Resources

• API Equality – Los Angeles – LGBTQ API grassroots organization building community power – apiequalityla.org
• API Equality – Northern California – LGBTQ API empowerment through intergenerataional community building – apiequalitync.org
• Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) – Santa Clara organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian individulas and families – aaci.org
• Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride – end the isolation of LGBT API family members through support, education, and dialog – apifamilypride.org
• Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community (APIQWTC) – API queer women and trans folk building community – apiqwtc.org
• ASPIRE – mobilizes API undocumented youth to be advocate for immigrant rights – aspiredreamers.org
• Barangay Los Angeles – creating a safe space for LGBTQ Filipinos – barangayla.org
• Cal Q&A – student organization at UC Berkeley exploring the intersectionality between Queer and Asian identities – calqanda.tumblr.com
• Community United Against Violence (CUAV) – transformative justice for LGBTQQ communities – cuav.org
• Chinese Progressive Association – Youth Mojo and Gender and Sexuality Diversities (GSD) – youth leadership development centering social justice and community organizing around low-income and working class families – cpasf.org/youthmojo
• Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) – community for gay and bisexual API men – gapa.org
• GAPA Foundation – grassroots philanthropic organization that provides funds and leverages resources to empower the Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ community. – gapafoundation.org
• Korean-Americans United for Equality – multigenerational LGBTQI and straight Koreans working together for sexual and gender equality – kue-la.org
• LYRIC – LGBTQQ youth, families and allies working to build community and inspire posititve social change – lyric.org
• Network on Religion and Justice for Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People (NRJ) – network of LGBTQ API organizations working to promote acceptance of LGBTQ API people of faith – netrj.org
• Older Asian Sisters in Solidarity (OASIS) – group for Asian lesbians 35+ – contact Koko Lin at kokolin@yahoo.com or (510)-761-5585 for info
• O-Musubi – group for queer and trans women of Japanese ancestry – email Kris Mizutani (kris@apiqwtc.org) to be added
• Red Envelope Giving Circle – philanthropic support to API LGBTQ-led projects in Greater San Francisco Bay Area – red-envelope-giving-circle.org
• Satrang – promoting acceptance and empowerment for South Asian folk of all sexual and gender identities – satrang.org
• Seoul Sisters – social group for queer and trans women of Korean heritage – facebook.com/groups/325334064155376/
• Singaporean and Malaysian Bisexual and Lesbians (SAMBAL) – support/rap group that holds monthly potlucks – email sambal-owner@yahoogroups.com to get on email list
• Song That Radio – weekly radio program with news pertaining to the Vietnamese Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (VLGBT) community – songthat.com
• South Bay Queer and Asian – support and community for queer API folks in the south Bay – sbqa.com
• Trikone – organizing and empowering LGBTQ South Asians – trikone.org
• United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (U.T.O.P.I.A) – social LGBTQ group for Pacific Islander family, friends, and supporters – utopiasf.org
• Viet Rainbow of Orange County – created by Vietnamese-Americans of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities to empower the community – vietroc.org

National

• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) – increase understanding and engagement between philanthropy and AAPI communities – aapip.org
• Banyan Tree Project – national campaign to stop HIV/AIDS stigma in API communities – facebook.com/banyantreeproject
• Black & Pink – education and organizing around the violence in prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people – blackandpink.org
• INCITE! – radical feminists of color ending violence against women, GNC and trans folks of color – incite-national.org
• National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) – federation of LGBTQ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander organizations challenging homophobia, racism, and anti-immigrant bias – nqapia.org

Parents of LGBTQ Children

• After your children came out… – guide for parents of LGBT children (in Chinese) – http://www.sangabrielvalleyapipflag.com/uploads/1/4/3/6/14360710/pflag-_after_your_chidlren_come_out_chinese.pdf
• Answers to your Questions about Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality – guide for parents of LGBT children (in Chinese) – http://www.sangabrielvalleyapipflag.com/uploads/1/4/3/6/14360710/pflag-answers_to_questions_by_apa_chinese.pdf
• PLFAG – unite LGBTQ people with families, friends and allies to advance equality – community.pflag.org

