The Hawaii Gay Flag Football League has kicked off their 2022 Season! Games are played Saturdays in Kapiolani Park beginning at 9am, and everyone is welcome! In their 10th year HIGFFL continues to foster an environment where LGBTQ+ people can learn about and participate in a competitive and friendly team sport environment; be both competitive … Continue reading Hawaii Gay Flag Football League 2022 Season

The Art in Public Places Program of the Hawaiʻi State Foundationon Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is seeking qualifications from individual artists for artwork to be commissioned for various locations statewide. Sites for art may include opportunities for three-dimensional freestanding sculpture, two-dimensional images translated into durable materials, and large painted murals. Specific locations have not … Continue reading Call For Artists: Art In Public Places

Gay Island Guide's next Oasis Pool Party on May 15 at White Sands Hotel will be a fundraiser for the newly formed Hawaii LGBTQ Volleyball League. Featuring a reunion performance of Diamonds in the Muff: Aria Del Rey, Lilith Satana, Kalista Fox and Hayzel Nuttz. With free HIV testing courtesy of the Hawai'i Health & … Continue reading Osis Pool Party Benefit for Hawai’i LGBTQ Volleyball League

Nu'uanu YMCA is providing a fun and safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 and up via their "LGBTQ+ and Allies Hangout" on Zoom every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4-5pm. Sign-up at linktr.ee/nuuanuymca  

Protected and Served? is a new Lambda Legal survey that will inform and support new research, advocacy, litigation, and policy efforts to address the discrimination and abuse experienced by LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV in the criminal legal system for use by all our organizations and our community. Lambda Legal is the oldest … Continue reading Protected and Served?

UHA Health Insurance, Hawaii Business Magazine and the Hawaii Employers Council present this webinar on cultivating safe work relationships and encouraging inclusion, connection, and equity. With Francis Choe, External Affairs Director at Hawaii Employers Council, and Ikaika Regidor, Senior Programs Director of YMCA of Honolulu, Nu‘uanu Branch, will be sharing their personal stories of inclusion, trust … Continue reading Belong: Where Every Employee Matters

Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM HST is the next monthly meeting of the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Visit the Stonewall Caucus Facebook page for more information. Click here. "The Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i is organized to advocate for Hawaii’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer and … Continue reading May Meeting of the Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii

PFLAG Parent Day is for all the parenting people in a LGBTQ+ person's life, from parents to step-parents, guardians to grands, teachers to nurses, families by birth, choice, foster, and adoption. This virtual event will serve as a touchpoint to engage and inspire advocates and allies who believe all kids should be free to be … Continue reading PFLAG Parent Day 2022

Artists for Appleseed is Hawaiʻi Appleseed's annual fundraiser that features a diverse collection of artwork from over 30 artists who are dedicated supporters of the organization's mission. Each artist is donating a portion of their sales toward Hawai'i Appleseed's work to build a socially and economically just Hawaiʻi. Three groups who have made tremendous contributions … Continue reading Artists for Appleseed 2022

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and it's a great time to revisit the beautiful "Family Is Still Family" multilingual videos produced by the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). According to NQAPIA: "In the Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) community, coming out to family can be difficult. Lesbian, … Continue reading NQAPIA Family Is Still Family