer community as his B-side. He enjoys collecting stories through conversations and voicing his unique opinions within the Chinese queer community. Andy's non-binary cat keeps a social distance from him most of the time, but still speaks with him when they are hungry or lonely.