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# Pelangi Pride Centre

Singapore's first LGBTQ resource centre and library

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## Posts

- [Event Review - Estate Planning 101 with Bozy from Same But Different](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-review-estate-planning-101-with-bozy-from-same-but-different/) - Check out our first event held on 29th Mar since our renovation! We are very thankful to have Bozy from Same But Different in to share her expertise on estate planning across 2 entertaining sessions! The audience were attentive and thoroughly engaged, asking various deep and thoughtful questions that Bozy deftly answered. Thank you to
- [December 2024: We Will Be Closed!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/december-2024-we-will-be-closed/) - Hello everyone, here's an update to our renovation process! We will be closed for the whole of December, be ready for us in the new year from January 2025! For those who are holding on to our books, rest assured that your loan window period will be extended to 2 weeks from our opening date
- [November 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/november-2024-opening-dates/) - November is nearly here and if you are planning to visit us, note that we are only open on the first 2 Saturdays of the month! We will be closed from mid November to December for a renovation (to be updated in December) 🚧🛠️ So yes, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱!
- [October 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/october-2024-opening-dates/) - Hey wake up! September is nearly over! We will be open on all Saturdays this coming October from 2-6pm. Want to borrow some new reads? Or return the ones you got from us? We got 4 weekends for you so you better mark your calendar early! Of course we also have seats to chill in
- [Event Review: Representation and Presence with Crimson Stars and Pelangi Pride Centre](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-review-representation-and-presence-with-crimson-stars-and-pelangi-pride-centre/) - We had a fantastic time with an engaging panel discussion and an interactive live sketching session on 24th Aug afternoon! A great deal was discussed about queer media representation and visibility, and how these are interpreted into differences and similarities across generations. Following that, there was a live sketching session of Captain Pelangi's sidekick, with
- [Pink Dot 2024: PPC Activities Recap](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pink-dot-2024-ppc-activities-recap/) - This Pink Dot 2024 was our busiest yet as we tried out 3 related activities with you! Did you manage to try them all? 🎯 1. A poll on how many of you are avid readers (or not at all) - Those who have not read in a long while learnt something new from our
- [September 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/september-2024-opening-dates/) - Hello lovelies! It's the start of a brand new month and we will be 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! While we usually only post the schedule when we will be closed for at least a day in the month, we will now start posting for months we are fully open for too! Thankful for those
- [Volunteer Recruitment 2024](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/volunteer-recruitment-2024/) - 🌈✨ This is YOUR SIGN to join us as fellow volunteers at Pelangi Pride Centre! We're on the hunt for enthusiastic folks to fill in these roles: Librarians Set up and closing the space, assisting in book loans and returns, cataloging and wrapping books Commitment: Monthly for 6 months minimum Cataloguers Physical stock-take of existing
- [Invitation to MUFG](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/invitation-to-mufg/) - Thank you MUFG for inviting us to your company's Pride event this July! We spoke about PPC's history, our library and the safe space we provide. We also talked about our current work in mental health, and queer arts. Most importantly, we highlighted the intergenerational approach we have, as seen in how our 2 speakers
- [Donors at Let Love Shine 2024](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/donors-at-let-love-shine-2024/) - Wrapping up our throwback to the Let Love Shine event by @creativechaos.sg last June! Our heartfelt thanks and gratitude go to these amazing artists who generously donated proceeds from Let Love Shine to support our cause ✨✨ Be sure to check them out below! Let's keep the love and support shining for each other 💖@kdeeillustrationz@_sriste_@byalymo
- [Creative Chaos: Let Love Shine on 15 & 16 June](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/creative-chaos-let-love-shine-on-1516-june/) - Here are some snapshots of our mid June weekends at the first ever Let Love Shine event by @creativechaos.sg ! Housed within @curbside.sg that lovely Saturday and Sunday afternoons, we brought some mystery books and book bundles to find them new owners (and raise funds for more books :3). We felt much love and talent from our passionate community
- [Open House at Proud Spaces](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/open-house-at-proud-spaces/) - It was lovely to meet you all at @proudspacescentre Open House held on 15 June! Graciously invited to an Ask-Us-Anything session with @rainbowlapispress, our lead volunteer Jordan shared about PPC, some reflections on our journey so far, and how we espouse the belief 'By the community, for the community'. We also got to show off our newest edition
- [Thanks for supporting our secondhand sale](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/thanks-for-supporting-our-secondhand-sale/) - A huge ＴＨＡＮＫ ＹＯＵ to everyone who came out and supported our queer secondhand book sale on 15 June! 📚🌈✨ Your love and generosity are helping us to continuously support the LGBTQ+ community here, and to provide this welcoming space for people to be their true selves. Together, we can create a world of inclusion
- [June 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/june-2024-opening-dates/) - Pride month is upon us real soon! 🤎❤️💚💙🧡💜🤍💛🩷🖤🩶🩵 Whether you'll be checking out the various pride related events physically or virtually, or just taking your time to chill as you like, that's all a-OK! We are proud of how far you have come, and are excited for what else is in store for you! And
- [Find us at Pink Dot this 29 June 2024!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/find-us-at-pink-dot-this-29-june-2024/) - We are excited to be boothing at Pink Dot this year💗💗! It will be happening at Hong Lim Park on 29th June! Come find us and take part in our various activities such as: LGBTQ books (YA, Singlit, children and more) available for browsing 📚 Book giveaway to take part in 🎊 Limited freebies to
- [June 2024 Event Calendar](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/june-2024-event-calendar/) - This June seems to be a real busy month! We thus decided to share this handy calendar for you to save so you know where to find us (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱) as we pop up across SG this month! 🗓️ 15th Jun: We will be at Proud Spaces, onsite at the
- [LGBTQ+ Mental Health Awareness Engagement This June](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/lgbtq-mental-health-awareness-engagement-this-june/) - Our co-founder Eileena Lee and Community Outreach Lead Jordan Tang were invited to speak about LGBTQ+ mental health awareness for a corporate event earlier this June! We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity to share about this important topic, as well as their support for our library and community space by helping to find new
- [Pre-Loved & Loved Up: Book Sale for Pink Fest 2024](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pre-loved-loved-up-book-sale-for-pink-fest-2024/) - Get ready to dive into a rainbow of literary wonders because Pelangi Pride Centre is throwing the ultimate pre-loved book extravaganza on June 15th, 2PM - 5.30PM!
- [PPC Got Featured in Her World SG!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-got-featured-in-her-world-sg/) - We are 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕟 to be interviewed by @herworldsingapore🌈✨ A snippet of our journey over the last 20 years has been beautifully captured in this feature article that's all about supporting and being supported by the local LGBTQ+ community. Read the full story online here, and for those who love the feel of paper,
- [Aging Forward: For Les, Bi & Queer Women 40 Years & Older](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/aging-forward-for-les-bi-queer-women-40-years-older/) - Aging can bring unique challenges and disparities, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Join us in our upcoming peer support group for lesbian, bi, and queer women (LBQW) aged 40 and above, as we navigate life’s complexities in a safe space. Facilitated by mental health professionals Eileena and Nicole, our 5 sessions promise insightful discussions, shared
- [May 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/may-2024-opening-dates/) - Can you believe it's nearly past a quarter of the year?! We are starting May with a break on the 4th, but will be ready to welcome you for the rest of May's Saturdays!
- [April 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/april-2024-opening-dates/) - Hi lovely folks! We will be closed on 6th Apr so swing by on the other Saturdays instead!
- [Pageturner Club -  Mar 2024 Sign Up](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pageturner-club-mar-2024-sign-up/) - The book of next month has been announced! When The Moon Was Ours, is a beautiful love story between a Latina girl and an Italian-Pakistani trans boys. (Happy Valentine’s Day y’all!) RSVP here (and suggest future reads!), and come discuss with likeminded folks over at Pelangi Pride Centre at 2:30pm on 16th March!
- [February 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/february-2024-opening-dates/) - UPDATED 1ST FEB: We are closed on 3rd Feb due to insufficient librarians available. For next month, we are open only on the 17th of February. Note these dates down so you know when you can find us! Location details HERE
- [RSVP for Aging Forward: An Exchange of Experiences and Ideas](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/rsvp-for-aging-forward-an-exchange-of-experiences-and-ideas/) - What are the psychosocial and practical issues that older Gay, Bi and Queer Men (GBQM) and Lesbian, Bi and Queer Women (LBQW) experience in Singapore? How can we age forward with comfort, dignity and pride? Join us to have an exchange of experiences and ideas across generations, sex, gender, and sexual orientation. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/RSVP-aging📆
- [Pageturner Club - Jan 2024 Sign Up](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pageturner-club-jan-2024-sign-up/) - The Pageturner Club is discussing a great read 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 13𝚝𝚑 𝙹𝚊𝚗! Swing by PPC next Saturday at 2.30pm for the discussion and hear what fellow readers have to share! Don't forget to RSVP with @transbefrienders in their form for early details on future book discussions. Join Aristotle and Dante in this new year as they discover the
- [Review: TAFEP Singapore Briefing](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-tafep-singapore-briefing/) - Last Saturday, representatives from 12 different local organisations working with the LGBTQ+ community attended a briefing by @tafepsg. 👉🏾 TAFEP is the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ It was part of their ongoing community outreach and engagement efforts to help all job seekers and employees, including those from the LGBTQ+ community, understand
- [Review: Intro to Queer Arts with Max Pasakorn 16 Dec 2023](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-intro-to-queer-arts-with-max-pasakorn-16-dec-2023/) - For our last session for Introduction to Queer Arts Series (of the year!), we had guest, Max Pasakorn (@Maxpsk_writes) in last Saturday (16 Dec)! 🙌 Together, we delved deep into Queer Arts, Poetry and creative writing! And Max, he gave us a taste of their new chapbook- A Study in Our Selves 🩷 We hope
- [January 2024 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/january-2024-opening-dates/) - For the first month of 2024, we are only closed on 6th Jan!
- [We Turn 20!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-turn-20/) - Pelangi Pride Centre turns 20 today! This would not be possible without everyone's support in the past two decades. Thank you. While today is a different time period compared to twenty years ago for the local LGBTQ+ community, our aim remains the same. We are here to continue serving those who need a space like
- [2023 in Recap: Book Recommends](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/2023-in-recap-book-recommends/) - Hello you amazing folks! We hope you had a good year! Here are some notable recommends we would like to share for 2023! All these are available at our library. 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 2023 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅:EXHALE: An Anthology of Queer Singapore Voices byNg Yi-Sheng, Stephanie Chan, Andy Ang, Ang Jin Yong, Tan Boon Hui, Atifa Othman & Kokila
- [December 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/december-2023-opening-dates/) - Here's our last opening schedule for 2023! We will only be open every alternate Saturday this December, and will be closed on the 9th and 23rd. So come swing by and borrow a book or two for your festive reading. Here's wishing everyone a wonderful time during the upcoming festive holidays!
- [Review: Mental Health Series #5 - Safer Relationships](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-mental-health-series-5-safer-relationships/) - Thank you for the great turnout at our latest Mental Health Series event last Saturday! Focused on fostering safer relationships by better understanding the issues of consent in the queer community, we love how our participants engaged with our speakers to share what is and what isn't consent, and other crucial points on taking care
- [RSVP for Introduction to Queer Arts with Max Pasakorn](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/rsvp-for-introduction-to-queer-arts-with-max-pasakorn/) - Hello beautiful people once again! Third time's the charm and we are honoured to have Max Pasakorn gracing the last session of our Introduction to Queer Arts series for 2023! Max (he/she/they) will be reading from their latest chapbook of creative nonfiction, as well as looking forward to questions about her from the audience. 📆
- [Pelangi Pride Centre: Mental Health Series #5](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-mental-health-series-5/) - As part of the Mental Health Series organised by Pelangi Pride Centre, we will be discussing about issues of consent in the queer community to foster safe and healthy relationships. 👭👬👫
- [Review: Representation & Presence 2nd Sep 2023](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-representation-presence-2nd-sep-2023/) - Were you at Representation & Presence held at Pelangi Pride Centre on 2 Sep? It was a lovely Saturday with The Fandom Menace (@thefandommenancesg) and Crimson Star Comics (@crimsonstarcomics) for a panel discussion, in which artists Elvin Ching (@elvching), Tasha Santiago (@potatursh) and Ryan Mennen (@enthropii), moderated by Racy Lim (@racylim), discussed queer representation &
- [Review: A is for Asexuality 28th Oct 2023](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-a-is-for-asexuality-28th-oct-2023/) - In line with Ace Week, we presented this Ace talk with fantastic guest speakers from Aces Going Places on the last Saturday of Oct!
