three people smiling at the camera, person on the left is in a tassled coat and headband, person in the middle is wearing braids and beaded earings, person on the right is wearing a baseball had and leather jacket and carries a drum

Alliance Members

Alphabet Alliance of Color is made up of queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color who represent themselves, folks they are organizing with, and/or organizations. Our Alliance Member Organizations are organizations that are led by and support QTBIPOC folks in the Puget Sound region. We support each other by strategizing about the best ways to support our communities, collaborating on events, and filling the gaps where needed.

 

API Chaya

APIChaya.org

API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking to gain safety, connection, and wellness.  We build power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitation, creating a world where all people can heal and thrive. 

Queer Network Program aims to nurture and empower Queer and Trans Survivors of Color and the broader intergenerational QTBIPOC communities using storytelling, collective learning and healing, and caring labor to turn towards each other.

Gathered in This Place

Gather in This Place Instagram

2S/LBGTQ+ community and drum group chilling in Coast Salish Territory.

LuluNation 

LuluNation Facebook

Presented by UZURI* Consulting & Productions, #LuluNation + Crew is a QTPOC (queer/trans people of color) talk show, hosted every Tuesday, 7 – 9pm PST at hollowearthradio.org

Parisol

Parisol Facebook

PARISOL is a grassroots anti-imperialist leftist Hong Konger, Taiwanese, and Chinese diaspora group dedicated to local & international solidarity, community building, cultural & politicized learning, abolition, and anti-racist work.  

QPOCA

QPOCA Facebook

The Queer People of Color Alliance, or QPOCA, is a group on the University of Washington Seattle campus for queer and trans* folks of color to build and share community, make friends, have fun, and discuss race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality as it relates to our lives, experiences and marginalization.

QTPOC Birthwerq Project

QTPOC Birthwerq Project Instagram

The Queer & Trans People of Color Birthwerq Project started in 2014 to create more access to birth education for trans and gender non-conforming people of color.

Queer the Land

queertheland.org

Queer The Land is a collaborative project grounded in the self-determination of queer, trans, and two spirit Black/ indigenous/ people of color (QT2BIPOC) and the vision of collectively owning our land and labor.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission

seattle.gov/lgbtq

The Seattle Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Commission advises the Mayor, City Council and City departments about issues of concern affecting the LGBTQ community.

Somos Seattle

somosseattle.org

Somos is an organization for LGBTQ Latinx folks. Our goal is to build an active community, share resources and foster spaces for learning & growth.

TRANSform Culture

TRANSform Program web page

In 2020, with the launch of a 5-State Story Collection Campaign, TRANSform Culture—formerly known as TRANSform Washington—shifted its name to better reflect the regional and national work in messaging research, public education and political advocacy for trans communities.

Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network

TWOC Solidarity Network Instagram

TWOC Solidarity Network upholds the self determination of Two-Spirit, Trans Women & Trans Femmes of Color 4 collective care in WA state.

UTOPIA Washington

utopiawa.org

Creating a safe, welcoming, supportive and vibrant space for members of the Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ community.

VietQ

VietQ Instagram

VietQ is a Seattle-area nonprofit devoted to empowering and embracing the identities of LGBTQIA+ Vietnamese folks in the Pacific Northwest by raising visibility through awareness campaigns, events, and mentorship.

Join the Alliance

Part of a QTBIPOC organization or organizing group that is interested in aligning with other QTBIPOC orgs? An individual QTBIPOC doing work in community who wants to get more engaged? Reach out and we can chat about becoming an Alliance Member!

block print of a leaf with a piece of paper with "Alphabet Alliance of Color" written on it

Art: afab