Description
The George Choy papers document his work with the Gay
Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) and the GAPA Community Health Project (GCHP), as well as the relationship between GAPA and OCCUR,
the first Japanese gay rights organization.
Background
George Choy (1960-1993) was a board member of Gay
Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA), a member of ACT UP and an activist for AIDS awareness and LGBT youth who persuaded the SF Board
of Supervisors to pass Project 10, the counseling program for LGBT teenagers in public high schools. He was also active in
GCHP (GAPA Community Health Project) and worked with OCCUR (the Japanese Association for the Lesbian and Gay Movement, the
first Japanese Gay Rights organization). In In 1991, OCCUR brought the first gay rights case to court in Japan.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Funding for minimally processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC).