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Visibility Project: share your story —sign up here

Visibility Project Comes to Philly A national portrait + video project dedicated to the Queer Asian American Women, Trans, and Gender non-conforming communities. The Visibility Project breaks barriers through powerful imagery and storytelling. CONFIRMED DATE Sunday, June 23, 2013 LOCATION William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 ARE YOU ELIGIBLE ThisContinue reading “Visibility Project: share your story —sign up here”

help hotpot! raise $650 to support API Queer and Trans Activists in need of ADA accessible housing at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.

Friends and Allies, hotpot! values diversity, sustainability, and listening to all voices in our community. Every year, we are thrilled to actively participate in the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. This year Van will speak on the API trans/GNC Voices panel on Sat. June 15 with 5 other people. The fabulous Kay (www.kaybarrett.net) will moderate and stellar Emi Koyama (of eminism.org)Continue reading “help hotpot! raise $650 to support API Queer and Trans Activists in need of ADA accessible housing at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.”

Trans Health Conference- Join us!!!!

The Philadelphia Trans Health Conference is Thursday, June 13-Sat, June 15th. We encourage you all to come out and support. The conference is free. For more info on the conference check out their website: http://www.trans-health.org/ Check out these sessions that are being co-sponsored by hotpot! and our QAPI family. Session A Mother, Her Transgender Son, Their JourneyContinue reading “Trans Health Conference- Join us!!!!”

Join us Sat., May 4th @ Tabu for LICK performance benefiting hotpot!

Liberty City Kings Drag and Burlesque is hosting a fundraiser for hotpot!’s benefit! Please come check out an amazing show with a comic book theme that’ll be sure to entertain everyone! Saturday, May 4 @ Tabu in the heart of the gayborhood. Vixens & Vagabonds Queer & Kinky Cabaret: POW! POP! GLITTER! Saturday at 8:00pmContinue reading “Join us Sat., May 4th @ Tabu for LICK performance benefiting hotpot!”

Leveraging Power and Building Community for LGBTQ Immigration

Join us in ten days for Leveraging Power and Building Community around LGBTQ Immigration Event on January 31st at 6:30pm at William Way LGBT Community Center.  We have confirmed our wonderful speakers and here they are: -Ben de Guzman from the National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) -Elizabeth Yaeger from HIAS -Fernanda Marroquin from Dream ActivistsContinue reading “Leveraging Power and Building Community for LGBTQ Immigration”

NQAPIA conference reflections

hey, a little late but  I did get a few photos to share at the NQAPIA conference this past July. i didn’t get to hang with other hotpot! folks as much as i wanted because i was mainly wearing my NQAPIA hat, but i did catch up with folks in the halls and of courseContinue reading “NQAPIA conference reflections”