Events for June 2022

A queer Asian artist team is building a community Pride dragon for the Pride Parade. This project is an exploration asking ourselves: What does it look like to queer our cultures? How do we combine elements of both Asian and queer culture to represent our identities and to co-exist in harmony? You are invited to learn together about the history, background, and symbolism of the dragon dance. Info session presented by Northern Legs Southern Fists Kung Fu Club Date: Friday, June 3 Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Location: 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410 This project is funded through the #RisingYouth grants by TakingITGlobal, The Government of Canada, and Canada Service CorpsFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1729679027372267 Community build days: June 5th & June 11th Add your piece to the dragon! Join our community build days to express your queerness and Asian identities as a piece of the dragon to be showcased through the Pride Parade. What does it look like when envisioning your Asian culture as being more queer?

Learn how to talk with your young child (up to 12 years old) on difficult and sensitive subjects such as safety, and answer their questions about sex properly. Facilitated by Anda Li, ACAS volunteers with over 25 years of experience in sexual health education Participants are required to attend both workshops: Workshop I: Thursday, June 9, 2022, 07:00-08:30 p.m. Workshop II: Thursday, June 16, 2022, 07:00-08:30 p.m. For registration: Contact Jun Liu at womensupport@acas.org or Register in advance for meeting # 1 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodumrrTgjHdWgE28t1AZ_6j19sAQxxV87 Register in advance for meeting # 2 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdOirpjIqGtI_k8CG33pFBe168Kdfv-tz

We need your help to add your piece to the Pride Dragon!! How would you express your queerness in a dragon? We will be showcasing it for all to see in the pride parade. Show up to help anytime between 5pm - 8pm, add as much or as little as you'd like! A queer Asian artist team is building a community Pride dragon for the Pride Parade. This project is an exploration asking ourselves: What does it look like to queer our cultures? How do we combine elements of both Asian and queer culture to represent our identities and to co-exist in harmony? Date: Saturday, June 11 Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm Location: 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410 This project is funded through the #RisingYouth grants by TakingITGlobal, The Government of Canada, and Canada Service Corp

OPA+ Spring 2022 Gathering: Treatment and Service Access for Mobile Populations Living with HIV Register before noon Friday, June 10 , 2022 at www.surveymonkey.com/r/PozMobilePop This will be the last OPA+ Gathering for the Spring/Summer season. We hope to see you at the event! Topic: Treatment and Service Access for Mobile Populations living with HIV Speakers: OPA+ Peer Leaders Linson and Shaz Date/Time: Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 9am to 11am Location: Red Cranberries Restaurant, 601 Parliament St, Toronto, ON M4X 1P9, Canada (Major Intersection: Parliament Street South of Wellesley Street East) Meal: Breakfast Brunch will be provided TTC Tokens: Available upon request Limited Capacity. Please register latest by noon Friday, June 10 , 2022 at www.surveymonkey.com/r/PozMobilePop We wish to thank ViiV Healthcare and the Red Cranberries Restaurant for supporting this event! If you have any questions, please email ontariopa@gmail.com

We’re Ready: A Zoom panel discussion led by parents of Asian LGBTTIQ2S+ children Family acceptance matters to the well-being of LGBTTIQ2S+ children. June 15, 2022, 07:00-08:00 p.m. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrfu6oqzMoGd0mZeH_ZkMZeee_2hO4b7v6?_x_zm_rtaid=bC9_RnkWTtKiFlNxpNvtXg.1655138807229.5395c7964f6d2f592d8d3a6c6a11f800&_x_zm_rhtaid=216 Sponsored by TD Bank Group

