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SUMMARY:test event 3 - english
DESCRIPTION:Impact\nFor many people\, coming out as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) can be a difficult and emotional process. Societal pressures and expectations make it difficult for many people to come out of the closet. For teenagers and young adults\, coming out to their parents is one of the hardest parts of coming out. After coming out however\, many people feel a huge sense of relief and a sense that a great burden has been lifted off their shoulders: they are now free to be themselves. For many parents however\, it is not easy to accept or understand that their child is LGBT. In celebration of June Pride month\, the Beijing American Center is proud to present two films that talk about the coming out process and its impact on families: Lead with Love and Mama Rainbow. \nAbout Lead with Love\nReleased in 2010\, Lead with Love is a film produced by a research team from the University of Utah reaches out to parents of LGBT teenagers who may struggle with their child’s sexual orientation. In addition to interviewing parents with LGBT children\, the film also provides a clear way to help families provide support and acceptance to their LGBT children: LEAD: Let your affection show; Express pain away from your child; Avoid rejecting behaviors; and Do good before you feel good.\nFor more details about Lead with Love\, please go to [url]. \nAbout Mama Rainbow\nIn Mama Rainbow\, filmmaker Fan Popo follows the lives of six mothers who live all across China\, hearing them talk about their experiences coming to terms with having LGBT children. Although many LGBT Chinese people are unwilling to come out to their parents\, Mama Rainbow shows that there are Chinese families that support their LGBT children\, and are giving a whole new definition to Chinese-style family bonds.\nFor more details about Mama Rainbow\, please go to [url] \nExtra info\nThis program will be in English; Lead with Love is in English\, Mama Rainbow is in Chinese. There will be a short Q&A in English and Chinese after the movie.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/test-event-3-english/
LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger\, Piet Heinkade 179\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland\, 1019 HC\, Netherlands
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul":MAILTO:pistolenpaultje@norealaddress.nonono
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190102
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
CREATED:20181110T170045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181110T170454Z
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SUMMARY:Test Event 2 - english
DESCRIPTION:Impact\nFor many people\, coming out as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) can be a difficult and emotional process. Societal pressures and expectations make it difficult for many people to come out of the closet. For teenagers and young adults\, coming out to their parents is one of the hardest parts of coming out. After coming out however\, many people feel a huge sense of relief and a sense that a great burden has been lifted off their shoulders: they are now free to be themselves. For many parents however\, it is not easy to accept or understand that their child is LGBT. In celebration of June Pride month\, the Beijing American Center is proud to present two films that talk about the coming out process and its impact on families: Lead with Love and Mama Rainbow. \nAbout Lead with Love\nReleased in 2010\, Lead with Love is a film produced by a research team from the University of Utah reaches out to parents of LGBT teenagers who may struggle with their child’s sexual orientation. In addition to interviewing parents with LGBT children\, the film also provides a clear way to help families provide support and acceptance to their LGBT children: LEAD: Let your affection show; Express pain away from your child; Avoid rejecting behaviors; and Do good before you feel good.\nFor more details about Lead with Love\, please go to [url]. \nAbout Mama Rainbow\nIn Mama Rainbow\, filmmaker Fan Popo follows the lives of six mothers who live all across China\, hearing them talk about their experiences coming to terms with having LGBT children. Although many LGBT Chinese people are unwilling to come out to their parents\, Mama Rainbow shows that there are Chinese families that support their LGBT children\, and are giving a whole new definition to Chinese-style family bonds.\nFor more details about Mama Rainbow\, please go to [url] \nExtra info\nThis program will be in English; Lead with Love is in English\, Mama Rainbow is in Chinese. There will be a short Q&A in English and Chinese after the movie.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/test-event-2-english/
LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger\, Piet Heinkade 179\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland\, 1019 HC\, Netherlands
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul":MAILTO:pistolenpaultje@norealaddress.nonono
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181231T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181231T183000
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
CREATED:20181102T112635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T112806Z
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SUMMARY:Test event 1 - English
DESCRIPTION:Impact\nFor many people\, coming out as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) can be a difficult and emotional process. Societal pressures and expectations make it difficult for many people to come out of the closet. For teenagers and young adults\, coming out to their parents is one of the hardest parts of coming out. After coming out however\, many people feel a huge sense of relief and a sense that a great burden has been lifted off their shoulders: they are now free to be themselves. For many parents however\, it is not easy to accept or understand that their child is LGBT. In celebration of June Pride month\, the Beijing American Center is proud to present two films that talk about the coming out process and its impact on families: Lead with Love and Mama Rainbow. \nAbout Lead with Love\nReleased in 2010\, Lead with Love is a film produced by a research team from the University of Utah reaches out to parents of LGBT teenagers who may struggle with their child’s sexual orientation. In addition to interviewing parents with LGBT children\, the film also provides a clear way to help families provide support and acceptance to their LGBT children: LEAD: Let your affection show; Express pain away from your child; Avoid rejecting behaviors; and Do good before you feel good.\nFor more details about Lead with Love\, please go to [url]. \nAbout Mama Rainbow\nIn Mama Rainbow\, filmmaker Fan Popo follows the lives of six mothers who live all across China\, hearing them talk about their experiences coming to terms with having LGBT children. Although many LGBT Chinese people are unwilling to come out to their parents\, Mama Rainbow shows that there are Chinese families that support their LGBT children\, and are giving a whole new definition to Chinese-style family bonds.\nFor more details about Mama Rainbow\, please go to [url] \nExtra info\nThis program will be in English; Lead with Love is in English\, Mama Rainbow is in Chinese. There will be a short Q&A in English and Chinese after the movie.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/test-event-1-english/
LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger\, Piet Heinkade 179\, Amsterdam\, Noord-Holland\, 1019 HC\, Netherlands
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul":MAILTO:pistolenpaultje@norealaddress.nonono
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
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LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T185318Z
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SUMMARY:Lead with Love + Mama Rainbow——Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Impact\nFor many people\, coming out as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) can be a difficult and emotional process. Societal pressures and expectations make it difficult for many people to come out of the closet. For teenagers and young adults\, coming out to their parents is one of the hardest parts of coming out. After coming out however\, many people feel a huge sense of relief and a sense that a great burden has been lifted off their shoulders: they are now free to be themselves. For many parents however\, it is not easy to accept or understand that their child is LGBT. In celebration of June Pride month\, the Beijing American Center is proud to present two films that talk about the coming out process and its impact on families: Lead with Love and Mama Rainbow. \nAbout Lead with Love\nReleased in 2010\, Lead with Love is a film produced by a research team from the University of Utah reaches out to parents of LGBT teenagers who may struggle with their child’s sexual orientation. In addition to interviewing parents with LGBT children\, the film also provides a clear way to help families provide support and acceptance to their LGBT children: LEAD: Let your affection show; Express pain away from your child; Avoid rejecting behaviors; and Do good before you feel good. \nFor more details about Lead with Love\, please go to [url]. \nAbout Mama Rainbow\nIn Mama Rainbow\, filmmaker Fan Popo follows the lives of six mothers who live all across China\, hearing them talk about their experiences coming to terms with having LGBT children. Although many LGBT Chinese people are unwilling to come out to their parents\, Mama Rainbow shows that there are Chinese families that support their LGBT children\, and are giving a whole new definition to Chinese-style family bonds.\nFor more details about Mama Rainbow\, please go to [url] \nExtra info\nThis program will be in English; Lead with Love is in English\, Mama Rainbow is in Chinese. There will be a short Q&A in English and Chinese after the movie.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/lead-with-love-mama-rainbow-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
CATEGORIES:Event Category 1,Event Category 2
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180701
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
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SUMMARY:Gender Switch Fundraising Party for the Love Queer Cinema Week
