Events for May 18, 2024 - May 18, 2024

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/

REGISTRATION is required at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLAM-2019 Saturday March 30 11:00am - 5:00pm Ryerson University, 250 Victoria St, Podium Building The highly anticipated annual event for cis & trans gay, bi, queer Asian men! The SLAM! Forum (Sex Love Asian Men!) is a one-day interactive learning forum on sex, health, lifestyle and everything in between. FREE with lunch provided. Invite a friend or two! **Stay tuned in for more updates on session topics and social activities as we lead up to March 30!! 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… Last year, participants also wanted more time to socialize and get to know each other, so we're integrating fun activities to really CONNECT and know each other more deeply. For the SLAM Forum 2019, in multiple sessions throughout the day, we will share, learn, and connect together in our experiences. https://www.facebook.com/events/252682938984963/  

The project goal is to empower Asian women to create change in their daily lives on sexual harassment and assault prevention by using the concept of Consent. In the past months, Asian Community AIDS Services Women's Program created the space for 25 Asian women newcomers and immigrants in Toronto to have conversations about consent. The project objectives are threefold; 1) increase knowledge on consent and respect when it comes to sexual relationship; 2) increase communication skills to encourage people to have sometimes difficult conversations about consent with their peers and partners; and 3) reduce the culture of victim-blaming of the Asian communities in Ontario. Our participants are currently in the the penultimate stage of the photovoice project of taking photographs on the theme of consent. In collaboration with University of Toronto's WGSI, we are organizing the photo exhibition which is the final stage of the photovoice project. We will be exhibiting 20 - 30 photographs and statements on each artist's exploration of consent and/or non-consent. 20 Willcocks Street Toronto, ON M5S 1C6 Tue, March 26, 2019 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT