Asian Pride Project Film: Never Stand Down

Please support our latest work -  Never Stand Down  

A three-part documentary short that tells the stories of three Asian fathers: Danny Cortez – a Southern Baptist Filipino, James –  a Korean Christian, and Khalid Querishi – a Pakistani Muslim – as they navigate fatherhood and faith in light of discovering the surprising truth about their children’s sexual and gender identities.

On June 28th, 2021 Asian Pride Project, Clara Lee (API Rainbow Parents), Marsha Aizumi (PFLAG San Gabriel Valley) & Laurin Mayeno (Out & Proud Families) presented  a special screening of NEVER STAND DOWN: Featuring the Cortez Family. This virtual screening was followed by a heartwarming conversation with Pastor Danilo Cortez and his family as they discuss their introspective, challenging and inspiring journey. 

Over a 2-year period, Asian Pride Project (APP), an LGBTQ+ arts & advocacy organization  filmed a series of interviews chronicling the stories of fathers navigating fatherhood and faith in light of discovering the surprising truth about their children’s sexual and gender identities. 

In the first edition of Never Stand Down, a Filipino American father and pastor reflects on the pivotal moments that drove him to question the anti-LGBTQ sermons he had espoused his entire life. His change of heart only intensified when his youngest son came out to him as a gay teen and sparked a national standoff with the largest Protestant denomination in America, the Southern Baptist Church.

Please stay tuned for our next presentation of Never Stand Down - The Quraishi Family, presenting in October 2021! Please check out our website at asianprideproject.org for all our projects. Your generous support makes this heart-changing work possible. Please take a moment to donate and support us. Thank you!