Events for November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024

Want to create and maybe even share some art? Attend our summer arts-based workshops and get a chance to share your work at our end-of-summer Open Gallery! We'll have two types of workshops this summer: - Queer A-Zines: The Extended Cut with Iz (Tuesdays) and - Making an Artist with Kelly (Wednesdays) These workshops will take place very week on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 6-8pm EST starting July 26th - August 17th. These workshops will give you space to create art while building community with other queer Asian artists of all kinds. You'll have the chance to learn new techniques, collaborate with other people, learn about sharing and selling your art, and more. Further information on both of these workshops to come soon, so keep an eye out! If you attend at least 6/8 workshops, you will be given priority to showcase at an Open Gallery (August, date TBA)! This Open Gallery will give you the chance to show off, share, trade, and even sell your art if you'd like. Those who do attend at least 6/8 workshops and share their art at the Open Gallery will be given honorariums as thanks for their time and creativity (~$25, amount may go up depending on fundraising). Of course, you don't have to attend 6/8 to join us--feel free to just dip in for a session or two! Regardless of whether or not you hope to share at the Open Gallery, feel free to join the workshops for a fun/chill time! Not everyone has to share, but this is a great opportunity to learn how.

Hong Fook Youth and Family Services partnering with ACAS to run a new monthly LGBTQ+ peer support program for LGBTQ+ Asian youth under 30. The peer support group offers a space for youth to connect and share their experiences around a variety of topics relevant to their lives, including LGBTQ+ and mental health. Together we create a supportive, non-judgemental environment that inspires hope, healing, and change. Where: Zoom virtual meeting When: the last Wednesday of each month Date: July 27 Time: 6:30pm - 8pm Register by contacting Moshe Sakal at msakal@hongfook.ca

如果您家里有身份是LGBTQ+的青少年，而且您： 关心孩子的心理健康和成长发展 想要获得更多育儿技巧和策略 想要了解更多关于LGBTQ+的资讯 需要一个安全的空间去倾诉 希望支持其他的家长 希望获得更多的社区资源 那么欢迎加入我们的LGBTQ+家长互助小组！ 参与方式: Zoom 线上会议 活动时间:每个月最后一个星期四 6:30-8:00 （暂定） 如需获取详情信息，请联系 Hannah Xu: hxu@hongfook.ca 电话/微信：647-920-9013

Book Your Monkeypox vaccine The monkeypox vaccination service, provided by Toronto Public Health nurses in collaboration with ACAS, is on Thursday, August 4th 3:00 pm-7:00 pm at 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410. This is open eligibility for gay, bisexual, queer men who have sex with men, including trans men and trans women. There is no walk-in. Please use this link acas.setmore.com and choose any of the staff names for appointment time. Last appointment will be at 6:45pm Please consider that we are a community-based organization that has small capacity. If it suits you better, there are multiple mass immunization clinics run by the City of Toronto that can handle larger numbers through walk-in. You can find the mass clinics at www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/monkeypox/ By booking this appointment, you are confirming that you met the Provincial eligibility: You are trans- or cis-gender individuals who self-identify as belonging to the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) community AND at least one of the following: Have received a diagnosis of bacterial STI (i.e., chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis) in the past 2 months; Have had 2 or more sexual partners within the past 21 days or may be planning to; Have attended venues for sexual contact within the past 21 days (e.g., bath houses, sex clubs) or may be planning to, or who work/volunteer in these settings; Have had anonymous/casual sex in the past 21 days (e.g., using online dating/ hookup apps) or may be planning to; Engage in sex work or may be planning to, and their sexual contacts.

Sex EducAsian is our monthly sexual health workshop at HQ for East & Southeast Asian gay, bi, queer cis and trans men For this workshop by special guest facilitator Bryan Quinones, they will guide us in exploring the topic "Defining Sexual Health". What is Sexual Health? This workshop aims to explore various definitions of sexual health while giving ourselves the space tto define what is sexual health for us. We will explore themes of sex, risk, stigma, health, consent, and society. We will also explore how our perceptions of sexual health are shaped by our environment. Date: Tuesday August 9 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Location: HQ (790 Bay St, 8th floor) No registration needed, just come by! For more info, contact Ryan at men@acas.org

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. Date: Thursday, August 18 Time: 8pm-11pm Location: Spa Excess (105 Carlton St) We will be hosting: • Fun games and workshops • Exfoliating and cleansing sugar scrub • 50/50 raffle • HIV & Syphilis testing provided on site by Hassle Free Clinic Contact Ryan for a coupon for 50% off lockers! Join our bathhouse volunteer team by emailing Ryan at men@acas.org

The SLAM! Forum (Sex Love Asian Men!) is an interactive online learning forum on sex, health, relationships, and lifestyle for self-identified cis & trans gay, bi, queer East and Southeast Asian men living in and across Canada. Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/slamforum2022 Sessions include: + Body Positive: Living Well in the Body You've Got with Daniel Uy (Thursday August 25, 7pm EST) + Let's Talk: Communication for Better Sex with Tim Lagman (Friday August 26, 7pm EST) + Age n' Asians: An Intergenerational Panel Discussion (Saturday August 27, 4pm EST) + Dragon Tales: In Conversation with Damian Dragon (Monday August 29, 7pm EST)

The SLAM! Forum (Sex Love Asian Men!) is an interactive online learning forum on sex, health, relationships, and lifestyle for self-identified cis & trans gay, bi, queer East and Southeast Asian men living in and across Canada. Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/slamforum2022 Sessions include: + Body Positive: Living Well in the Body You've Got with Daniel Uy (Thursday August 25, 7pm EST) + Let's Talk: Communication for Better Sex with Tim Lagman (Friday August 26, 7pm EST) + Age n' Asians: An Intergenerational Panel Discussion (Saturday August 27, 4pm EST) + Dragon Tales: In Conversation with Damian Dragon (Monday August 29, 7pm EST)

The SLAM! Forum (Sex Love Asian Men!) is an interactive online learning forum on sex, health, relationships, and lifestyle for self-identified cis & trans gay, bi, queer East and Southeast Asian men living in and across Canada. Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/slamforum2022 Sessions include: + Body Positive: Living Well in the Body You've Got with Daniel Uy (Thursday August 25, 7pm EST) + Let's Talk: Communication for Better Sex with Tim Lagman (Friday August 26, 7pm EST) + Age n' Asians: An Intergenerational Panel Discussion (Saturday August 27, 4pm EST) + Dragon Tales: In Conversation with Damian Dragon (Monday August 29, 7pm EST)