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August 2009
08/01/09 Saturday, 7:00 - 10:30pm
RUNWAY 21
Mister and Miss GAPA Pageant
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Hearbst Theater, San Francisco
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Thanks for a Wonderful 18th Annual Banquet & Celebration! Many thanks to all the donors, sponsors, members, supporters, friends, and volunteers who made GAPA's "To Boldly Go!" Banquet such a fabulous success! See the photos from dannydan photography at Photos1, Photos2, Photos3. Read the SF Bay Times article by clicking here. Read the GAPA Lavender Godzilla article in the December Issue. Pictured: GAPA Co-Chair Robert Bernardo, Honorary MC's Channel 2 Reporter John Sasaki and Assemblymember Mark Leno, and Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker George Takei. |
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GAPA Runway Brings Out the Models
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GAPA & API Wellness Center Honored By Mayor Gavin Newsom
Click here to read The SF Bay Times article. |
Join the GAPA Men's Chorus
New members are welcome to join. Click here for more info or contact  .
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GAPA goes global
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CHILDREN OF GAY COUPLES AND CHURCH GROUPS MARCH
AT THE 2007 CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE
--Float Features 6-Ft Globe Celebrating the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
The Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) and a broad coalition of
supporters featured children of gay couples and
church groups at this yearÂ’s annual, "Chinese New Year
Parade" celebration this Saturday, March 3, 2007 in
downtown Chinatown, San Francisco.
GAPA’s float featured a 6-ft globe encircled by
rainbow-colored hearts that illuminates the 5
countries which have legalized same-sex marriage (the
Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, South Africa, and
Spain). Six Asian same-sex couples and children will
be wearing traditional, wedding attire from various
Asian cultures. They will be surrounded by dozens of
families, church groups, members of clergy and
marriage equality supporters. Marchers will be dressed
in festive, red ponchos emblazoned with Chinese
characters that illustrate support for marriage
equality.
"In this yearÂ’s parade, GAPA wishes to send the
message that Love Has No Boundaries," said Robert
Bernardo, GAPA President. "As we celebrate the Chinese
New Year, we want to show that everyone deserves the
freedom to marry, raise a family, and live a long
happy and prosperous life."
GAPAÂ’s theme this year is, "Love Without Boundaries,"
and the GAPA float will showcase how the Chinese
embrace same-sex couples as part of the global family.
Last year’s float featured a gay family tree—family,
picket fence, and a dog. Two years ago, it was a gay
wedding cake. The San Francisco Chinese New Year
celebration originated in the 1860's during the Gold
Rush and is now the largest Asian event outside of
Asia. This year is "The Year of the Golden Boar: Year
4705" and highlights include acrobats and the Golden
Dragon ("Gum Lung").
"Many Asian families and religious leaders strongly
support gay marriage," said parade organizer Clarence
Wong. "GAPAÂ’s coalition supports marriage equality
because we believe that same-sex marriage is a
fundamental civil and human right. Asians are indeed
a progressive community that cares about all types of
families."
The parade float and contingent was made possible by a
grant from the Horizons Foundation, and was also sponsored by the
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Chinese for
Affirmative Action, National Center for Lesbian
Rights, California Assemblymember Mark Leno, Center
for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry,
Our Family Coalition, and the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance.
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