Events for November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024

For this year's Pinkdot TO, we are giving you a packed program of online performances by local Asian LGBTQ artists. This will be a fundraiser for programming for Asian LGBTQ youth and a fund supporting East/Southeast Asian people living with HIV. On Sunday, June 20 at  3:00 p.m. ACAS is virtually hosting Pinkdot on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at 3:00 pm on the ACAS Youtube channel via live streaming, and this year will feature #StopAsianHate message to raise awareness within the Asian community and beyond. This event will be hosted by Vong Show and will feature performances, interviews, and various other formats, as well as supportive videos from special guests.

Now you can order a free HIV self-test! We will walk you through the online registration and answer questions you might have about GetaKit by ACAS Date: Wednesday, July 28 Time: 7-8pm Register for the workshop on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElduiurTItEt3T-lcS-rkoP1RMx0vjPSMU Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) is piloting GetaKit, an HIV self-test delivery program. GetaKit by ACAS is designed to make HIV self-testing available for East & Southeast Asian people living in Ontario. It is simple to register and complete a short survey to receive free HIV self-testing kits by mail. You’re eligible for a kit if you are: Any gender (cisgender, transgender, or non-binary) Any sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, heterosexual, etc.) Any citizenship status including international student, temporary worker, or non-status Age 16 years or older HIV-negative or don’t know your status Not enrolled in an HIV vaccine trial Not diagnosed with a bleeding disorder

This is a monthly group for East & Southeast Asian transmasculine and non-binary people. This includes all transmasculine-identifying folks or folks who may be questioning. We welcome people at any point of their transition. This monthly group is a safe space of support where we can share and learn from each other’s common experiences as Asian transmasc folks. Date: Tuesday, Sept 7 Time: 7pm – 8:30pm EST Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkd-uuqzItG9R5YgaEBepUoXzsMTRh4GlO If you are part of the Asian trans masc Facebook group or email newsletter, you will automatically receive the Zoom link there. Intersecting Tradition & Minority: In this workshop Tyler J Sloane takes participants through an exercise that examines the fundamental naming of both sexual, romantic, and gender identity using the 'Galaxy' format – including two-spirit identity as it exists in Canada. From there they will launch from, with participants, to unpack 2SLGBTQIA+ identity as the western world knows it, and how it intersects with Pan-Asian culture and the role of the Model Minority to further be used as a tool of oppression in being our authentic true selves. We will use mindfulness and writing prompts to identify how gender and sexuality has been built within our identity, and where we reside in those identities. Who can join? ACAS primarily serves those who identify as East and/or Southeast Asian living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, we know spaces for East & Southeast Asian transmasc folks are very few and we are happy to open this event to those living outside of Toronto. Please note that resources will be focused on Toronto due to our knowledge of local services and resources. East & Southeast Asian includes those from multiple generations of immigrants (1st generation, 2nd generation, and so on..) and members of the diaspora from East & Southeast countries like China, Hong [...]

This workshop is for Asian queer & trans folks under age 30. Are you not sure where to start or do you have an idea but need support turning it into a project? Join ACAS and TakingITGlobal (TIG) for an ideation session where we will brainstorm ideas based on your interests and passions that could potentially become #RisingYouth community service projects! We'll also have a grant writing session to help you turn your ideas and passions into actionable #RisingYouth projects! This session will get you one step closer to getting the resources you need to implement projects in your community. $15 food vouchers for all attendees under age 30 Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYofuCrpzMpGddpzhxqk0z7GAwP-64cTVTV #RisingYouth Community Service Grants empowers young people, ages 15-30 to imagine ideas that can support their local community and helps put those ideas into action through grants of $250, $750, or $1500. If you have an idea to support your community, #RisingYouth can help you bring it to life. To learn more about us and to apply for a grant, visit our website at https://acas.risingyouth.ca/

Dear community members, partners and allies, ACAS is hosting "SEED25+ Community Forum: Post COVID19 long haul support and care" virtual event on September 16 (Thursday) 7-830PM on Zoom. ACAS SEED 25+ Community Forum is proud to bring all caregivers, community members, and allies to our quarterly community Forum to learn and share post-COVID-19 long-haul support and care for people living with HIV (PHA). Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcuCrqT8rHtDuE6GYazgJl0SV3jpw4XtO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Humpday workshops are for gay, bisexual, queer Asian cis & trans guys to get together on the last Wednesday of every month. Lack of testing during this year has made it harder to get tested regularly and may have given rise to more STIs. Do you have trouble telling your hook up that they might have gotten an STI from you? Or on the other side, how do you react when someone tells you they might have given you an STI? In this workshop we discuss stigma around STIs and how that stigma can help STIs spread even more. We will also practice how to tell someone you have an STI and where you can go. Don't Freak Out (about STIs) Date: Wednesday, September 29 Time: 7:00PM Register on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtde-upjMrG9UKUjTNFn3zacBz17Xy1bCi For more info email Ryan at men@acas.org

The Humpday workshops are for gay, bisexual, queer Asian cis & trans guys to get together on the last Wednesday of every month. Is hooking up in the bathhouse more dangerous than hooking up from Grindr? Is there a higher chance of getting HIV from cruising in the park? What situations count as high risk and would be ideal to be on PrEP? In this workshop we look over the realistic transmission risks of HIV. Risky Business Date: Wednesday, October 27 Time: 7:00PM Register on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-GhqD0uGNGbBz539qfHo5ccdmXecYya For more info email Ryan at men@acas.org

This is a monthly group for East & Southeast Asian transmasculine and non-binary people. This includes all transmasculine-identifying folks or folks who may be questioning. We welcome people at any point of their transition. This monthly group is a safe space of support where we can share and learn from each other’s common experiences as Asian transmasc folks. Date: Tuesday, Nov 2 Time: 7pm – 8:30pm EST Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm_-sepoz0hAkFo8Vdf0JPQLo-zzCfEFlc_g7ZPnmd32hrcw/viewform?usp=sf_link If you are part of the Asian trans masc Facebook group or email newsletter, you will automatically receive the Zoom link there. Who can join? ACAS primarily serves those who identify as East and/or Southeast Asian living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, we know spaces for East & Southeast Asian transmasc folks are very few and we are happy to open this event to those living outside of Toronto. Please note that resources will be focused on Toronto due to our knowledge of local services and resources. East & Southeast Asian includes those from multiple generations of immigrants (1st generation, 2nd generation, and so on..) and members of the diaspora from East & Southeast countries like China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, etc. This can also include people with mixed backgrounds from at least one of those countries. This may also include those who might not identify ethnically by blood, but have a substantial heritage or up-bringing living in those countries.