Housing Justice
Housing Is A Human Right
Safe, stable housing is foundational to health, dignity, and long-term well-being. LGBTQIA+ people face persistent barriers when seeking housing that is affordable, affirming, and secure.
Discrimination remains widespread. Landlords and property managers continue to deny housing, impose unfair treatment, or create hostile conditions based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, disability, age, or income. At the same time, economic inequality and employment discrimination limit access to stable housing and increase vulnerability to displacement.
These conditions contribute to housing insecurity across LGBTQIA+ communities, particularly for those who are low-income, working-class, Black, Indigenous, people of color, trans, disabled, or otherwise marginalized.
Queer Power Alliance advances housing justice by organizing renters, developing community leadership, and advocating for equitable housing policy. We work to strengthen tenant protections, expand access to affordable housing, and build collective power so LGBTQIA+ people can remain rooted in their communities.
Through education, leadership development, and coordinated advocacy, we equip our communities with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their rights and shape housing systems toward equity and stability.
Housing Justice Programs
Queer Housing Justice Network Leaders
Renters’ Rights and Advocacy Workshops
Know Your Renters’ Rights Campaigns
Annual Housing Forum and Resource Hub
Queer Housing Justice Network Leaders
We’re working with Stay Housed Stay Healthy to push for renter rights, like late fee caps, relocation assistance, and protections for people with disabilities.
Renter’s Rights and Advocacy Workshops
Our quarterly renters’ trainings have helped hundreds of King County renters understand and apply their rights. The trainings were crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic when renters were concerned about late fees and evictions.
Educational Renters’ Rights Campaign
Queer Power Alliance is invested in LGBTQIA+ housing issues, bringing community together to talk about their housing and neighborhood hopes and dreams, and ensuring access to safe housing and resources. Our goal is to build LGBTQIA+ community power and visibility within Seattle, King County and Washington. Access to affordable housing is a crucial issue for LGBTQIA+ communities, it impacts our safety and visibility as well as access to community, culture, history, direct services, and political clout.
Where we live has such a profound impact on our well-being that it is imperative LGBTQ voices sit at housing tables and advocate for the health of our community.
Annual Housing Forum and Resource HUB
text needed Queer Power Alliance is invested in LGBTQIA+ housing issues, bringing community together to talk about their housing and neighborhood hopes and dreams, and ensuring access to safe housing and resources. Our goal is to build LGBTQIA+ community power and visibility within Seattle, King County and Washington. Access to affordable housing is a crucial issue for LGBTQIA+ communities, it impacts our safety and visibility as well as access to community, culture, history, direct services, and political clout.
Where we live has such a profound impact on our well-being that it is imperative LGBTQ voices sit at housing tables and advocate for the health of our community.