 | Hooray–Prop 8, Go Away! February 9, 2012 API Equality-LA’s Noel Alumit joined the downtown press conference celebrating the court decision on Prop 8. The evening included speeches by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, actor Rob Reiner and Oscar winning writer Dustin Lance Black. Read more here. |
 | API Equality-LA Celebrates Federal Court Ruling against Proposition 8 February 7, 2012 Los Angeles – API Equality-LA applauds today’s Ninth Circuit court decision that Proposition 8 violates the basic constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. As Marshall Wong, co-chair of API Equality-LA’s steering committee, states, “Proposition 8 harms loving gay and lesbian couples and their families, while helping no one. Today’s decision affirms the mainstream AsianMore… |
 | API Equality-LA Celebrates Federal Court Ruling against Proposition 8 February 7, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7th, 2012 Contact: Noel Alumit noela@apaitonline.org API Equality-LA Celebrates Federal Court Ruling against Proposition 8 Los Angeles – API Equality-LA applauds today’s Ninth Circuit court decision that Proposition 8 violates the basic constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. As Marshall Wong, co-chair of API Equality-LA’s steering committee, states, “Proposition 8More… |
 | Annual Lunar New Year Banquet! January 17, 2012 Annual Lunar New Year Banquet January 28, 2012 API Equality-LA rings in the Year of the Dragon at our Annual Lunar New Year Banquet, to be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Once again, members of API Equality-LA and our friends and allies will parade through the streets of Los Angeles’ Chinatown in the 113thMore… |
 | 113th Golden Dragon Lunar New Year Parade January 16, 2012 We cordially invite you, your friends and family to march with API Equality-LA in the 113th Annual Golden Dragon Parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Join us as we welcome the Year of the Dragon and provide an LGBT presence at Chinatown’s largest celebration! As the only LGBT contingent in the Golden Dragon Parade,More… |
 | Use Your Sweet Tooth for a Cause–Buy Girl Scout Cookies! January 13, 2012 Recently an Asian American young woman from California, named “Taylor,” made a youtube video encouraging folks to boycott Girl Scout cookies. Why? Because the Girl Scouts organization allowed a transgender girl into the fold. Well, the Asian Americans at API Equality-LA support Girls Scouts and their commitment to all girls. Girl Scout Cookie season startsMore… |
 | Activist of the Month: Rachel K. So January 1, 2012 A majority of API Equality-LA’s work is done through each of our all-volunteer committees. API Equality-LA wouldn’t be the leading API LGBT organization that it is today without the contributions of all of our volunteer activists. Most of that work happens without any reward. To recognize stellar volunteer activists, the media & website committee selects aMore… |
| Senator Leland Yee Petitions for a Higher Grade—and Gets It! December 13, 2011 You may remember that Equality California had scored state senators and assemblymembers on their support for LGBT rights. See original blog post here. All of the Asian American politicians scored 100 percent—an A plus! All of them except for Senator Leland Yee, who scored a 92 percent. We assigned him the dubious grade of A-minus. Well,More… |
 | Activist of the Month: Eyre Kungwankrai December 1, 2011 A majority of API Equality-LA’s work is done through each of our all-volunteer committees. API Equality-LA wouldn’t be the leading API LGBT organization that it is today without the contributions of all of our volunteer activists. Most of that work happens without any reward. To recognize stellar volunteer activists, the media & website committee selects aMore… |
| FAIR Education Act Needs to be Protected November 23, 2011 by Lori Kido Lopez This story was originally published in the Pacific Cititizen. I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I learned about the Japanese American internment in school. But it must have been a clear lesson, because I always knew it was an important part of our country’s history, as well asMore… |