Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative

With the current state of legislation across the nation we are in need of help expanding infrastructure to meet demand. We need volunteers and donations. We have a lot of online/remote volunteer positions to fill

koinitiative.org/get-involved/

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Save Trans Lives - The KOI General Fund Greetings Friend,For KOI, a lot of our work starts from the basic fact that none of us makes it alone. Many trans folks are being pushed out of their home states by laws and environments that have bec...

The new donation link to our general fund is live!

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KOI has gotten its tax exempt status! We are working on updating our website to reflect this. We have also at this point helped relocate about 30 folks to Seattle. If you are looking to volunteer please do!

koinitiative.org/get-involved/

Thank you! Will give it a look

Donate to Knockout Helpout! Relocation Fund, organized by Amber Kawaguchi Hello! We are currently raising funds to evacuate LGBT people from red states. We ar… Amber Kawaguchi needs your support for Knockout Helpout! Relocation Fund

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We have 4 more people coming in, and 4 people here we are currently helping. Any donation now helps ensure these people have the best possible chances here. Show how strong we are as a community, donate!

These are real people we are currently helping. Every donated cent helps make sure that these people are given the best possible chance to succeed in their new lives here in the PNW. This is one of the most accepting places on the planet, let's show these people that they have a home here.

"To finally escape Florida into a state that has protections and--most importantly--to rescue and be with my friends who are/were trapped in a worse situation than I."

"To escape my state and a heavily restrictive family, not just in terms of LGBTQ+ things. I'd like to work towards a future, get work, and eventually help myself and others."

Here are some anonymized quotes from people about why they need to flee

"To get out of the place I've been trapped for over a decade, being emotionally manipulated while being denied chances to pursue who I am."

4. Just before I wrote this she put in applications for doctors to help me get more prozac as I've run out since arriving here. She has been immensely helpful providing me w/ the things I've needed.

3. before flying me out to Seattle so I could start a life here. She's helped me get to the airport, have a place to stay to decompress, and since arriving has been helping me make sure I've been taken care of.

2. In said argument they revealed that they actively wanted my ability to transition taken away. Fled that night where I stayed on my friends couch. Had to leave and in searching for help w/ that I asked in a discord where Violet got into contact w/ me and put me up in a hotel for a week

1. So I started Prozac about a month ago, which was the first antidepressant that has actually worked for me. Made me realize my parents were neglecting me, and I got in an argument w/ them about their political beliefs.

Here is an excerpt from one of the people we've helped thus far. Donations directly help us support these people, and the many others who need/will need help.

We have evacuees coming in! We're going to be running some events in january to help evacuees settle in, and to help generate resources for them. If you're a queer business owner in Seattle please HMU

Do you live in the Puget Sound area and want to help out? Please get in contact with us!

Hello! We're a group based in the PNW focused on helping queer people relocate!