Resources

Organizations
Bay Area/California

  • 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
Readings
Blogs

Asexuality

  • The Asexual Agenda – varied perspectives on asexuality and portal to other asexual blogs – asexualagenda.wordpress.com
  • Asexuality Archive – guide to asexuality – asexualityarchive.com
  • The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network – create public awareness of asexuality and facilitate growth of an asexual community – asexuality.org

Asian American issues

  • Angry Asian Man – blog about Asian America – blog.angryasianman.com
  • Hyphen Magazine – news magazine about cultural and political trends pertaining to Asian Americans – hyphenmagazine.com
  • Reappropriate – feminist Asian American social justice blog by Jenn Fang – reappropriate.co
  • 18 Million Rising – Asian American social justice blog – 18mr.tumblr.com

QTPOC

  • Black Girl Dangerous – amplify voices, experiences, and expressions of queer and trans people of color – blackgirldangerous.org
  • Colorlines – daily news site where race matters – colorlines.com
  • Crunk Feminist Collective – space of support and camaraderie for hip hop generation feminists of color, queer and straight – crunkfeministcollective.com
  • Everyday Feminism – an educational platform for personal and social liberation. – everydayfeminism.com
  • Peacock Rebellion – queer and trans people of color crew of artist-activist-healers building a culture of social justice – peacockrebellion.org

Coming Out

  • “Beloved Daughter” – booklet with 14 stories about coming-out of Chinese lesbians, told both in Chinese and English – email MAPBLN at mapbln-owner@yahoogroups.com for a free copy
  • “Coming out, Coming Home” & “There is No Name for This” – documentaries about coming out – email API Family Pride at belinda@apifamilypride.org or call Belinda at (510) 818-0887

Parents of LGBTQ Children

Direct Services
Hotlines

  • 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
Projects
  • 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
Scholarships and Grants