- [RSVP for A is for Asexuality: Ace Week Special on 28th Oct](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/rsvp-for-a-is-for-asexuality-ace-week-special-on-28th-oct/) - In line with Ace Week, we're excited to present this Ace talk with fantastic guest speakers from Aces Going Places! 🙌 Together, we will be delving deep into Asexuality and Aromanticism, debunking common misconceptions and shining a light on the experiences of the Aroace community! 📆 Date: 28 Oct 2023 (Last Saturday in October)🕰 Time: 4-5.30pm📍 Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre
- [Pageturner Club - Oct 2023 Session Sign Up](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pageturner-club-oct-2023-session-sign-up/) - We have a Pageturner Club session happening this coming Saturday! A wonderful and chill book club for LGBTQ+ folks and allies hosted by @transbefrienders, the highlight book of October is: Loveless by Alice Oseman No pressure to finish reading the book before coming! Just come by and share your thoughts with like-minded bookworms. Remember to sign
- [Pageturner Club - Nov 2023 Session Sign Up](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pageturner-club-nov-2023-session-sign-up/) - Hi Folks! We are inviting you early to the Nov session of the Pageturner Club! You have 4 weeks to read the book choice 'What's The T?' by Juno Dawson. Then come by from 230-4pm on 4th Nov for the book discussion to be headed by TransBefrienders Looking for an e-copy instead? Head to https://www.transbefrienders.com/bookclub
- [Pageturner Club with TransBefrienders](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pageturner-club-with-transbefrienders/) - Transbefrienders is starting an exciting new book club starting from 12th Aug! Co-hosted by Pelangi Pride Centre, this will be happening on a monthly basis where two books will be discussed each month. Come be a part of their passionate community, where they will discuss captivating stories, share insights, and connect with fellow bookworms from
- [November 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/november-2023-opening-dates/) - We will not be opened on 11th November in celebration of Deepavali. May those who celebrate this festive period have an illuminating and joyous time with your loved ones!
- [October 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/october-2023-opening-date/) - Hello! We will not be opened on 21st October, so please swing by on the other Saturdays of the month instead :)
- [RSVP for Introduction to Queer Arts with Alfian Sa'at](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/introduction-to-queer-arts-with-alfian-saat/) - Alfian Sa'at will be helming the second session of our Introduction to Queer Arts series this 23rd September. RSVP early to reserve your seat for an afternoon reading!
- [Books Review: Titles by Johann S. Lee](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-titles-by-johann-s-lee/) - All three titles, Peculiar Chris, To know where I'm coming from, and Quiet Time by local author Johann S. Lee are now available for loan at the library. "Quiet Time tackles an aspect of gay life rarely talked about publicly in Singapore - the desire to be a parent." - The heart of a family
- [Book Review: Peculiar Chris](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-peculiar-chris/) - Title: Peculiar Chris Author: Johann S. Lee Call No.: LEE Review: An interesting and perceptive account of a young man's life dealing with contemporary issues, at the time, of life in Singapore. Beautifully written, poignant and reminiscent of a time, which meant much to the writer. All young gay men from around the world
- [Book Review: SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-sq21-singapore-queers-in-the-21st-century/) - The book SQ21: Singapore queers in the 21st century is not just a first for Singapore, but a first for all of Asia. A compilation of personal stories by 15 individuals, it speaks of self-discovery, rejection by family, coming out, love…. and much more. As Woo Yen Yen and Colin Goh (founders of one of
- [New Books at PPC!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/new-books-at-ppc/) - Hi everyone We have loads of new books at PPC! Here are some of our new titles! The Transgender Child - A Handbook for Families and Professionals Lesbians at Midlife - The Creative Transition Invisible Trade - High class sex for Sale in Singapore The Testosterone Files - My Hormonal and Social Transformation Beloved Daughter
- [More Free Books!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/more-free-books/) - Hi everyone I know it's post-CNY but we're still spring cleaning :) and we have more books to release to the community! Here are some of the titles: Calendar Girl - Stella Duffy Tea - Stacey D'Erasmo Monopolies of Loss - Adam Mars-Jones The Beautiful Room is Empty - Edmund White A Boy's Own Story
- [FREE Books!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/free-books-2/) - Hi everyone Thanks to the generosity of the community, we're over-run with certain titles and hence we are donating these books back to members of the public. The next time you're at PPC, check out our FREE Books box and take whichever titles that catch your fancy. At the moment, we have books like "Last
- [Check the Availability of Books Online!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/check-the-availability-of-books-online/) - Did you know that you can look for books that are available at PPC online? Check out the following link http://pelangipridecentre.org/library/opac/ to search according to title/author or subject See you at the new PPC@DYMK! (Opening details to follow!) Take care Charm :)
- [Saturday, 21 June 08: SafeHaven + PPC presents - For the Bible tells me so](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-21-june-08-safehaven-ppc-presents-for-the-bible-tells-me-so/) - 21 of June 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Screening of "FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO" Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian,
- [What to Read? - I Hate Everyone But You](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/what-to-read-i-hate-everyone-but-you/) - Scratching your head over what to read next? Starting from this month, we will be launching our What To Read? series - sharing with you book recommendations from our library collection! 📙 I Hate Everyone But You - Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin 📖 Best friends Ava and Gen have to learn how to maintain
- [What to Read? - Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out for #11](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/what-to-read-invasion-of-the-dykes-to-watch-out-for-11/) - UP NEXT in this August's edition of our What To Read? book recommendations, is the much loved and hilarious Dykes To Watch Out For graphic novel series with Book 11 as our special pick! 📙 Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out for - Alison Bechdel 📖 Book 11 in the series finds our treasured
- [Book Review: Queer Singapore – Illiberal Citizenship and Mediated Cultures](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-queer-singapore-illiberal-citizenship-and-mediated-cultures/) - Authors: Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow Title: Queer Singapore – Illiberal Citizenship and Mediated Cultures Call no: 306.766 YUE Editors Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow have curated a solid collection of essays looking at LGBT Singapore from multiple perspectives, examining in particular the coexistence in the nation of institutionalised repression and tolerance of the gay
- [It Gets Better Singapore](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/it-gets-better-singapore/) - It Gets Better Singapore
- [LGBTQ+ Community Organisations meeting with MOM and TAFEP](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/lgbtq-community-organisations-meeting-with-mom-and-tafep/) - Pelangi Pride Centre together with Oogachaga, Transbefrienders & leaders and representatives from other local LGBTQ+ community organisations, recently met with staff from Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices. We collectively expressed our disappointment that sexual orientation and gender identity will not be included as protected characteristics in the
- [August 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/august-2023-opening-dates/) - Please note that we will not be opened on 19th August. You are most welcome to drop by on the other Saturdays for some chit-chat or book browsing :)
- [Sign up for the new 'Ageing forward for gay & bi men 40 years & above in Singapore' facilitated sessions with Dr Maha Y. See and Chuanfei Chin](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/sign-up-for-the-new-ageing-forward-for-gay-bi-men-40-years-above-in-singapore-facilitated-sessions-with-dr-maha-y-see-and-chuanfei-chin/) - We are launching another psychoeducation series, this time on 'Ageing forward for gay & bi men 40 years & older in Singapore'. This facilitated group is free and specifically for: gay and bi men who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s and above, who want to learn about and support themselves and their community, and
- [Introduction to Queer Arts with Stephanie Dogfoot](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/introduction-to-queer-arts-with-stephanie-dogfoot/) - We will be kickstarting the first session of our NEW series: Introduction to Queer Arts on 22 July! We are very honored to be chatting with Stephanie Dogfoot who will be sharing their poetry.
- [We are turning 20!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-are-turning-20/) - With your support, we are grateful to have been serving the local LGBTQ+ community for the last 20 years. Help us keep this supportive and safe space open!
- [Book Sale Happening on 29 Jul 2023](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-book-sale-2023/) - Mark your calendar down for 29 Jul this coming Saturday as it's time for our first massive book sale of the year! There will be new titles added to the hundreds of books* up for sale. Available genres include: - Graphic novels - Fiction - Non-fiction - Erotica - Educational resources ... and more surprise
- [Book Sale Happening on 26th Nov 2022](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-sale-pelangi-pride-centre-on-26th-nov/) - LGBTQ bibliophiles and book enthusiasts, you're in for a treat. Scuttle down to PPC on 26th November 2022 from 3-6pm for our first book sale in years!
- [Thank You for Supporting Our 2022 Book Sale](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/thank-you-for-supporting-our-2022-book-sale/) - Remember our book sale last November? Hope you have been enjoying the new reads
- [Book Giveaway with Penguin Books SEA](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-giveaway-with-penguin-books-sea/) - First up in our partnership with Penguin Random House SEA, we have a copy each of the following books to give away! A Paradise of Illusions - Laurie HashimNo Wonder, Women - Carissa FooThe Heart of Summer - Danton Remoto To stand a chance to secure these literary delights, all you got to do is…
- [New Collaboration with Penguin Books SEA](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/new-collaboration-with-penguin-books-sea/) - We are psyched to announce that we will be collaborating with Penguin Books SEA for some exciting stuff in the coming months! This is part of our continuing efforts to promote diverse literature, and support the LGBTQ+ community. Keep an eye out for further announcements on our upcoming events, giveaways, and more over at our
- [July 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/july-2023-opening-dates/) - Hi everyone! We'll be closed on the first Saturday of July which also falls on the 1st! Swing by the rest of the month :)
- [June 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/june-2023-opening-hours/) - Hello everyone! We will only be opened on 10th June for this month! Our friendly volunteers and endless worlds of books will be here when you drop by :)
- [Find us at Pink Dot on 24th June!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/find-us-at-pink-dot-on-24th-june/) - We are thrilled to be returning to this year's Pink Dot on June 24th! To make our booth more fabulous, we would like your help to showcase a curated book collection that celebrates the love and diversity of our LGBTQ+ communities and families. So, let your voice be heard by sharing your favourite book titles
- [April 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/april-2023-opening-dates/) - Please note that we will be closed on all Sats in April except the 29th April for the Easter weekend and Hari Raya Puasa. Here's wishing those who celebrate Hari Raya Pausa a peaceful and wonderful time with your loved ones!
- [Come join us in a session on "Living Forward For Gay & Bi Men 50 Years or Older in Singapore" by Dr Maha Y. See and Chuanfei Chin. [SIGN-UPS CLOSED]](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/come-join-us-in-a-session-on-living-forward-for-gay-bi-men-50-years-or-older-in-singapore-by-dr-maha-y-see-and-chuanfei-chin/) - Sign-ups are closed for this event. Do look out for our next one :) Venue: 1 Commonwealth Ln, #02-02 One Commonwealth, Singapore 149544Date and time: 25th March 2023 (Saturday, 1:00pm - 5:30pm) Aging can be tough for anyone. As a group, we experience psychosocial and health disparities. We will have a facilitated dialogue for sharing
- [Volunteer Recruitment 2023](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/volunteer-recruitment-2023/) - We have a number of volunteering roles available for you to join us! Email us if you are interested!
- [Pelangi Pride Centre Volunteer Recruitment 2022](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-volunteer-recruitment-2022/) - CLOSED! Thank you for your interest! We have re-opened recruiting for new volunteers to join us from July onwards! Check out our roles below and drop us an email if you are interested to help :) Hi everyone! We are looking for Volunteers to help us out in quite a number of roles. More details
- [February 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/february-2023-opening-dates/) - We will be closed on 11th February this month. Come browse our books (and say hi!) on the other Saturdays instead!