Learn how to talk with your young child (up to 12 years old) on difficult and sensitive subjects such as safety, and answer their questions about sex properly. Facilitated by Anda Li, ACAS volunteers with over 25 years of experience in sexual health education Participants are required to attend both workshops: Workshop I: Thursday, June 9, 2022, 07:00 -08:30 p.m. Workshop II: Thursday, June 16, 2022, 07:00 -08:30 p.m. For registration: Contact Jun Liu at womensupport@acas.org or Register in advance for meeting # 1 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodumrrTgjHdWgE28t1AZ_6j19sAQxxV87 Register in advance for meeting # 2 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdOirpjIqGtI_k8CG33pFBe168Kdfv-tz

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, June 16 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

👉 When: Friday, June 17th 👉 Time: 5 PM EST 👉 Location: Ramsden Park, by Rosedale Station; then TCAF at the Toronto Reference Library Do you create things--anything? Do you want to receive things? Do you do neither but still want to hang out and check out other people's amazing artistic works? Come to the QTAY art swap on Friday, June 17th at Ramsden Park (across from Rosedale Station), at 5:00pm. Afterwards, join us in browsing TCAF. No RSVP needed--just show up! If you want to, feel free to bring art (drawings, zines, poems, etc.) to share with others. However, you don't need to bring anything of the like; if you just want to come hang out with us, we'd just love to have you there! Masks encouraged, social distancing mandatory whenever possible.

🌈 Link to register: https://forms.gle/4P4nis87TfjCFAsUA ✨ 👉 When: Saturday, June 18th 👉 Time: 1-5 PM EST 👉 Location: 260 Spadina Ave, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4, Canada ❗ NOTE: We can only have ten participants in the office at the same time. While you can drop in at anytime, we may have to ask you to wait until the office is more clear before you enter. ❗ We're so excited to host the Pride QTAY Clothing Steal this year, which will take place on Saturday, June 18th, from 1-5pm EST. This is a queer and trans-friendly event that will allow folks to take clothes for free! This event is open to Asian youth on the 2SLGBTQIAP+ spectrum. If you wish to donate clothes, we will only be accepting clothes sizes Large and up, as most of the clothes that were donated to us last year were sizes XS, S, and M. Binders are also accepted in any size. It's a STEAL because we need to get rid of as many clothes as possible before donating it all! Please come take as much clothing as you'd like. Masks are mandatory at this event. More information on the registration form! We hope to see you this Saturday 😊

This will be a great opportunity to learn the introductory movements of dragon dance from Ian Chow of Northern Fist Southern Legs Kung Fu Club 🐉 He'll teach how the graceful dragon dance movements tie in kung fu and tai chi. Date: Saturday, June 18 Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Location: 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410 An artist team has been building a dragon to help increase visibility of queer & trans Asians in the Pride Parade. You can join this workshop without marching in the parade, but if you are able to march with us, we encourage volunteers to take shifts holding the dragon throughout the parade. This dragon explores how we combine elements of both Asian and queer culture to represent our identities and to co-exist in harmony. Holding the dragon up is an honour to represent how our community supports and holds each other up ❤ This project is funded through the #RisingYouth grants by TakingITGlobal, The Government of Canada, and Canada Service Corps.

♥ Register here: https://forms.gle/DYbeWGnrCYfT3gCC7✨ 👉 When: Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 👉 Time: 6-8pm EST 👉 Location: Online (Zoom) Intimacy and pleasure look and feel different to everyone, but what does that actually mean? How do we explore and discuss these things when we come from a background where we are expected to hide or be ashamed of these things? How do our experiences affect the ways in which we learn and talk about our bodies, relationships, and desires? Join Kelly, Iz, and Dany on Zoom, June 21st, from 6-8 PM, in More than the Tip: Going Deeper with Intimacy, a workshop where Asians of marginalized genders (i.e. cis and trans womxn, as well as non-binary folks) can come together to learn about and discuss experiences of relationships to bodies, societal norms, and sex toys. At least ten participants will be compensated for their time with $15 food gift cards. Part of ACAS' Pillow Talk workshop series: by and for 18+ East & Southeast Asian folks of Marginalized Genders (cis & trans womxn as well as non-binary folks) to explore relationships to their bodies, intimacy, health, & more. More information on acas.org. Much thanks to ViiV Healthcare for helping us put this on! CW: Frank discussions of sex and sexuality throughout the workshop. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like more information, please email Dany at youth@acas.org. All information and inquiries submitted through this form and via email will be kept confidential. #ACASEvents #PillowTalk #AsianWomen #Intimacy #Pleasure

