About Pinkdot TO!

What exactly is Pink Dot? Is it what you cover up on your face with makeup? Is it what you try to clean out of your clothes after a highlighter explodes? Or is it those bits of strawberry in your ice cream? It’s a movement for equity for LGBTQIA+ folks that centers around Asian folks! It started in Singapore, spread worldwide, and eventually to Toronto in 2014.

We get to have our very own Pink Dot in T-Dot! In 2019, we reformatted the event as a talent night to empower our creative community members to share their talents and passion on stage. It’s a space where Asian LGBTQIA+ folks can showcase their talents, speak up, and shine!

Because, really, where are we in all of the LGBTQIA+ spaces? Well, we’re right here! Lesbian, gay, trans, gender non-conforming, bi, pan, intersex, ace, aro, and anyone else who doesn’t fit into this cisnormative heteronormative world is more than welcome here! So are friends, families, and allies!

This is our second year TD Bank Group, and Viiv partnered with us to host the event. We paused for a couple of years in hosting in-person events, including PinkDot TO, because of the pandemic. Last year, we made a comeback and about 270 guests celebrated with us at Sky Dragon Chinese Restaurant. It was a great success!

Aside from the fun and fabulous program we have prepared for PinkDot TO, this year, we also would like to commemorate several upcoming events for ACAS, including a presentation to commemorate World AIDS Day, celebrating the retirement of our beloved and wonderful executive director Noulmook Suthdibasilp, to name a few. It would also be a good time for us to let our members and supporters know that we are turning 30 in a few months!

What’s for dinner?

Appetizer Cart:

Vegetarian spring roll

Shrimp dumpling

Two kind of meat dumpling

Pan fried shrimp cake

Buffet Menu:

Deep fried tofu

Deep friend slat and pepper shrimp

Deep fried chicken

Stir fried green bean

Stir fried mix vegetables

Stir fried beef with black bean sauce

Vegetables fried rice

Bean sprout fried noodle

Desserts:

Deep fried sesame ball

Mango pudding

CASH BAR:

Local beer - $9

Import beer - $10

Cocktail - $11