- [Pelangi Pride Centre: Mental Health Series #4](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-mental-health-series-4/) - Come join us in a session on Learning About Sexual Minority Affirmative Therapy by Dr Maha Y. See and Eileena Lee, the last of the four-parts Mental Health Series. To RSVP, please sign up via this form here Venue: PhysicalDate and time: 4th February 2023 (Saturday, 3:30pm - 5:30pm) For this event, it will be
- [Thank You for Joining us at Pink Dot 2022!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/thank-you-for-joining-us-at-pink-dot-2022/) - A great many thanks to those who dropped by our booth last month at Pink Dot :) It was heartening to be back at Hong Lim Park for Pink Dot after 2 years, and seeing your support in person reinforces our hope and drive to continue serving the community. After all, books have always been
- [Saturday, 10 May 08: Documentaries Screening- "Trembling before God" and "Rene's Story"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-10-may-08-documentaries-screening-trembling-before-god-and-renes-story/) - 10 of May 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Documentaries screening "Trembling before God" and "Rene's Story" 1) Trembling before God (84mins) http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Trembling_ Before_G- d 2) Rene's Story (77mins) Rene, 31, a female-to-male gender reassignment candidate took hormones for years and "passed" as a man for all of his adult life. Married to his
- [Saturday, 7 June 08: Documentaries Screening- "Dangerous Living" and "Shalom in the home"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-7-june-08-documentaries-screening-dangerous-living-and-shalom-in-the-home/) - 7 of June 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Documentaries screening "Dangerous Living" and "Shalom in the home" 1) Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, is a feature-length documentary that explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global
- [Saturday, 12 July 08: Documentary Screening - The Celluloid Closet](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-12-july-08-documentary-screening-the-celluloid-closet/) - 21 of June 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Screening of "THE CELLULOID CLOSET" The film is based on the 1981 (revised 1987) book of the same name written by Vito Russo, and on previous lecture and film clip presentations given in person by Russo 1972-82. Russo researched the history of how motion pictures, especially Hollywood
- [Saturday, 11 October 2008: I Am - Motivational Talk by Leona Lo](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-11-october-2008-i-am-motivational-talk-by-leona-lo/) - 11 of October 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE I Am - Motivational Talk by Leona Lo Pelangi Pride Centre (PPC) Presents - An afternoon with Leona Lo, author of "My Sisters, Their Stories" and "From Leonard to Leona - A Singapore Transsexual's Journey to Womanhood." More about Leona: Leona's website - http://www.leonalo.com/ Leona's interview with
- [Saturday, 8 November 08: Documentaries Screening - "The Celluloid Closet" and "Sex Change Soldier"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-8-november-08-documentaries-screening-the-celluloid-closet-and-sex-change-soldier/) - 8 of November 2008 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Screening of "THE CELLULOID CLOSET" and "SEX CHANGE SOLDIER" Date: 8 November (Sat) Time: 4pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre Cost: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food) RSVP - This event is by invitation only. LIMITED to only 30 pax, prior registration is required. For
- [Saturday, 10 January 09: Documentary Screening - This Film Is Not Yet Rated](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-10-january-09-documentary-screening-this-film-is-not-yet-rated/) - 10 of January 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Screening of "THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED" Details at a Glance Date: 10 January 2009 (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. LIMITED to only 30 pax,
- [Saturday, 14 February 09: Documentary Screening - The Times of Harvey Milk](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-14-february-09-documentary-screening-the-times-of-harvey-milk/) - 14 of February 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Screening of "THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK" ( this is not the Gus Van Sant 2008 "Milk") Details at a Glance Date: 14 February 2009 (Sat) Time: 4pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food) RSVP: This event
- [Saturday, 28 February 09: Documentary Screening - The Times of Harvey Milk (Re-screening)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-28-february-09-documentary-screening-the-times-of-harvey-milk-re-screening/) - 28 of February 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK" (Re-screening) ( this is not the Gus Van Sant 2008 "Milk") Due to a technical fault at our previous screening, we will be re-screening "The Times of Harvey Milk". Our apologies to our friends who came last
- [Saturday, 14 March 2009: An Afternoon with Loretta Chen](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-14-march-2009-an-afternoon-with-loretta-chen/) - 14 of March 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - an afternoon with Loretta Chen Details at a Glance Date: 14 March 2009 (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. LIMITED to only
- [Saturday, 4 April 09: Screening - A Very British Sex Scandal](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-4-april-09-screening-a-very-british-sex-scandal/) - 4 of April 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "A Very British Sex Scandal" Details at a Glance Date: 4 April 2009 (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
- [Saturday, 13 June 09: Screening - Coming Out, Coming Home](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/saturday-13-june-09-screening-coming-out-coming-home/) - 13 of June 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "Coming Out, Coming Home" Details at a Glance Date: 13 June 2009 (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
- [There Is No Name for This](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/there-is-no-name-for-this/) - 18 of July 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "There Is No Name For This" Details at a Glance Date: 18 July 2009 (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
- [To Live is Better Than to Die](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/to-live-is-better-than-to-die/) - 12 of December 2009 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE In Commemoration of World AIDS Day, Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "To Live is Better Than to Die" Details at a Glance Date: 12 December 2009 (Sat) Time: 4pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food) RSVP: This
- [Event - 11 days North East Thailand with 3 gay men and 2 lesbians](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-11-days-north-east-thailand-with-3-gay-men-and-2-lesbians/) - 30 of January 2010 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "11 days North East Thailand with 3 gay men and 2 lesbians" Details at a Glance Date: 30 January 2010 (Sat) Time: 4pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger food) RSVP: This event
- [Event - Coming Home: Discussions from Abroad](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-coming-home-discussions-from-abroad/) - 6 of February 2010 @ PELANGI PRIDE CENTRE "Coming Home: Discussions from Abroad" Details at a Glance Date: 6 February 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
- [HIV: A Volunteer's Journey](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/hiv-a-volunteers-journey/) - 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
- [Otto Fong's "Who Is Standing Between Me and My Big Gay Heaven?"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/otto-fong/) - 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:
- [Missed April's Event? Catch the Snippets Here!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/missed-aprils-event-catch-the-snippets-here/) - 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!
- [Highlights of Pink Dot 2010!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/highlights-of-pink-dot-2010/) - Well done everyone and we're very proud of you, E and Mum! :) Watch in Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjw9PQTZWY4 Original post via PinkDot.sg titled When One Door Closes, A Closet Door Opens: A Singaporean Mother's Appeal to Parents of LGBT Sons and Daughters
- [Event - PPC and SAFE presents: Journeys - The road to acceptance](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-ppc-and-safe-presents-journeys-the-road-to-acceptance/) - Event: PPC and SAFE presents: Journeys - The road to acceptance. Date: 5 June 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 -
- [PPC and Free Community Church present Free To Be You](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-and-free-community-church-present-free-to-be-you/) - Event: PPC and Free Community Church present Free To Be You Date: 26 June 2010 (Sat) Time: 4pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre Cost per person: $6 (cost of 2 soft drinks and finger foods) RSVP: This event is by invitation only. As there are LIMITED seats, prior registration is required. To get an invitation -
- [Our Stories 我们的故事](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/our-stories/) - PPC and Fridae presents 新书发布+读者交流会 : 《我们的故事》 Book Launch : Our Stories: True accounts of 15 ethnic Chinese lesbian and gays Our Stories Edited by Oyoung Wenfeng true accounts of 15 ethnic Chinese lesbian and gays from around the world 19 August 2010 (Thursday) 7.30 pm Pelangi Pride Centre/DYMK Cafe 41 Neil Road Singapore 088824
- [Film screening: "8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/film-screening-8-the-mormon-proposition/) - PPC and Free Community Church presents 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION -- A film screening Date: 11 December 2010 (Sat) Time: 4.15pm 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
- [CANCELLED - Film Screening: Eye on Taiwan - The Rainbow Path](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/film-screening-eye-on-taiwan-the-rainbow-path/) - update - 12/01/11 Unfortunately, our email to MDA has just been bounced back by the server. We have resent the email but because we are unsure when MDA will respond to us, we have decided to cancel the screening instead of wasting everyone's precious Saturday afternoon. So sorry for the inconvenience caused. ---------- update - 11/01/11 Pelangi
- [Pelangi Pride Centre presents - "I Will Survive: Personal gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender stories in Singapore”‏](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-presents-i-will-survive-personal-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender-stories-in-singapore/) - Event: "I Will Survive: Personal gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender stories in Singapore” Date: 15th June 2013 (Sat) Time: 2.30pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre 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
- [Pelangi Pride Centre goes to Bukit Brown Cemetery](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-goes-to-bukit-brown-cemetery/) - Meet : Sunday 17 Nov 2013, 8.50am – 11am At : Inside the cemetery gates at the roundabout. Cars can be parked there. RSVP: The event is open to a limited number of participants, prior registration is required. To get an invitation – please email [pelangipridecentre at yahoo dot com] with your name (in full),
- [Pelangi Pride Centre at Pink Dot 2014](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-at-pink-dot-2014/) - Many thanks and love to those who dropped by to browse the books and say hi! Hope to see you all at our new place soon :)
- [LGBTQ and Buddhism - Clearing Misconceptions.](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/lgbtq-and-buddhism-clearing-misconceptions/) - Event: LGBTQ and Buddhism – Clearing Misconceptions. By Venerable Phra Chun Kiang. Date: 19th Mar 2016 (Sat) Time: 2.30pm to 5pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre 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
- [Review - "Clearing Misconceptions – LGBTQ and Buddhism"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/clearing-misconceptions-lgbtq-and-buddhism/) - Clearing Misconceptions – LGBTQ and Buddhism by Yap Ching Wi Phra Chun Kiang, a Singaporean who ordained eight years ago, clarified misconceptions surrounding people who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans-sexual and questioning (LGBTQ) and Buddhism to 30 people at Pelangi Pride Centre on 19 March 2016. The Venerable gave a ten-minute talk on the notion
- [Hormones? You ask. We answer.](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/hormones-you-ask-we-answer/) - Pelangi Pride Centre, in collaboration with Oogachaga and Dr Tan & Partners, are pleased to invite you to a free talk for the LGBTQ+ community, friends & allies. Date: 27 May 2017, Saturday Time: 3pm – 5pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre One Commonwealth #02-02 1 Commonwealth Lane Singapore 149544 (next to Commonwealth MRT) Topics to
- [PPC Introduces Pelangi Connection](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-introduces-pelangi-connection/) - Pelangi Pride Centre is NOW ONLINE DURING CIRCUIT BREAKER. Everyone is welcomed to join our PELANGI CONNECTION - an online LGBTQ affirmative space to stay connected during this challenging period of home confinement. We will be holding our first Pelangi Connection meet-up on Zoom this Saturday on 16 May from 3PM-4PM. Come and have a
- [Pelangi Connection: Goh with the Flow](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-connection-goh-with-the-flow/) - Update (27th May): Event registration has closed. Thank you for the support! Join us for a Pelangi Connection meet-up with Theresa Goh this Saturday on 30 May from 3pm-4pm. Theresa Goh is a Queer Paralympian from Singapore. Theresa strongly believes in the importance of seeing the ability in a person and not their disability. Prior
- [Pelangi Connection: Pride is...](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-connection-pride-is/) - Update (10th June): Event registration has closed. Thank you for the support! Pelangi Pride Centre invites you to join in a special Pride month conversation [Pelangi Connection: Pride is...] on Zoom this Saturday 14th Jun, 3-4pm. Guest moderator: Theresa Goh Panellists: Sherry Sherqueshaa, Vanessa Ho, and Yeong Jun Bo Gabriel Registration is required. Sign up
- [Pelangi Connection: Chit-chat After Pink Dot](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-connection-chit-chat-after-pink-dot/) - Join Pelangi Pride Centre for a light Sunday afternoon of [Chit-chat After Pink Dot] happening on Zoom this Sunday 28th June, 3-4pm. Have a chill chat with our volunqueers and share your stories about this Pride month, Pink Dot, or anything queer! Registration is required. Sign up at https://bit.ly/pcs4register by 26th Jun 6pm. We'll see
- [Pelangi Pride Centre: Mental Health Series #1](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-mental-health-series-1/) - Join us in person for an afternoon chat on 4th June, about Sexual Minority Trauma & Healing by Maha Y. See, the first of a mental health series organised by Pelangi Pride Centre!
- [Pelangi Pride Centre: Mental Health Series #2](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-mental-health-series-2/) - Join us for an afternoon chat via Zoom about Self-Compassion in Sexual Minorities by Chin Chuan Fei, the second of a mental health series organised by Pelangi Pride Centre! To RSVP, sign up via our form here:https://forms.gle/1B16B1V7bTa14Mac9 Self-compassion is a powerful source of resilience among sexual minorities. It contributes to our well-being and life satisfaction,
- [Pelangi Pride Centre: Mental Health Series #3](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-mental-health-series-3/) - Come join us onsite on 1st Oct for a chat with Daniel Ho on Youth Substance Abuse Among Sexual Minorities, the third topic in the mental health series organised by Pelangi Pride Centre! Sign up right here: https://forms.gle/CBPJDS2Gc856jrHR9 Venue: PhysicalDate & Time: 1st Oct 2022 (Saturday), 2:30-4:30pm Substance use among youth is on the rise
- [PPC Booth at Pink Dot 14](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-booth-at-pink-dot-14/) - PPC will be setting up a booth at Pink Dot 2022 this year! Come by to sample the books and collect freebies 😉 Which books 📚 do you hope to see at our booth? Share your recommendations inthe comments section below or message us on Social Media! Watch this space for more updates 👀
- [January 2023 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/january-2023-opening-dates/) - It's 2023! May you all have positive vibes and more good reads this year as well :) Please note that we will not be opened on 21st Jan as it's the Chinese New Year weekend. Wishing those who celebrate this festive period to have a prosperous and joyous time!
