This year, GAPIMNY is teaming up with our sister organization Q-WAVE during Manhattan's Pride Parade. As part of our contingent, we've recruited Korean drummers from NYU to teach us how to play Korean drums (poongmul) for the parade, which ... Read More
GAPIMNY in AIDS Walk New York 2011
Dear Community Member, Please join GAPIMNY for this year's AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 15th 2011! We'll walk, talk, and fundraise towards ending AIDS. Please visit the GAPIMNY team page to join and/or ... Read More
Open Letter to the LGBT Community Center from QAPI Groups
March 7, 2011 We, the undersigned Queer Asian Pacific Islander groups, are very concerned with the LGBT Community Center’s decision on canceling the scheduled March 5th “Party to End Apartheid” event. The Center has a long history in ... Read More
LGBT Asian American/South Asian Lawyers Presentation and Cocktail Reception
Join us in celebrating Lunar New Year and LGBT diversity within the APA/API community Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 6:30 to 9 pm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street Between Water and South Street Downtown New York, NY 10004 Featuring remarks ... Read More
Racism in Gay Clubs: The Facts
What happened? Starting in 2009, the weekly Friday night gay party, Rock It (originally at Amalia, now at Quo), has become notorious for turning away gay Asian and Pacific Islander (API) men. From our request of stories since August 2010, ... Read More
Protect yourself:
Protect yourself when you go to a bar or club in NYC. Know that the community and the law are on your side. There are federal, state, and municipal civil rights laws prohibiting racially discriminatory behavior at these venues. And there’s ... Read More
Response from Fornabaio/Voss:
Our letter to FornabaioVoss: Dear Tony Fornabaio and Brandon Voss: Over the past year, the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) has documented several cases of discrimination against gay Asian and Pacific Islander men by ... Read More
"Things get sooo much better"
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It gets better
Chris Colfer for The Trevor Project - It Gets Better from The Trevor Project on Vimeo. ... Read More
GAPIMNY is an "Angry Asian Man"
Check out their recent posting on GAPIMNY! GAPIMNY looking for stories about racism at gay clubs ... Read More