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12/16 NYC’s 2nd Annual LGBT Asian Holiday Party!
December 7, 2011
It’s time for our 2nd annual Holiday Party (last year’s was HOT HOT HOT)! Come celebrate another year of successes with the LGBT Asian community.
We have a lot to celebrate this year. Together, Q-WAVE, GAPIMNY, and SALGA have increased LGBT Asian visibility in NYC and beyond. In 2011, we marched in the Lunar New Year Parade for the 2nd time, launched the Asian Pride Project to help Asian families with LGBT members, called out mainstream gay clubs for racist door policies and party themes, protested against ex-gay conversion therapy at home and abroad, launched transgender and gender non-conforming programming for the South Asian community, and much MUCH more! Let’s show our appreciation for community and action in the LGBT Asian community.
Featuring Suzanne Persard as our resident DJ with a mix of hip hop, bollywood, and reggae. Light food will be available for you late night eaters. There will also be a raffle with some great prizes.
Where: Chom Chom
40 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
When: Friday, Dec 16, 2011
11 PM – 3 AM
Cover Charge: $10 before midnight, $15 after
All money goes to support LGBT Asian community organizations in NYC:
QWAVE – www.q-wave.org
GAPIMNY – www.gapimny.org
SALGA – www.salganyc.org
This party is 21+. Come as you are. Allies are welcome.
Oh, and get ready to dance.
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/306487332704648/
11/18 Join us for Donation Drive!!!
November 11, 2011
Hey Q-Wavers,
Rather than holding a normal GM, our meeting this month will be a DONATION DRIVE where we are asking for people to drop by the room with donations for Housing Works (please see below for a brief description of the work Housing Works does for the NY community) and then stay for some social time, conversation & snacks!
This month it will take place on Friday, November 18, 2011 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at CUNY GRAD CENTER Room 9204
The list of donate-able items includes gently used:
· men’s & women’s clothing
· children’s clothing
· shoes
· handbags & accessories
· jewelry
· housewares
Hope to see you there!!!
Cheerio,
Quail & Aileen
And for some light bathroom reading…Here’s a tidbit Housing Works:
Housing Works* is a non-profit organization based in New York City that works to end “the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain [their] efforts.” As advocates, the organization fights for the inclusion and dignity of marginalized communities including active drug users, homeless people all people living with HIV/AIDS, homeless people, and sexual minorities. They have provided services (housing, healthcare, meals, mental health/substance use treatment, job training, legal assistance, etc.) to more than 20,000 homeless and low-income NYers living with HIV/AIDS since 1990. And they also began social enterprise-businesses that provide employment opportunities to the NY community and whose profits fund the mission of Housing Works.
Visit their website for more info: http://www.housingworks.org/
11/15/2011 “We are family!”: LGBT Asian American/ South Asian Parents & Parenting
October 30, 2011
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“We are family!” (literally)
LGBT Asian American/ South Asian Parents and Parenting
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Join SALGA, GAPIMY, and QWAVE for a discussion by LGBTs who have children and the different ways they became parents. One couple through same-sex adoption, another through a sperm donor, and a third through a prior heterosexual marriage.
The presenters will talk frankly about their personal experiences, joys and struggles of parenting, family acceptance, making mom and dad grandparents, negotiating who is “daddy” or “mommy,” issues of race, and broader community acceptance. At the end of the program, an attorney will briefly go over the nuts, bolts, and legal options for individuals and couples who want to start a family.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
6pm to 8pm
LGBT Center in Manhattan
208 West 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues.
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The families:
Sunyoo Kim and Agnes Harley, and with their 2 year old daughter Kai Seong-Ah Kim
Glenn Magpantay and Christopher Goeken, and their 5 year old son Malcolm.
Karen Naimool and Jennifer Griffith, and their 8 year old son Jadon
Sponsored by South Asian Gay & Lesbian Association (SALGA), QWAVE, and the Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY), and the LGBT Center Families Program.
10/19/11 General Meeting: Occupy Wall Street
October 19, 2011
Hey Q-wavers!
Come hang out & join us for *Q-Wave’s October 2011 General Meeting!* This
month we’ll be talking about:*
*Occupy Wall Street*
-Have you been to the Occupy Wall St protests this month?
-Is it an inclusive movement for API LGBTQ folks?
-How can we as Queer APIs support the economic justice movement?* **
*Where: *CUNY Grad Center on 5th Ave between 34th and 35th Streets, Room 9207
*When:* Friday, October 21st from 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM
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Q-WAVE
is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolks and
gender-nonconformists of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; our Yahoo
group, General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular
community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our
other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, winter parties, film screenings,
etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality.
Thank you very much.
9/16/11 General Meeting: Q-WAVE meets Asian Pride Project
September 15, 2011
Hello Q-WAVE!!
‘Alas the summer’s over, but we’ve got some exciting plans ahead for the fall.
Come hang out & join us for our September General Meeting !
This month’s meeting will highlight ASIAN PRIDE PROJECT.
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Ever heard of Asian Pride Project, and still don’t know what it is??
Ever wonder about a resource for families & friends of Queer API to come together?
Ever wonder if there are ways for you as a Q-Wave member to contribute to APP?
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Come connect with fellow Q-Wave members, share stories, and learn about APP’s mission to be a part of this exciting project!
PSST! You will also get a sneak peek of the official Asian Pride extended promo
and walk away from the meeting with a new understanding & creative way to express community.
*There will also be lots of cute little Asian snacks, no pun intended.
***** Q-Wave is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolks and gender-nonconformists of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; our Yahoo group, General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, winter parties, film screenings, etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality. Thank you very much.**
SEE YA, FRIDAY! 