Now more than ever, visibility matters. As attacks on transgender rights continue, letʻs gather in solidarity to amplify trans voices and celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of transgender and nonbinary people. Join Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center (HHHRC) on March 31 for Transgender Day of Visibility. Sign Wave at the Hawai‘i State Capitol … Continue reading Māhū Magic: Transgender Day of Visibility

Lesbian Visibility Week is an opportunity for us to celebrate lesbians and show solidarity with all LGBTQI women and non binary people in our community. Learn more by visiting these organizations and media channels that focus on and advocate for the lesbian community: • Lesbian Events Hawaii • Lesbian Visibility Week • National Center for … Continue reading Lesbian Visibility Week

Three Time GRAMMY® Winner & Five Time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner Kalani Peʻa returns to the Hawaii Theatre stage for his 7th Annual May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi Concert. Featuring Sonny Ching, Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darvel and many others. Ticket options include a Private Post Show Meet & Greet and CD … Continue reading Kalani Peʻa May Day is Lei Day Concert

May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia  is now celebrated in more than 130 countries, including 37 where same-sex acts are illegal, and thousands of initiatives, big and small, are reported across the world. First conceived by Louis-Georges Tin in 2004, and held on May 17, 2005, the initial International Day Against … Continue reading International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year on May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978. Milk was a prominent gay activist during the 20th century. He ran for office three times before becoming the first openly gay person elected to California public office, where he served … Continue reading Harvey Milk Day

Aunty Maria Lani Tunta is the free, fierce, and fabulous mother to a chosen family of queens facing their golden years and ready for second chances. What does it mean for a drag queen to be in their 70s, for a sexual player to keep up his game, for a divorced man to explore being … Continue reading The Golden Gays

Pride celebrations occur year-round, but in the U.S. June is celebrated as LGBT Pride Month in honor of the Stonewall riots, which started on June 28, 1969. June is also the month that same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States. Learn more. Note that Honolulu Pride, a project of the Hawai'i LGBT Legacy Foundation, … Continue reading National LGBT Pride Month

Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual … Continue reading Trans Awareness Week

Produced by Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi, and composed and directed by Kumu Patrick Makuakāne, The Return of Kapaemahu shares and honors the long-hidden story of the Healer Stones of Kapaemahu—a sacred site of healing and inclusion in Waikīkī that commemorates Hawaiʻi’s legendary gender-fluid healers. The show takes place under the banyan tree … Continue reading The Return of Kapaemahu – Free Hula Show in Waikiki