ShanghaiPRIDE
ShPTF – Fudan University Zhihe Society: Who The Hell
Hold an umbrella and wait for someone to appear in the misty rain
A house that may shelter you or haunt you, your eyes shall uncover the truth
Four ordinary people that may be suspicious or honest, your heart shall uncover the truth
Zhihe Society presents a new theatre, Who The Hell
There will be a question,
“Who” would it be to you?
Would it be friends, families, lovers or enemies, villains, foes?
Would it be acquaintances or strangers?
We, we hold a question, a hope
Who the hell?
The 17th Queer Culture Festival – starts on June 11th, 2016 at Seoul City Hall Plaza
– The festival begins with the Queer Parade on June 11th and ends with a closing ceremony of the Korea Queer Film Festival (KQFF) on June 19th
– The slogan is ‘QUEER I AM’, signifying the respect for the existence of queers while combating discrimination and hatred
– The festival expects 65,000 participants, the largest number of participants ever, with the aim to hold a safe and peaceful festival without hatred
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2016 – Announcing Short Film Competition Nominees + Queer Film Conference Day
There are just three weeks to go until Shanghai’s biggest LGBTQ cinema event, ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (ShPFF) returns for its second year. The official program will be released online on June 10th, but here’s a taste of what’s in store.
Event Recap: ShanghaiPRIDE 2016 Theme Launch
17-May, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) ShanghaiPRIDE announced its 2016 campaign as “生为平常I Am Me” and started the countdown to the weeklong celebration from 17 to 26-June.
Branding Coordinator Evie Wu opened the event by reflecting on previous year’s campaigns. In 2014, ShanghaiPRIDE celebrated the unity of all LGBTQ organizations and partners with “Better Together”. The following year, it was “Love is Our Future”, reflecting that love exists within unions of individuals in LGBTQ community, within recognized same-sex marriages, and also within the support and acceptance from families, friends, colleagues and allies regardless of their lifestyle, gender or sexuality.MORE…
CINEMQ11 – HORROR
May 26th
Elevator, 4/f, 218 Xinle Lu nr. Donghu Lu
Doors Open: 8.30pm / Afterparty: 10pm-LATE
Free Entry
On a dark and stormy night in 1975, Brad Majors and his fiancee Janet Weiss’ car broke down outside of Denton, USA. It was a night they would remember for the rest of their lives…MORE…
Queer Talks – Labels
Queer Talks
Labels
Sunday MAY 22
17:00-20:00
LOCATION: Cambio Coffee, 280 Aomen Road, near Changhua Road
Labels are a tool for distinguishing communities and selves. What can sometimes be a weapon of culture, can also be a compass for minority groups and individuals. From expressing our sexual desires, focusing our political will, and defining our understanding of outsiders, labels play an integral role in LGBTQIA+ discussion and identity. Do you have something to share about labels? Dating stories? Stories of social awkwardness or belonging? Stories of self-discovery or alienation? Join us this week as we talk about how labels can create, free, destroy, or limit LGBTQIA+ growth and self-awareness.
~生为平常 I Am Me~
Pride Talk – Calling for Speakers!
To welcome the upcoming festival of the Rainbow, we will begin with a night of storytelling, this time in a different format. Share with us your story; it can be of a heartfelt moment, a coming out story, a travel experience, a passion, an inspiration, etc. We are here to listen to you.
Requirements:
1) Prepare a 20-page PPT, you will have 20 seconds to share about each slide, so you have approximately 7 minutes.
2) Your topic can be LGBTQ-related experiences, your passion, something funny, an idea, or any experience and stories related to the theme #IAmMe. (No soliciting)
3) This event is open to all speakers regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation.
4) Sharing language can be in Chinese or English.
Interested to be a speaker? Submit your name+phone number+WeChat ID+topic to [email protected]. Application closes 27-May.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday 16-June
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Study – 47 Yongfu Rd near West Fuxing Rd
Don’t hold back, come share with us! Just be you! Recommendations are welcomed too!
~生为平常 I Am Me~ shpride.com
WHEELS UP – a sporty after-party
The Shang-High Rollers and ShanghaiPRIDE are teaming up for the WHEELS UP After-Party. Whether you’re a jock or a cheerleader come show your sporting pride for a chance to win fun prizes that will help you work up a sweat! Come in your sexy, sporty attire!
Date: Saturday 21-May
Time: 9pm till late
Entry: Free!
Venue: Brownstone – Yongjia Court, 570 Yongjia Rd near Yueyang Rd
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Women Up! – Ladies Who Tech
Professional Women’s Networking Forum
Women Up! is a professional women’s networking event which aims to empower women of all orientation and identities to have greater confidence in pursuing a career or owning a business. This month, hear from three ladies who tech their experiences and challenges in their industry. These female leaders will share their struggles and secrets to success as well as critical skills such as interview skills, networking skills, and analytical skills that are pertinent across multiple industries and professional levels. Bring your business cards!MORE…
Event Recap: Women Up! – A Night of Entrepreneurship
Women Up! Entrepreneurship took place last week at The Langham Hotel in Xintiandi. The event brought together the top female business leaders of the city for a night of fun and networking.
Host Lilian Shen (Zmack Comedy Troupe) welcomed the crowd, before an opening speech by Grace Guan of the British Consulate-General, Shanghai. “People are afraid of being labeled. No matter if you’re a man or a woman, if you long for equality, you are a feminist.”