🌈 Register here: https://forms.gle/EyfJhwM788aw9WFf6 ✨ 👉 When: Thursday, June 23rd 👉 Time: 6-8 PM EST 👉 Location: Zoom Come join QTAY to learn how to make zines, and use those zines to express all kinds of ideas and feelings! Zines are an easy form of Do-It-Yourself self-publishing, with no art or writing skill required! Simply bring your enthusiasm for new things! You will need: -Paper -Something to write/draw with Optional Supplies: -Markers -Coloured paper -Magazines -Paint -Paintbrush -Reference images -Cellophane tape

March with ACAS in the Pride Parade on Sunday June 26. Join our contingent for East & Southeast Asian queer & trans folks. Partners and allies are welcomed. We encourage you to wear pink if you have it! Bring your own water, bells, whistles, and noisemakers. Group Number: A13 Meeting Time: 12:30pm Location: Ted Rogers Way & Charles St It is important that you meet on time at the starting point before it gets too crowded and harder to find us! You will NOT be able to join when the parade begins as there are barricades that block off people from entering along the route. This year a queer artist team is building a Pride Dragon representing our LGBTQ+ Asian identities co-existing in harmony. Please help take turns carrying the poles because our community supports each other ❤ We encourage you to bring your own water in a reusable bottle, however there will be water available along the route. We will only bring 12 extra water bottles to share. If you cannot walk the whole route, get tired, or overheated, there are exit points along the route. If you have more questions, contact Ryan at men@acas.org

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♥️ Register here: https://forms.gle/CgHX3gjgtvC18brb9 ✨ 👉 When: Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 👉 Time: 6-8pm EST 👉 Location: Online (Zoom) What does it mean to be 'healthy' as a queer Asian womxn? How do we navigate a healthcare system that doesn't represent us? Want to sit down and rant about bad healthcare experiences and share tips on what to do in the future? Come join us on Zoom on Tues, June 28th from 6-8pm to absorb in some good vibes and lots of laughter while we talk about what health and happiness means to us! At least ten participants will be compensated for their time with $15 food gift cards. Part of ACAS' Pillow Talk workshop series: by and for 18+ East & Southeast Asian folks of Marginalized Genders (cis & trans womxn as well as non-binary folks) to explore relationships to their bodies, intimacy, health, & more. More information on acas.org. Much thanks to ViiV Healthcare for helping us put this on! CW: Frank discussions of sex and sexuality throughout the workshop, as well as discussions of medical trauma, histories, and injustice. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like more information, please email Dany at youth@acas.org. All information and inquiries submitted through this form and via email will be kept confidential.

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This free in-person event is for East & Southeast Asian gay, bisexual, queer cis and trans men. 15 spots will be available. Bring your own food. Light snacks will be provided. Date: Wednesday, June 29 Time: 6:00PM-9:00PM Location: ACAS Office (260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410) Registration required to reserve your spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX6GipisSo7oq1JOkHC_9w_gQnljlPuF7AHhs_5VM3XnHOiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link For more info email Ryan at men@acas.org

Pillow Talk Workshop #3 Consent and Women's Agency in Sexual Health Come and explore the concepts of ‘Consent’ and ‘Agency’ with other women in a friendly, safe, and confidential environment. When: Jun 29, 2022, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Facilitated by Joon Lee, Sexual Health Educator Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsce-prj4qE9DRmlB8Z9pjxgw9ObPjbv6r More info: Jun Liu, womensupport@acas.org

Please join ACAS ACAS Pillow Talk workshops Please register here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.