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Alfa Bar \nAddress: 6 Xingfu Yicun (Opposite Workers Stadium north gate) \nDate: 11th July \nTime: Starts at 8pm till late \nTicket: RMB 50 (Include a drink) \n  \nSchedule: \n8pm – Registration \n8:30pm – Screening of 5 short films \n9:30pm – Party and games! \n12pm – Prize for Best King / Queen \n  \nWhat’s it about? \nAs the kick-off event for a series of film screening and sharing events of the Beijing Love Queer Cinema Week (former Beijing Queer Film Festival)\, Gender Switch brings you a number of super sexy short films to start the evening\, on July 11th with us\, at the newly renovated Alfa Bar. After that\, a fundraising party continues till late\, including Gender Switch\, in which some girls wear mustaches and some guys put on heels\, art auctions\, raffle tickets prizes and Best King or Queen of the Night rewards! Plus\, two special drinks will go straight to support the film festival funds. \n  \nFilm Screening: \n  \nMy 17 Gay Friends \n2014 | 25 min | Moxie Peng \nMy 17 Gay Friends is an experimental romantic comedy that explores the interconnected web of relationships in Beijing’s gay community that surrounds an unseen narrator. It also pokes fun at stereotypes and labels that often cut across the LGBT community such as femininity and masculinity in the gay community and how it affects our perceptions of gay people and categorizes people into distinct groups. \n  \nWicked Game \n2014 | 5 min |  Ding Yi \nThis microfilm only cost two days to produce\, including writing\, shooting and editing. Which is also a test\, to test not let the passions of create fade out by the film’s industrialization. And it’s only a tiny tiny lead for a gay’s fake marriage issue in China of course. \n  \nWorks from Queer University \nQueer University Documentary Training Camp(“Queer University”) is a seven-day program for people who work and/or volunteer in sexual minority communities. Inthe interactive and practice-oriented Queer University course\, students are trained in documentary filmmaking\, editing\, production and distribution\, and are empowered to use the skills they acquire to record their own community stories and enhance their advocacy activities. Each year\, Queer University awards its most accomplished students with year-long material support and creative guidance\, thus helping them in directing and producing their own full-length documentary. \n  \nIt’s Nothing \n2014 | 4 min | Jess\, Ye Ming \n  \nIn Depth Report \n2014 | 4 min | Cai Dan\, Zhen Chen \n  \nColon \n2012 | 4 min | Isa Gao\, Gray \n  \nA Straight Journey: Days and Nights in Their Kingdom \n2015 | 23 min |  Masa Mojo \nThis is a spontaneous project. In the beginning MasaMojo planned to shoot some portray photographs for about 10 gay people. Because they need to talk to these people\, eventually they finished a documentary after visiting 11 cities in China. They want to tell a story about individuals\, instead of a group\, to share the love and fear within everyone. They edited the film in a storyline of one person\, from childhood\, adolescence\, young love\, coming out\, to family\, marriage\, wives\, children and getting old. By that\, they are trying to tell a sincere story of China’s gay people and to move the Chinese people in a further way. \n  \n  \nArt Auctions \nProwl: 97 \nArtist: Zejian Sansan Shen \nSize: 150cmx150cm \n  \nPainting #16\, from Collections of Futility and Desire \nArtist: Kyle Skor \nSize: 100cmx100cm \n  \nAfternoon Nap \nArtist: Guang Ye \nSize: 60cmx90cm \n  \nPuzzle No.1 \nArtist: XQ \nSize: 120cm * 120 cm \n  \n  \nRaffle Tickets Prizes \nIncluding Tictac Hairstyle coupon\, Urban Adventure Tour Trip\, signed DVD by Popo Fan\, etc. \nTravellers’ hand made paper notebook by PageX \n  \nPrizes-giving Guests \n  \nProgramming and marketing manager of Broadway Cinematheque \nYang yang \n  \nCurator of China Independent Film Festival \nProducer of Laurel Film \nYang Cheng \n  \nProject Development Director of Youku Tudou Heyi picture \nXufeng Huang
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e6%80%a7%e5%88%ab%e5%8f%98%ef%bc%81%e5%8f%98%ef%bc%81%e5%8f%98%ef%bc%81-%e6%9a%a8%e7%88%b1%e9%85%b7%e5%bd%b1%e5%91%a8%e7%ad%b9%e6%ac%be%e6%b4%be%e5%af%b9/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
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SUMMARY:Lead with Love + Mama Rainbow——Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:When:  9th   JUNE，Tuesday   19:00-20:30 \nWhere:  Beijing American Center\n\nThis program will be in English; Lead with Love is in English\, Mama Rainbow is in Chinese. \nFor many people\, coming out as Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) can be a difficult and emotional process. Societal pressures and expectations make it difficult for many people to come out of the closet. For teenagers and young adults\, coming out to their parents is one of the hardest parts of coming out. After coming out however\, many people feel a huge sense of relief and a sense that a great burden has been lifted off their shoulders: they are now free to be themselves. For many parents however\, it is not easy to accept or understand that their child is LGBT. In celebration of June Pride month\, the Beijing American Center is proud to present two films that talk about the coming out process and its impact on families: Lead with Love and Mama Rainbow. \nReleased in 2010\, Lead with Love is a film produced by a research team from the University of Utah reaches out to parents of LGBT teenagers who may struggle with their child’s sexual orientation. In addition to interviewing parents with LGBT children\, the film also provides a clear way to help families provide support and acceptance to their LGBT children: LEAD: Let your affection show; Express pain away from your child; Avoid rejecting behaviors; and Do good before you feel good.\nIn Mama Rainbow\, filmmaker Fan Popo follows the lives of six mothers who live all across China\, hearing them talk about their experiences coming to terms with having LGBT children. Although many LGBT Chinese people are unwilling to come out to their parents\, Mama Rainbow shows that there are Chinese families that support their LGBT children\, and are giving a whole new definition to Chinese-style family bonds.\nFor more details about Lead with Love\, please go to http://www.leadwithlovefilm.com/.\nFor more details about Mama Rainbow\, please go to https://www.facebook.com/mamarainbowchina or http://www.queercomrades.com/en/blog/mama-rainbow-china/\nThere will be a short Q&A in English and Chinese after the movie. \nNOTE: This event is open to the general public. Audio & visual recording devices will not be permitted during this event. Press inquiries should be directed to the U.S. Embassy Press Office. \nYou must bring a valid photo ID in order to get into our Center. No large bags will be allowed into the Beijing American Center for this event. \nFor Security reasons\, the BAC staff reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone. \nLocation: Jing Guang Center\, Suite 2801\, Hu Jia Lou\, Chaoyang District. \nDirections: Metro Line 10 or 6\, Hu Jia Lou Exit D\, walk south one block to the JingGuang Center
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e7%94%a8%e7%88%b1%e6%8c%87%e5%bc%95-%e5%bd%a9%e8%99%b9%e4%bc%b4%e6%88%91%e5%bf%83-%e7%94%b5%e5%bd%b1%e6%94%be%e6%98%a0%e5%92%8c%e8%ae%a8%e8%ae%ba/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180623
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
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SUMMARY:Queer University Premiere Event: "Magic"
DESCRIPTION:Queer University Premiere Event: “Magic” \nThe “Queer University Video Capacity Building Training” (aka Queer University) was set up in 2012\, and has currently held 3 annual training programs in Beijing and Guangzhou. It has trained over 30 LGBT students\, and produced 3 films and 15 shorts. \nWe warmly welcome you to attend the premiere of our new Queer University film\, the transgender film “Magic”\, produced by Queer Comrades in cooperation with the AIDS Consultation Center in Shenyang. Director Michael Liu and important members of the production team will introduce the film and engage in a Q& A session with the audience. \nTime:             Friday 16 January\, 19.30pm \nHosted by:     Queer Comrades\, Queer University \nEntry:             20 RMB (includes 1 drink) \nPlace:             Crossroads Centre Beijing \nNo.18 Da Shiqiao Hutong\, Jiu Gulou Dajie\, Xicheng District\, Beijing \n \n“Magic” – Trailer: http://www.queercomrades.com/en/videos/queer-comrades-videos/queer-comrades-documentaries/妖儿/ \n“Magic” – Synopsis \nDuring recent years\, the “yao’er” culture\, which developed within trans* sex worker communities in Northeast China\, frequently appears in a mainstream discourse permeated with stigma and prejudice. \nIn the film “Magic”\, two actresses use humour to talk about trans* concepts and to showcase their daily reality. To them\, trans* is more than a simple term: it is their daily reality\, and constitutes an important part of their identity. \nThe leading ladies in “Magic” courageously share their own stories and the stories of their sisters with the public. They introduce the viewers to the little-known world of “yao’er”\, showing how they understand and live sexual freedom\, sexual diversity\, sexual pleasure and multi-partner sexual relationships. \nDirector Statement \nThis is a challenging film. The film challenges current public conceptions of issues related to sex\, gender\, intimate relationships and sex work. \nIn my hometown in Northeast China\, I have a lot of transgender girlfriends. We have a lot of fun together\, and sometimes I let their fierceness influence me. High heels\, wigs\, and eye-shadow can make a male body look more beautiful. \nI like sex work\, and I admire experienced sex workers. They are super smart and strategic. They look through a person in a glance. They can tell a person’s age\, identity\, profession\, and income level within a minute\, and adapt their demeanour accordingly. Isn’t that magical? \nGuests: \nMichael Liu (Director): \nMichael Liu was born in 1987 in Liaoning. He is currently a PhD graduate student at Northeastern University. In 2011\, he joined the AIDS Consultation Center in Shenyang and started his NGO work. He’s mainly working with sexual minority (LGBT)  communities\, sex workers\, people living with HIV/AIDS and disabled people. \nFrom December 2013 till January 2014 he filmed “Magic”\, one of the first films on transgender sex workers in China. \nIn October 2012\, he joined Youth Voices Count\, an Asia-Pacific youth network for men who have sex with men and transgender women\, and soon became a member of its core committee\, overseeing the recruitment of members from developed Asian regions. \nSince 2012\, he planned and organized the 2nd\, 3rd and 4th editions of the “Dongbei LGBT Culture Festival”. He coordinates and promotes youth sex education trainings in China’s Northeast region. \nXiaogang Wei (Production Supervision): \nXiaogang was born and raised in Xinjiang\, China. After finishing his acting studies\, he moved to Beijing where he starred in some of the first Chinese LGBT-themed movies. He founded the LGBT Webcast Queer Comrades in 2007\, and directed more than 50 webcast episodes & documentaries for the program. In 2010\, he became the executive director of the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute and founded several large-scale annual events in this capacity\, including the China Rainbow Media Awards and the China AIDS Walk. \nYuan Yuan (Post-Production Supervision): \nYuan Yuan is a program manager at the Pink Space Sexuality Research Centre\, and was a Queer University trainer in 2012 and 2013. She’s a freelance camerawoman and documentary director\, with recent works including “Our Marriages”. Her photo series “At this moment\, I want to be” won a Special Mention at the 2013 Pride Photo Award (The Netherlands).
