Dear Reader,

I am a Mother, writer/producer/artist, and I have been a BDSM practitioner for over twenty years. My practice entwines kink and rituals that center nature and dethrones systemic power. As a long time Sex Worker Rights activist, my work has been recognized by Spike Lee in his tribute to Jackie Robinson as one of the current Impact Activists. I am a core organizer of Red Canary Song, a grassroots collective that advocates for sex work decriminalization & protective policies and provides resources to the migrant massage parlor workers of Flushing, Queens NY.

As Founder of Kink Out, I've helped bring sex worker and kink positive art and education to museums such as NY Performance Space, The Whitney Museum, Leslie Lohman, MoMA PS1, and MoCA LA. I am currently an Artist in Resident at Brown University.

My writing work has always been intertwined with my sadomasochism proclivities. I hold a BA from Barnard with a focus on writing and an MFA from The New School. My writing can be found in various publications, including the recently published We Too anthology (Feminist Press). 

I am currently working on a documentary, Fly in Power, about Asian Massage Workers in the sex industries. Our goal is to give voice to the workers and to uplift the work of Red Canary Song.

​ In 2017, I wrote and produced a pilot called Mercy Mistress, based on my experiences as a queer, Asian American dominatrix. MM won the best web series at Asian American International Film Festival 2019, directed by Amanda Madden and starring Poppy Liu and Daniel K Isaac, Exec Prod Margaret Cho. 
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My website is a collection of personal essays and fleeting thoughts, some polished and published, others rough, raw, and exposed only to the eyes that seek them here.   
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With tender, leather heart,
​Yin Q
she/they

*image of Sinkhole by Tamara Santibanez
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"Without pathologizing trauma, Q. believes that for many, kink can be a healing experience, regardless of identity."
-HUFFINGTON POST
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"Queer Dominatrix Yin Q Is Shattering Asian Stereotypes"
-PAPER MAGAZINE

"Tattoo & Kink Artists Letting Freak Flags Fly for Sex Worker Rights"
-Daily Beast

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