Queer Asian Youth (QAY)

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/LHkriPcUMtXmLWae7 You've seen our last few posts, but TOMORROW... QTAY Presents: Peer Leader Manual Launch! ... Sunday, February 28, 2021 1:00 - 3:00 PM Zoom (virtual) QTAY is releasing its very first Peer Leader Manual to accompany present and future QTAY Peer Educators on their journey of becoming a community leader! A lot of the skills, experiences, and resources shared in this manual can also speak to LGBTQ+ youth who are navigating community work and are looking for ways to create safer spaces and mobilize. This booklet touches upon boundaries, group facilitation, navigating emotional triggers, peer support, HIV/AIDS awareness, and other important topics that many of the past and present QTAY peer educators, coordinators and volunteers have found helpful in their community work. This booklet is a labour of love from Gabriel Bacani, Joy Wong, and Psalm Tesalona. It has been informed by 4 years worth of experiences and feedback from many other QTAY youth! Please join us on February 28 to listen to, engage with, and celebrate the stories of our QTAY Peer Educators and find some gems in our very first manual!

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/LHkriPcUMtXmLWae7 QTAY Presents: Peer Leader Manual Launch! Sunday, February 28, 2021... 1:00 - 3:00 PM Zoom (virtual) Meet our past Peer Leader, Tim: "Before working at ACAS, I never reflected on how being both gay and Asian myself was so isolatinghaving faced such homophobia in the Asian community and racism in queer spaces, I ended up staying away from both. But being at ACAS, and engaging with others who share in that narrative, I discovered a profound sense of validation." Attend our upcoming manual launch party on Feb 28 to learn more about our past peer leaders! -- QTAY is releasing its very first Peer Leader Manual to accompany present and future QTAY Peer Educators on their journey of becoming a community leader! A lot of the skills, experiences, and resources shared in this manual can also speak to LGBTQ+ youth who are navigating community work and are looking for ways to create safer spaces and mobilize. This booklet touches upon boundaries, group facilitation, navigating emotional triggers, peer support, HIV/AIDS awareness, and other important topics that many of the past and present QTAY peer educators, coordinators and volunteers have found helpful in their community work. This booklet is a labour of love from Gabriel Bacani, Joy Wong, and Psalm Tesalona. It has been informed by 4 years worth of experiences and feedback from many other QTAY youth! Please join us on February 28 to listen to, engage with, and celebrate the stories of our QTAY Peer Educators and find some gems in our very first manual! -- [Image Description: A drawn depiction of Tim, a person with glasses smiling at the audience, on a collage-esque background of red and teal. Blue and red text around Tim holds the above information.]

QTAY Presents: Peer Leader Manual Launch! Register here: https://forms.gle/LHkriPcUMtXmLWae7 Sunday, February 28, 2021... 1:00 - 3:00 PM Zoom (virtual) Meet our past Peer Leader, Joy: ""I want to be the kind of person that I needed when I was in high school." I tried to create a space for queer and trans Asian youth to not just be accepted but affirmed, because that is what I really wanted when I was younger. I didn't know how to reckon with my queerness and being Asian - there weren't any spaces where both experiences were equally important. QTAY filled that void for me, and the chances are that it's going to fill the void for a lot of youth." Attend our upcoming manual launch party on Feb 28 to learn more about our past peer leaders! -- QTAY is releasing its very first Peer Leader Manual to accompany present and future QTAY Peer Educators on their journey of becoming a community leader! A lot of the skills, experiences, and resources shared in this manual can also speak to LGBTQ+ youth who are navigating community work and are looking for ways to create safer spaces and mobilize. This booklet touches upon boundaries, group facilitation, navigating emotional triggers, peer support, HIV/AIDS awareness, and other important topics that many of the past and present QTAY peer educators, coordinators and volunteers have found helpful in their community work. This booklet is a labour of love from Gabriel Bacani, Joy Wong, and Psalm Tesalona. It has been informed by 4 years worth of experiences and feedback from many other QTAY youth! Please join us on February 28 to listen to, engage with, and celebrate the stories of our QTAY Peer Educators and find some gems in our very first manual! -- [Image Description: A drawn depiction of Joy, a short-haired and glasses-wearing person, is surrounded by the text described above. The text is green and black on a light green background.]

Hey folks! It's been a while! Hope everyone is staying safe and well with everything going on in the world. We've got some exciting news... It's that time of year again! When You're Ready is BACK!... Want to connect with other LGBTQ+ Asian youth, share some stories, and gain knowledge about mental health, resiliency, sexuality and gender? Join us for the next cycle of When You're Ready! WYR is an 8-week community fostering, resiliency building program for LGBTQ+ East and Southeast Asian youth (29 and under), offered over Zoom. Sessions will cover topics such as mental health, harm reduction, and chosen family. If you're interested, check out the event page below! OR get in touch now because spots are limited! Email Kai at [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/events/1670409339807444/

Does it feel hectic during the holiday/end-of-year hustle and bustle? Need some time for some creative outlet and expression? Well then we've got you covered! Check out our upcoming poetry workshop led by one of our QTAY Peer Leaders, Vale, happening on Saturday, December 19th, from 2-4:30pm! This event is open to all queer & trans Asian youth, but we're capping attendance at 10 people, so DM us here or on FB for the Zoom link to save your spot. :D... [Image description: A circle surrounded by illustrated foliage. There is text describing the poetry workshop event: Join us on Zoom for a creative afternoon of writing activities and free writing!]

Happy Saturday! The QTAY Peer Leaders will be doing an Instagram live-stream Q&A at 1pm today! If you have any questions for them or about the upcoming When You're Ready session, swing on by! Say hi! :)

Just a reminder to sign up for our (Re)Viewing the Rainbow event tomorrow from 2-5:30PM! You can RSVP, by selecting the "going" option on the FB event page (link is below) or e-mail us at [email protected]! Zoom Links will be sent to those who RSVP! Hope to see ya'll tomorrow! https://www.facebook.com/events/2675743272696114?active_tab=about