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Events
Malaysian gets slammed online for criticizing Thailand’s celebration of Pride Month
Several Twitter users slammed a Malaysian man for his online comments targeting Pride Month celebrations in Thailand. What happened: In a tw...
Bryan Ke
Business
Filipino queer community defends McDonald’s ad featuring lesbian couple
In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, McDonald’s Philippines released a sapphic commercial that immediately went viral online, garnering pra...
Michelle De Pacina
Culture
11 Trailblazing LGBTQ+ advocates making waves in the AAPI community
As we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month, it is important to recognize the invaluable contributions of the advocates who are pa...
Ryan General
Government
California city council decides it won’t declare heritage months because they ‘exclude people’
Temecula City Council in California has decided not to declare federally recognized heritage months, including Asian American and Native Haw...
Crime
Drag Queen Story Hour event for kids in San Francisco stormed by Proud Boys yelling slurs
At a children’s storytime hour on Saturday in San Francisco, a group of far-right men disrupted the event by shouting anti-LGBTQ-plus slurs...
Jane Nam
Entertainment
‘Blue’s Clues’ Pride Song in Tune With Filipino American Host’s View of Inclusion, Positivity
“Blue’s Clues & You,” hosted by Filipino American Joshua Dela Cruz, released a new sing-along video celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community o...
May Hong on Netflix’s ‘Tales of the City’ Gives Gay East Asians The Representation They Need
In celebration with the recent Pride season last month, an iconic work of Armistead Maupin resurfaced from 1994 to 2019. Netflix successfull...
Marj Ostani
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