Monday, March 22, 2010
Bye-bye Dat
Just a few hazy memories of Dat's going-away and bachelorette party. We'll miss him as he moves to Ohio to be with his new love.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pre-Ball Event Last Friday
Asians and Friends Chicago is combining its 25th Anniversary celebration with a GLBT & S Anniversary Ball to be held May 7 at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. Here are photos from a promotional event held last Friday.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Oscar Fun
Alright, who doesn't want to get dressed up for the Oscars? Here, Angel, president of Asians and Friends Chicago has an Oscar moment with friends. Hope everyone had fun last night!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Project Runway Standout
Project Runway is truly revealing a talent. Jay Sario has won two challenges so far and presents a detailed, fashion-forward eye. In this week's episode, he made garbage bags look luxurious and chic.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Anniversary "Pre-Ball at The Call" - March 12
Asians and Friends Chicago is combining its 25th Anniversary celebration with a GLBT & S Anniversary Ball set for May 7. The charity hosting the event is having a preliminary function on March 12. Hope you all can come.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Right to Marry Rally
Chicago's chapter of Lambda Legal held its 9th annual Right to Marry rally for the GLBT community. About 300 people attended at the Mexican Art Museum on the city's near South Side.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Choi Back on Duty
Here's a piece from The Advocate:
Dan Choi Back on Drill Duty
By Michelle Garcia
Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been called back into drill duty, he told The Advocate in a phone interview Tuesday. Photographer Jeff Sheng, who recently turned his lens on active gay and lesbian service members for a book about "don't ask, don't tell," originally reported the news on Bilerico.com.
Choi was scheduled to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference over the weekend but instead rejoined his unit. Choi said his commander called him personally, asking him to return.
Choi told The Advocate that he felt welcomed back by his fellow guardsmen in his infantry unit.
"Initially, I sensed a feeling of territorialism," he said. "They were like, 'That's right, he came back to us!'"
Even though Choi faced an Army National Guard committee in June — the board recommended he be discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" — his commanding officer was highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate.
"The paperwork has been floating around in the Pentagon very slowly," Choi said. "Usually people wait six or seven days for their discharge. Meanwhile I'm waiting for months to hear back."
Since his hearing in June, Choi hasn't been able to perform drills with his unit — he said he's been substituting by doing those routines on the side. He has not been discharged, however. Now that he is back, he has been spending time "shooting rifles and doing all of the regular drill exercises."
"It felt good to just put away a lot of the past year," he said, also comparing his return to that of a Thanksgiving gathering. "Obviously there were soldiers following everything I was doing, or there were others who didn't have a clue."
Dan Choi Back on Drill Duty
By Michelle Garcia
Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been called back into drill duty, he told The Advocate in a phone interview Tuesday. Photographer Jeff Sheng, who recently turned his lens on active gay and lesbian service members for a book about "don't ask, don't tell," originally reported the news on Bilerico.com.
Choi was scheduled to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference over the weekend but instead rejoined his unit. Choi said his commander called him personally, asking him to return.
Choi told The Advocate that he felt welcomed back by his fellow guardsmen in his infantry unit.
"Initially, I sensed a feeling of territorialism," he said. "They were like, 'That's right, he came back to us!'"
Even though Choi faced an Army National Guard committee in June — the board recommended he be discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" — his commanding officer was highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate.
"The paperwork has been floating around in the Pentagon very slowly," Choi said. "Usually people wait six or seven days for their discharge. Meanwhile I'm waiting for months to hear back."
Since his hearing in June, Choi hasn't been able to perform drills with his unit — he said he's been substituting by doing those routines on the side. He has not been discharged, however. Now that he is back, he has been spending time "shooting rifles and doing all of the regular drill exercises."
"It felt good to just put away a lot of the past year," he said, also comparing his return to that of a Thanksgiving gathering. "Obviously there were soldiers following everything I was doing, or there were others who didn't have a clue."
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