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Xng, a Hmong scholar, has spent 18 years rearchg the Hmong LGBTQ muny. He intifi as a LGBTQ Hmong member and began his rearch as part of his own self-disvery. Xng wrote his doctorate this about the g out experience of gay Hmong men and eventually published a book lled “A Clan of Our Own.” </p><p>Although no data exists about LGBTQ Hmong mographics, Xng timat that between 15,000 to 20,000 LGBTQ Hmong people live Mnota. This timate is based on natnal mastream LGBTQ populatn statistics and the 81,000 timated Hmong people livg Mnota. Xng said hard data don’t exist, bee the Hmong culture talkg about LGBTQ people is a “taboo topic.” </p><p>Cultural expectatns n also prevent accurate statistics, he add, bee Hmong people may feel bound to genr-based tradns wh the culture and cle to e out. </p><div class="donateAsk unfed"><div class="donateAsk_hear"><h2 class="hdg hdg-2">Grow the Future of Public Media</h2></div><div class="donateAsk_body"><p>MPR News is supported by Members. 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