A Community Forum

 

As we work to create a stronger and more connected community, we invite KhushDC members to attend a community forum discussing issues raised recently regarding inclusivity and safety.

Please complete the survey (following the link below) to help us prepare for the community forum. Two past presidents will be receiving the data and will report to the Khush-DC Board summary results. Your identities will be confidential and not shared with the Khush-DC Board.

Survey link: http://goo.gl/forms/Ij1lf3FFZh

NOTE ON DATE: May 20th is tentatively the date schedule for this forum. It is subject to change.

Come Party With Us: DC's Hottest South Asian LGBTQ Dance Party

Dear Khushdc Members and Allies,
Back by popular demand, KhushDC presents "Jalwa" a Desi LGBTQ Bollywood Dance Party. Bring out your dance wear and lets enjoy together Bollywood Fantasy at Jalwa.  Join us July 31, 2015 at Green Lantern (1335 Green Court NW) from 9:30pm - 3am. Cover is $5.00 from 9:30 - 11pm and $10.00 after. Music presented by Bombay Entertainers. We hope to see you all there!!

APPI LGBT VISIBILITY CAMPAIGN

Dear KhushDC members and Friends,

We are excited to announce that KhushDC and AQUA DC’s partnership with the District of Columbia’s Mayor’s Office on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) to launch and promote an Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) LGBTQ Visibility Campaign.

Even in this age of social media, the AAPI LGBTQ community remains largely invisible. Through this project, we hope to raise the visibility of the APIA LGBTQ individuals who live and work in the District of Columbia, and are an integral part of the D.C. family and community. This project seeks to celebrate the intersectionality and diversity of such individuals and hope to share our experiences and identify with the greater DC community.

Additionally, with greater visibility, folks who identify as APIA and LGBTQ will know that there are those like them in the DC Area and allow them to reach out for greater community support and learn about the wide array of resources that are available to them to help combat life’s challenges (i.e., our Support Group launching on July 18th)

Through community engagement and outreach, this photo project seeks to identify a diverse number of APIA LGBTQ in the District, and will utilize social media and traditional media to promote APIA LGBTQ presence in D.C. MOAPIA, KhushDC, and AQUA DC encourage other APIA and LGBTQ organizations in the D.C. area to participate in this project. A community-oriented reception will kick off the campaign in the next few months and all are invited. For more information, please email AQUA DC at aquadc@gmail.com and KhushDC atboard@khushdc.org.

Together, we can make it better.

Asian/South Asian Film festival: Honoring Queer Women's history Month

We are Featuring 3 Films w/ a brief discussion after each.

2:00pm: SANCHARAM

A 2004 Malaylam Feature Film Written, Directed and Produced by Ligy J. Pullappally, inspired by her short film Uii and a true story of two lesbian lovers in the South Indian State of Kerala.

4:30pm; SAVING FACE

A American romantic comedy drama film directed by Alice Wu.  The Film focuses on Wihelmina, a young Chineese-American surgeon; her unwed, pregnant mother; and her dancer girlfriend.

7:00pm: I AM

I Am chronicles the journey of an Indian Lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to.  As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means.

I Am a Disco Dancer!

Dear KhushDC Members and Allies,

We are pleased to announce "Jalwa"  The Desi LGBTQ Bollywood Dance Party. Join us on Feb 28, 2015, for good music by Bombay Entertainment and DJ Harsh. At the Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct, NW) Dancing  performances, drink specials and fun, from 9:30pm to 2:30am. Cover charge is $5 before 11pm and $10 after 11. Bring a friend or two, dress up in your party clothes or whatever makes you comfortable, (Desi clothes encouraged), and let's party. If you have any questions, concerns, or need accommodations email us here. Also you can RSVP on Facebook here or on Eventbrite here!  We hope to see you all there!

Sincerely yours,

Kingston, André, Pooja, and Vaibhav (KhushDC board)

"We welcome our allies and friends to our safe space and ask that it is respected!"