3rd ANNUAL ASIA LGBT MILESTONE AWARDS TO BE HOSTED IN CHINA
FIRST IN THE REGION TO CELEBRATE SOCIAL DIVERSITY
IBM And Other MNCs Are To Take Part In Its Diversity & Inclusion Business Forum
Shanghai – 12th May 2016: Asia’s well-known periodical LGBT magazine – ELEMENT, headquartered in Singapore, will be partnering ShanghaiPRIDE to organise the 3rd edition of the Asia LGBT Milestone Awards & Business Diversity Forum (in short: ALMA Awards 2016) in Shanghai on 26 June 2016.MORE…
Rainbow Cafe – 2016 ShPRIDE Theme Launch and One Month Countdown to Pride8
Date&Time: May 17th, doors open at 6pm, ShanghaiPRIDE reveals Pride8 theme at 8pm
Address: Cambio Coffee, No. 280 Aomen Rd, near Changhua Rd, Shanghai
Free entry
On May 17th, come celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and meet the LGBTQ community and allies! ShanghaiPRIDE organizers will reveal this year’s theme at 8pm. The theme film crew will be there to share behind-the-scenes stories and interact with everyone. Those who are part of the film are active LGBTQ community supporters!
Each year, the annual ShanghaiPRIDE which happens in June presents a theme. The theme for last year is “Love Is Our Future”. What is the theme for this year? How did ShanghaiPRIDE come up with this new theme? How will it be presented? Come and enjoy the event！
We thank Cambio Coffee for their support!
~生为平常 I Am Me~ shpride.com
Event Recap: CINEMQ10 – MYTH
May 5th – Come rain, come shine, come dancing. CINEMQ was back at Shelter on Thursday night with its 10th edition. The underground venue was packed out despite torrential rain, which left audience wet with anticipation. The night saw the return of CINEMQ co-founder Alvin Li with a program titled MYTH, mixing and meditating on ancient stories of queer identity. Short films, music videos and even cosmetics commercials spun tales of lust, power, betrayal and love.
If you missed it, CINEMQ returns on May 26th, an ongoing queer short film screening + party series. We screen the filthy and gorgeous of queer world cinema once a month. Walls are our screens. Rooftops and basements are our cinemas. Queer is our purpose.
Follow ShanghaiPRIDE wechat or facebook.com/cinemq.shanghai for details.
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Queer Talks – Allies
Queer Talks
Allies
Sunday MAY 8
17:00-20:00
LOCATION: Cambio Coffee, 280 Aomen Road, near Changhua Road
In the larger fight for the elevation of LGTBQ+ peoples, non-LGBTQ+ allies from outside of the community are very important for spreading awareness and supporting their friends within the community. Being an ally is a complex situation, as the role calls on individuals to both give direct support to and provide space for members of the LGBTQ+ community to make achievements for themselves. This Sunday, Queer Talks will examine the roles of allies in increasing the effectiveness of LGBTQ+ movements as we ponder how a balance can be struck between direct action and moral support.MORE…
Curtains Up on the 2016 ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival
Shanghai, May 3rd, 2016 – ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival (ShPTF) will have one of its signature events, dedicated to exploring the reality of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) Community through artistic expression. The event will assemble Shanghai’s most talented Chinese and English-speaking theatre groups to provide audiences with a rich variety of artistic performances. Starting this May, ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival will be working hand-in-hand with LGBTQ-friendly theatre troupes, both long term partners and new arrivals, to humbly present a rich and abundant performance centering on the theme of “生为平常 I Am Me”.MORE…
Event Recap: Color Pub Crawl
Fabulous colors, people, and fun packed out a party bus on Saturday April 23, as ShanghaiPRIDE hosted our Spring Pubcrawl Fundraiser. Drag Queens, Honey West and Mint, hosted the way between the bars, handing out sassy remarks like flyers on the subway. The party started at Bubbly Nation, and carried on to Roxie, My Place Ruin Bar, Lollipop, Happiness 42, and finished with a night of dancing at Lucca. Special thanks to each bar for the special deals and for helping make this another great event–And of course, thanks to all of you who came out to support our colorful night on the town!
~生为平常 I Am Me~ shpride.com
CINEMQ10 – MYTH
“We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him/her the need for mythology” – Carl Jung
For the 10th edition of CINEMQ, we delve into MYTH; stories of the ancient’s with a queer thread to here and now. Like Ariadne, we seek the beast, twisting lost through the labirynth. We are inflected by the fear of being stripped off a myth, and a lifetime outside of it.
From contemporary reimagination of the classical Greek myth of Endymion, 70s psychedelic erotica, Oscar Wilde’s short stories, to pop music videos that opt for liberating alternatives, CINEMQ is back at Shelter for a night of private myths and public dreams, a collective yearning for our own history and futurity.MORE…
ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival – Muju Group Audition
Muju Group, a professional female production theatre, will present on 2016 ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival.
Casting actor/singer for all women show:
1. Tomboy with long hair
2. Pure beauty with medium and long hair
3. Singer with short hair
Language: Chinese.
Application includes:
Cast type, name, photo, resume, contact email & number.
Please send height, weight, face without and with makeup, previous performance videos or links if you have.
Performance desire, sing and line are the must.
Please send application to [email protected] before 9-May 24:00.
All application will be treated confidentially.MORE…