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/magic/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
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SUMMARY:"Surfing for Love" Beijing Premiere
DESCRIPTION:“Surfing for Love” Beijing Premiere – July 4\n\n  \n  \nQueer Comrades’ New Film “Surfing for Love”: Beijing Premiere on July 4 \nTime： 4 July 2014\, 19pm  \nPlace： Beijing LGBT Center \nAddress： Bldg B\, Rm2606\, XinTianDi Plaza\, XiBaHe Nan Lu Jia No.1\, Chaoyang District\, Beijing \nTravel route: (Subway) LiuFang Station of Line 13\, Exit B (East) \n(Bus) BRT104\, 110\, 116\, 123\, 606\, ChengTie LiuFang Stop (LiuFang Subway Station) \nEntrance Fee： 20 RMB/person (all proceeds go to the Beijing LGBT Center) \nEvent Guest: Director Xiaogang Wei will be presenting the film and engaging the audience in a talk on current LGBT life in China. \nDon’t miss out! \n \n“Surfing for Love” Synopsis \nQueer Comrades\, China\, 2014\, Running Time: 35 min \nSubtitled in English and Chinese \nThe arrival of the internet in the 1990s opened up a new chapter for the Chinese LGBT movement.  It was the start of an era during which LGBT people really got to know each other\, and brought an end to dark days of utter isolation when many queers felt they were alone in the world.  With the talk show “Surfing for Love”\, Queer Comrades dives into the online dating phenomenon ruling present-day Chinese queer communities.  Featuring internet pioneers Geng Le\, founder of the mobile dating app “Blued” which boasts over 3 million registered users\, and Yuan Yuan\, founder of a popular online group for lesbians looking for sex\, the talk show takes a look at the unwritten rules of cyber loving\, investigates what we are looking for on the web\, and what we find…
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e7%ba%a6%e7%82%ae/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
DTSTAMP:20260421T012111
CREATED:20140607T233033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T075509Z
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SUMMARY:Shanghai Pride
DESCRIPTION:2014 Shanghai Pride will take place from 13 June to 22 June\, and it promises to be an unforgettable week! \nCheck out the Shanghai Pride Website to get updated on all the amazing events happening\, and make sure not to miss the Shanghai Pride Film Festival\, which features the Queer Comrades films “Brothers” (Sunday 15 June\, 18.00pm)\, “The VaChina Monologues” (Sunday 15 June\, 18.00pm) and “Comrade Yue” (Tuesday 17 June\, 20.30pm). \n 
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7%e9%aa%84%e5%82%b2%e8%8a%82/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T000000
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CREATED:20140509T182132Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLATION - IDAHOT Event: Get Connected!
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLATION NOTICE: \nDear Friends\, \nWe regret to inform you that the IDAHOT event “Get Connected” that was scheduled to take place on Saturday 17 May has to be cancelled due to reasons beyond our control. \nWe apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused you\,and thank you for your understanding. \n  \n \n  \nQueer Comrades\, Beijing Gender Health Education Institute and  \nThe Netherlands Embassy in Beijing\, \n  \ninvite you to attend the IDAHOT Event \n  \nGET CONNECTED!\n  \nThe Netherlands Embassy in Beijing\, Queer Comrades and the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute are holding an event in connection with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on Saturday 17 May\, 15:00 – 18:00 pm. \nIDAHOT raises awareness of discrimination and challenges faced by Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) people. Our theme this year is “Get Connected!”. \nThe internet\, which came to China 20 years ago\, opened up a new chapter for the Chinese LGBT movement. It unlocked the gates of communication\, and now there are thousands of ways to find love\, sex and friendship on the web. But do we really know each other? Can we only be LGBT online? Is our offline reality keeping pace with our online fantasies? \nToday\, we invite you to log off. Join us in a reflection on our online behavior\, get to know the people behind the profile pics\, and get inspired to take part in changing LGBT realities both on- and offline! \nThe event is hosted by and will take place at the Netherlands Embassy in Beijing. It will consist of a screening of the documentary “Surfing for Love” produced by the LGBT organization Queer Comrades\, a panel discussion including Geng Le (founder of danlan.org and CEO of the mobile dating app Blued)\, Yuan Yuan (queer artist\, documentary filmmaker\, and founder of an online lesbian dating group)\, and Xiao A (founder of lesbian dating app Lesdo).  This will be followed by an informal networking event where you are encouraged to get to know the Beijing LGBT organizations and their work.  The documentary will be provided with Chinese – English subtitles\, the panel discussion will take place in the Chinese language without translation. \nAs seating is limited\, please confirm your attendance by writing an email to Jackie.bghei@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you and celebrating with you in a safe and friendly environment. \nKind regards\, \nQueer Comrades\, Beijing Gender Health Education Institute and The Netherlands Embassy in Beijing. \nAddress:         The Netherlands Embassy in Beijing \nLiangmahe South Road #4 \nChaoyang\, Beijing \nTel. :    (+86 10) 8532 0200 \n“Surfing for Love”: Trailer\nSWF
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/idahot/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Global Gay - Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT NOTICE： This event has been cancelled.\nWhen: May 16\, 2014 Friday 19:00\nWhere: Goethe – Institut Library \n \nOn 16th May\, the documentary film “Global Gay” will be shown at the library of the Goethe – Institute\, followed by a debate with Frédéric Martel\, co-director of the film\, and Alexandre Marcel\, President of IDAHO’s French Committee. This film is a contemporary saga that chronicles the worldwide battle for the decriminalization of homosexuality through the lives and work of some of its pioneers. The film follows the suspenseful ups and downs of the diplomatic process intertwined with the more intimate stories of its main characters as they try to forward their cause and force a UN resolution. \nRémi Lainé started as a news reporter and independent journalist before turning to documentary film. For the past fifteen years\, he has created many documentaries reflecting pressing social problems. He also works as a photographer. The co-director Frédéric Martel is a writer\, researcher\, and journalist. For his latest book “Global Gay”\, which was published in February 2014\, he traveled to over thirty countries to accumulate eyewitness accounts and investigate the condition of gays across the world\, gaining a unique overview of the issue. \nTel: 010-82605785\nAdd: Haixing Building C\, Danling Str. Nr. 16\, Zhong Guan Cun\, Haidian District\, Beijing \n*Information provided by Beijing German Cultural Center Goethe – Institut (China)
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/global-gay/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Event: Queer people\, use your video camera!
DESCRIPTION:交差点社会艺术沙龙：“同志们，拿起你们的DV”\nArt and social issue salon: “Queer people\, use your video camera”\n时间：4月17日19:00 \n地点：交差点公益空间（北京西城区旧鼓楼大街大石桥胡同18号，2号线／8号线地铁鼓楼大街站G出口出，进大石桥胡同直行300米）\n费用：免费（欢迎消费饮品）\n语言：中文
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/queer-camera/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Asian Cinema Week: LGBT Cinema @ Beijing
DESCRIPTION:日期 // Date/Time\n日期 // Date(s) – 2014/03/13\n7:30 pm \n场地 // Location\nTouch Beijing \n艺术家 // Artist(s) \n\n吴漫 // Jenny Man Wu\n朱程 // Zhu Cheng\n\nWe’ve curated a number of shorts that explore LGBT life through the Asian lens. This was achieved with help from notable gay filmmaker\, writer and activist Fan Popo. Popo directs the China Queer Film Festival Tour\, which has travelled to over 20 major cities in China since 2008. He has also participated in international exchanges in Taipei\, Copenhagen and Los Angeles amongst other places. \nHere’s the bill: \nFilm Title: I Don’t Care \nDuration: 10mins \nDirector: Inoue Kana \nCinematographer：寺澤知花 Terasawa Chika \nLanguage: Japanese (EN / CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nOne day\, Akira Kawabata was told how Higurashi feels about Akira. Akira\, who has not had any relationship with anyone ever\, accepted Higurashi’s love very easily. However\, Akira soon finds Higurashi is a boy\, not a girl. This film is about ‘FtX’ and intersex. \nFilm Title: To Live Invisibly\n \nDuration: 49 mins \nDirector: Huang\,Chiung-Wei / Mochiwhite \nLanguage: Chinese (EN / CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nIn this film\, iron rabbit is a metaphor for bisexuals’ situation. What looks similar to rabbit is not absolutely a rabbit. When a heterosexual couple occurs\, people often consider them normal heterosexuals. Also\, when two homosexuals get together\, people would simply think of them as homosexuals. In such instinctive concept\, which is people are either homo or hetero\, bisexuals seem to fade out.