Category Archives: LGBT

Asian Pacific Male Calendar Becoming New Reality Show

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lily

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 … Continue reading →

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Social Networking And Bone Marrow Donors

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Tim

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 … Continue reading →

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Chinese “Gay” Penguins Wed And Raise A Baby

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tim

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 … Continue reading →

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Lived Experience: Study Seeking Asian American LGB Students

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Lily

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 … Continue reading →

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SDAFF Film Review: Queers on the Verge

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Guest Writer

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 … Continue reading →

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APA Faith Matters: Patrick Cheng, Theologian and Author of ‘Radical Love’

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mihee

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 … Continue reading →

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Dan Choi To Reenlist After Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jeff

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 … Continue reading →

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Male Circumcision & Culture Clash: To Cut Or Not To Cut

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Tim

Even before my partner and I started the process of having a child, there were discussions about whether circumcision made sense for any new born male baby. It’s a topic that’s widely debated still, and there’s more of a growing … Continue reading →

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New San Francisco HIV Prevention Plan Excludes Asian Americans

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ernie

With San Francisco’s HIV community at endemic levels rather than pandemic levels, San Francisco’s HIV director has re-allocated the community-based agencies it funds and has left APIs out of a HIV Prevention Plan which targets Caucasian, African American, and Latino … Continue reading →

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No Look Pass Doc Takes A Look At Basketball & Coming Out

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Efren

In No Look Pass, Emily Tay is an extraordinary young woman born to Burmese immigrants, raised in Los Angeles Chinatown, Harvard educated, starter for their women’s basketball team, and now a professional basketball player in Germany living with her female … Continue reading →

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Get your Cho on: Margaret Cho’s campaign

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Mike Saechao

She’s at it again. No, not Britney. Margaret Cho! The Drop Dead Diva star is launching a campaign promoting her album, Cho Dependent and donating 20% of the proceeds to Immediate Justice, a human rights charity. However, this campaign focuses … Continue reading →

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