- [December 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/december-2022-opening-dates/) - We can't believe 2022 is coming to an end soon! Please note that we will only be open on 3rd and 17th December. Thank you for being with us through this extraordinary year. Catch you in 2023!
- [Review - 'Youth Substance Abuse Among Sexual Minorities'](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-youth-substance-abuse-among-sexual-minorities/) - We started 1st Oct with the third event in the mental health series, presented by Daniel Ho (Master of Psychology, Clinical) onsite. Participants were encouraged to sit together in a inclusive circular setting given the heavy topic of the day. Questions and ideas were shared sensitively back-and-forth between the participants and Daniel, with much thought
- [Review - 'Sexual Minority Trauma & Healing'](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-sexual-minority-trauma-healing/) - On 4th June 2022, Pelangi Pride Centre hosted its first event since 2017, with the first session in a series of mental health talks. Presented by Maha Y. See, (PsyD in Clinical Psychology) with more than a decade of experience in the mental health field since 2006, he shared with an attentive audience his knowledge
- [Pelangi Pride Centre Statement on Repeal of 377A](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-statement-on-repeal-of-377a/) - Pelangi Pride Centre (PPC) is heartened by the government’s intention to repeal Section 377A. This would not have been possible without the efforts of the community, activists, our friends, families, and allies, who have been integral in making it a reality. While the repeal of Section 377A is a step in the right direction, we
- [November 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/november-2022-opening-dates/) - Hello! Please note that we'd be closed on 5th Nov for some spring cleaning. The end of the year is nearly here, and we are so grateful to be open every month this year and have both familiar and new faces visiting us!
- [October 2022 Opening Dates (UPDATED)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/october-2022-opening-dates/) - Pelangi Pride Centre will be closed on 15th Oct and 29th Oct (updated 15/10). Come say hi to our books (and our nice volunteers!) on the other Saturdays :)
- [Review - 'Self-Compassion in Sexual Minorities'](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-self-compassion-in-sexual-minorities/) - The second event in the mental health series was held on 20 Aug as a Zoom session. Presented by Chin Chuan Fei (Master of Counselling, DPhil), attendees were encouraged to take part in simple breathing exercises at the start. That helped to build an appropriate headspace for the session so as to better understand what
- [Stay calm, be united and strong (Repost from Pink Dot)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/stay-calm-be-united-and-strong-repost-from-pink-dot/) - Original post by Pink Dot : http://pinkdot.sg/community-statement/ To Singapore’s LGBT Community and Friends, Recent events have caused much grief to many of us. Issues surrounding being LGBT are once again cast in the limelight and being discussed in the media. Hateful words have been used, disinformation has been spread as fact, and our leaders’ positions
- [Hate Cannot Be Allowed To Take Root in Singapore](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/hate-cannot-be-allowed-to-take-root-in-singapore/) - Joint Statement by Singapore’s LGBT Community Groups Hate Cannot Be Allowed to Take Root in Singapore SINGAPORE, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 – The mass shooting in an LGBT nightclub in Orlando is a tragedy and sobering reminder of the homophobia LGBT individuals experience on a daily basis. We are shocked and saddened by what has transpired
- [Response to Court of Appeals Verdict re 377a Constitutional Challenge](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/response-to-court-of-appeals-verdict-re-377a/) - Joint Statement by Singapore’s LGBT Community Groups Court of Appeal’s Verdict on 377a Constitutional Challenge: A Missed Opportunity SINGAPORE, Thursday, October 30, 2014 – We are greatly shocked and disappointed by the Court of Appeal’s ruling against appeals brought forth by Kenneth Chee, Gary Lim, and Tan Eng Hong, thereby upholding the constitutionality of Section 377a
- [August 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/august-2022-opening-dates/) - We will be open on some but not all Saturdays this August!
- [June 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/june-2022-opening-dates/) - Hello! Here are our opening dates for June! Come say hi at our booth if you are swinging by the community tent at Pink Dot on 18th June :)
- [July 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/july-2022-opening-dates/) - We will be closed on 9th July in celebration of Hari Raya Haji. Here's wishing all our Muslim friends a blessed Eid!
- [We have a new look](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-have-a-new-look/) - As a volunteer-run group since 2003, PPC is thankful for all the wonderful folks who have helped us out in-person and virtually in countless ways. Last year, we were offered help to give our identity a new look and we took that on. This Pride Month, we are happy to share with everyone our new
- [January 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/january-2022-opening-dates/) - Happy New Year everyone! It's already 2022, and we are thankful to be open this January. See below for the dates you can visit us! This schedule is subjected to change, follow us on our socials for the latest info.
- [PPC will be closed on 12th Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-closed-on-12th-feb/) - Hi everyone! We are closed for a day this month, but you can drop by on the other Saturdays.
- [April 2022 Opening Dates](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/april-2022-opening-dates/) - Can you believe we are approaching one quarter into 2022 already?! Here's when you can visit us this April :)
- [PPC will be closed from 8th May](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-closed-from-8th-may/) - In view of the latest local COVID-19 restrictions starting from 8th May, we will be closing our operations temporarily until further notice. Book extensions will be provided to everyone holding on to our books, so take your time to finish reading them! Meanwhile we hope everyone stay safe and healthy.
- [PPC reopens this Saturday 13th Mar!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-reopens-this-saturday-13th-mar/) - Hello everyone, PPC will be re-opening this Saturday, 13th March 2021! We will be back to our usual operating hours, every Saturday 2-6pm. Precautions such as hand-sanitisers, safe distancing, mask wearing, SafeEntry etc will be put in place for everyone's safety too. See you!
- [Updated Operating Hours in light of 'circuit breaker' measures](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/updated-operating-hours-in-light-of-circuit-breaker-measures/) - Hello everyone, To keep our visitors and volunteers safe in this 'circuit breaker' period, PPC will be closed until further notice. For visitors with due books, the due date will be extended to the next time we open again. Thank you for your understanding, and stay healthy.
- [Updated Opening Hours till May](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/updated-opening-hours-till-may/) - Hello everyone, To better protect the safety of our visitors and volunteers during this period, PPC will be changing our opening hours to the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. We will be open from 2pm-6pm on the following days for the next 3 months: 21 Mar18 Apr2 May16 May For those who have
- [Updated precautionary measures in light of DORSCON Orange](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/updated-precautionary-measures-in-light-of-dorscon-orange/) - Hello everyone. PPC is open as usual - 2pm to 6pm. However, in light of the DORSCON Orange update*, we will be taking additional precautionary measures. Our volunteers will screen all visitors to PPC on the following criteria: 1) fever and flu symptoms 2) travelled to mainland China in the past 14 days 3) contact
- [Precautionary measures in response to coronavirus situation](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/precautionary-measures-in-response-to-coronavirus-situation/) - Hello everyone. Pelangi Pride Centre will be taking precautionary measures in response to the current coronavirus situation*. We strongly encourage you to postpone visiting us if you have any of the following: 1) fever and flu symptoms 2) travelled to mainland China in the past 14 days 3) contact with people who have travelled to
- [We will be closed on 18th and 25th Jan](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-18th-and-25th-jan/) - PPC will be closed on 18th Jan for spring cleaning and 25th Jan for a Chinese New Year break. Drop by on the other Saturdays during the usual 2-6pm!
- [Come volunteer with us at Pink Dot!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/come-volunteer-with-us-at-pink-dot/) - PPC will be over at Pink Dot on the 29th of June! Like to lend us a hand for the day? Simply email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com with your name and we will get back to you in a bit!
- [PPC will be at Pink Dot on 1st Jul](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-at-pink-dot-on-1st-jul/) - PPC will be closed on next Sat 1st Jul, but you can find the team over at Pink Dot instead! Come show your support by saying hi to us, or even volunteering with us for the day. Feel free to invite your friends/family/partner along too! If you like to help out as a volunteer, email
- [We will be closed on 2nd and 30th Nov](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-2nd-and-30th-nov/) - PPC will be closed on the 2nd and 30th of November. Come visit us on the other Saturdays during the usual 2-6pm!
- [We will be closed on 26th Oct](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-26th-oct/) - PPC will take a break this Saturday for the Deepavali weekend! Happy Diwali to folks celebrating the festival of lights!
- [We will be closed on 10th Aug](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-10th-aug/) - PPC is taking a break this Saturday for the long National Day and Hari Raya Haji weekend! May everyone have an enjoyable long weekend :)
- [Be a PPC Volunteer at Pink Dot 2018!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/be-a-ppc-volunteer-at-pink-dot-2018/) - Pink Dot will be happening on 21st July at Hong Lim Park and we are looking for volunteers* to help out at our booth! Like to lend us a hand? Simply email these to pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com: 1. Your name 2. Your contact number 3. Any buddy who wants to help too We will get back to you
- [We will be closed on 8th Jun](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-8th-jun/) - PPC will take a break this Saturday and will be opened on 15th and 22th of this month. See you then!
- [We will be closed on 18th May](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-18th-may/) - PPC will be closed on 18th May for the Vesak Day holiday. Please visit us on any of the other Saturdays in May!
- [We will be closed on 20th Apr](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-20th-apr/) - PPC will be taking a break over the Good Friday weekend, so visit us on the other Saturdays instead!
- [New operating hours for Mar 2019](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/new-operating-hours-for-mar-2019/) - Hi everyone! Please note that our opening hours for the remaining Saturdays (16th, 23rd, and 30th) this March will be from 2:30pm till 6pm. See you!
- [Packing and Moving Out of Geylang Lor 23](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/packing-and-moving-out-of-geylang-lor-23/) - We are closed till the new place is ready in July. Come say hi to us at Pink Dot on 28 Jun! Meanwhile, here are some snapshots.
- [We will be closed this Sat 24th Jun](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-24th-jun/) - PPC will be closed on 24th Jun for a Hari Raya Pausa break. Selamat Hari Raya Aldifiltri to all our muslim friends and may everyone have a nice extended weekend ahead :) PS. If anyone likes to help out at Pink Dot on the actual day, drop us an email at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com
- [Volunteer with us at Pink Dot 2017](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/volunteer-with-us-at-pink-dot-2017/) - Want to lend your hand and friendly smile at Pink Dot this year? We are open for volunteers* to join us on 1 July at Hong Lim Park! Simply email these to pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com: 1. Your name 2. Your contact number 3. Any buddy who wants to help too Then hang on tight while we get
- [Library open this Sat (24 April) but closed on LABOUR DAY (1 May)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/library-open-this-sat-24-april-but-closed-on-labour-day-1-may/) - Hi everyoneWe 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
- ["Coming Out" with Eileena Lee, one of PPC's Founders and Her Mum](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/coming-out-with-eileena-lee-one-of-ppcs-founders-and-her-mum/) - 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!
- [Friends of PPC, volunteer for Pink Dot!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/friends-of-ppc-volunteer-for-pink-dot/) - 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
- [Show your support for Pink Dot and PPC by wearing this Tshirt! FREE Design, Print Your Own Tee!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/show-your-support-for-pink-dot-and-ppc-by-wearing-this-tshirt-free-design-print-your-own-tee/) - Email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com for the high-resolution image!
- [We are open tomorrow! 8 May 2010!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-are-open-tomorrow-8-may-2010/) - Hi everyoneJust a gentle reminder that we will be open from 4-8pm tomorrow (Sat, 8 May) :) The other Sats that we will be open in May are 22nd and 29th!Kindly note that we will be closed on Sat 15 May cos we will all be at Pink Dot!Take care and see you!
