CD/TS/TV/Admirers and more Pink Party and After Party Saturday 12 Midnight - 4am

Hosted by Kai! With Serena and Samantha!

Tickets: 

Men 10 dollars ::: CD/TS/TV's 5 dollars

Join the fun in a SAFE and PRIVATE location

Donation Bar, Energy drinks, water, juice, soda and snacks available...

Zero drug tolerance policy

Event Location: WNS Studios 4020 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104 (above H&R Block on the corner of 30th and Lincoln Ave)
See the website on the flier for additional dates and information

Join Alex and all of her beautiful friends at Mo's every Monday Night!

Join Alejandra and her friends every Sunday at Bacchus House 9:30pm

Join Daisy Torres and the Bacchus Divas for a fun and hot Latin Female impersonations show every weds. 9;30pm at Bacchus House in North Park. A great place to grab a drink dance to ot latin music and meet the local girls in town.

Quest 2009 Pageant is looking for Contestants-enter by November 20th! There is a cash prize for top winners; info is available at: http://apaitonline.org/newsArticle.asp?articleID=108                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             You can also purchase tickets for the event. For more info contact Elizabeth at (714) 636-1349....

Guest judges for the evening include Jeffrey Jenkins, reality TV executive producer of MTV’s Styl’d and Keeping Up With the Kardashians; Valerie Spencer, Executive Director of the Transcend Empowerment Institute; and Tamara Jones, Manager of Orange County HIV Planning and Coordination. 

The sixth annual Quest pageant will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009. Doors open at 6 pm and the pageant begin at 7pm at East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles (Little Tokyo), CA, 90012.

Advanced tickets: $25 for regular seating and $35 for limited VIP seating. Tickets at the door: $30 for regular seating and $40 for limited VIP. Tickets can be bought at www.apaitonline.org.

Quest 2009



SAVE THE DATE: December 12, 2009
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team presents the Quest 2009 6th Annual Advocacy Pageant!
David Henry Hwang Theatre
7:00 pm
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-625-7000
eastwestplayers.org
What is QUEST?

Established in 2002, QUEST is a community level intervention designed to encourage the development and empowerment of the often marginalized transgender community. As an advocacy pageant, QUEST aims to decrease rates of high-risk behaviors in the community, including those contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS infection.

What is new this year?

· The Los Angeles Department of Health Office Of AIDS Programs and Policy is one of our proud sponsors this year along with Southern California Edison and Union Bank!

· We have Jeffrey Jenkins of MTV Styl’d and Real World to Judge the event!
Who were the past winners and Where are they from?

· Alexis Rivera, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 2003

· Vi Puzon, Imperial Court of Los Angeles, 2004

· Melenie Eleneke, Filipino Task Force on AIDS San Francisco, 2005

· Sabel Samone, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 2006

· Maria Roman, Bienestar Human Services, 2007

Other candidates also represented cities including San Diego, New York, Orange County, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Why is QUEST Needed?
HIV/AIDS rates are the highest in the transgender community.
Transgenders face extreme discrimination including: rejection by family, victimization by violence and abuse, loss of employment, and poverty.
This discrimination leads to increased marginalization, isolation, and low self-esteem which then contributes to high rates of risky behavior.
An effective way to reduce HIV incidence and risk taking behavior is positive empowerment.
QUEST can help build this in the transgender community!


How does QUEST Work?
Transgender women from across the country apply to be QUEST Delegates.
Delegates undergo a multi-step process, including training and mentorship by a community based organization with a transgender program.
Delegates are interviewed to provide them a chance to demonstrate their intellect and heart to serve as advocates for the transgender community.
Delegates participate in a pageant event where they are given an opportunity to share and celebrate their diversity, creativity, uniqueness, and strength with the community.
What have QUEST Participants Accomplished?

Previous QUEST winners and finalists have:
Become leading advocates fighting for transgender civil rights
Spoken to many leadership councils and key decision-makers regarding transgender issues
Participated in the Centers for Disease Control’s Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership
Quest 2009 Downloadable Forms

Want to be a Quest Candidate? Click here to download a Quest Application!
Note: Deadline is November 20, 2009
Want to be a Quest Sponsor? Click here to download a Quest Sponsorship Application!

Please let me know if you have any questions,


Thanks,



Elizabeth Mediano

Join us for the Annual Community Christmas Gathering and Potluck Dinner Saturday December 19th 6pm-9pm

 Bring your favorite dish to share (this is a non-alcohol event)

Gifts for all in attendance; gift donations are welcome too!

Location: Family Health Clinic 3514 30th St. 2nd Floor, San Diego, 92104

Info: Tracie 619-515-2411

6th Annual Transgendered Community BBQ at Balboa Park

Saturday September 26th,  11am - 5pm

Where: Beyond 6th St. and Upas St. Entrance (look for the Transgendered Flag on the Left)

Please bring a side dish to share 

For Info: Contact Tracie O'Brien 619-515-2411 EMAIL: tracieo@fhcsd.org

or Paola Gonzalez 619-515-2446 x 2943 EMAIL: paolag@fhcsd.org

Come and meet new people and make new friends!