Asian / Pacific Island Cultures

Queer Papi Porn : Gay Asian Erotica by Joel Tan (Editor)

While stereotypical depictions of Asian men as feminine, flowering "china dolls" predominate in American gay culture, this collection dispels those images with exciting new ones of gay Asian sexuality. From Chinese bodybuilders to Samoan giants, from hand-holding Viet Cong to drag queens at the Peking Opera, "Queer PAPI Porn" breaks all boundaries of sex, race, and desire.

"Gay male erotica--or, more forthrightly, porn--used to be defined largely by sloppy writing, homogenized fantasies, and a lack of cultural and racial diversity. The quality of erotica is getting better (check out the Best Gay Erotica series by Cleis Press for proof), and there's a wealth of new diversity out there as well. Joel Tan's Queer PAPI Porn is a groundbreaking anthology of contemporary porn written by men of Philippine, Asian, and Pacific Island decent (PAPI) that stimulates our libido, invigorates our sense of art, and challenges our notions of what porn and literature might be. Tan has collected stories by 19 of the most noted gay PAPI writers--including Lawrence Chua, Justin Chin, R. Zamora Linmark, and Allen de Souza--to produce an anthology shockingly good and always sexually stimulating. Not one piece here trades on cliché or formula, with originality showing throughout. Jason Guillermo Luz's "Scherzo for Cunanan" is a meditation on cross-country killer Andrew Cunanan that explores a fantasy sexual and national connection between the author and the killer. "Bite," by Justin Chin, is a surrealistic sex-speed rap that shocks with its explicit coprophiliac images as it examines how gender and race are constructed in sex and desire. Nino Alvarez's "True Love" is a lovely, troubling, and hypnotic story of a Chinese American gay man who dotes on his 300-pound African American lover as they both work to increase his weight to 600 pounds. Surprising and masterfully written, Queer PAPI Porn is one of the best literary and erotic books in years." --Michael Bronski

Asian Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance -- ALBA

ALBA is a community-based effort created to foster our collective pride and self-esteem as Asian lesbian and bisexual women. ALBA builds community through outreach, advocacy, political action, leadership development, education, networking and many excellent meals.

Asian / Pacific Crossroads

Asian Pacific Crossroads (A/PC) is a social group for lesbians and gay Asians and their friends. As a program of The Center Orange County, the organization provides monthly rap session on a variety of topics geared to the gay Asian experience. The group also has various other social outings such as an annual Christmas party and summer beach picnics.

Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Trans Youth  

This site is a part of the Youth Resource Network which is, itself, a project of Advocates for Youth.  Here you will find links, chat rooms, message boards for youth, poetry and essays written by youth, safer sex tips, and more.

Asian Pacific Islander Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexuals from Ann Harbor, MI

We are a group of bisexual, lesbian, and gay people of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in Ann Arbor MI. We were originally composed of University of Michigan students, but the group has expanded to include students at Eastern Michigan University and non-students of the Ann Arbor area.

Aquanet -- AQU²⁵

AQU²⁵ stands for Asian & Pacific Islander, Queer & Questioning, 25 & under, altogether.  AQU²⁵ is a group for and run by 25 years and under queer and questioning people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, and committed to creating a safe space where people can examine issues that are important, have fun, and support each other in exploring who we are.  Issues include HIV prevention, fighting homophobia, and building a queer A&PI youth community.

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GAPA -- Gay Asian Pacific Alliance of San Francisco

The Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA), is an organization dedicated to furthering the interests of gay & bisexual Asian/Pacific Islanders by creating awareness, by developing a positive collective identity and by establishing a supportive community.

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance

Dedicated to furthering the interests of gay and bisexual Asian / Pacific Islanders by creating awareness, by developing a positive collective identity, and by establishing a supportive community. Formed from the need for an organization to address, through a democratic process, social, cultural, and political issues affecting the gay and bisexual Asian / Pacific Islander community

Gay Asian Pacific Support Network (GAPSN)

The mission of GAPSN is to provide supportive environments for gay and bisexual Asian Pacific Islander men to meet, network, voice concerns, foster self-empowerment, and to advocate on issues of significance to the gay Asian Pacific Islander community.

Gay Vietnamese Alliance

The Gay Vietnamese Alliance provides a safe and supportive environment for gay, bisexual, and transgender men of Vietnamese descent from all over the world to network, foster self-empowerment, voice issues and create leadership.

GLAM - Gay and Lesbian Asians of Montreal

GLAM is a non profit group and was founded in August 1993 as a support/social group for queer Asians (gay, lesbian and bisexual) living in Montreal. Our mission is to help queer Asians in Montreal understand and deal with their sexuality by listening and sharing personal experiences.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.

Khush -D.C.

Khush/DC is an organization for South Asian gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the D.C. metro, Northern Virginia and Maryland areas. Khush/DC was formed in August, 1994. The stonewall march in June 1994 was the impetus needed for like-minded folks to realize that an organization was necessary for offering support and social meeting avenues for south Asian folks.

Long Yang Club 

The Long Yang Club is an international, non-profit social and educational group established for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender people who share an interest in Asian culture.

MGLC -- Malaysian Gay and Lesbian Club

The MGLC is here to provide a safe and friendly environment, both locally and nationally for Malaysian gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. We are a non-profit and non-political social support organization. We do not discriminate against race and gender. We welcome people from all cultural backgrounds. We are here to provide assistance for our members in seeking gay-related resources about Malaysia as well as in the United States of America.

Queer & Asian -- Q&A

"Queer & Asian (Q&A) is an absolutely fabulous collective of queer Asian and Pacific Islander men. We foster leadership, fraternity, and mutual support in order to preserve and further queer Asian and Pacific Islander culture."

Queer Asian Pacific Resources

This page includes links to API AIDS resources, Coming out Resources, women's resources, email lists, outlists, articles and much more.

Queer Immigration

Resources to help solve the issues surrounding queer immigration.

SALGA -- South Asian Lesbian and Gay Asians of New York

SALGA NYC serves the south Asian LGBT population in the Tristate area.  This site has action updates, worldwide resources, and much more.

Sangat, Chicago 

Sangat is a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Organization and Support Group for the people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, Burma, and rest of the South Asian countries. A not for profit organization for International Brotherhood, Sisterhood for Peace and Harmony, regardless of Sexual Orientation, Religious or Boundaries of the Country.

Trikone

Trikone is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people of South Asian descent. Founded in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Trikone is the oldest group of its kind in the world.

Utopia

This is an Asian gay and lesbian scene guide. You can find queer travel tour information and bars, clubs, hotels, saunas, discos, resources for Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Tokyo, Bangkok.