- [We will be closed next Sat, 15 May because we will all be at Pink Dot!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-next-sat-15-may-because-we-will-all-be-at-pink-dot/) - That's right! We'll be closed next Sat, 15 May because we would like to encourage all our friends to join us and support Pink Dot! Email us at pelangipridecentre@yahoo.com for the FREE TSHIRT DESIGN and PRINT IT on your own Tshirt!See you at Pink Dot!The PPC Team
- [We will be closed this Sat. Find us at Pink Dot!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-are-closed-this-sat-find-us-at-pink-dot/) - Hey everyone! PPC will be closed this Sat 29 June so readers who wish to visit us for book loans or returns this week, please come down on next Sat 6 July instead. We will be showing our support for Pink Dot this Sat at Hong Lim Park. You can find us at the big
- [A Happening June for PPC!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/a-happening-june-for-ppc/) - Dear friends PPC will be moving to a new location soon! :) To prepare for this, we will be open for only 1 Saturday in June - 7 June, 2-6pm. That's this Saturday! All other Saturdays, we'll be busy doing this... 14 June - PACKING day 21 June - Last minute clear-ups for the move
- [Pelangi Pride Centre is Proud to Support Pink Dot 2014](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-is-proud-to-support-pink-dot-2014/) - Image from Pink Dot SG's Facebook Full list of the community groups in Pink Dot SG 2014 http://pinkdot.sg/community-groups-2014/
- [Pelangi Pride Centre needs your MUSCLES! - we're moving (AGAIN!)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-needs-your-muscles-were-moving-again/) - Pelangi Pride Centre needs your MUSCLES! - we're moving (AGAIN!)Yup, you read the subject heading RIGHT! :) We are moving (AGAIN!) - from our present location in Rowell Road to our new home, DYMK - http://www.dymk.sg/ We are very grateful to Dr Kaan Sheung Kin (affectionately known to all of us as Sheung) for generously
- [A Big Thank You to Our Volunteers](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/a-big-thank-you-to-our-volunteers/) - A big thank you to Ying Ying, Mike, Lynn and Su-Lin for the hard work they put in today to pack PPC in preparation for our big move on 16 August. It was a solid two and a half hours of packing but now what used to be our library at Rowell Road is all
- [Pelangi Pride Centre celebrates Singapore's 43rd Birthday!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-celebrates-singapores-43rd-birthday/) - Dear FriendsPPC will be taking a break this Saturday, 9 August to observe Singapore's 43rd Birthday (staying home to watch the Parade lah...)Happy National Day to all our Singaporean friends.Take careThe PPC Team
- [Pelangi Pride Centre has Moved!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-has-moved/) - Dear all,A big "Thank You" to all the volunteers, the dragon boaters and the 3 drivers (who volunteered the lorry and the 2 cars), who helped out with the big move on Saturday 16 August 2008.Our thanks also to Dr Kaan Sheung Kin (affectionately known to all of us as Sheung) for generously housing PPC
- [Pelangi Pride Centre Re-Opens at DYMK on 6th September 2008 (4-8pm)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-re-opens-at-dymk-on-6th-september-2008-4-8pm/) - Hi allYES! We are BACK! :) Please pencil this in your diaries, PDAs, blackberry, whatever.. :P that PPC@DYMK will be open on the first Saturday of September - 6th September from 4-8pm.For those who have borrowed books when we were at Rowell Road, Mox and so on, it's a chance to see the library in
- [Come join us for our first Saturday at DYMK (6th September, 4-8pm) :)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/come-join-us-for-our-first-saturday-at-dymk-6th-september-4-8pm/) - Hi allPPC@DYMK will be open for our FIRST Saturday of operations this Saturday, 6th September from 4-8pm.Come by to chill out and enjoy the collection of books whilst sipping fine teas/coffees and so on!Special beverage/cake deals for PPC users (through the kindness of our friends at DYMK)$2 for Soft Drinks (Normally $5)$3 for Juice (Normally
- [Your FAQs answered :)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/your-faqs-answered/) - Hi allThanks to everyone who has popped by PPC@DYMK the last 2 Saturdays to hang out and chill with us :) We are also glad that there have been new users of the library, we hope you have a good time exploring our collection!To address some of your FAQs:1) Does PPC loan books out?YES! We
- [Reflections I: "I Am" by Leona Lo](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/reflections-i-i-am-by-leona-lo/) - Eye- (and Mind) Opening Session with Leona Lo by Bian TanYesterday, I went to hear Leona Lo speak. I had heard of her through the local GLBTQ internet postings, and since I have a few friends who are transgender, I attended the event to learn more and to show support for the transgender community. The
- [Reflections II: "I Am" by Leona Lo](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/reflections-ii-i-am-by-leona-lo/) - "I had attended the "I Am - Motivational Talk” by Ms Leona Lo at PPC on 11 Oct 08 with my daughter. Beside giving us the information on Transsexual issue, she also gave us the opportunity to ask her questions during the Q&A; session. Even my daughter also listening to her talk as it was
- [Reflections III: "I Am" by Leona Lo](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/reflections-iii-i-am-by-leona-lo/) - Leona Lo from - http://fatsumomo.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/leona-lo/by Julianne SeahI met Leona Lo yesterday at this completely new lesbian and gay bar/cafe DYKM (Does Your Mama Know). It is also occupied by the Pelangi Pride Library where it moved since The Mox Cafe at Tanjong Pagar. I jumped immediately at the chance of RedQuEEn!’s email to meet Leona
- [Pelangi Pride Centre Needs Volunteers!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-needs-volunteers/) - Hi there!Pelangi Pride Centre needs your help! If you have always wanted to do your bit for the community, how about considering volunteering a Saturday (for four hours and a bit) every month at Pelangi Pride Centre?With on-going events as well as a library that needs continual upkeep, we need your hands, legs and brain
- [Pictures of our First PPC at Rowell Road](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pictures-of-our-first-ppc-at-rowell-road/)
- [Present Day PPC@DYMK!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/present-day-ppcdymk/)
- [Be Our Facebook Friend!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/be-our-facebook-friend/) - Hi everyone!We've received word that some of you find it "lehcheh" (inconvenient) to join our Facebook Group/Fan Page because it's something that you won't check often, and so, you have requested that we create a Facebook ID and you can be our friend.So, we've done that! Search Pelangi Pride Centre and you'll see us.Looking forward
- [Happy 2010! Event Day moved to 16 Jan!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/happy-2010-event-day-moved-to-16-jan/) - Hi everyoneWishing you good health and happiness today and in 2010! We will be open for "business" on Sat 9 Jan from 4-8pm so do come by and say hi! Also, we will be shifting our Event Day to 16 Jan so that people won't need to choose between attending the PPC event day and
- [Taking a Short Break until 9 Jan 2010](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/taking-a-short-break-until-9-jan-2010/) - Hi everyonePPC is taking a short break over the festive season and will re-open on Sat, 9 Jan 2010 from 4-8pm at 41A Neil Road.We will also be holding an event on the day (details to come soon!)Wishing all you compliments of the festive season, and good health, joy and love in the coming year!Happy
- [Event Day Postponed!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/event-day-postponed/) - Hi everyoneSorry we'll be postponing Event Day because we need more time to organise the event. More details will be out shortly. In the meantime, come by and visit us on Sat, 16 Jan from 4-8pm.Take care!
- [Ring Us!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ring-us/) - Hi everyoneJust to share that PPC now has a mobile number so you can ring us if you need assistance on our location, renew books etc! We are reachable at +65 8410 3938 between the hours of 4-8pm every Saturday!Take care!
- [PPC now on Google Maps!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-now-on-google-maps/) - Hi everyoneYaayy! We are now on Google Maps! Simply type in "pelangi pride centre singapore" in Google or on Google Maps and out pops our location and other details. Do let your friends who have yet to visit us know yah?Take care and see you back at PPC on 20 Feb!The PPC Team
- [Closed on 13 Feb for CNY Break!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/closed-on-13-feb-for-cny-break/) - Hi everyoneWe will be taking a short break this Saturday, 13 Feb for the Lunar New Year holidays and will re-open on 20 Feb from 4-8pm.Wishing all our friends who celebrate Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!Huat ah! :)The PPC Team
- [Recruiting Volunteers!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/recruiting-volunteers/) - Hi everyoneAs you may know, PPC is run solely by volunteers and we're in need of new pairs of hands to help us with the space! :)PPC volunteers usually help out with the running of our LGBTQ library (we have over 1000 books!) so that will include general librarian work (loans/returns, shelving, cataloging and wrapping
- [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/) - Hi and welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions! GENERAL INFO 1) What is Pelangi Pride Centre (PPC)? PPC is a resource space and library for sexual minorities in Singapore. We have an extensive library of fiction, non-fiction, reference, Chinese and local books which can be borrowed or read within our premises. We also have resources
- [Get your copy of the updated LGBTQ Resource List!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/get-your-copy-of-the-updated-lgbtq-resource-list/) - Hi everyoneWe've updated our LGBTQ Resource List. Get you copy here!Take care!The PPC Team
- [Pelangi Pride Centre has moved](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-has-moved-2/) - Dear all,A big "Thank You" to all the volunteers and The Bears who helped out with the big move on Sunday 30 March 2008.Pelangi Pride Centre will be closed for the next 2 weeks for us to settle down in our new home.We will re-open on the 19th of April 2008.Please watch this space for
- [Pelangi Pride Centre Re-Opens Today! (19 April 2008) 4-8pm](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-re-opens-today-19-april-2008-4-8pm/) - Dear allJust a gentle reminder that Pelangi Pride Centre re-opens in our new home - 54 Rowell Road (in Little India), TODAY (19 April) from 4-8pmFor directions on how to get to the new PPC:Come into Hindoo Road from Jalan Besar. Look for tall HDB block 639 at the end of the road. Corner terrace
- [PPC open every Saturday in December!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-open-every-saturday-in-december/) - Hi allGreetings from the PPC Team!Apologies that the PPC website has been offline since early December 2008. Whilst we are sorting out the technical difficulties, we want to reiterate we are still very much OPEN every Saturday from 4-8pm! :)Come by for a visit at DYMK (9 Kreta Ayer Road) and chill out whilst enjoying
- [Open this Saturday!  (24 Jan 09)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/open-this-saturday-24-jan-09/) - Hi everyone!We're working extra hard this year and won't be taking our usual break during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period, so come by and hang out with us this Saturday, 24 Jan 09, we'll be open from 4-8pm as usual :)Wishing all PPC friends who celebrate CNY a Happy "Niu" Year! :)All the best!Nam
- [PPC will be closed on 9 May](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-closed-on-9-may/) - Hi everyonePPC will be taking a break on 9 May (Vesak Day public holiday):)We will be open all other Saturdays in May and our event day (details out shortly!) will be on 23 May.Please take note!Take care and see you soon!Charm on behalf of the PPC Team
- [No event day in May :)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/no-event-day-in-may/) - Hi everyoneJust to update you that we will be taking an "event day hiatus" in May. (Tired lah...)In the meantime, the library will be open on Saturdays, 4-8pm. We will be back with event day in June so please do check in with us closer to the date!Take care and have a great week ahead!Charm
- [Library not open on 8 August](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/library-not-open-on-8-august/) - The library will not be open on the 8 August, the eve of the National Day.We wish Singapore and all residents a happy National Day holiday.