• Alcohol Hotline
  1.800.252.6465
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline
  1.800.821.4357
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  HIV/AIDS/STD Line
  1.800.342.2437
• Child Abuse Hotline
  1.800.422.4453
• Covenant House’s Nine Line (a crisis line for youth and their families)
  1.800.999.9999
• DeQH – Desi LGBTQ Hotline
  908.367.3374
  Thu, Sat, 5-7 pm PST
• Drug Abuse Hotline
  1.800.888.9383
• Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
  1.888.843.4564
  Mon-Fri, 4 pm-12 am EST
• HIV/AIDS Treatment Info Services
  1.800.448.0440
  TDD: 1.888.480.3739
  Mon-Fri, 12 pm-5 pm EST
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  1.800.799.7233
  TDD: 1.800.787.3224
• National Runaway Switchboard
  1.800.231.6946
• National Youth Crisis Hotline
  1.800.HIT HOME
• Trevor Suicide Prevention Line
  1.800.850.8078
• Youth Talkline (ages 23 and under)
  1.800.96YOUTH
  Mon–Sat, 9.30 pm-12 am EST
  Tue, 7 pm-12 am EST

Centers (Bay Area, CA)

• Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center – advances health, wellness, and equality – apiwellness.org/site/
• The LGBTQ Youth Space – community drop-in space and mental health program for LGBTQ youth and young adults age 13-25 who live in Santa Clara County – defrankyouthspace.org
• Pacific Center – providing LGBTQ folk with mental health and wellness services – pacificcenter.org
• San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center – connect diverse community to achieve more equitable world for LGBTQ people and allies – sfcenter.org
• South Bay Center – focal point for members of LGBT community in South Bay for education and personal growth and foster public understanding of the community – southbaycenter.org
• Spectrum LGBT Center – engage, empower and advocate for LGBT people in the North Bay – spectrumlgbtcenter.org

Other Services

• Larkin Street Youth Services – provides youth age 12-24 opportunity to rebuild their lives – larkinstreetyouth.org/about-us/
• Legal Services for Children – ensure all children and youth in San Francisco Bay Area have opportunity to be raised in a safe environment – lsc-sf.org
• Walden Family Services – provide quality care for abused and neglected children in residential group homes – waldenfamily.org/about
• Kearny Street Workshop – Bay Area hub for Asian American Pacific Islander community art – kearnystreet.org

• Asian Pride Project – Multilingual stories of and for queer API and their parents – asianprideproject.org
• ColorQ World – space for POC and allies to share perspectives and experiences – colorq.org
• The Dari Project – a collection of stories of queer Korean folks in both Korean and English – dariproject.org
• Dragon Fruit Project – intergenerational oral history exploring queer API activism from the 60s to the 90s – apiequalitync.org/dragon-fruit-project
• Q&A Space – collection of stories about LGBTQ API folks – qaspace.apiequalityla.org
• Queer Asian Spirit – forum for LGBTQ API people interested in spiritual and religious isuses – queerasianspirit.org
• Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) – creates, exhibits, and distributes film that reflect the lives of queer women of color – qwocmap.org
• Visibility Project – national portrait and video project dedicated to queer Asian American women, trans, and gender non-conforming communities – visibilityproject.org

• APIQWTC Scholarship – scholarship for queer API women and transgender people pursuing technical/professional training and or higher education, two scholarships of $1000 awarded – apiqwtc.org/resources/apiqwtc-scholarship/
• eQuality Scholarship Collaborative – honors California students for their service to the LGBT community – equalityscholarship.org
• GAPA’s George Choy Memorial Scholarship – scholarship for LGBT API individuals entering first or second year of post-secondary education, maximum amount received is $1000 – horizonsfoundation.org/apply/how-to-apply/find-funding-program/gapas-george-choy-memorial-scholarship/
• GAPA Foundation Community Grant – provide funding for overlooked projectly positively impacting the LGBTQ API community, up to $5000 – gapafoundation.org/2015/04/grant-guidelines/
• The Tang Scholarship – financial assistance for LGBTQ API for post-secondary education, four students chosen per year for a total of $60000 awarded – sites.google.com/site/tangscholarship/
• Scholarships for LGBTQ students – This isn’t just a list of scholarships. This guide includes actionable strategies to assess a school on its inclusivity and programs to help make the transition to college easier for LGBTQ students – www.affordablecolleges.com/resources/lgbtq-college-resources/