Events for November 16, 2024 - November 16, 2024

We are having a celebration our Queer & Trans Asian Art Collection! You are invited to join us for a fun filled event with food, drinks and most importantly, ART! We have collected many unique and beautiful artworks from the community and are excited to show you what they have created. Come meet the talented artists that participated in the art collection! Participants also get a copy of the zine! This event will take place in-person at the ACAS office (260 Spadina Ave, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4, Canada). Free food will be provided! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Dany at youth@acas.org.

Dear GBMSM ACAS Members: Please note that this event is only open to those who are self-identified as gay, bi, queer men who have sex with men. Please join us on Monday April 17 at 6pm at HQ (790 Bay Street, Suite 820, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8) when the ACT Gay Men's Coffee Night, in collaboration with ACAS, OPA+ and Latinos Positivos, welcomes Christian Hui & Samuel Lopez! We'll watch their acclaimed documentary short, Walking in These Shoes, and then chat. Gurl, you don't want to miss this one! To register, please contact OPA ontariopa@gmail.com by noon, April 17, 2023.

Date: Thursday April 20 Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm Location: Spa Excess (105 Carlton St) Asian Night is back at Spa Excess! Cum to relax, meet new guys and have some fun. Our volunteer team will be there to create a welcoming and friendly environment while getting you connected with resources on PrEP and HIV/STI testing. Coupon for 50% off lockers available by contacting Ryan at men@acas.org Join our bathhouse volunteer team by emailing Ryan at men@acas.org

Join us at Asian Community AIDS Services for a night of learning, free HIV self testing kits, a movie, snacks, and community. Friday April 21 at 7:00PM 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410, 4th floor Vote for the movie you want to see ('Fire Island' or 'Everything Everywhere All at Once') at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLMY6KD Please email officeadmin@acas.org or kinkay_anantawan@yahoo.ca to RSVP

Join the Men's Program for a group outing to Freeplay Arcade for free unlimited arcade and classic games. This event is for East and Southeast Asian gay, bi, queer cis and trans guys. RSVP at: https://forms.gle/XbFjvyZ8RAZQXmFE9 Monday April 24 6:30pm: Meet at ACAS (260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410) for greetings and introductions. 7:00pm: 10 minute walk over to Freeplay Arcade (300 College St) Free, no cover on Mondays!

Join us at Snakes and Lattes at 489 College St tomorrow at 7pm for a night of games, food, and togetherness - FOR FREE! You will learn about HIV self-testing and get free HIV self-testing kits. This workshop has a limit of 10 spots and is for folks of East & Southeast Asian descent. Please email officeadmin@acas.org to reserve your spot. Reservations will be taken on a first-come first-serve basis.

We are organizing a small group to go watch the film Má Sài Gòn at Hot Docs. We have 5 free tickets available for the ACAS Men's Program for gay, bisexual, queer cis and trans guys. First-come-first-serve by sign up through the registration form: https://forms.gle/U619BoKMR5aPTa3s7 If you are unable to get a free ticket, you can still join us to watch together and buy your own ticket at https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/ma-sai-gon Date: Tuesday May 2 Meet at Theatre: 8:15pm Movie Time: 8:45pm Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 (350 King St W) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (lovingly still called Saigon by locals), is a city as colourful, charming, and contradictory as the people who call it home. Focusing on its LGBTQ+ community, this ode to a place and its people draws on a mosaic of characters to give life to a unique cinematic portrait. The featured individuals, couples, and families—traditional and non-traditional—strive for the things in life that unite us all: love, acceptance and belonging. Using striking cinematography and thoughtful compositions, the film’s memorable portraits are intercut with dreamy and poetic sequences that offer a meditative rhythm. Aimed at the city and all its “mothers,” this cinematic love letter perfectly reflects the sentiment of a repeated refrain in the film: “Should I live again one day, I would still want to be your son.” For more info: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/ma-sai-gon

🌈LINK TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/k4xbdx8CQMeCTiCL8 ✨ QTAY Presents: When You’re Ready CYCLE 4 Peer Leaders: Cam, Lindy, & Winsome! WHEN: May 7 - June 15, 2023 On Sundays from 1-3:30pm EST On Thursdays from 6-8pm EST LOCATION: Zoom WHAT IS THE WYR PROGRAM? When You’re Ready (WYR) is an interactive community-building program where East and Southeast Asian youth (ages 18-29) come together to discuss topics relating to their identity, with an emphasis on the whole idea of coming into your identity. STRUCTURE OF WYR We will be capping CYCLE 4 at 10 participants to facilitate an intimate environment where youth can explore and discuss these topics more in-depth. Please RSVP as soon as you can by filling out our form! We will be meeting twice a week, every Sunday from 1-3:30pm EST and every Thursday from 6-8pm from May 7 - June 15, 2023 (May 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28; June 1, 4, 8, 11, 15) on Zoom. We encourage participants to attend at least 8/12 sessions. If you already know this is going to be tough to do, please refrain from signing up so that we can prioritize folks who can attend as many sessions as possible, as there will be other opportunities and times to join WYR in the future. HOW TO RSVP? You can RSVP by filling out the form here: https://forms.gle/k4xbdx8CQMeCTiCL8 Please RSVP by MAY 4, 2023! Dany, the youth program coordinator, will be sending you a message to either confirm your attendance or ask if you would like to be put on the waiting list. If you can’t make it to the 2023 CYCLE 4, but would like to attend WYR in the future, please let Dany know and they will keep you updated! If you have any questions, email Dany at youth@acas.org!