\nThe film is a real reflection of the living conditions of bisexuals in Taiwan. We hope through the film\, people can understand more about bisexuals. \nFilm Title: The Postcard \nThailand \nDuration: 15mins \nLanguage: Korean (EN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nA post office clerk mistakenly thinks that a customer is trying to get her attention by writingopen love letters on postcards he sends out. However\, although he is trying to catch someone’s attention with these missives\, they are actually meant for another postal worker. \nFilm Title: Draft Day \nDuration: 9mins \nDirector: Josh Kim \nLanguage: Thai (EN/Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nIn Thailand\, all males turning 21 must participate in the military draft lottery. Drawing a black card grants exemption. Drawing a red card results in two years of military service. DRAFT DAY follows two girls\, who were born as males\, as they participate in the drafting process. \nFilm Title: The Taste \nDuration: 11mins \nDirector: Zhu Cheng (朱程) \nLanguage: Mandarin (EN / CN Subtitles) \nProduction Company：Academy of Film\, Hong Kong Baptist University \nSynopsis: \nA man with an uncommon habit falls in love\, but he mustn’t let his lover find out his dark secret. Once revealed\, he would probably lose everything. In this dilemma\, what choice will he make? \nFilm Title: Some Sort of Loneliness\n \nDuration: 13mins \nDirector:  Jenny Wu Man \nLanguage: Mandrin (EN/CN Subtitles) \nProduction Company：Inadvertent Video & Art \nSynopsis: \nYu and Jun were in love for years. Their relationship interfered by another man from time to time. For love or just curiosity\, Jun followed Yu to a bar. There he fell for this man. One night of stalking made the loneliness of three men became one sort of love. \nTickets: 50 RMB \nWu Man and Zhu Cheng will be present at BJ event\, and do a 30 minutes Q&A Session \nTHIS EVENT IS PART OF ASIAN CINEMA WEEK In 2014 we warmly welcome back Asian Cinema Week into the JUE | Film program. In 2013 Asian Cinema Week was a bold call to cinematic arms. Including feature films\, documentaries and shorts from all over Asia (alongside live music\, panels and various other interactive events)\, the inaugural edition carved out a space where local filmmakers and fans alike could collide\, share ideas and develop their works. Asian Cinema Week is an outstanding platform for exposing the best of Asian underground cinema. \nMore Info： http://juefestival.com/2014/events/asian-cinema-week-chinese-lgbt-cinema/
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e4%ba%9a%e6%b4%b2%e7%94%b5%e5%bd%b1%e5%91%a8-lgbt%e4%b9%8b%e5%a4%9c-%e5%8c%97%e4%ba%ac/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Premiere of "My 17 Gay Friends "
DESCRIPTION:日期 // Date/Time\n日期 // Date(s) – 2014/03/21\n9:00 pm \n  \n场地 // Location\nFunky \n  \n艺术家 // Artist(s)\nVarious \n  \nMy 17 Gay Friends is Moxie Peng’s sixth film. Peng is one of Beijing’s most renowned underground filmmakers: his 2012 documentary Micro Search was featured on iQiyi.com and viewed a million times. But My 17 Gay Friends is his first to use Dreamore\, a Chinese crowd-funding site that allows anyone to back a project in exchange for rewards set by the creator. \nHis latest story is an avant-garde short that digs into Beijing’s gay scene. As a counterpoint to the typical tropes of gay cinema – which are often gloomy\, dark and depressing – Peng aimed to show the optimistic\, light-hearted side of gay life. The 20-minute film will offer glimpses into the lives of 17 of Peng’s friends\, showing their personalities\, living situations\, and love lives\, whilst taking lighthearted jabs at many of the stereotypes and labels that cut across gay society. \nTickets: 40RMB \nTHIS EVENT IS PART OF ASIAN CINEMA WEEK In 2014 we warmly welcome back Asian Cinema Week into the JUE | Film program. In 2013 Asian Cinema Week was a bold call to cinematic arms. Including feature films\, documentaries and shorts from all over Asia (alongside live music\, panels and various other interactive events)\, the inaugural edition carved out a space where local filmmakers and fans alike could collide\, share ideas and develop their works. Asian Cinema Week is an outstanding platform for exposing the best of Asian underground cinema. \nMore Info: http://juefestival.com/2014/events/asian-cinema-week-17-gay-friends/ \n 
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/my-17-gay-friends/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Asian Cinema Week: LGBT Cinema @ Shanghai
DESCRIPTION:日期 // Date/Time\n日期 // Date(s) – 2014/03/22\n8:00 pm \n场地 // Location\n创明鸟上海 // Flamingo Shanghai \n  \n艺术家 // Artist(s) \n\n朱程 // Zhu Cheng\n\nWe’ve curated a number of shorts that explore LGBT life through the Asian lens. This was achieved with help from notable gay filmmaker\, writer and activist Fan Popo. Popo directs the China Queer Film Festival Tour\, which has travelled to over 20 major cities in China since 2008. He has also participated in international exchanges in Taipei\, Copenhagen and Los Angeles amongst other places. \nHere’s the bill: \n  \nFilm Title:  Ten Years From Now \nDuration: 10mins \nDirector: Jordan Schiele \nLanguage: Mandrin (EN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: Two lifelong friends jeopardize their relationship when one insists they sleep with each other. \n  \nFilm Title:  Red Lights \nDuration: 12mins \nDirector: Doris Yeung \nLanguage: Dutch/English (EN / CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nA young Dutch boy goes on a boy’s night out with his friends in Amsterdam for a night of sex\, drugs and rock and roll. But an unexpected encounter with a sex worker shows him something he could have never imagined.. \n  \nFilm Title: I Don’t Care \nDuration: 10mins \nDirector: Inoue Kana \nLanguage: Japanese (EN / CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nOne day\, Akira Kawabata was told how Higurashi feels about Akira. Akira\, who has not had any relationship with anyone ever\, accepted Higurashi’s love very easily. However\, Akira soon finds Higurashi is a boy\, not a girl. This film is about ‘FtX’ and intersex. \n\nFilm Title: The Taste \nDuration: 11mins \nDirector: Zhu Cheng \nLanguage: Mandarin (EN / CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nA man with an uncommon habit falls in love\, but he mustn’t let his lover find out his dark secret. Once revealed\, he would probably lose everything. In this dilemma\, what choice will he make? \n\nFilm Title: Draft Day \nDuration: 9mins \nDirector: Josh Kim \nLanguage: Thai (EN/CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis: \nIn Thailand\, all males turning 21 must participate in the military draft lottery. Drawing a black card grants exemption. Drawing a red card results in two years of military service. DRAFT DAY follows two girls\, who were born as males\, as they participate in the drafting process. \n\nFilm Title: The Postcard \nDuration: 15mins \nSynopsis: \nA post office clerk mistakenly thinks that a customer is trying to get her attention by writingopen love letters on postcards he sends out. However\, although he is trying to catch someone’s attention with these missives\, they are actually meant for another postal worker. \n\nFilm Title: I’m Here\n \nDuration: 43mins \nDirector:  Choi Ian Sin \nLanguage: Cantonese (EN/CN Subtitles) \nSynopsis： \nSome people may think that coming out of the closet is the main obstacle for the homosexuals but the true is there are different circumstances that come up in daily life that bothered the most\, especially for those who living in a small town. Due of the lacking of information about the homosexual\, they might interpret themselves as heterogeneity and it only made a different after explored to the big big world. \nTickets: 50RMB \nTHIS EVENT IS PART OF ASIAN CINEMA WEEK \nIn 2014 we warmly welcome back Asian Cinema Week into the JUE | Film program. In 2013 Asian Cinema Week was a bold call to cinematic arms. Including feature films\, documentaries and shorts from all over Asia (alongside live music\, panels and various other interactive events)\, the inaugural edition carved out a space where local filmmakers and fans alike could collide\, share ideas and develop their works. Asian Cinema Week is an outstanding platform for exposing the best of Asian underground cinema. \nMore Info: http://juefestival.com/2014/events/asian-cinema-week-chinese-lgbt-cinema-2/
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/jue-festival/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Queer Films @ Crossroads Centre
DESCRIPTION:春节的活动\n Spring Festival Events at the Crossroads Centre\n中文信息：请查看 http://weibo.com/crossroadcoffee \nIf you’re staying in Beijing over the holidays\, come to the Crossroads Centre\, where we’ll be showing films and having talks by directors. The films will be in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.\n\nEntrance: 40RMB (student rate 30RMB)\, including a beer or hot drink. Drinks and snacks will be available to buy. \nTo secure your place\, please RSVP at the following email address: hello@jiaochadian.org (On the 31st\, Yang Lina will only be present if 20 people confirm their attendance in advance). \nPlease spread the word\, hope to see you there! \nAddress: No.18 Da Shiqiao Hutong\, Jiu Gulou Dajie\, Xicheng Disctrict / 北京市西城区旧鼓楼大街大石桥胡同18号 \nDirections: Come out of GulouDajie station exit G\, then cross the road and pretty much opposite is Dashiqiao Hutong. Walk down about 5 minutes until you see the Crossroads Centre on the left (literally at the crossroads). \nSchedule (For Film Descriptions See Below)\nSaturday Feb 1 \n4pm – Our Children \n7pm – Big Fog + Q&A with Han Tao \n  \nSunday Feb 2 \n4pm – Civil Investigation \n7pm – Next Generation + Q&A with film makers \n  \nMonday Feb 3 \n4pm – Lethe \n7pm – Surviving Evil \n  \nTuesday Feb 4 \n4pm – One Tree\, Three Lives \n7pm – Siberian Butterfly \n  \nWednesday Feb 5 \n4pm – Last Train Home \n7pm – Blind Shaft \n  \nThursday Feb 6 \n4pm – Queer China\, ‘Comrade’ China + Q&A with LBT activist Xu Bin \n7pm – Silent Summer \nFilm Introductions:\nThe Next Generation\nDoes your past determine your future? Does your sexual orientation influence your hopes and dreams? What is love? Come and hear the answers given by Chinese students in this fascinating documentary. \nLao An/ The Love of Mr. An\nThis small-scale Chinese documentary by Yang Lina is an intimate look at relationships and while it is culturally specific in some ways\, the unexpected emotional drama that unfolds is universal. Lao An is a slightly rumpled but charming eighty-nine-year-old Chinese man. He loves to dance at the neighbourhood park\, where locals crank up a big speaker and spend hours doing the latest ballrooms dancing moves. It was at the park that he met Xiao Wei\, a woman in her early fifties\, unglamorous but with a grand appreciation of the possibilities of life. The Love of Mr An is a small powerful film and while it makes no grand pronouncements about life it is most profound. \nLao Tou / Old Men\nIn an ordinary community of Beijing\, there is a group of elderly people who go out on time every day\, as if to go to work. They gather under a tree in summers\, and enjoy sunlight in winters. The routine of their day\, sicknesses\, and deaths are captured by the camera\, and as time goes on\, members of the group are replaced by new people. \nWild Grass\nA bracingly unsentimental take on emotionally-charged material\, Chinese-French co-production “Wild Grass” (“Ye cao”) documents a group of orphans over 12 years. The circumstances faced by Hongjun and his friends have clearly been very tough\, sometimes horrifically so\, as when one hapless passer-by is casually identified as having had had his arms chopped off by a crazed parent. But the sense of camaraderie amid the “struggle” is palpable throughout: They are “all in it together … brought together by mistake.”