- [PPC will be closed temporary](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-closed-temporary/) - Our host DYMK is moving to a new location. PPC will be moving with DYMK.In order to facilitate the move and for us to settle down in the new location, we will be closed from 29 Aug 2009 onwards through Sept 2009.We will notify everyone of the new location and opening dates once we are
- [PPC is moving to our new location this Saturday (21 Nov)](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-is-moving-to-our-new-location-this-saturday-21-nov/) - Hi everyoneSorry for the silence but good news! We will be moving to our new location this Saturday - 21 Nov and will be open for business shortly! Our new address is 41A Neil Road. :)If you're on Facebook, you can get updates via our Fan Page or Group, or you can join our Yahoogroups
- [PPC re-opens next Sat (28 Nov) from 4-8pm](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-re-opens-next-sat-28-nov-from-4-8pm/) - Hi allThanks to all the awesome help from our volunteers and the bears, we were able to move into the new space without a hitch... and within 4hrs!We are very excited and happy to announce that we will re-open at our new location (41A Neil Road) next Saturday, 28 Nov, 4-8pm.Do come by and visit
- [Getting to the new PPC@NeilRoad](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/getting-to-the-new-ppcneilroad/) - Hi allA few of you have asked for directions on getting to the new PPC@Neil Road. Here's the nearest public transport information:Nearest MRT Stations:Outram Park Interchange (NE3) – NEL Station (300 Eu Tong Sen St) 1.05kmOutram Park Interchange (EW16) – (10 Outram Rd) 1.2km Nearest Bus Stops:After Kreta Ayer Rd – Bus 166, 197, 61
- [Borrow Books on Sat 19 Dec and get them till 9 Jan!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/borrow-books-on-sat-19-dec-and-get-them-till-9-jan/) - Hi everyoneIf you borrow books on Sat 19 Dec, you will get to keep them till 9 Jan! This is because we will be taking a break on 26 Dec and 2 Jan, so you get a "free" extension!Grab your books on Sat 19 Dec! We will be open from 4-8pm.Cheers and Happy Holidays!The PPC
- [New Pictures on our Facebook Fan Page!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/new-pictures-on-our-facebook-fan-page/) - Hi everyoneIt'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
- [Free Books!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/free-books-3/) - Hi everyoneWe 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,
- [Pelangi Pride Centre moving! Temporary closed 26 Feb - 12 Mar](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-moving-temporary-closed-26-feb-12-mar/) - Dear all, Pelangi Pride Centre is moving out from our current address. We will be closed between 26 Feb - 12 Mar for the move. Please watch this space for our new address and opening date. For those who have borrowed books from the library, please hold on to the books till we reopen. There
- [Closed on 27th August](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/close-on-polling-day-27th-august/) - PPC will be closed on Sat 27 August due to the Presidential Elections. We will resume operations on Sat 3 September 2-6pm. See you then!
- [Pelangi Pride Centre reopens at Free Community Church](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/pelangi-pride-centre-reopens-at-free-community-church/) - The Pelangi Pride Centre will reopen on the 2 April at a new location within the premise of the Free Community Church (FCC). The Free Community Church has generously offered to sponsor the space to host the Pelangi Pride Centre. However, Pelangi Pride Centre continues to operate independently. The new address is: 56 Lorong 23
- [Golden Village's 10th edition of Love & Pride Film Festival](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/golden-village-10th-lovepride/) - Golden Village celebrates love and acceptance at 10th edition of Love & Pride Film Festival Press Release Singapore, 14 September 2018– Film aficionados, rejoice! For the 10th year running, Golden Village’s ever-popular Love & Pride Film Festival is back once again, featuring a scintillating lineup of internationally acclaimed foreign titles across 9 days. Curated by the Singapore Film
- [Portia de Rossi's Unbearable Lightness](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/portia-de-rossis-unbearable-lightness/) - The Pelangi Pride Centre has just acquired Portia de Rossi's Unbearable Lightness. This autobiography about de Rossi's struggles with anorexia and coming out has received only good reviews. Come visit us this Saturday to borrow it! Review from Publisher's Weekly: The author, an actor in movies and TV, (including Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, and Better
- [We will be closed this Sat 16th Jun](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-16th-jun/) - PPC will be closed this Saturday 16th Jun for a Hari Raya Puasa break. Selamat Hari Raya Aldifiltri to all our muslim friends and may everyone have a nice weekend!
- [We will be closed on 22 Sep](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-22-sep/) - PPC will be taking a break on the 22nd of Sep due to some renovation works. We are open on all other Sats in September, so see you around!
- [We will be closed this Sat 11 Aug](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-11-aug/) - We are taking an extended break this Saturday for the National Day weekend! Happy National Day and have a good rest this week everyone :)
- [We will be closed this Sat 31st Mar](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-31st-mar/) - PPC will be closed on this Sat for the Easter holiday. Please visit us on the other Saturdays!
- [We will be closed this Sat 17th Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-17th-feb/) - PPC will be closed on this Sat for the Lunar New Year holidays! Have a good break everyone and drop by the week after!
- [We will be closed on 23rd and 30th Dec](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-23rd-and-30th-dec/) - PPC will be closed on 23rd and 30th Dec for Christmas and the end year holidays! Wishing everyone an early Merry Christmas and Happy 2018. To more lovely times and great news :D
- [Review - "The Law & You: How to plan for your LGBT family"](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-the-law-you-how-to-plan-for-your-lgbt-family/) - Pelangi Pride Centre was packed last Saturday when nearly 50 participants came to attend The Law & You: How to plan for your LGBT family by Indulekshmi Rajeswari, the editor of "Same but Different: A Legal Guidebook for LGBT Couples & Families in Singapore". Our co-organiser Oogachaga was represented by Leow Yangfa who helped to
- [We will be closed on 15th Apr](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-15th-apr/) - PPC will be closed the sat of 15th Apr for Good Friday holidays. Enjoy the long weekend and hope to see you when we are open :)
- [Review – “LGBTQ & Buddhism – Clearing Misconceptions”](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/review-lgbtq-buddhism-clearing-misconceptions/) - The concept of "change" or impermanence, is the constant refrain in the ongoing evaluation of Buddhist teachings on homosexuality [1]. By his own perceptions, Venerable Phra Chun Kiang, at the by-invitation-only talk titled “LGBTQ & Buddhism – Clearing Misconceptions” held at the Pelangi Pride Centre, Singapore, 19 March 2016, encouraged Buddhist practitioners to question the
- [We will be closed on 26th Dec and 2nd Jan](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-26th-dec-and-2nd-jan/) - PPC will be closed on 2 Saturdays (26th Dec and 2nd Jan) for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Wishing you all happy holidays and a lovely 2016 ahead :)
- [We will be closed this Sat 12th Sep](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-12th-sep/) - PPC will be closed on this Sat for a long weekend! Have a good break everyone and see you the week after!
- [We will be closed this Sat 8 Aug](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-08-aug/) - We are taking a break this Saturday for the National Day weekend. Have a restful break everyone!
- [We will be closed on 18th Jul](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-18th-jul/) - PPC will be closed on this Saturday 18 Jul for a Hari Raya Puasa break! Selamat Hari Raya in advance to all who celebrate this joyous festival!
- [We will be closed this Sat 2 May](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-2-may/) - Hello everyone! PPC will be closed this Saturday 2nd May for a Labour Day's break! We love our long weekends and hope you do too. Have a great break everyone and see you next week :)
- [We are closed tomorrow 4 Apr](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-are-closed-tomorrow-4-apr/) - Good Friday to all! We will be closed tomorrow 4 Apr for the Good Friday break. So sit back, relax, and visit us from next week instead!
- [We will be closed this Sat 28 Mar](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-28-mar/) - PPC will be taking a break this coming Saturday 28 Mar. Drop by in April instead!
- [PPC will be at All Fired Up! for International Women Day](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-at-international-women-day-on-8th-mar/) - PPC will be over at Hong Lim Park this Sunday 8th Mar for International Women's Day! Come and say hi between 4pm to 7pm :)
- [We will be closed this Sat 21 Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-21-feb/) - Hey everyone! PPC will be closed this Saturday 21 Feb for a CNY break. Drop by from the following Sat onwards! Here wishing everyone celebrating Chinese New Year a prosperous and happy year of the Goat!
- [We will be closed this Sat 3 Jan](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-3-jan/) - Hello everyone! PPC will be closed this Saturday 3rd Jan for the New Year's break! We are excited for the coming new year and hope it will be a blast for all of you too! Stay awesome and see you around! Have a terrific 2015!
- [We will be closed this Sat 27 Dec](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-27-dec/) - Hey everyone! PPC will be closed this Saturday for our year end break! Thank you all you wonderful people who have dropped by for a visit (and more) this year! Happy Holidays and see you around in 2015!
- [We will be closed this Sat 4 Oct](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-4-oct/) - PPC will be closed this Saturday 4 Oct for an early Hari Raya Haji break. Have a great extended weekend and see you around on the other Saturdays!
- [We will be closed this Sat 13 Sep](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-13-sep/) - PPC will be closed this Saturday 13 Sep. Come pay us a visit at our new place on the other Saturdays instead!
- [PPC will be open this Saturday!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-will-be-open-for-the-month-of-august/) - Hi friends, PPC will be open this Saturday July 26 and every Saturday in August!* So do come visit us! * Every Saturday from 2 - 6pm * Closed on National Day August 9
- [Unpacking and Getting Ready](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/unpacking-and-getting-ready/) - We will be closed this Sat 5 July for unpacking over at our new place. The place will be ready for your visit soon!
- [We will be closed this Sat 19 Apr](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-19-apr/) - PPC will be closed this Saturday 19 Apr for the Good Friday break. Come visit us on the other Saturdays for some book browsing! Enjoy your early weekend break and see you next week!
- [We will be closed this Sat 1 Mar](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-1-mar/) - PPC will be taking a break on this Sat 1 March. Drop by on 8th Mar and the other Saturdays to borrow or return some books instead!
- [PPC reopens this Sat 8 Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-reopens-this-sat-8-feb/) - Hope you all had an enjoyable PHs last week! We will be opened this Sat so come drop by for a visit!
- [We will be closed this Sat 1 Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-1-feb/) - PPC will be closed this Saturday 1 Feb for the CNY break. Come visit us on the other Saturdays of February instead! We wish those who celebrate Chinese New Year happiness and prosperity in the year of the Horse!
- [We will be closed on 2 Nov. It’s Deepavali!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-on-2-nov-its-deepavali/) - Hey everyone! PPC will be closed on next Saturday 2 Nov as it is Deepavali! Those who wish to pay us a visit in November, please come down on the other Saturdays instead. See you around!
- [We will be closed this Sat 10 Aug](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/we-will-be-closed-this-sat-10-aug/) - Hey everyone! PPC will be closed this Sat 10 Aug and will resume next Sat 17 Aug. Enjoy your long weekend and see you next week!
- [PPC's Singapore Collection - Donations by Books Actually](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppcs-singapore-collection-donations-by-books-actually/) - A Big Thank You to Books Actually for their generosity!
- [PPC has not appointed any legal advisors](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-has-not-appointed-any-legal-advisors/) - It has come to our attention that some parties may have stated that they are legal advisors with Pelangi Pride Centre ("PPC"). Please be informed that PPC has not appointed any legal advisors to act for us nor has PPC authorised any persons or entities to act as legal advisors on its behalf. Any person
- [New books added to PPC Library](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/new-books-added-to-ppc-library/) - Check out these lovely books which are ready for reading! Drop by on any Saturday between 2-6pm to pay these books a visit!
- ["Love, Gay, Buddhist, & Travel" and "108 Places to See Before Nirvana" with Kyle](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/love-gay-buddhist-travel-and-108-places-to-see-before-nirvana-with-kyle/) - Event: "Love, Gay, Buddhist, & Travel" and "108 Places to See Before Nirvana" with Kyle. Date: 23 March 2013 (Sat) Time: 2.30pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre 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
- [Book Review: GASPP – A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-gaspp-a-gay-anthology-of-singapore-poetry-and-prose/) - Authors: Ng Yi-Sheng, Dominic Chua, Irene Oh, Jasmine Seah Title: GASPP – A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose Call no: NG Singapore’s first gay anthology places the spotlight on the history of gay writing and gay writers; meet (some of) them at the launch and book reading on October 29. Anthologies are, by
- [Book Review: The Lies that Build a Marriage: Stories of the Unsung, Unsaid and Uncelebrated in Singapore](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-the-lies-that-build-a-marriage-stories-of-the-unsung-unsaid-and-uncelebrated-in-singapore/) - Author: Suchen Christine Lim Title: The Lies that Build a Marriage: Stories of the Unsung, Unsaid and Uncelebrated in Singapore Call no: LIM With this collection of short stories, Lim delves beneath Singapores prosperity and coded decorum to reveal genuine people facing difficult issues that are normally strictly taboo in Asia, such as the mother
- [PPC closed on 9 Feb](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-closed-o-9-feb/) - PPC will be closed this Sat (9 Feb) for the CNY break. We will reopen again on 16 Feb, 2-6pm. Wishing all PPC friends celebrating Chinese New Year a Healthy and Prosperous Year of the Snake!
