Gay chinese new year 2022
The Lunar New Year can be a dreadful second for Chinese queers. Modern Year festivities typically involve up to fifteen days of visiting family and catching up with distant relatives. In between feasting and receiving ang pows (red packets of blessings filled with cash), LGBTQIs will find themselves fielding and fending off awkward questions from relatives who, as if sanctioned by blood relations, seldom keep back: “Got girlfriend or not?”; “When will you get married?”; “How will you get a partner dressing like that?”
These bluff questions, almost de rigueur in Chinese New Year settings, are what LGBTQIs have come to await. No amount of comfort eating or ang pow money from the festivities can compensate for the host of complex feelings. In fact, the ang pow itself is a source of anguish. Customarily given out by married couples to “single” family members, LGBTQIs with no access to marriage in most Chinese-dominant societies, but who venture to take their partners to these festive occasions, often locate themselves and their “friend” recipients of the red packet, a gesture of
Photos: Lunar New Year for All contingent barrels through Chinatown
A sprawling LGBTQ contingent joined the 25th annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival in Chinatown on February 12 as marchers and participants celebrated the year of the rabbit.
The Lunar New Year for All contingent featured dozens of individuals from multiple groups who hoisted Trans Flags, Rainbow Flags, and LGBTQ-inclusive signs up in the air and celebrated inclusivity. One of the primary banners on exhibit at the event read, &#;Wishing You a Happy Brand-new Year from Your Asian LGBTQ Family and Friends.” Another sign stated, &#;I am an Asian queer and I respect my family.&#; One sign featured a picture of rabbit surrounded by the words &#;queer,&#; &#;trans,&#; &#;Asian,&#; and &#;proud.&#;
&#;I was delighted to march with the Lunar Fresh Year for All contingent in the parade in Manhattan&#;s Chinatown on Sunday,&#; said Pauline Park, who marched in the first LGBT contingent in the history of the parade in February , adding, &#;I applaud Karen Lee and all those in Q-Wave, GAPIMNY, and API Rainbow Parents who ma
CHICAGO&#;Taking a cross-dressing twist for the Year of the Dragon, members of Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) will host a dinner-and-drag musical revue, celebrating the Year of the "Drag-on" and bringing together members of the queer woman , gay, bisexual, transgendered and lgbtq+ (LGBTQ) community to recognize the start of the lunar calendar.
The dinner will be held on Saturday, February 24, , at Pho Viet, N. Broadway in Chicago at 7 p.m. Highlighting the evening will be a raffle and exceptional performances by AFC members based on the five dragon elements: fire, water, air, earth and metal.
"We're the only LGBTQ organization in the municipality that hosts a Chinese Recent Year event and we're joyful to do so," said Angel Abcede, president, Board of Directors, for AFC. "Our members see forward to this annual gathering, which is known not just for the fine cuisine, but for our original, home-spun entertainment."
Tickets are $45/presale (online until Wednesday, Feb. 21) and $55 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit AFC's website a
Asia is incredibly diverse. While Lunar New Year (1 February ) is famous in many Asian countries, every community has their own way of celebrating the festival with extraordinary foods and treats. Connect this online catch-up with GAP members and Asian same sex-attracted men to understand how different cultures commemorate Lunar New Year. Share memories of your favourite Lunar New Year feasts and cooking with the group, and study more about the similarities and differences.
GAP members Kit and Nathan, owners of My Private Bake, will show you how to make a non-traditional kuih bakar, a popular cake in Malaysia and Singapore, in a live online demonstration from their residence kitchen. You will procure the recipe at the end of the session.
This event welcomes cis and transgender gay, bisexual and queer Asian men of all ages and from all walks of existence. Partners, families and friends are welcome. It will not be recorded for on-demand viewing.