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Film Screenings

Asian American Lesbian and Gay Pioneers in Los Angeles

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Film Screenings

Asian American Lesbian and Gay Pioneers in Los Angeles

Although their stories are not well-known, Asian Americans participated actively in the nascent LGBT civil rights movement in Southern California. API Equality-LA honors two such pioneers with short films featuring Tak Yamamoto and June Lagmay, who in 1980 were founders of Asian Pacific Lesbians and Gays, the first gay Asian organization in Los Angeles.

A discussion with these two ground-breaking activists will follow the film screening. Co-presented with API Equality-LA and the National Museum.

Saturday, Sep 15, 2012

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

Although their stories are not well-known, Asian Americans participated actively in the nascent LGBT civil rights movement in Southern California. API Equality-LA honors two such pioneers with short films featuring Tak Yamamoto and June Lagmay, who in 1980 were founders of Asian Pacific Lesbians and Gays, the first gay Asian organization in Los Angeles.

A discussion with these two ground-breaking activists will follow the film screening. Co-presented with API Equality-LA and the National Museum.

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