Rachel Maddow finally got an uninterrupted interview with National Guard First Lieutenant Dan Choi of Knights Out, the group of 38 West Point graduates who came out of the closet last week to form a support group for US Military Academy active duty alumni, cadets, and their families and offered to serve as liaisons between …
Category Archive: Gay News
Feb 13
Help a gay asian make it on TV…
Passing this along – go and vote! I am a queer Filipino American theater artist/comic/writer/entertainer. I am currently entered in this contest for MTV/Logo’s “The Big Gay Sketch Show.” My audition involves submitting videos and blogs and then having people hit the MTV/Logo website and voting for me. http://biggaycasting.com/people/richkiamco I would greatly appreciate you support, …
Jan 21
Jason Wu
CNN reported that Jason Wu, a young New York designer originally from Taiwan, designed the gown Michelle Obama wore to the inaugural balls tonight. He said he didn’t know she would wear it until he saw her on TV tonight. Various designers had submitted creations to her. He went to Parsons and interned with Narciso …
Dec 20
Hong Kong’s 1st Official Gay Pride Parade
From fridae.com At last it has happened. Hong Kong’s first gay pride parade processed through the crowded streets of Hong Kong Island on the afternoon of Saturday 13 December. And it was a huge success. Some 1,200 men and women, young and old, mostly gay but with some straight friends too, marched for just under …
Nov 25
Energy Ornament
Here we go! The unveiling of the next handmade ornament to be raffled off at our Sat. Dec. 13 Holiday Dinner at Riques, 5004 N. Sheridan in Chicago. It’s called “We Have Energy!” and it’s made by AFC Board member Harry Chan. “The focus for the future will be ‘going green’ and I believe we …
Nov 16
‘Obama’s Star’ First Ornament for Raffle at Dec. 13 AFC Holiday Dinner
Pictured here is “Obama’s Star,” the first of several hand-crafted ornaments (with a new one revealed each week on AFC’s blog) to be raffled off at the upcoming Asians and Friends Chicago Holiday Dinner, Sat., Dec. 13, 2008 at Riques Regional Mexican Restuarant, 5004 N. Sheridan, just south of Big Chicks in Chicago. The festivities will start …
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