\nYang and Stephen’s no-nonsense approach allows us to sympathize with their subjects without crossing the line into mawkishness or tear-jerking kiddie-misery. And it endows the occasional more poetic touch — as when Hongjun\, who describes the orphans as “twisted trees\,” is shown sitting on a swing in the drizzling rain of this coastal city — with a genuine\, unobtrusive grace. \nBig Fog\nReveals the problems which different classes face and how their values based on their interest shaped the foundation of society. The documentary has three parts. The first shows Chinese right ring intellectuals who criticized the modern Chinese culture which undermined independence and ethical belief\, and commemorates those who fought and sacrificed for the truth. The second part follows the progress of a new cancer drug. The documentary then focuses on a Chinese village where a farmer has committed suicide because of land grabbings and forced evictions. An official is forced to resign due to pressure from the media\, but problems are completely resolved for the villagers…. \nOne Tree\, Three Lives\nOne Tree\, Three Lives is an intimate documentary focusing on the Chinese American novelist Hualing Nieh Engle. Hualing Nieh Engle is a Nobel Peace prize nominee and author of 23 books of fiction and non-fiction\, who has been a major influence on generations of writers in the Chinese Diaspora\, and beyond. At times sad\, at times funny\, this inspirational film reveals a woman of unusual charisma\, integrity and determination\, and a person in continual exile. \nOur Children\nReviews from different individuals on casualties caused by collapses of schools during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. By drawing on everyday people’s testimonies and an abundance of images from digital phones and cameras\, Our Children succeeded in preserving both individual and public traumatic memories and allowed some people to heal. \nCivil Investigation\nThis documentary shows the efforts of volunteers independently investigating the casualties caused by the collapses of schools during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. \nLast Train Home\nThis critically acclaimed documentary follows a Chinese family as they leave their daughter and family to look for work in more industrialized areas. As well as focusing on the immigrants train journey to their home province\, in what is the biggest migration in human history\, the film spans over two years observing the family’s struggles for money as they attempt to keep their relationships intact. \nSilent Summer\nZhouzhou is a lonely 12 year old living with his grumpy alcoholic father\, and whose mother has long since left the family home. Father and son embark on a bike ride\, encountering trouble\, and many strange people\, but as the summer wears on both father and son undergo changes. \nSiberian Butterfly\nThe Siberian Butterfly is a documentary that explores issues of creativity and sexual identity in an intimate portrait of a Chinese folk artist. He learned the traditional Chinese art of paper-cutting from his mother in his birthplace of Shaanxi Province\, China. But as a child of China’s Cultural Revolution\, his homosexuality was deeply repressed by social convention\, and so he followed the path of most men of his generation and married\, having children. Still\, he found an outlet for his true identity through the themes in his artwork. In this richly woven exploration of the creative process\, the artist`s inner world is revealed as he patiently carves out space for his true identity through his paper cuts. Now that his children are grown and he has moved to Beijing\, he discovers who he really was all along\, calling himself The Siberian Butterfly. \nBlind Shaft\nBlind Shaft is a 2003 film about a pair of brutal con artists operating in the illegal coal minesof present-day northern China. The film was written and directed by Lina Yang (李杨)\, and is based on Chinese writer Liu Qingbang’s short novel Shen Mu (Sacred Wood). Most of the filming took place 700 meters underground on the border between the Hebei and Shanxi provinces of northern China. Li and his crew were harassed and threatened during the filming Blind Shaft has won at least twelve awards\, including the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement at 2003 Berlin International Film Festival \nSurviving Evil\nA documentary about the victims of rice-bran oil contaminated with PCB (a toxic chemical that may cause cancers and birth defects) in Taichung in 1979. It won the top prize at the 2008 South Taiwan Film Festival and prompted the public to find the first local support association for victims in 2009. \nQueer China\, ‘Comrade’ China\nChina’s most prolific homosexual filmmaker Cui Zi’en presents a comprehensive historical account of the queer movement in modern China. QUEER CHINA\, ‘COMRADE’ CHINA documents the changes and developments in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender culture that have taken place in China over the last 80 years. Unlike any before\, this film explores the historical milestones and ongoing advocacy efforts of the Chinese LGBT community. The film examines how shifting attitudes in law\, media and education have transformed queer culture from being an unspeakable taboo to an accepted social identity. The film culminates with the submission of Dr. Li Yinhe’s Same-sex Marriage Bill to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress in 2003\, a major landmark event in the ongoing struggle for acceptance of queer identity in China.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/china-queer-films/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:“Be a Woman/舞娘”with Fan Popo/范坡坡
DESCRIPTION:About “Be a Woman”《舞娘》: Every night\, the “Only Love” bar in Nanning puts on a glamorous transvestite show. This documentary follows the four drag queens over a span of three years to depict a touching and realistic perspective beyond flashy costumes\, glamorous accessories\, dazzling stage sets\, and sensual dancing. \nAbout Fan Popo范坡坡: Fan Popo is a queer filmmaker\, writer\, and activist from mainland China. His documentary films include New Beijing\, New Marriage; the Chinese Closet; Taipei\, City of Rainbows; and Be A Woman. His work has been shown in film festivals in Vancouver\, Hong Kong\, Berlin and Long Beach. Former director of the Beijing LGBT Center\, he is the author of Happy Together: 100 Queer Films\, China’s first anthology of international LGBT cinema. \nIn Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. \nGuests will be able to enjoy the film\, refreshments and a Q&A session with the director. \nWhen: Saturday\, January 18th (Saturday) 19:00 – 21:00 \nCost: 50 RMB per ticket *cash only \nAddress: Culture Yard\, n°10 Shique hutong\, Dongcheng Dist\, Beijing\, China \nReservation: To register\, please send an email to workshop@cultureyard.net. Reservation is required due to our small space \nMore Info: Culture Yard \n 
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e8%88%9e%e5%a8%98/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Gents Show
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Gentlemen\, Queens & In-betweens to the classiest party of the month\, GENTS SHOW on Sunday\, December 15th at Suzie Wong’s. \nCome and meet the OFFICIAL CAST of “My 17 Gay Friends”! Schmooze\, flirt\, and drink the night away with members of the latest LGBT film hitting Beijing. Win exciting prizes including a 1500RMB coupon at Laurent Fal-con’s French Hair Salon\, 200RMB coupon at Great Leap\, a free drink with one of our actors(your choice) and more surprises with our raffle ticket contest. \nTickets are 120 RMB at the door or 100 RMB if you RSVP online. Just write an email to my17gayfriends@gmail.com with your full name and number and we’ll put your name on the list. \n80% of the tickets sales will be donated to our film!\n\nDress code is classy\, sassy black& white. Bring your friends\, party hard.\n\nWhere: Suzie Wong Club TOUCH (West Gate of Chaoyang Park)\nWhen: Sunday December 15th\, 8pm-1am\nEntry: 120 RMB at the door\, 100 RMB RSVP online  (all tickets include 1 free drink and 1 raffle ticket)\n\nReservation：my17gayfriends@gmail.com\nWatch the Film Trailer here: \nSWF
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/beijing-party/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
CATEGORIES:shockwaveflash
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SUMMARY:Yang Yiliang Changsha Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:More Info： http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_b804a3c70101fjva.html \nTime： Saturday 14 December 2013  – Reception starts at 2 pm \nFree Entry \nAddress： Changsha\, Jiefang Xi Lu\, Chengshi Jingdian Dasha \nTake the first elevator next to the “Meili Sishe” Bar\, 15th Floor\, go right to the “Mao Wo Guan”. \nThe Exhibition will exhibit works from Yang Yiliang made between 2008 and 2013. \nFor more English-language info about the artist\, please go to: http://www.queercomrades.com/en/blog/beautiful-comrades/\n—
