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In honour of International Women's Day (March 8), our monthly movie night on March 18 will feature a film that focuses on queer women: The Handmaiden. This event is FREE for LGBTQ Asian cis & trans men, cis & trans women, and nonbinary folks. 6:00pm - Doors open for arrivals 6:30pm - Movie start time **Bring your own snacks, dinner, food. We will have water and tea available. You can leave right after the movie or stay and hang out as we process and discuss the movie together. *CONTENT WARNING: gratuitous gender based violence, gang rape, domestic violence 🙁 The Handmaiden (2016, South Korea, 2hr 47 min) Watch the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whldChqCsYk From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama. PARK presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women - a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance. Inspired by the novel Fingersmith by British author Sarah Waters, THE HANDMAIDEN borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with PARK Chan-wook’s singular vision to create an unforgettable viewing experience. https://www.facebook.com/events/327038204589963/  

The SLAM Forum is the highly anticipated event every year for Asian cis & trans gay, bi, queer men. Save the date for March 30! We have a lot of great things planned for the day. Registration opens this week.  

Bring your friends and join us at Poz-TO Mingle Dance and Fundraiser for OPA+ on March 29, 2019 at Buddies (7-10pm) POZPLANET / Poz-TO's monthly Mingle events resume in March with a NEW format at a NEW venue! Everyone is welcome to meet, mix, MINGLE + boogie down in support of Ontario Positive Asians - OPA+. Special Guest DJ Sumation (Sum Wong) Host Jade Elektra! Save the date! Friday March 29th — at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre. https://www.facebook.com/events/943012622555457

Introducing the 2019 SLAM Forum theme: DIS/CONNECT This year the theme DIS/CONNECT explores how we connect or don’t connect with the different parts of our identities. Being gay and Asian is complex with many layers that shape our experiences. Though we may all be Asian men who like men, there are many things that make our experiences different from each other: Where we were born, Where we grew up, What language we speak, What religion we follow, How connected we are to our culture, When we immigrated to Toronto, etc… For the 2019 SLAM Forum, in multiple sessions throughout the day, we will share, learn, and connect together in our experiences. Stay tuned for more updates on session topics and social activities as we lead up to March 30!!  

Free and confidential counselling at ACAS February 2019 Tuesday 5  4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday 12 (no counselling) Wednesday 20, 3-5 p.m. Tuesday 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m.  

Calling for Asian trans men and women for an exciting new initiative -contact shimmer@acas.org STARS 100 (Super Trans Asian RunwayS) is a series of workshops starting Feb 1 (every two weeks) on a variety of topics including confidence building, clothing/costume design & construction, voice coaching, dancing, and RUNWAY!!! All of this will culminate in an Art and Fashion Show on May 31!!! Super FUN and come LET'S HAVE A KIKI!!!! The first workshop is this Friday Feb 1, with more on the way. Food at 6:30 pm, workshop starts at 7 pm. We are still looking for participants, models, performers, storytellers, writers, production peeps, etc. Message the STARS 100: Super Trans Asian Runways page if you have more questions.

HIV Testing @ ACAS Fast • Easy • Free • Anonymous Thursday February 14, 6pm - 9pm at the ACAS office (260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410). For gay/bi Asian men, trans men & trans women.   การตรวจหาเชื้อเอชไอวี รวดเร็ว ง่าย และสะดวก ตรวจฟรีโดยไม่ต้องแจ้งชื่อ สำหรับเกย์ ไบ ชายและหญิงข้ามเพษชาวเอเชีย หากท่านต้องการล่าม โทรติดต่อล่วงหน้า พฤหัส๑๔ กุมภาพันธ์ ๖โมงเย็นถึง ๓ทุ่ม ๒๖๐ Spadina Ave. ห้อง ๔๑๐ มาตรวจเลยหรือจะจองคิวล่วงหน้าก็ได้ โทร ๔๑๖-๙๖๓-๔๓๐๐ อีเมล์ men@acas.org HIV 검사 빠르고 쉽고 간단해요! 무료이고 익명으로 받을 수 있어요! 동양인 게이/바이 시스 남성, 트랜스젠더 남성과 트랜스젠더 여성을 위한 서비스 통역이 가능사니 통역이 필요하시다면 방문하시기 전 연락해 주세요 02월 14일 목요일 6pm – 9pm 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410 빠른 검사 (손가락 채혈) 5분안에 결과가 나옴 OHIP 필요하지 않음 따로 개인 예약 가능 전화번호 416 963 4300 이메일 men@acas.org

Dear friends and cherished supporters, I am inviting you to join us for a special event for World AIDS Day, on November 26, 2018. Our event is called Remembering our History and Building our Future, where we will be remembering those who we have lost but also focusing on building a stronger tomorrow. People with HIV are living longer and moving towards the goal of 90-90-90 and beyond that to a better quality of life. The UNAIDS has set a goal of achieving what they call 90-90-90 by the year 2020. This refers to 90% of people with HIV will know their status, 90% of people with HIV will receive antiretroviral therapy and 90% of people receiving antiretroviral therapy will achieve viral suppression. ACAS is also looking beyond this to a 4th 90, which we define as quality of life. Besides social determinants of health, ACAS will focus on reducing social isolation, increasing social connections, living a more balanced life and adopting more positive attitudes and behaviors. We have developed a network of resources through our programs including life peer coaches, our “A Sip of C.A.R.E.” initiative, the S.L.A.M. forum and other programs such as Ontario Positive Asians and Pillow Talk. We have invited brave female speakers to share their stories for the first time. This will be a great opportunity to learn about their challenges and successes as they take you through their journeys. We will also have a family member discuss their feelings and thoughts when they found out their loved ones were diagnosed with HIV. To celebrate ACAS 25th Anniversary coming up next year, we have a longstanding affiliate who will share how ACAS has evolved throughout the years and adapted to serve the needs of this community. While reaching 90-90-90 is an ambitious objective, ACAS along with [...]

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