Curly Tail Pictures

If there was a group like PPV while I was growing up, then coming out and living as a gay woman would have been so much easier. Pinoy Pride Vancouver, or PPV as we call it, is a community group for Filipino-Canadian LGBTQs, families, friends and supporters. While not all members of the group are [...]

I never used to dress up for Halloween. I was the one to stay home and give out candies by the door. As an adult, with no kids to shepherd round the neighborhood, I was happy just to see big and little kids whiz by in their creative costumes. But the past couple of years, [...]

This year, Vancouver celebrates a month-long Pride and I wanted to be in on ALL the action. I participated in the 2nd North American Outgames by signing up for the 10k run. I knew I would have a difficult time as I haven’t been running regularly the past few months. I was one of the [...]

Pinoy Pride Vancouver and MUSICA Society won “Best Little Float” at the Vancouver Pride Parade in 2010.

If there’s one thing Pinoys know how to do, it’s to throw a great party! To celebrate the 113th year of Philippine Independence, Filipinos in Vancouver had not one, not two, but SIX Philippine Independence Day parties all over the Lower Mainland. SIX perfectly wonderful excuses to get together, sing and dance to traditional Filipino [...]