Category Archives: LGBT

Gaysians in Government: Alex Wan Elected to Atlanta City Council

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Ernie

Wow, maybe December is “National Get Elected to a Civic Post if You’re a Gaysian” Month: only a day after Campbell, California officially elected Evan Low as the country’s youngest Asian-American and gay mayor,  Alex Wan has become the first … Continue reading →

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Evan Low to Become Country’s Youngest Asian, Gay Mayor

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Ernie

Having served spent some time in the South Bay, people would know that Campbell, California is a sleepy suburb of already sleepy metropolitan San Jose, California. Not much happens in Campbell — wasn’t someone from Sugar Ray from there? — … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), LGBT, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 7 Comments

Shirley Tan: Advocate Person of the Year

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tim

I wrote previously about Shirley Tan’s plight of possible deportation and separation from her family, and followed up later with a post on the act of Congress that let her stay with her family in the United States. Tan has … Continue reading →

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Ming-Na Plays the First Lesbian Asian-American TV Series Regular on SyFy’s SGU

Posted on October 4, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Ming-Na rocks. Seriously. Rocks. And I love her even though she’s seriously messing with my fall season TV mojo. The thing is, I’m really trying to limit the number of new shows I get into this season. Originally, I only … Continue reading →

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Events: Queer Conferences in Seattle, Free Outdoor Movie Showings in SF

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Guest Writer

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! Queer Asian Pacific Islander Conference – TRANSGRESS, TRANSFORM, TRANSCEND is a national community and activist convening of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Asian American, South Asian, … Continue reading →

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Gay Asian-Americans Face More Stress

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Tim

In what’s probably not a surprise to any Asian-American gay youth, Hyeouk Chris Hahm of the Boston University School of Social Work published a new study indicating this group often faces extended family and cultural social stresses that affect their … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Rex Lee’s Lloyd on Entourage

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Kevin

Throughout the last five or so years, there have only been two shows that have really piqued the interests of almost everyone I know, the first being ABC’s mega-hit Lost (which I’ve only begun watching). The second one is HBO’s … Continue reading →

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Shi Pei Pu, The Original “M. Butterfly”, Dies at Age 70

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Efren

Shi Pei Pu, the inspiration of David Henry Hwang‘s acclaimed play, M. Butterfly, was reported by the New York Times to have died recently at the age of 70 years in Paris. Shi Pei Pu and his lover, Bernard Bouriscot, … Continue reading →

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Thomas Beatie: “Pregnant-Again” Man, Once a Filipino

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Mitsuru

So I had heard a while ago that Thomas Beatie — a celebrity transman — is a mixie much like myself. He too has a white mama, an Asian daddy, and originally, an Asian surname. He too was born with … Continue reading →

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BoA to Headline at the 2009 SF Pride Festival

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Ernie

It has been a couple of months since we’ve last blogged about BoA, and her self-titled American album hasn’t become the mega crossover album that a lot of Asian pop fans have hoped for; it had a peak position of … Continue reading →

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Openly Gay Asian Americans Discharged from the Military

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Kevin

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy A few weeks ago, I made a post about Lieutenant Dan Choi, an openly gay West Point grad that had served in Iraq. Lt. Choi is the figurehead … Continue reading →

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Act of Congress Allows Mom to Stay

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Tim

It took an act of Congress, but there’s good news for the mom I wrote about a few weeks back. She won’t get deported and separated from her kids and her partner. Shirley Tan was scheduled for deportation because she … Continue reading →

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