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e6%9d%a8%e7%bb%8e%e4%ba%ae/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Documentary Premiere: "The VaChina Monologues"
DESCRIPTION:Time: Friday Nov. 29th  2013\, 19.00pm \n \nLocation: Yiyuan Open Space \nAddress: Bldg B\, Rm2304\, XinTianDiPlaza\, XiBaHe Nan LuJia No.1\, Chaoyang District\, Beijing \nTravel route：\n(Subway) LiuFang Station of Line 13\, Exit B(East)\n(Bus) BRT104\, 110\, 116\, 123\, 606\, ChengTie LiuFang Stop(LiuFang Subway Station)\nQ&A after screening\, and surprise show. \nThe VaChina Monologues\nChina 2013\, 30mins \nChinese Dialogue\, Chinese and English Subtitles \nThe Chinese Department of Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou) staged the Chinese debut of The Vagina Monologues in Dec. 2003. Since then\, this feminist play\, which came from the US and has been committed to the elimination of gender-based violence\, has incited a vagina hurricane that blew all over mainland China. The Zhihe Society of Fudan University\, Shanghai Beaver Club\, Beijing Bcome Group\, all these different crews performed this play in various ways. On campuses they performed\, in theatres they performed\, in cafes they performed\, on the streets they performed\, and on public transportation they performed.  The Vagina Monologues received many Chinese names: Cloudy Vagina\, Our Vaginas\, OurSelves\, and Vagina Monologues till the End. All these names have the same so-called “ear-piercing” key word—VAGINA. \n“Vagina. I’ve said it”\, this is a speaking process as well as an acting process; this is a self-awakening process as well as a public-accepting process; this is a learning-recognizing process as well as a localizing process. After ten years\, we revisit the stories of vaginas. We talk to the participants\, visit current actors and listen to their vagina stories. \n导演Director：范坡坡 Fan Popo \n顾问Consultant：谭佳 Jia Tan \n制片Producer：吴筱燕 Wu Xiaoyan 陈中琴Chen Zhongqin \n联合制片Co-Producer：魏建刚Xiaogang Wei 涂建平Stijn Deklerck \n摄影Cinegrapher：袁园 Yuan Yuan 张新伟Zhang Xinwei 范坡坡Fan Popo 张学舟 Zhang Xuezhou \n剪辑Editor：范坡坡 Fan Popo \n资助Supported by：乐施会 Oxfam Hong Kong \n出品Presented by：海狸社 Beaver Club \n联合出品Co-Presented by：同志亦凡人Queer Comrades
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e9%98%b4%e9%81%93/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Tea Dance at Capital M
DESCRIPTION:World AIDS Day Tea Dance at Capital M \nCapital M will host the first of its monthly “LGBT Nights” !  Join us for a night of chatting and mingling and dancing\, of course! \nDrink Specials & Heavenly Finger Food \nAll proceeds will be donated to the Beijing LGBT Center \nReservations Preferred \nWhen： Dec.1st\, 2013   5:00pm to 9:00pm \nWhere：前门M餐厅 Capital M　（北京市东城区前门大街2号三层） \nTel：010 – 67022727 \nWebsite：www.capital-m-beijing.com \nEntry Fee：100RMB （包括一杯酒水和小食）.  Feel free to donate much more! \n  \nBeijing LGBT Center \n中心网站 Center Website：http://bjlgbtcenter.org  \n中心豆瓣 Douban：      http://www.douban.com/host/bjlgbtcenter \n中心微博 Weibo：       http://weibo.com/bjlgbtcenter \n中心微信 Wechat：      bjlgbtcenter \n 
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/m%e9%a4%90%e5%8e%85/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Kinky Thanksgiving
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URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/%e6%84%9f%e6%81%a9%e8%8a%82/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBT Employees in China
DESCRIPTION:You are Cordially Invited to A Lecture on \n“Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBT Employees in China”\nBy Mr. Kevin Burns & Ms. Amanda Yik\nCommunity Business\, Hong Kong \nCommunity Business is partnering with the US Embassy in China to deliver a China LGBT Roadshow – a series of sessions in different cities across China to raise the profile of LGBT as a business issue and facilitate more open discussion with a broader network of companies. \nPROPOSED PROGRAM:\n–       Community Business Introduction\n–       Acknowledging the Sensitivities\n–       LGBT – What’s This Got to Do with Business?\n–       Bringing the Issues to Life\n–       Discussion \nThe event will be conducted in English with Chinese Interpretation. Light refreshments will be provided. \nCrossroads Centre\, 18 Dashiqiao Hutong\, Jiu Gulou Dajie \nTime: 29 November\, 14：00 – 16：00 \nDirections: Gulou\, exit G on line 2/8 (cross the road\, walk on Dashiqiao Hutong for 5 minutes\, n°18 is on the left) \nIf you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to gaoj@state.gov \nBeijing LGBT Center \nTime: 29 November\, 19：00 – 21：00 \nDirections:  Chaoyang District\, Xibahe Nanlu Jia 1 Hao Xintiandi Dasha B Zuo 2606 Shi\, Metroline 13\, Liufang Station\, Exit B \nThe Speakers \nKevin Burns庞凯文\nProgramme Manager 策划经理\nCommunity Business Limited 社商贤汇\nSince joining Community Business in 2009\, Kevin has been a key driver behind Community Business’ Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBT Employees Campaign\, which aims to raise awareness of LGBT issues and push companies in Asia to adopt best practice. He has played an essential role in the development of ground-breaking research on LGBT issues in Asia and has developed and run many workshops and trainings for companies across Asia on LGBT workplace issues.  Prior to joining Community Business\, Kevin graduated from California State University San Marcos\, where he studied Global Business Management and was awarded the Outstanding Global Business Student Award upon graduation for his overall academic and extracurricular performance. \n \nAmanda Yik 易琪\nSenior Programme Manager 高级策划经理\nCommunity Business社商贤汇 \nSince joining Community Business in 2011\, Amanda has managed a range of research and initiatives on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and Work-Life Balance (WLB).  Amanda co-authored of a number of publications: Bringing Out the Best in Asian Talent (2011); a series of 5 handbooks – Diversity & Inclusion in Asia Country Views (2011); Hong Kong LGBT Climate Study 2011-12 (2012);  The State of Work-Life Balance in Hong Kong Survey 2012: Examining the Work-Life Culture in Hong Kong and Establishing Responsibility for Positive Change (2012). Amanda’s most recent work includes Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBT Employees – A Resource Guide for Employers in China\, published in September 2013 and The State of Work-Life Balance in Hong Kong Survey 2013: Work and Family\, published in October 2013.  Driving Community Business’ consultancy work\, Amanda has worked with multinational companies in a range of industries\, including banking and finance\, law and shipping and other industries to build better workplaces. Prior to joining Community Business\, Amanda was a dispute resolution lawyer in international law firms for 9 years.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/lgbt%e5%91%98%e5%b7%a5/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Beijing's Shining Jazzy LGBT Chorus 5th Anniversary Concert
DESCRIPTION:Beijing’s Shining Jazzy Chorus 5th Anniversary Concert \nWhen: Saturday\, October 19th\, 3PM \nWhere: Penghao Theatre\, 35 Dongmianhua Hutong off Nanluoguxiang \nTicket Price: Free Entry\, donation welcome \nReservations: Email your name and phone number to bjlgbt.chorus@gmail.com to reserve your place \nThis is a bilingual event. \n  \nThe Beijing Shining Jazzy Chorus \nFounded in 2008 at Beijing\, the Shining Jazzy Chorus is now\, with around 30 voices\, the only public performing LGBT chorus in Beijing\, the first GALA* member in Asia\, and one of the cofounders of Proud Voices Asia** \nWith a wide ranging repertoire from classical music to folk\, jazz and pop\, the chorus’s aim is to challenge society’s preconceptions of the stereotypical image of a gay person\, while providing a social network for its members and audience. \nThe Shining Jazzy Chorus will be accepting donations on the concert\, for its 2014 development projects\, like helping another Chinese city to found LGBT chorus\, attending the 4 yearly European LGBT chorus festival\, etc.\nhttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjE1ODg4NTky.html\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxt1qMhilwM (alternative) \n*GALA = Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (www.galachoruses.org)\n** http://asia.proudvoices.org/about-EN.html \n  \nConcert Programme \n1. Birthday Ode for Queen Mary “Come Ye Sons of Art”\, Z. 323: IV. Ritornello and chorus. Come\, ye sons of Art\, come away\n献给玛丽二世的生日颂“Come Ye Sons of Art”，Z. 323：IV. 利托奈洛与合唱：“Come，ye sons of Art\, come away” \nLyrics/作词: Nahum Tate\nComposer/作曲: Henry Purcell \n2. Dixit Dominus Domino meo\, Psalm no. 110\nDixit Dominus Domino meo，诗篇 110\n素歌 plainchant \nMorning Hymn “Rex admirabilis”\n晨祷“Rex admirabilis”\nfrom The Sound of Music 选自《音乐之声》 \nWriter/作词与作曲: St. Bernard of Clairvaux\nArranged by/改编：Richard Charles Rodgers \n3. Happy Birthday to You 生日快乐 \nWriter/作词与作曲: Patty Hill & Mildred J. Hill\nArranged by/改编: 袁野 Yuan Ye \n4. Somewhere\nfrom West Side Story 选自《西城故事》 \nLyrics/作词: Stephen Sondheim\nComposer/作曲: Leonard Bernstein \n5. Day Tripper\nWriter/作词与作曲: John Lennon & Paul McCartney\nArranged by/改编: Jonathan Rathbone \n6. 等你到天明 Wait for you till Dawn\n哈萨克族民歌 Traditional Kazakh song \nLyrics/作词: 王洛宾 Wang Luobin\nArranged by/改编: 瞿希贤 Qu Xixian \n7. 弯弯的月亮 The Crescent Moon \nWriter/作词与作曲: 李海鹰 Li Haiying\nArranged by/改编: 施明新 Shi Mingxin \n8. 菊花台 Chrysanthemums Terrace \nLyrics/作词: 方文山 Fang Wenshan\nComposer/作曲: 周杰伦 Jay Chou\nArranged by/改编: 金巍 Jin Wei \n9. Toro Nagashi (灯籠流し/灯笼流/Lantern-floating): III. Wata no hara (わたの原/大海/Over the wide sea)\n献给2011年日本海啸遇难者和他们的亲人\nTo the victims of the 2011 tsunami\, and to their surviving relatives \nLyrics/作词: 小野篁 Ono no Takamura\nComposer/作曲: Peter Bird \n10. Molly Malone (“Cockles and Mussels”)\n爱尔兰民谣 Traditional Irish song \nArranged by/改编: Philip Lawson \n11. Happy Together \nWriter/作词与作曲: Alan Gordon & Garry Bonner\nArranged by/改编: Gitika Partington \n12. Climb Ev’ry mountain\nfrom The Sound of Music 选自《音乐之声》 \nLyrics/作词: Oscar Hammerstein\nComposer/作曲: Richard Charles Rodgers \n 
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SUMMARY:30 September - Dance to fight HIV/AIDS!
