KUE: Koreans United for Equality

WHO WE ARE:

KUE (Koreans United for Equality) is an alliance of multigenerational straight and LGBTIQ Koreans. 

OUR STORY:

On On November 4, 2008, 52% of California voters voted Yes on Proposition 8, eliminating same-sex couples’ right to marry. Over 70% of voting Korean Americans voted Yes on Proposition 8. 

This was a heartbreaking realization, and a group of impassioned individuals recognized the need for change and organization specifically within the Korean community. Koreans United for Equality was founded in the winter of 2008 in response to this need.

OUR MISSION:

• To increase the visibility of LGBTQI Koreans within the Korean community as well as the gay community
• To provide resources in the form of information, news, announcements, and spaces for LGBTQI Koreans as well as the friends and family of LGBTQI Koreans.
• To promote education of LGBTIQ-related issues and dispel negative stereotypes of the LGBTIQ community within the Korean community.