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Manny Pacquiao, Filipino Homophobia And Masculinity
In the matter of two days, Manny Pacquiao has managed to alienate himself from significant parts of his fan base by stating some rather eyebrow-raising opinions about queer men and same-sex marriage. Firstly, he criticized President Obama’s beliefs about same-sex marriage. Next, it’s now been reported by the LA Weekly that he believes queer men should be put to death.
Dharun Ravi Convicted For Invasion Of Privacy Against Tyler Clementi
Dharun Ravi, the roommate of a gay Rutgers student who committed suicide after spying on him and tweeting his escapades, has been found guilty of invasion of privacy, witness tampering, and evidence tampering. Ravi now faces five to ten years of prison time as well as possible deportation to India. South Asian blog Sepia Mutiny approaches the story from a lesser seen perspective and laments on his sentencing: “Ravi is an immature, upper middle class [...] Continue »
Obama’s Nanny In Indonesia Hopes For Transgender Equality
Back in 2010, Prez Obama appointed Amanda Simpson as a senior technical adviser in the Commerce Department. She became one of the first presidentially appointed transgender persons to work in the executive branch. And more recently, Obama has pushed to increase protection for transgender and LGBT people against discrimination, for example in federal housing programs. But will these actions make an impact more than 9000 miles away, in Indonesia? Evie, who was his nanny over [...] Continue »
Why George Takei is Simply Awesome
If you’ve been using Facebook for the past year or so, chances are that you may have come across a hilarious meme, quote, or pictures from a certain “George Takei.” You may be asking yourself, “Wait, George Takei as in that Star Trek Sulu George Takei? He can’t possibly be this witty, funny, and social media relevant!” The answer is a most resounding yes, that is indeed the one and only George Takei.
Report Reveals APA Gay & Lesbian Organizations Only Receive 0.7% Of Available LGBT Funding
AAPIP’s Queer Justice Fund recently released the report Missed Opportunities: How Organized Philanthropy Can Help Meet the Needs of LGBTQ AAPI Communities. This report calls out the lack of LGBTQ Foundation funding to LGBTQ AAPI communities and highlights the need to fund AAPI ally organizations that engage in LGBT issues and autonomous LGBTQ AAPI organizations: “Missed Opportunities found that funding in 2009 to LGBTQ AAPI communities amounted to barely 0.7 percent of the total amounted [...] Continue »
Asian Pacific Male Calendar Becoming New Reality Show
The team who created the successful 2010 Asian Pacific Male Calendar are creating a new reality show based on “their behind-the scenes experiences of creating the culturally diverse calendar which simultaneously raised thousands of dollars for charity” that will hopefully go into production early next year. Those involved are excited by “the way the show is intended is to prove that a group of average, every day people can find ways to give back and [...] Continue »
Social Networking And Bone Marrow Donors
I first joined the bone marrow donor registry in the early nineties, after reading about a Chinese boy with leukemia who was looking for a match. Back then (and still the case now), Asian donors were rare, and finding a match if you are of Asian ethnicity or hapa unlikely. It’s almost 20 years later after I joined the registry, and while the issues around bone marrow donation haven’t changed much, the available methods to [...] Continue »
Chinese “Gay” Penguins Wed And Raise A Baby
If you’re familiar with the controversial children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, the idea of “gay” penguins raising a baby penguin isn’t surprising. And Tango Makes Three was based on the real-life story of two male chinstrap penguins at the New York Central Park Zoo, who became loving partners, and were eventually given a their own egg (one that was abandoned by another penguin couple) to hatch and raise. Two new African male penguins in [...] Continue »
Lived Experience: Study Seeking Asian American LGB Students
A new research project is being done over at Western Michigan University on the lived experience of students (undergrad and grad) who self-identify as both Asian American and lesbian, gay or bisexual. The project is hoping to capture the diversity of experiences and interviews are going to be conducted via email (so logistically a bit simpler). The requirements are that you identify as being of Asian descent and LGB; are currently enrolled in a degree-seeking [...] Continue »
SDAFF Film Review: Queers on the Verge
By Johnny C [EDITORS NOTE: This is a review for the Queers on the Verge Shorts Program at the San Diego Asian Film Festival.] The presence and portrayal of any group in cinema is called into question when they are marginalized by ignorance or bigotry—and often times, it’s both. Whether it’s negative portrayals based off of offensive stereotypes or an utter lack of representation, the question remains: how do people tell their story if those [...] Continue »
APA Faith Matters: Patrick Cheng, Theologian and Author of ‘Radical Love’
APA Faith Matters is a periodic interview of Asian Pacific American (APA) leaders in various religious contexts. It highlights those leaders who are passionate about social justice issues that matter to APA communities and work from within their religious contexts. Patrick S. Cheng is the Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, and also writes for the religion [...] Continue »
Dan Choi To Reenlist After Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal
After being discharged from the army after coming out, former officer and West Point grad Dan Choi says that he plans to reenlist after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in the US military. “Going back to the military will be a vindication,” says Choi in a conversation with Politico magazine. “[I’m] going back because I fought to go back. The seriousness of our claims was not just political theatre – it was really [...] Continue »
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