About Us
History
For over 25 years, various
convenings of LGBT APIs have sought
to network leaders to enhance local
grassroots organizing, and challenge
homophobia and racism.
In this decade, leaders came together in Portland, OR
in 2002, New York, NY in 2004, and
Oakland, CA in 2005. Both 2002 and
2005 convenings were part of the
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force’s
annual Creating Change conferences.
In 2005, leaders from 37 of the nation’s
LGBT API organizations came together
to build cross-organizational
connections, share organizational
successes and challenges, and lay the
foundation for ongoing collaboration.
That roundtable became NQAPIA.
NQAPIA was formed:
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(1) To connect LGBTQ API* organizations with each other for collaboration
and collective identification on issues of common concern,
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(2) To build a strong foundation for collaboration and interaction with
other communities,
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(3) To facilitate the work of collaborative projects that strengthen the
LGBTQ API community, and
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(4) To support, nurture, and develop existing and emerging LGBTQ API leaders.
Let us do our work together.
