Show your support for Pink Dot and PPC by wearing this Tshirt! FREE Design, Print Your Own Tee!

By pelangi | Published: May 6, 2010

Email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com for the high-resolution image!

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Friends of PPC, volunteer for Pink Dot!

By pelangi | Published: May 6, 2010

Friends of PPC, Pink Dot 2010 needs volunteers!

If you are able to help out on 15 May 2010 at Hong Lim Park (Speaker’s Corner) from 1-730pm (do indicate if you can only report at a later time), then please email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com
We will collate your replies and send them on to Pink Dot by Sunday, 9 May.

WHAT VOLUNTEERS CAN DO

Formation markers:
Guide participants to create the human formation of Pink Dot and other shapes.

Ushers:
Hand out leaflets and free gifts, and show participants around.

Stage crew:
Assist performers and Pink Dot ambassadors during their appearances.

Photography:
Shooting and processing. On the ground or from the air.

Videography:
Shooting and post-production.

First Aid:
On the standby for anyone in need.

Miscellaneous:
And of course, everyone will contribute towards setting up, decorating, dismantling and area cleaning at the park.

Transport:
We are looking for a lorry or van that is available with driver for the entire day on 15 May.

The stage is set!!

HOW TO JOIN

Email to pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com (heading: “Pink Dot Volunteer”) with:

Name:
Mobile No.:
Email:
Nationality: Singaporean / PR / Foreigner*
Preferred Role: Formation/Usher/Stage Crew/Photography/Videography/First Aid/Transport/Anything*
Other Comments:

[* delete whichever inapplicable]

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“Coming Out” with Eileena Lee, one of PPC’s Founders and Her Mum

By pelangi | Published: April 20, 2010
PPC is proud of Eileena Lee and her mum for sharing their “coming out” journey, as part of this year’s Pink Dot publicity videos! If you have trouble viewing the video, click here!

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Missed April’s Event? Catch the Snippets Here!

By pelangi | Published: April 19, 2010
Hi everyone
If you missed April’s event with Otto Fong, you can catch a snippet here!
UPDATE! Another snippet here!
See you at PPC soon!
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Library open this Sat (24 April) but closed on LABOUR DAY (1 May)

By pelangi | Published: April 18, 2010
Hi everyone
We will be open this Saturday, 24 April but will be closed on the subsequent Saturday for Labour Day (1st May). Everyone who has books that are due on 1st May can take them for another week and return them on 8th May :)
We are also planning to support Pink Dot (15th May) and will provide information on how you can join us shortly!
Take care!
The PPC Team
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Free Books!

By pelangi | Published: April 10, 2010
Hi everyone
We have TONS of books to give away! We just did another lot of spring cleaning and there’s tons to release back to the community for FREE!
Here are some of the titles…




Here are the stacks of books we are giving away!
So come down and visit us any Saturday between 4-8pm at 41A Neil Road, borrow books and “tapao” these freebies!
Take care!
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By pelangi | Published: April 5, 2010


Event – Otto Fong’s “Who Is Standing Between Me and My Big Gay Heaven?”

17 of April 2010 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE presents

Otto Fong’s “Who Is Standing Between Me and My Big Gay Heaven?”

Details at a Glance
Date: 17 April 2010 (Sat)
Time: 4pm
Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre
Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food)

RSVP: This event is by invitation only.
As there are LIMITED seats, prior registration is required.
To get an invitation – please email [pelangipridecentre at yahoo dot com] with your name (in full), contact number, the name/s of your guests.

Who Is Standing Between Me and My Big Gay Heaven?

I’ve been an openly-gay man since September 2007.

I came out because I saw that carrying the closet with me for 30 years did not give me the life I wanted.
I want a career in comic book creation.
I want to live in a country as cool as South Korea or Japan.
I want my family and my partner’s family to know each other!
And I want a dog!
But dang! Those homophobes are so in my way!
They stood there like a herd of medieval warriors and said my kind of sex should be illegal!
In the two years that I have been openly-gay, I explored the world outside the closet. Would you like to know what’s out there?
Come join us on the 17th of April at PPC!

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New Pictures on our Facebook Fan Page!

By pelangi | Published: March 18, 2010
Hi everyone
It’s been a long time coming but we’ve posted photos from our numerous moves!
Come visit us on our Facebook Fan Page and journey with us through memory lane as we show what goes on behind the scenes, as we have carted our ever-growing library from one place to another.
Kindly note that volunteers pictured are a mixture of people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and straight community.
Take care!
The PPC Team
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Get your copy of the updated LGBTQ Resource List!

By pelangi | Published: March 18, 2010
Hi everyone
We’ve updated our LGBTQ Resource List. Get you copy here!
Take care!
The PPC Team
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By pelangi | Published: March 15, 2010


Event – HIV: A Volunteer’s Journey

27 of March 2010 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE

“HIV: A Volunteer’s Journey”

Details at a Glance
Date: 27 March 2010 (Sat)
Time: 4pm
Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre
Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food)

RSVP: This event is by invitation only.
As there are LIMITED seats, prior registration is required.
To get an invitation – please email [pelangipridecentre at yahoo dot com] with your name (in full), contact number, the name/s of your guests.

HIV: A Volunteer’s Journey

You may know that HIV is now generally considered a chronic disease by the medical establishment. With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), having HIV is no longer considered a death sentence. In fact, if you look at the ads for HAART in men’s magazines, you would usually see a couple of buffed, good-looking men enjoying life.

Some are saying that these are part of the reason/s more people are not using condoms.
“New infections in Singapore, with a population of 4.6million, rose to 456 in 2008 from 242 in 2003″ – Health Ministry statistics.
“The numbers they announced are probably much lower than the numbers they have” – Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery of the virus that causes AIDS.
“I have seen too many AIDS patients die. Most die alone. There is no warmth, no care for them. They are not ready to die – you see it in their eyes. I told myself I had to do something worthwhile for myself and for the cause – to clear the path for future patients, so they will not die like that.” – Paddy Chew (March 29, 1960 to August 2, 1999), the first Singaporean to come out as having HIV/AIDS.

About the Speaker:
Gwo Yinn trained as a Civil Engineer and now works as a Workplace Safety and Health Officer on construction sites. He has been a volunteer in the community since 2005, amongst which are Assisi Hospice, Action for Aids, Oogachaga and Pelangi Pride Centre.
During the session, he will share with you his journey of volunteering in the field of HIV/AIDS. In the process, he hopes that you will gain a new understanding of what a person with HIV has to deal with everyday in terms of acceptance, disclosure, school and work, health and leisure.

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  • Who are we?

    Welcome! You have arrived at the Pelangi Pride Centre (PPC) Blog.

    Pelangi means rainbow in Malay as the rainbow is a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBTQ) community. PPC is a Singapore-based LGBTQ community space and resource centre located at 56 Lorong 23 Geylang, #03-00 Century Technology Building, Singapore 388381 (venue sponsored by Free Community Church) and operates every Saturday from 2-6pm.

    For more information, please do not hesitate to email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com You can also contact us at +65-91343466 on Saturdays, between 2-6pm.