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AQUA ‘s monthly aZen Party visits Cobalt/Thirty Degrees this weekend
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AQUA/aZen 2009
Every second Saturday of every month AQUA (Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action) takes over Cobalt/Thirty Degrees to bring out the party inside all of us; so take a peek!
The organization was founded in 1997 and it’s an all-volunteer group which attempts to empower the gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the city. AQUA focuses on queer API issues and interests, striving to project (and protect) a positive image of queer API men in the community through advocacy, education, outreach and social events.
The group argues it cannot be all things to all people, and it wasn’t their primary intention to begin with.
Back in the 2000 Pride Parade, AQUA marched with two organization that were making the rounds, one serving lesbian Asians (APIQS), and another serving queer South Asians (KHUSH-DC). It was somewhat understood that AQUA served primarily queer Asian men. That year 2000, these three groups marched together in the Capital Pride Parade as one group: A.K.A (AQUA, KHUSH-DC, and APIQS). With these three organizations, and other groups available, AQUA is the main organization to cater to queer Asian men.
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This Saturday, July 11th, the party is hot and is the best excuse to spend a summer night with the AQUA boys! The event is for twenty-one and over, starting at 10 pm. The cover is $5, unless you are on the guest list (please visit the website for information).
Cobalt/30 Degrees is 1639 R St, NW, Washington DC 20009 down 17th ST in the Dupont Circle area. ((202)-232-4416)
If you are gay and Asian and are looking to get involved, help out the community, meet people and have some fun, please visit the site for more information.
For more info: Check out the facebook group; and rsvp on the facebook event.
For more organization information click on the links area of AQUA's site.
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