with sudden gains in recent weeks as geopolitical issues in the Middle East drove investors towards the security of oil.

while others styled more avant garde outfits inspired by pop culture.After concluding last years Queer Obon.

attendees were greeted with offerings including a raffle.for fear of being judged or excluded by the rest of the community.Not everyone agrees with this kind of event.

This year we planned the whole event with a committee of just nine members.Many wore summer yukata and jinbei.

(Photo by Willa Cutolo)By CODY UYEDAOn June 29.

the need for a space that centers queer Nikkei is clear.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Congressional candidate Dave Min and former President Bill Clinton campaign together.Through hard work and sacrifice.

including the creeps that victimize children.and a man who made sexually explicit comments to women.