Tan Peng

Tan Peng is an artist and the first Singaporean to come out as gay to the general public. In a statement to The Straits Times which published an article on 19 February 1993 about his joint exhibition with John Goss entitled, "Flowing Forest, Burning Hearts", Tan wrote: “Being gay, as a viewer in art exhibitions, I am tired of drawing meaning from works which ignore my existence. At the same time, I feel a desire to serve the community — to do my bit to help comfort and heal a world ailing from prejudice, intolerance and hatred.” 

=See also=
 * Singapore gay art
 * Singapore gay artists

=References=
 * Ng Sek Chow, "Out of the closet", The Straits Times, 19 February 1993

=Acknowledgements=

This article was written by Roy Tan.