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE RESTYLE
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/dance-against-haids/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Worm 11: Emerging LGBT Filmmakers
DESCRIPTION:Rainbow Worm 11: Emerging LGBT Filmmakers \nWednesday 28th August 2013 \nFilm is a portal into a new world. It allows us to both escape and enter the reality of someone’s life\, a new country\, or even a different century. As artistic as film is\, the themes\, stories and messages can be as powerful as the visual direction of the director. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, August 28th for a group of lively up-and-coming LGBT filmmakers who will share their short films and stories with the audience. While LGBT issues exist on the periphery\, these artists are making groundbreaking advances and shorts films that chronicle the stories and characters of the LGBT community. Our guest speakers are: \n• Moxie PENG\, independent filmmaker and scriptwriter born in 1987 in Hunan\, China\, who came to Beijing after graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Chinese Literature. His works are deeply engrained with his own style. Some of them are humorous and sarcastic while others are refreshingly touching. Regardless of the subject matter\, he is always trying to find a new narrative to explore a more creative way of filmmaking.\nHis works include: 48Hour Film Project: Gone (2011)\, Tiger Lily (2012)\nQueer short: 3 L Affairs (2011)\nMini Documentaries: Micro Search (2012)\, From Me to We\, Five Years with Beijing LGBT Center (2013).\nHis works have been selected to show at “5th Queer Film Festival Beijing”\, “Asian Cinema Week 2013” (Organized by JUE and Electronic Shadows) and “BarCamp Beijing\, Q1 2013”. His documentary Micro Search has been shown on the landing page of iQiyi.com and generated over 300\,000 hits in the first week.\nCurrently\, Moxie is working on several TV commercials with his partners from Toxic Studio\, while engaged in pre-production for his next queer film My 21 Gay Friends. This experimental film is a commentary on Beijing’s gay community that dares to explore awkward and embarrassing situations\, simultaneously poking fun at and breaking down gay stereotypes. \n• Jenny Man WU\, filmmaker who went to the Netherlands for college at the age of 17. After returned to Beijing\, she studied at the literature department of Beijing Film Academy and Li Xian Ting Film School. Some Sort of Loneliness was made during her study at Beijing Film Academy and was finished in June 2012. She was invited by Kyoto Filmmakers’ Lab with this film in December 2012 and was trained at the famous Shochiku Studio for the making of Japanese Epic film. Short film Gambling was made during her stay in Japan\, which was awarded best short film by Hardboiled Yokohama Film Festival. It also participated in the short films section of 6th Beijing Queer Film Festival in June 2013 and featured film section of 10th Beijing Independent Film Festival in August 2013. Short film A Choice\, Maybe not was made during her study at Li Xian Ting Film School in August 2012. Her other works include experimental video Crime Scene. In May 2013\, Crime Scene was exhibited at “The Great Stage” Video show at Beijing Black Bridge Off Space.\nMonologue short film Last Words was finished in July 2013. It has participated in Songzhuang Students Short Film Exhibition curated by Cui Zi’en and was voted as audience favourite film. In August 2013\, it will be showing at the group show ‘ Psyche of Rhythm’ at Kong Space in Hei Qiao Art District. \n• FAN Popo (moderator)\, Indie filmmaker\, devoting himself to traveling and promoting Image-Revolution Society. Chairman on duty of the 6th Beijing Queer Film Festival\, Board Member of Beijing LGBT Center. Representative documentary works: New Beijing New Marriage\, Paper House\, Be A Woman\, Mama Rainbow. \nAbout the Event: \nTime: Wednesday August 28th\, 7:30-9:00pm\nVenue: The Bookworm\, Building 4\, Nan Sanlitun Road\, Chaoyang District\nPrice: 40 RMB in advance or 50 RMB at the door (one free drink included); only to the first 30 tickets to be reserved via rainbowworm.bjlgbt@gmail.com can receive discounted tickets\, so book now! A portion of the proceeds will be used toward the work of the Beijing LGBT Center. \nAbout Rainbow-Worm: \n\nRainbow-worm is a volunteer-led initiative of the BeijingLGBTCenter aiming to bring together the Beijing LGBT community for cultural exchange and communication. The first Rainbow-worm event in December 2011 was a phenomenal success and we hope that you will join us for our 5th event of 2013! \n 
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/rainbow-worm-filmmakers/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Premiere "Comrade Yue" + "Different Path\, Same Way" + "I'm Here"
DESCRIPTION:Our new Queer Comrades documentary “Comrade Yue” will see its premiere on Saturday 22 June. In the documentary\, gay coal miner turned filmmaker Yue Jianbo sketches an intimate and artistic portrait of himself and his life within the coal town community. You can watch a trailer here.  The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Yue Jianbo. \nThe Premiere Screening will form part of a film program shown by Tsingying Film.  It will be accompanied by screenings of the Hong Kong documentary “Different Path\, Same Way”\, recounting the experiences of a Hong Kong gay couple traveling to Canada to get married\, and the Macau documentary “I’m Here”\, which raises questions about coming out and its aftermath.  Both directors will be present at the screening\, engaging the audience in a Q&A. \nAll documentaries are shown with Chinese and English subtitles\, while the Q&A will take place in Chinese only. \nTime: Saturday 22 June\, 14 – 17pm \nPlace: Tsinying Film\, Multifunctional Hall on Ground floor\, Humanities and Social Sciences Library of Tsinghua University\, Chengfu Rd\, Haidian District \nEntry: Free \n \nComrade Yue \nChina\, 2013\, Documentary\, 30min.\, Chinese & English Subtitles \nDirector: Yue Jianbo\, Production Organizations: Queer Comrades\, Queer University\, China Queer Independent Films \n\nIn “Comrade Yue”\, filmmaker Yue Jianbo sketches an intimate and artistic portrait of himself. Born in 1980 in a small mountain village in China’s Shanxi Province\, he’s one of many village boys who race through school\, marry a woman and become a miner in the nearby coal town.  Yet his hobbies – running marathons and playing rock music – slowly lead him to explore a different path.  He looks deep inside himself and starts questioning his own sexual identity and the social mores ruling his small town.  After 6 years of marriage\, he decides to come out as a gay person to his wife\, divorces her and sets out on an emotional journey to redefine his place within the coal town community. \n  \n \n\nDifferent Path\, Same Way\n\nHong Kong\, 2012\, Documentary\, 45min.\, Chinese & English Subtitles\n\nDirector: Chi-man Yung\, Producer: Henry Lam\, Production Company: Primaco Productions\n\n\nCan two people form a family solely for the sake of love? Guy and Henry\, a couple deeply in love\, had willingly travelled all the way from Hong Kong to Vancouver\, Canada in order to get married\, when such marriage is not even recognized legally in their hometown. Why did they made such a big effort to do this? What is the true meaning of marriage?Under the mentality of Chinese families in a post-colonial society like Hong Kong and through their marriage\, how did the couple realize their family members’ hope regarding their union? As the couple got married in a relatively open society like Canada\, how are the newlyweds influenced by the western society’s mentality and its marriage regulations? \n  \n \nI’m Here \nMacau\, 2012\, Documentary\, 43min.\, Chinese & English Subtitles \nDirector: Choi Ian Sin\, Producer: Kenji Wong\, Production Company: Macau Culture Centre \nSome people may think that coming out of the closet is the main obstacle for the homosexuals but the true is there are different circumstances that come up in daily life that bothered the most\, especially for those who living in a small town. Due of the lacking of information about the homosexual\, they might interpret themselves as heterogeneity and it only made a different after explored to the big big world.
