Thursday, March 18, 2010
7pm
A free screening of Juchitan Queer Paradise, with a special short film entitled Two-Spirit People in the Modern World
In collaboration with Bringing The Circle Together, the Red Circle Project at AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) hosted a free night of documentary films: 'Two-Spirit People in the Modern World', a short film by Mike Garrido and Tarek Tohme and 'Juchitan Queer Paradise' by Patricio Henriquez. This important event took place on Thursday, March 18, 2010 with a reception and screening at 7pm.
About the feature film 'Juchitan Queer Paradise': Juchitan is a Zapotec village in Mexico near the Guatemalan border. Here homosexuality is fully accepted; gays are simply a third gender. If a boy shows a predisposition to homosexuality his family will rejoice and be thankful for receiving what is considered a blessing. In Juchitan a man who wants to be a woman only has to dress like a woman to be considered and treated as a woman by the entire community. The film profiles three gay people: a teacher, a hairdresser and a shop owner.
(L to R) Michelle Enfield, Elton Naswood, Lorin Morgan-Richards, Bamby Salcedo
March 20th, 2010 marked the fourth year of honoring National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. March 20th was selected by Native communities to commemorate National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day because it marks the start of spring, a time of beginnings and change. In Native cultures, seasons define the cycle and celebration of life. This day will serve as an opportunity to increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS on Native Americans and Alaska Natives (NA/AN).
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