API Equality

In 2004, conservative Chinese Christian leaders held an anti-marriage equality march in the Sunset District of San Francisco. 6,000 people attended, holding up signs that read “homosexuality is a sin.” As a response, LGBTQ API people and straight allies formed the “Asian Pacific American Coalition for Equality,” which soon became API Equality. Originally, API Equality was a statewide initiative focused in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. With different needs, communities, and geographies served, the two branches of API Equality quickly began to form unique and distinct organizing strategies. Since 2005, APIENC (fka API Equality - Northern California) and API Equality - Los Angeles have worked as separate, individual organizations.

APIENC builds transgender, non-binary, and queer Asian and Pacific Islander power. Through organizing in the Bay Area, they inspire and train grassroots leaders, transform values from scarcity to abundance, and partner with organizations to sustain a vibrant movement ecosystem.
To connect with APIENC, email info@apienc.org.

API Equality - LA empowers Asian & Pacific Islander communities to achieve LGBTQ, racial, and social justice. Together we can create an inclusive, equitable, and just society where all API LGBTQ people will thrive.
To get in touch with API Equality - LA, email contact@apiequality.org.