GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance
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| Formation | 1988 |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, U.S. |
Region | United States |
Chairman | Michael T. Nguyen |
Vice Chairman | Thai Lee |
| Website | GAPA.org |
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Gay Asian Pacific Alliance, sometimes GAPA,[1] was incorporated in February 1988 as a social support group for gay and bi Asian Pacific Islander (API) men.[2]
In 1994, GAPA participated in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco's Chinatown District, wearing sweatshirts with the phrase "We are one family" written in Chinese. Members of GAPA carried a 25-foot Lavender Godzilla.[3]
Each year since 1988, GAPA has produced Runway, a campy pageant that crowns the next Mr. and Miss GAPA[4] who act as representatives of GAPA.[5]
In 2017, GAPA Runway took place at Herbst Theatre while a small collection of white supremacists was being run out of San Francisco.[6]
Current GAPA Chair, Michael Nguyen, explains how GAPA's purpose has broadened to advocate for anyone within the LGBTQ API community in the Bay Area.[7]
References
- ^ Gay Asian Pacific Alliance, 2018. http://www.gapa.org
- ^ Gregory M. Herek, Beverly Greene, May 9, 1995. AIDS, Identity, and Community, SAGE, ISBN 0-8039-5360-7 (cloth), ISBN 0-8039-5361-5 (paper), also available at https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vYE5DQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA115&dq=%22GAPA%22+Gay+Asian+Pacific+Alliance&ots=rwnZ2BNalw&sig=Aar2ousHCz9eqgmp2XiS4UZ1Dvs#v=onepage&q=%22GAPA%22%20Gay%20Asian%20Pacific%20Alliance&f=false
- ^ Chiou-ling Yeh, 2008. Making an American Festival: Chinese New Year in San Francisco's Chinatown, ISBN 978-0-520-25351-3, also available at https://books.google.com/books?id=7RwBDcc4CM8C&pg=PA174&dq=%22GAPA%22+Gay+Asian+Pacific+Alliance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR9_qaicXaAhXI5lQKHYqAAiUQ6AEIQjAG#v=onepage&q=%22GAPA%22%20Gay%20Asian%20Pacific%20Alliance&f=false
- ^ Hua, Vanessa, SFGATE.com, San Francisco Chronicle, (2001). Storming the Stage / Pageant is gay Asians' chance to bust out, available at https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/STORMING-THE-STAGE-Pageant-is-gay-Asians-2900371.php
- ^ Junn, Alex (2018). Elders through the lens Mr. GAPA available at http://efniks.com/elders-through-the-lens/2018/2/16/elders-through-the-lens-mr-gapa
- ^ Spotswood, Beth, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 30, 2017. LGBTQ Asian Pacific Islanders get a splash of pageantry available at https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/LGBTQ-Asian-Pacific-Islanders-get-a-splash-of-12162019.php
- ^ Bajko, Matthew S. Bay Area Reporter, Mar. 9, 2017. Gay API group welcomes patent attorney as new leader available at https://issuu.com/bayareareporter/docs/march_9_2017
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