Bloom 2016

Come join us at BLOOM 2016, our annual gala to celebrate our work, our community and each other. We have an exciting line-up this year, as well as delicious food, drinks, and all of your beautiful faces. You are at the heart of health, wellness, and equality for the communities that need it most. The future of LGBTQ health is here! ENTERTAINMENT: Daniel Franzese, our featured performer. You've seen him on HBO's Looking and Mean Girls, now see him on our stage! Daniel Franzese is an actor and singer who recently starred as ‘Eddie Bear’ on the sophomore season of HBO’s critically acclaimed series Looking. Daniel is also an official ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and recently appeared in an HIV awareness PSA co-starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, and Tituss Burgess. See it at: https://youtu.be/sp1P0NL1iqk His YouTube video, "Please Go Home" (a parody of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me") has also been making the rounds on the interwebs: https://youtu.be/U6fiEodIjT4 Come for a night of fun and see Tita Aida, Mistress of Ceremonies, and San Francisco's premier Asian and Pacific Islander drag troupe the Rice Rockettes on our stage! DJ Erik Withakay will be spinning his special sonic experience for us! HONOREES: The future of LGBTQ health is built on change. A&PI Wellness Center is privileged to partner with social changemakers to transform the lives of our communities through health care policy and LGBTQ civil rights. Our 2016 awardees are leaders whose fight for LGBTQ equality and high-quality transgender health care have a lasting impact on the work we do. JoAnne Keatley, UCSF's Center of Excellence for Transgender Health - The BobbieJean Baker Memorial Award The Los Angeles LGBT Center - The Ally Award Award will be accepted by CEO Lorri L. Jean