- [Book Review: Love, Ellen](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-love-ellen/) - Author: Betty DeGeneres Title: Love, Ellen Call no: DEG Insightful, universally touching, and uncommonly wise, Love, Ellen is a story of friendship between mother and daughter and a lesson in understanding for all parents and their children. "Mom, I'm gay." With three little words, gay children can change their parents' lives forever. Yet at the
- [Book Review: Open Secret - Gay Hollywood 1928-2000](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-open-secret-gay-hollywood-1928-2000/) - Author: David Ehrenstein Title: Open Secret - Gay Hollywood 1928-2000 Call No: 791.43 EHR Part social history and part expose, this revealing, entertaining and provocative book spans nearly seventy years as it explores the lives and careers of some of the silver screen's foremost gays and lesbians and the effects of their high-profile lifestyles on
- [Book Review: Don't Get Me Started](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-dont-get-me-started/) - Author: Kate Clinton Title: Don't Get Me Started Call no: CLI The product of an upstate New York Catholic girlhood, Clinton spent eight years teaching English before she took a leave, developed her feminist and lesbian consciousness and began writing. That writing turned into stand-up comedy. Since 1981, Clinton has been performing at festivals, universities
- [Book Review: Fledgling](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-fledgling/) - Author: Octavia E. Butler Title: Fledgling Call no: BUT While I've studiously avoided the current Twilight craze, I'll admit that I'm not averse to reading novels about vampires. I loved Anne Rice's early work (which I read in my 20s), very much enjoyed Bram Stoker's Dracula and Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian and thought John Ajvide
- [Book Review: Stone Butch Blues](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-stone-butch-blues/) - Author: Leslie Feinberg Title: Stone Butch Blues Call no: FEI This novel tells the story of Jess Goldberg, a transgendered "butch" growing up in Buffalo, New York. Jess first learns to admit and negotiate her attraction to women and her butch identity. Immediately, she is faced with violence. The police raid the lesbian bars, arrest
- [Book Review: The Funny Thing is...](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-the-funny-thing-is/) - Author: Ellen DeGeneres Title: The Funny Thing is... Call no: DEG Genre: Humor The funny thing is... whatever Ellen mentioned in this book about all the small and not so small things in life are definitely something you would have thought about at one point or another. Her second comedy book offers more insight on
- [Book Review: Fully Involved](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-fully-involved/) - Author: Erin Dutton Title: Fully Involved Call no: DUT Genre: Fiction When firefighter Jimmy Grant dies in a hotel fire, his partner Reid Webb feels guilty for his death and wishes to care for his young son Chase whom he left behind. But Reid is forced to face her past when Jimmy's younger sister Isabel
- [Book Review: Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information and Personal Accounts](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-transgender-care-recommended-guidelines-practical-information-and-personal-accounts/) - Author: Israel, Gianna and Tarver II, Donald Title: Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information and Personal Accounts Call No: 362.108 ISR Transgender Care is a rather different kind of book--not just among books by, for, or about the transgendered, but among nonfiction books generally. It is both a personal statement and a collection of diverse
- [Book Review: And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-and-the-band-played-on-politics-people-and-the-aids-epidemic/) - Author: Shilts, Randy Title: And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic Call No: 362.196 SHI This book is a masterpiece of investigative reporting. Proceeding chronologically, Randy Shilts lays out the course of the AIDS epidemic from 1976, when the virus seems to have leaped from central Africa to Europe and then
- [Book Review: Transparent](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-transparent/) - Author: Beam, Cris Title: Transparent Call No: 306.768 BEA Britain's Daily Mail newspaper caused a stir last month with a story about a German child diagnosed as transsexual at 12 years of age. Born a boy, she now lives as a girl and receives regular hormone injections to offset the effects of adolescence. "Kim," as
- [Book Review: 揚起彩虹旗: 我的同志運動經驗1990-2001](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-揚起彩虹旗-我的同志運動經驗1990-2001/) - Author: 莊慧秋 Title: 揚起彩虹旗: 我的同志運動經驗1990-2001 Call No: 544.75 ZGHQ 十年就寫史，會不會太急？十年的光景是否已讓台灣同志運動開了花？甚至結了果？ 不管以上的答案為何，台灣是華人世界同志人權最昂揚地區的事實已無庸置疑。 十年就寫史，能寫出什麼？《揚起彩虹旗──我的同志運動經驗1990－2001》一書，讓十年間同志運動裡的每一段酸甜苦辣集結、相認，三十多位運動前鋒娓娓道來的熱情與經驗，也讓閱讀成了熱血澎湃與唏噓低吟交織的過程。 在這樣的一本書裡，同志運動中的微觀個人與宏觀群體產生對話，更提供讀者與三十幾位作者、甚至更多同志個人放棄成見、溫柔對話的可能。 一九九○年以降的十年間，可說是台灣同志運動最關鍵的十年。對照八○年代，整個台灣社會僅能見到祁家威踽踽衝撞異性戀威權體制，九○年代後，同志運動就像其他社會運動一般，依附在台灣風起雲湧的民主浪潮裡，一點一滴，腳步雜沓，逐漸走出屬於全台灣的同志人權成果。 正如其他社會運動，要在眾聲喧嘩的龐雜歷程裡，爬梳出一條清晰脈絡，又不曾遺落，實非易事。然而，《揚起彩虹旗》的主編莊慧秋，緊抓住同志運動的特色：個人情感與集體經驗的巨大重疊，邀請了三十多位這十年間具代表性的各界人士，將眾說紛紜匯聚成立體多元的述說角度，避開了歷史書寫的困難度，也提供社會運動史書寫一個不失嚴謹的創意。 《揚起彩虹旗》將歷史的敘述分成〈團體的運動經驗〉、〈網路與出版：傳播媒體的運動經驗〉，與〈創造同志的空間〉等三大部分。每一位作者就其親身參與的經驗進行書寫，更能看出同志運動者在參與運動時面臨的《出櫃（公開同性戀傾向）壓力》、《認同成長》、《路線之爭》等各項同時衝擊著個人與群體的議題。 《魚玄阿璣》是台灣第一個（女）同志團體《我們之間》的重要參與人。從懵懂的學生時代加入團體運作，不但在其中展開一場自我性向認同之旅，團體內部整合的困難、一九九二年《台視新聞世界報導》偷拍T-bar事件、創辦刊物《女朋友》等，讓她短短幾年成為媒體上最重要的《發聲鬥士》之一。但就像許多運動團體內不免存在的路線紛爭與個人理念問題，九八年她與女友分手，獻身多年的同志運動也劃下休止符，轉身靈修的追求。筆名改為《魚玄》，是一種捨去，也是一種紀念。 一夜可以白首，十年運動也能催人老。不管魚玄的選擇如何，十年同志運動史，該書上一筆。 同志書寫作家林賢修則細數一九九三年他在當兵時《出櫃》的血淚經驗。除了軍中袍澤的歧視，他的父親也時常被迫出入軍隊，與他一同承受另一種《出櫃》的痛苦。最後林賢修無法再承受巨大的心靈煎熬，以同性戀身分退役。 曾任電視編劇、記者多年的林賢修，後來開始在中國時報展開《看見同性戀》專欄。個人經驗成了群體成長的養分。然而為了國防部取消同志免役的政策，林賢修不願意再回到軍隊那個《同志魔域》，長期旅居美國進行同志書籍翻譯，他的同志運動參與成了《身不由己的美國經驗》。 但也有振奮的一面。 參與同志與婦女運動多年的文化人張娟芬，以最本土的觀察，先後書寫《姊妹《戲》牆》與《愛的自由式》兩本女同志書籍，評價與銷售量都讓出版社吃驚，中南部書店甚至補書不及。 《原來同性戀到處都是！》出版業者如此恍然。 激情、歡笑、淚水、粗暴相互對待，巨細靡遺地在《揚起彩虹旗》的個人同志運動史中浮現。然而這樣的編著方式仍不免力有未逮，許多仍具爭議的事件，因單人書寫或缺乏新聞報導式的平衡效果，產生《一面倒》的情形。 例如同志電影導演陳俊志一九九八年為其錄影帶作品《不只是喜宴》參加多項國際影展，之後申請新聞局影展補助遭到拒絕一事，集結作家小野等藝文界人士抗議，成為媒體口中的《政府歧視同性戀》。然而國內拍攝紀錄片的人士都知道，新聞局無法補助《不只是喜宴》，並非影片內容觸及同性戀情節，而是拍攝方式為《錄影帶》，與補助規定中的《電影影片》不符。然而《揚起彩虹旗》裡，針對該事件，卻只有陳俊志《被歧視》的一方說法。 同志運動裡本來就有許多不同的看法與策略，如身為社會雙重弱勢的女同志，直至今日仍將《出櫃》視為禁忌，強迫別人出櫃更是道德上的嚴重侵犯。然而少數男同志則主張激進手段，只求達到目的。如《揚起彩虹旗》新書發表會上，陳俊志將作家白先勇與舞蹈家林懷民強迫出櫃，並責怪他們未曾為台灣同志運動盡心盡力，引起國內各大媒體報導。 這樣的同志運動經驗對眾多參與者來說，是議題的曝光策略？抑或是內部團結力量的反挫？仍待檢驗。 所謂的《運動》，或許就是整個社會的學習過程，學習《凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望》。就如最早引用孫中山先生《革命尚未成功，同志仍須努力》一語，稱呼同性戀者為《同志》的香港導演林奕華說過的：《同志運動的參與是整個社會群體的，只有全體的同時〈出櫃〉，才是和平、公平的出櫃。》 運動《老骨頭》紛紛擾擾，有話直說。今年女同志團體《拉拉資推》為前進《同志世界運動會》所辦的義演晚會，卻讓所有台灣同志驚艷！ 姑不論台灣的同志人權進行到了何處，義演晚會中的每一個年輕學子以性向為題，輕鬆開同志與異性戀者玩笑的方式，讓與會者深覺，運動的花與果，其實是結在每一位已經學會《自在》的年輕同志生命裡。 同志運動史是最貼近生命與血淚的歷史，《揚起彩虹旗》是近年最好的台灣同志歷史著作，也是一本好讀的故事書。 Source: 台灣光華雜誌, 林奇伯筆 (http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/show_issue.php?id=2002129112043c.txt&table=0&h1=台灣寫真&h2=弱勢族群
- [Book Review: 同遊特拉維夫](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-同遊特拉維夫/) - Author: 邵祺邁 Title: 同遊特拉維夫 Call No: 735.39 SHA 華文世界第1本以色列同志導覽書 領你走入24小時永不歇息的中東同歡首都 全方位探索特拉維夫城市魅力 體驗異國同志文化的驚人衝擊 深入同志組織·團體·玩樂景點， 訪談出櫃政治家·藝術家·宗教人士！ 沒到過以色列的人，都以為那裡只有危險和戰火，但只要去過一趟，就全自動變成它的觀光大使，逢人就大讚那裡豐富的歷史，與人們的自由、開放與熱情。 同志在以色列是幸福的。法律明文規定不得歧視，同性與異性伴侶享有相同的權利，可以領養小孩，在海外結婚也有合法婚姻效力。 在第二大城特拉維夫，住有20%以上的同志市民，市政府出錢出力主辦同志遊行，更在國際大力推展同志觀光。歐洲遊客每逢假期就往這裡飛，喜歡它自由開放的風氣，也與俊帥美麗到驚人的男女同志們聯絡感情。 這是你從未聽聞的以色列，也可能是你衷心企盼的彩虹國度──一座友善的、沒有歧視的、人們和平相處的美麗城市。 本書實地探訪了特拉維夫同志社群生活的精彩。從參政、法律、同運、宗教，到派對、舞廳、三溫暖等五光十色的夜生活，不僅是一本同志旅遊導覽書，更是一次難得的《台灣vs以色列》兩地同志文化的撞擊與交流。讀完本書，你將重新燃起打造在地同志願景的行動力，也將恨不得立刻飛往以色列，親身探索《中東同志首都》特拉維夫的無窮魅力！ Source: Eslite (http://www.eslite.com)
- [Book Review: Wild Women](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-wild-women-contemporary-short-stories-by-women-celebrating-women/) - Author: Eds Sue Thomas Title: Wild Women Call No: 306.766 THO Capitalizing on the appeal of Clarissa Pinkola Este's popular Women Who Run with the Wolves (LJ 6/15/92), editor Thomas has prepared this volume of short stories that "bring together modern examples of the warrior guises of Wild Woman." Thomas, a novelist and writing instructor
- [Book Review: Feeling our Way](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-feeling-our-way-gay-men-talk-about-relationships/) - Authors: Eds Danny Vadasz and Jeffrey Lipp Title: Feeling our Way Call No: 306.766 VAD Feeling our Way explores on of our best kept secrets: the personal lives and relationships of Australia's estimated half a million gay men. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, Feeling our Way is a first hand account of how
- [Book Review: Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-hidden-from-history-reclaiming-the-gay-lesbian-past/) - Authors: Eds Martin Duberman, Martha Vicinus & George Chauncery. Jr. Title: Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past Call No: 306.766 DUB A collection of 30 essays which explore homosexuality in various cultures, and different eras, from late imperial China and Renaissance Italy to "Jazz-Age" America and from London to Harlem and Japan.
