Date: June 1st
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 79-15 35 Ave., Apt #2C, Jackson Heights, N.Y.
Details:
Homecooked food and drinks after Queens Pride to benefit the Audre Lorde Project Capital Campaign and GAPIMNY.
Cost: $20 (Suggested)
The parade may have ended but the party’s just starting at GAPIMNY’s Queens Pride After-Party.
Date: Sunday, June 1st
Time: 12:00pm
Place: 75th St. and 37th Road (Jackson Heights)
Where better to join in Pride Month festivities than Queens! Join GAPIMNY in kicking off the month at Queens Pride.
An Asian American Heritage Month Forum: Gay or Asian?
in coordination with the LGBT center
Time: Thursday, May 22nd, 8:00pm
Location: The LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St. betw 7th and 8th Ave.
(please visit reception desk for meeting room number)
Suggest donation $10 (includes refreshments)
Description:
Four years ago, Details magazine published a feature, “Gay or Asian?� that sparked nationwide protests. Groups demanded, and got, an apology. But have we truly advanced in fighting against queer Asian stereotypes? Has Details actually turned bias into understanding diversity? Join us as we explore media representation, the struggle for equality, and role of activism for LGBT Asian Americans.
A wine & cheese reception will take place after the event.
Panelists:
Cindi Creager, National News Director, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Dennis Chin, Downetime Steering Committee, GAPMINY’s young adult group
Joy Lin, Associate Producer, CBS News Early Show
Moderated by Glenn D. Magpantay, GAPMINY Political Chair
Gay and Asian, How we view ourselves
Time: Friday, May 16th, 8:00pm
Location: The LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St. betw 7th and 8th Ave.
(please visit reception desk for meeting room number)
Description:
How many prominent Asian characters in the media can you remember to name from 10 years ago? How about gay characters? Or try this: characters who are gay and Asian?
Within a decade both the Asian community and the gay community have made strides in becoming more visible in American mass media. Many of us now follow the travails of Jin and Sun on that mysterious island of “Lost,� and some of us even got a little verklempt when Tommy, one of the “Brothers and Sisters,� proposed to his boyfriend, Scotty. But a question begs to be asked: how many of us see ourselves in Hiro Nakamura or in Jack McFarland?
Join us and let’s explore how we see the current media portrayals of Asians and of gays, and how those images are influencing us in shaping our own image.
Meeting Cost: $5 General Admission ; $2 for Members (all proceeds go towards cost of operations; exp. LGBT Center Room Rental, Food, etc.)
Questions/concerns? Please contact us at: gapimny@gapimny.org
The Joy F*** Club: Gay Asian Male Sexuality and the Porn Industry
Date: Thursday, May 8th
Time: 8:00-9:30 pm
Location:
APICHA (Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS) Building
Lower Level Floor
400 Broadway [Entrance on 70 Walker Street, across the street from Citibank]
New York, NY 10013
Google Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=400+Broadway,+New+York,+NY+10013&sll=40.744981,-73.989315&sspn=0.011705,0.026693&ie=UTF8&ll=40.718867,-74.00175&spn=0.002927,0.006673&z=17&om=1
So you’re having sex, watching porn, or doing both at the same time! How does the porn industry paint gay asian male sexuality, and how does it manifest in your sexual relationships? Do you always find yourself performing your racial stereotypes? Aren’t we more than just submissive geisha bois? Talk, listen, and share your experiences with the folks at Downetime! All experience levels are welcome!
*This Meeting is FREE
*Meetings are open to Asian/Pacific Islander men/transgender people ages
18-26 who identify as queer or questioning
*Light refreshments will be provided
DowneTime is a new monthly GAPIMNY confidential support and discussion group
open to self-identified young adult queer Asian/Asian American
men/transgender people ages 18-26 of all experience levels. The group’s
goals are to create a safe space for young queer Asian men/trans folk to
discuss issues and shared experiences relating to identity, community, and
activism. Come discuss a range of issues and meet new peers and friends.
This event is sponsored by GAPIMNY (Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York)
questions/concerns? Please contact us at: downetime@gapimny.org
Special thanks goes to APICHA for all their support, time, and space!
