On January 21, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” directing federal agencies to identify up to nine potential civil compliance investigations targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs deemed discriminatory. Large nonprofit organizations and foundations with assets of $500 million or more are among those that could … Continue reading Executive Order on DEI: What Nonprofits and Philanthropies Need to Know

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. A great resource to learn more about LGBTQIA+ people and Black History is the BlackPast website. Learn more by clicking here. Check out Lambda Legalʻs "21 Black Queer Films to Watch This … Continue reading Black History Month

Lei Pua 'Ala Queer Histories of Hawai'i continues to explore ideas for an LGBTQ+ Māhū memory site, and theyʻre inviting the community to join them at Kakaʻako Waterfront Park for a Memory Site Park Clean-Up & Talk Story event on Saturday, February 1, from 4-6pm. Also participating will be HHHRC (Hawai'i Health & Harm Reduction … Continue reading Community Memory Site Park Clean-Up & Talk Story

Blazing Saddles Hawai‘i provides a fun and friendly country-western social dance environment for Hawaiʻi's diverse community. Join them for line dancing, two-step, waltzes, swing, and more, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom. Beginners are always welcome and the Blazing Saddles ʻohana offers free lessons. For more information, click here.

Lei Pua ʻAla Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi proudly announces the first-ever hula show to share the long-hidden story of The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu – a unique monument to healing and inclusion all but unknown to the millions of visitors and residents who pass by the sacred site in Waikīkī. The show will be performed … Continue reading The Return of Kapaemahu

"This ain't Texas. Ain't no hold 'em. So bring yourself on down, down, down, down..." to the UH Mānoa Dance Studio on Saturday, February 8th from 9am-noon for a free and fun workshop on line dancing. Hosted by Blazing Saddles Hawai‘i, the UH Mānoa LGBTQ+ Center and the UH Mānoa Theatre and Dance Dept., this … Continue reading Boot-Scooting for Beginners

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of the original romcoms, 1938’s Bringing Up Baby, starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn and directed by Howard Hawks. The madcap story tells of a hapless paleontologist (Grant) who meets a dizzy heiress (Hepburn) and soon finds himself dealing with a missing dinosaur bone, a leopard on the loose, and … Continue reading Kūpuna Movie Mornings: Bringing Up Baby

The Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation and White Sands Hotel present a Valentine's Day themed painting night for Hawaiʻi's queer women to meet and mingle. Join the community over drinks, food, and painting and get ready for "GAL-entineʻs Day!" Surprise your loved one or invite a group of girl friends and have fun painting a heart … Continue reading Queer Women Mixer: Painting the Hearts Red

Applications for the 2025 cohort of the Victory Instituteʻs Empowerment Fellowships for LGBTQ+ leaders of color and/or transgender leaders are due March 10. The Victory Empowerment Fellowship is a six-month fellowship for leaders who seek to expand their campaign skills and policy-making power and to join a strong cohort of movement leaders from across the country. … Continue reading Victory Empowerment Fellowships

Want to know more about how the "Trump 2.0" administrationʻs initiatives are affecting Hawaiʻi's transgender people and their families? Attend this free webinar on Thursday, February 13 from 5:30-7:00pm. Presented by the ACLU Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, featured speakers will include Shanda Brack, a primary care provider to trans people, state staff … Continue reading Transgender Rights in Hawaiʻi