- [Book Review: People Like Us](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-people-like-us-sexual-minorities-in-singapore/) - Authors: Eds Joseph Lo and Huang Guoqin Title: People Like Us Call No: 305.906 LO This bold and insightful book provides a unique glimpse into the world of sexual minorities in Singapore. Various gay related issues have been included such as identity, culture, religion, rights, responsibilities, theatre etc. ... as well as lighter topics such
- [Book Review: Coming out to Parents](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-coming-out-to-parents/) - Author: Mary V.Borhek Title: Coming out to Parents Call No: 306.87 BOR Listed by American Bookseller as "among the most important gay and lesbian books that should be represented in any general bookstore," Borhek's original edition of this book (1983) has also been praised as "sound, sympathetic, and helpful" (St. Luke's Journal of Theology). In
- [Book Review: The Men with the Pink Triangle](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-the-men-with-the-pink-triangle/) - Author: Heinz Heger Title: The Men with the Pink Triangle Call No: 940.547 HEG For decades history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970's did historians finally recognize that homosexuals, like Jews and others deemed "undesirable," suffered enormously at the hads of the Third
- [Book Review: Positive Image - A Portrait of Gay America](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-positive-image-a-portrait-of-gay-america/) - Author: Stephen Steward Title: Positive Image - A Portrait of Gay America Call No: 779.930 STE "Only in the past few decades has photography realized its paramount role in creating and capturing a positive image of gay men and lesbians in America. In our visually oriented Western culture, 'seeing is believing,' and photographs have a
- [Book Review: So You Want To Be A Lesbian? ](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-so-you-want-to-be-a-lesbian/) - Authors: Liz Tracey and Sydney Pokorny Title: So You Want To Be A Lesbian? Call No: 646.7 TRA So you've heard that lesbians are chic, hot, and the 'next big thing' but you still wonder what is all the fuss about a Middle Eastern country? Well, So You Want to be a Lesbian?' is here
- [Book Review: The Night Watch](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-the-night-watch/) - Author: Sarah Waters Title: The Night Watch Call no: WAT Genre: Fiction Set in the 1940s in London during and after the World War II, the story unfolds backward from the 1940s to end with the beginning in 1941. Written in a third person perspective, one follow the lives of now seemingly strangers back to
- [Book Review: Sputnik Sweetheart](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-sputnik-sweetheart/) - Author: Haruki Murakami Title: Sputnik Sweetheart Call no: MUR Genres: Fiction Sputnik Sweetheart is another novel that has Haruki Murakami's signature of questioning dreams and reality in the real world. It explores how misfits live in a conformist society and how others who wish to follow their dreams often had to give up on them
- [Book Review: Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-confessions-of-a-failed-southern-lady-2/) - Author: Florence King Title: Confessions Of A Failed Southern Lady Call no: KIN Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography From the perspective of nearly thirty years, Florence King has re-created what was unique about herself, her family and her upbringing, and the universalities of her experience as well. She balances the humor and wit with a candor and
- [Book Review: Unmarked Treasure](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-unmarked-treasure/) - Title: Unmarked Treasure Author: Cyril Wong Call No.: WON Review: After reading this I felt that I got a better sense of Cyril's maturation as a writer. As friends have pointed out, the confessional mode makes the persona's (and more often than not, the poet's) biography front and centre of the work, and most are
- [Book Review: Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-tilting-our-plates-to-catch-the-light/) - Title: Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light Author: Cyril Wong Call No.: WON Review: This is a refreshing step up from Unmarked Treasure - all the words here belong together, even as they change slightly like Vishnu to Mohini and back again. Like variations in the orchestra of his life, the persona articulates the
- [Book Review: Excess Baggage and Claim](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/254/) - Title: Excess Baggage and Claim Author: Terry Jaensch and Cyril Wong Call No.: WON Review: A collaboration between Aussie actor-poet Terry Jaensch and local poet Cyril Wong, Excess Baggage & Claim combines the richness of poetry with the accessibility of narrative ... the book best read late at night, is a good choice if you
- [](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/251/) - Title: Satori Blues: A Poem Author: Cyril Wong Call No.: WON Review: Cyril's new chapbook-length poem records a yearning for spiritual truth and clarity. In less experienced hands, it could so easily turn hokey. It is, instead, a sensitive account of a whole-person response to Buddhist thinkers such as Jiddu Krishnamurti, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shunryu Suzuki,
- [Book Review: Like a Seed With Its Singular Purpose](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-like-a-seed-with-its-singular-purpose/) - Title: Like a Seed With Its Singular Purpose Author: Cyril Wong Call No.: WON Review: The poems in Cyril Wong’s collection are indeed seeds – each one starts something vibrant and new growing in the world. And though he may write of disaster, it is with triumph: through he may look into the darkest corners,
- [Book Review: Butch & Girl Talk](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-butch-girl-talk/) - Title: Butch & Girl Talk Author: Sabariah Call No.: SAB Review: A collection of short narrative pieces exclusively about the experiences of young lesbian and bisexual women (and FTM men) in Singapore. It is unclear whether the stories are real life accounts or a work of fiction but they carry a tone of genuine
- [Book Review: The Myopic Years](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-the-myopic-years/) - Title: The Myopic Years Author: Poppy Pachinko Call No.: PAC Review: The Myopic Years traces the early life of a girl growing up in the Singaporean school system and finding herself confronted with various challenges along the way. The story begins from her primary school days and graduates subsequently into her secondary school life.
- [Book Review: Last Boy](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-last-boy/) - Title: Last Boy Author: Ng Yi-Sheng Call No.: NG Review: This whimsical collection evinces fascinating sleights of hand in its metaphoric associations. Ng distinguishes himself with a wide-ranging erudition and cultural acumen, invoking the arcana of every field from mythology to mathematics, literature to kinesiology, to make his subtle observations about the intricacies of urban
- [Book Review: To Know Where I’m Coming From](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-to-know-where-im-coming-from/) - Title: To Know Where I’m Coming From Author: Johann S. Lee Call No.: LEE Review: Many have anxiously awaited Johann S Lee’s second book, 15 years after Peculiar Chris – hailed as Singapore’s first gay novel – left its mark on a conservative reading public. Lee’s debut showcased talent, candour and a riveting storyline about
- [Book Review: It Had to Be You](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-it-had-to-be-you/) - Title: It Had To Be You Author: Timothy James Beck Call Number: 10916 Review: The playful panache and wit of writers like Neal Drinnan and Matthew Rettenmund are evoked by newcomer Beck, spinning a charming, humorously appealing tale of 30-something New York transplant Daniel Stephenson, who chucks his famously popular drag queen alter ego "Princess
- [Book Review: Hold Tight](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-hold-tight/) - Title: Hold Tight: A Novel Author: Christopher Bram Call No.: BRA Review: The clever premise of this frothy espionage novel by the author of Surprising Myself is that during World War II there was a gay brothel in lower Manhattan that may have been a hangout for Nazi agents (a rumor of its existence
- [Book Review: Best Lesbian Love Stories 2004](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-best-lesbian-love-stories-2004/) - Title: Best Lesbian Love Stories 2004 Author: Angela Brown Call Number: BRO Review: This book really took my breath away. The first story in the book, Lucy Jane Bledsoe's "The Breath of Seals" was amazing...sweet, subtle, with believable characters I related to. There's something in this book for everyone, whether you're jaded about lesbian love,
- [Book Reviews: Sheridan’s Fate](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-reviews-sheridans-fate/) - Title: Sheridan’s Fate Author: Gun Brooke Call Number: BRO Review: Set in San Antonio, Texas, Sheridan's Fate brilliantly describes one woman's fight to regain control of her body and her life, after a life-threatening illness. Sheridan Ward is head of San Antonio's largest business conglomerate, Ward Industries. She is used to controlling everything and everyone
- [Book Review: Course of Action](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-review-course-of-action/) - Title: Course of Action Author: Gun Brooke Call Number: BRO Review: Take one desperately determined middle-aged diva from Tinseltown and add one mysterious, megabucks publisher and philanthropist from Miami. Stir in personality clashes, ethical conflicts, and a slowly simmering discovery of desire and romantic awakening. What results is Gun Brooke's refreshing novel, Course of Action.
- [Main gate may be closed, but we are still open!](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/main-gate-may-be-closed-but-we-are-still-open/) - Recently the building management had been closing the main gate to deter outsiders from using the parking space of the building. As a result, some visitors thought PPC was closed. Please note that we are still open. You can still enter the building through the side gate as shown in the picture here.
- [Closed on 5th May 2012](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/closed-on-5th-may-2012/) - Pelangi Pride Centre will be closed coming Saturday, 5th May 2012, as it is Vesak Day. PPC wishes all our Buddhist friends a happy Vesak! See you when we reopen on 12 May!
- [PPC closed this Sat 7 May 2011](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ppc-closed-this-sat-7-may-2011/) - Pelangi Pride Centre will be closed coming Saturday 7 May as it is the polling day. See you on the 14 May!
- [Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/armistead-maupins-tales-of-the-city/) - PPC presents: Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City This freewheeling saga of the lives and loves of the unforgettable residents of San Francisco's 28 Barbary Lane has been embraced by readers - and viewers - around the world, both gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered (GLBT) and straight. The books have sold millions of copies, and been
- [The Lies of Liberty - documentary by the Mongolian LGBT Centre](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/the-lies-of-liberty-documentary-by-the-mongolian-lgbt-centre/) - Screening of The Lies of Liberty Date: 9 October 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
- [Book Launch: Blame It On The Raging Hormones](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/book-launch-blame-it-on-the-raging-hormones/) - PPC and Wham Bam presents Book Launch: Blame It On The Raging Hormones Blame It On The Raging Hormones Written by: Nathan Goh Edited by: Aaron Ho Date and Time : 23 September 2010 (Thursday) 7.30 pm Venue: Pelangi Pride Centre/DYMK Cafe (41 Neil Road Singapore 088824) Free admission by RSVP only: Send email to
- [Library will be closed on 6th August 2010](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/library-will-be-closed-on-6th-august-2010/) - Dear all, Please take note that the library will be closed on 6th August 2010. We wish everyone a Happy National Day! - The PPC team.

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- [About Us](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/about/) - Pelangi Pride Centre is Singapore’s first LGBTQ+ resource centre, community space, and library, dedicated to serving and supporting the local LGBTQ+ community since 2003. Pelangi means rainbow in Malay, the rainbow being a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and more (LGBTQ+) community. We are currently hosted by Free Community Church. Our secular
- [Singapore-centric LGBTQ+ Support Groups List](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/links/) - Young FolksGeneralWomenMenTranssexuals/TransgenderedLocal MediaReligionsOther Resources Young Folks Inter-Uni LGBT Network Network of student groups in Singapore universities that aim to foster safer and more inclusive school communities. TransBefrienders Formed by a group of transgender professionals that provides peer support services for transgender youths in Singapore. Young Out Here A youth support group in Singapore for those
- [Booking Form](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/wpbc-booking/)
- [Booking Received](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/wpbc-booking-received/) - Thank you for your booking. Your booking has been successfully received.
- [FAQ](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/faq/) - General InfoLibraryDonationsVolunteering General Info 1) What is Pelangi Pride Centre (PPC)?PPC is a physical LGBTQ+ community space and library in Singapore. We have an extensive library of fiction, non-fiction, reference, graphic novels, other languages, and local books of LGBTQ+ content. These can be borrowed or read within our premises. We also have resources for HIV-related
- [Library](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/lib/) - Opening Hours: Saturdays, 2-6pm* *Closed eve of and on Public Holidays, and prior commitments. Check our home page for updates. Online Catalogue: Catalogue available here Goodreads shelf: Available here Event hosting: Email us with more details on collaboration ideas Books donation: Our collection of LGBTQ+ books are all kindly donated by our supporters. Due to
- [Contact Us](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/contact/) - Email If you have any queries, you can send us an email. Contact Number +65 8525 2643(most Saturdays, between 2-6pm only)*Closed eve of and on Public Holidays, and prior commitments. Address ONE COMMONWEALTH1 Commonwealth Lane#02-02Singapore 149544 Take Exit B from Commonwealth MRT Station Alight at Commonwealth MRT Use Exit B (on the right) Walk straight
- [Catalogue Search](https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/catalogue-search/)

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