SMYAL
SMYAL supports and empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the Washington, DC metropolitan region.
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Diving Deep into #PulseOrlando – Guest speaker on APEX Express
On June 23rd, Visibility Project Director, Mia Nakano was a guest host on APEX Express and moderated a discussion around how #PulseOrlando impacted the LGBTQ AAPI community, particularly with Queer Muslims. Download or listen to the program here. Tonight on APEX Express, we have guest host Mia Nakano with the Visibility Project, a national portrait […]
Out and Successful, Mia Nakano
Mia has been attracting a lot of attention in the Queer API world with her incredible photos of folks who are Queer API for the Visibility Project. Asian, Gay and Proud is extremely excited to welcome her here to this space to get to know her better. Interview by Miyuki Baker
November Southern tour 2014: Raleigh, Louisville, Memphis, Little Rock, Birmingham, Jackson, New Orleans
About the Visibility Project Southern tour This November the Visibility Project is hitting the road and visiting seven cities in the South. The Visibility Project is a photo portrait series and video/oral history collection dedicated to the Queer Asian American Women and Trans* community. It’s inclusive to South Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islanders, East Asians, […]
Columbus, OH shoot, October 19th
The Visibility Project is a national community powered media arts project. We document stories and use photography to create impact and make the Queer AAPI Women and Trans* community visible. Thanks so much for your interest in the Visibility Project. Stoked to work, engage, and build community. The VP will be in Columbus at Ohio […]
Chicago shoot dates: 10/11 & 10/12
The Visibility Project is a national community powered media arts project. We document stories and use photography to create impact and make the Queer AAPI Women and Trans* community visible. Thanks so much for your interest in the Visibility Project. Stoked to work, engage, and build community. We are hosting two days of story gathering in Chicago! […]
October Midwest tour: St.Paul/Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus
About the Visibility Project Midwest tour This October the Visibility Project is hitting the road and visiting five cities in the Midwest. The Visibility Project is a photo portrait series and video/oral history collection dedicated to the Queer Asian American Women and Trans* community. It’s inclusive to South Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islanders, East Asians, […]
Trans Leadership Exchange – Applications due October 15th
The 2015 Trans Leadership Exchange Building the Power of Trans and Genderqueer Leaders Goals of the Trans Leadership Exchange 1. Build personal leadership capacity: By exploring unique values, learning tools to cultivate greater self-awareness, deepening mind-body connection, and identifying leadership styles; 2. Connect trans and genderqueer leaders: By introducing people from different part of the […]
Queer South Asian Anthology – Submit today
The South Asian LGBTQ Anthology is a project in progress, aimed at addressing the unique and intersectional lives of South Asian LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning) individuals living in the United States. After a panel called “Building a South Asian Queer Movement” at Creating Change (the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force annual conference) […]
Deaf and Queer Sisters
Imagine that you are the voice and ears for two people. Imagine deciding what information to convey and how to convey it. I played these roles frequently for my profoundly deaf sister, from short interactions at the grocery store, to valiant yet failed attempts at interpreting Sunday school lessons. She is two and a half […]