Maria Maud Borup Petersen (born 1975) holds a Masters in Communication and French and currently works as a freelance journalist, copywriter and communications consultant based in Copenhagen. She has also been engaged in design and art related projects and worked for the Danish association of young artists and art critics. She has initiated and been involved in cultural production within the queer community in Copenhagen and Beijing and assists as occasional camera (wo)man and reporter for the Chinese web cast Queer Comrades.