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LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Focus on Gender: Queer Film Screenings + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Jeff Roy \nRites of Passage《人生大事》 \n \nInoue Kana \nI Don’t Care《那又怎样?!》 \nShoji Kubota漥田将治 \nThe Little Girl in Me《藏在我身体里的少女》\n \nThe Beijing American Center cordially invites you to attend the screenings of 3 films:  “Rites of Passage\,” “I Don’t Care\,” “The Little Girl in Me\,” and Q&A with Japanese director Inoue Kana and film curator Hibino Makoto. \nThursday\, June 20\, 2013\, 18:30 – 21:40 \n RSVP to gaoj@state.gov \nLOCATION: Beijing American Center\, JingGuang Center\, Suite 2801\, Hu Jia Lou\, Chaoyang District. \nMETRO STOP: Line 10\, Hu Jia Lou Exit D\, walk south one block to the JingGuang Center \n* Our programs are free and open to the public.  Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  If you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to gaoj@state.gov \n*Remember to bring a valid photo ID in order to get into our center. No large bags or electronics will be allowed into the Beijing American Center. \n*The event will be conducted in English with Chinese interpretation. \n* All press interviews must be approved in advance of the event. \n* The BAC staff reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone. \n  \nScreening Schedule \n  \n18:30-18:50       Rites of Passage （19 mins ） \n18:50 – 19:00     I Don’t Care  (10 mins) \n19:00-19:30       Q&A with director Inoue Kana \n19:30- 21:10       The Little Girl in Me (100 mins) \n21:10 – 21:40     Q&A with film curator Hibino Makoto \n  \n  \nRites of Passage \n 19 mins\, 2011\, Documentary\, USA; Director：Jeff Roy; Dialogue: English; Subtitles: Chinese \nThis engaging biopic traces the journey of Maya Jafer\, who travels from Chennai\, India to Bangkok in order to have the operation that will allow her to live life as she has always felt she is: a woman. \n  \nI don’t care \n10 mins\, 2012\, Narrative\, Japan; Director：Inoue Kana; Dialogue: Japanese; Subtitles： CN+EN \nAn intersex love story. \n  \nThe Little Girl in Me \n100 mins\, 2012\, Narrative\, Japan; Director：Shoji Kubota; Dialogue: Japanese; Subtitles：  CN+EN \nAn honest coming-of-age film about cross-dressing\, in which a reclusive young man learns of the existence of “Josoko” (men who wear women’s clothing) and begins to reconnect with society. Written and directed by Kubota Shoji\, it was his third movie in consecutive years to be officially selected by the Montreal World Film Festival.\nKensuke (Kawano Naoki) joins a company straight out of university but quits after only half a year\, and his pessimistic view of life leads him to hole up in his bedroom. His family indulge him and he spends his time doing very little\, but his curiosity is aroused one day when he discovers a website for cross-dressing men.
URL:https://www.queercomrades.com/event/gender-screenings/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
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SUMMARY:Queer Film Screening & Talk with Directors
DESCRIPTION:Tim Wolff \nThe Sons of Tennessee Williams 田纳西威廉姆斯的儿子们 \nJordan Schiele \nTen Years from Now 十年后 \nJenny Man Wu \nSome Sort of Loneliness 一种孤独 \nZhu Cheng \nCaress 柔抚 \n  \nThe Beijing American Center cordially invites you to attend the screenings of 4 films: “Ten Years from Now\,” “Some Sort of Loneliness\,” “Caress\,” “The Sons of Tennessee Williams\,” and Q&A with director Tim Wolff\,  Jordan Schiele\, Jenny Man Wu\, and Zhu Cheng. \nFriday\, June 21\, 2013\, 18:10 – 21:30 \n RSVP to gaoj@state.gov \nLOCATION: Beijing American Center\, JingGuang Center\,  Suite 2801\, Hu Jia Lou\, Chaoyang District. \nMETRO STOP: Line 10\, Hu Jia Lou Exit D\, walk south one block to the JingGuang Center \n* Our programs are free and open to the public. Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends.  If you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to gaoj@state.gov \n*Remember to bring a valid photo ID in order to get into our center. No large bags or electronics will be allowed into the Beijing American Center. \n*The event will be conducted in English with Chinese interpretation. \n* All press interviews must be approved in advance of the event. \n* The BAC staff reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone. \nScreening Schedule \n18:10-19:10:       Ten Years from Now * (15mins) + Some Sort of Loneliness*(14mins) + CARESS *(30mins) \n19:10-19:40        Q&A with director Jordan Schiele\, Jenny Man Wu\, and Zhu Cheng \n19:40-21:00:      Sons of Tennessee Williams (80 mins) \n21:00-21:30       Q&A with director Tim Wolff \n《十年后》   Ten Years From Now \n15mins\, 2011\, Narrative\, China; Director：Jordan Schiele\, Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：English \nAmid the alleyway homes of Shanghai\, a dinner-theater performer chases after her colleague as he struggles with his own sexuality. \nSome Sort of Loneliness \n14 mins\, 2012\, Narrative\, China; Director：Jenny Man Wu; Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：CN+EN \n宇和军是一对多年的恋人。他们之间一直有另一个男人的介入。出于爱或者是好奇，军跟踪宇来到一个酒吧。在这里他见到了那个男人。一个夜晚的跟踪和邂逅使三个男人心中的同一种孤独演化为同一种爱。 \nCARESS \n30mins\, 2012\, Narrative\, China; Director： ZHU CHENG; Dialogue: Chinese; Subtitles：CN+EN \n丈夫江杰夫死后，妻子张凯丽偶然中发现丈夫身前曾与一个叫马特的男性恋爱。她将如何处理：丈夫爱过她吗？她能否原谅他？与此同时，马特在没拿到杰夫身前曾答应送给他的小说的情况下，又将有何举动？一个人的死，会使活着的二人带来什么样的改变？ \n \nThe Sons of Tennessee Williams \n82 mins\,  2011\, Documentary\, USA; Director：Tim Wolff; Dialogue: English; Subtitles： Chinese \n50 years of New Orleans gay civil rights revolution Mardi Gras\, drag balls and politics–where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? Interweaving archival footage and contemporary interviews\, The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades\, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South. \nBio-filmography of Director： \nTim Wolff received his education from the California Institute of the Arts Directing for Theatre and Film program\, studying closely with director Alexander Mackendrick and two-time Oscar winning documentarian Terry Sanders. In 1999\, he began the first of four productions at HBO as producer. He produced two segments for the popular HBO documentary show Real Sex with Wigstock: the movie filmmaker Barry Shils. The Sons of Tennessee Williams is his first feature documentary with Wolfhouse\, Inc. Next up: The Ballad of Yes and No\, a magical-realist musical comedy narrative feature. \nDirector’s Statement： \nWhat you will see is the result of 2 years of searching for archival ball footage and still pictures. Thank god for the “vanity” factor. Despite the incredible loss of losing so many krewe members to AIDS and the damages from the flood waters\, there was still plenty of such material and media for me to weave this story\, without narration\, which was my goal all along. This story is told by the men who lived it and no none else. I hope you will enjoy this microcosm of the American gay experience in the last half of the 20th century and appreciate the southern queens and the cast-iron fortitude that it has taken to prevail all through the years.
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SUMMARY:Bisexual Revolution: Film Screening & Debate
DESCRIPTION:The Chinese LGBT movement has continuously spent little attention on bisexual topics.  Up till now\, bisexual voices have seldom been heard\, and there hasn’t been much focus on the stigma bisexuals have to deal with.  Time to change the present situation! \nThe French documentary “Bisexual Revolution” gives ample insight into bisexual topics through interviews with European and American bisexuals\, LGBT activists and artists.  Its screening will be followed by a debate with several experts on bisexuality\, and will discuss the current state of bisexual activism in China. \nDate: 21 June 2013\nPlace: French Embassy in China\, No. 60 Tianzelu\, Liangmaqiao\, Chaoyang District\, Beijing\nLangue: The film is subtitled in English and Chinese\, the debate will take place in Chinese only. \nSchedule:\n– 14h00 : Entry\n– 14h30: Screening “Bisexual Revolution”\n– 15h30-17h00: Debate \nDebate Host: Jin Yelu (Assistant Professor Department of Humanities and Creative Writing\, Hong Kong Baptist University)\nGuests: Su Qian (pioneer of the LGBT movement in China )\nAlex Tso (founder of the Brazilian bisexual organization Bi-sides)\nWei Tingting (program officer Beijing Gender Health Education Institute)\nWang Meizi (translator sub-titles of the film) \nDue to a limited number of seats\, please confirm your attendance before 14pm on 20 June 2013 by writing an email to: 13811394786@163.com with your name on ID\, age and contact info.   \nPlease don’t bring large bags or electronics\, and enter with a valid photo ID.  \n  \nBisexual Revolution (Original Title: La bisexualité : tout un art)\nFrance\, 2008\, 52min.\nDirectors: Laure Michel\, Eric Wastiaux\nProducer: Françoise Castro\nDialogues and narration : French\, English\nSubtitles: Chinese\, English\nProduction Company: BFC Productions \nSynopsis:\nBelieve it or not\, Mick Jagger was not the first bisexual. In fact\, ‘going both ways’ dates back to ancient Greece\, when heterosexuality was not the norm. This fascinating documentary\, featuring John Cameron Mitchell and French pop star Yelle\, explores and uncovers the history and modern-day perceptions of this often misunderstood culture. Interviews with prominent artists\, designers\, and writers are interspersed with archival footage from around the world.
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