West Los Angeles UMC welcomes, affirms, and involves LGBTQiA+ persons in all aspects of leadership, worship, and ministries. The Reconciling Ministries team coordinates Pride Month worship and programs in June and awareness raising opportunities throughout the year. The team involves the congregation in community events, collaborating with Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Community, API-PFLAG, ARC, and other Reconciling historic Japanese American UMC congregations to promote understanding. Recent programs include the “Faith, Hope & Courage: LGBTQiA+ Journeys” and “Becoming a Christian Ally” (Okaeri Allyship Symposium).

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On August 27th, 2025 the Asian Pacific Rainbow Coalition (ARC) released a public letter signed by Asian Pacific American elected officials and organizations and convened a press briefing in downtown Los Angeles to call for increased support and protections for transgender persons, to oppose legislation and anti-trans rhetoric targeting this community, and to uplift the resilient stories of trans members of the Asian Pacific family. A full copy of the ARC letter is attached below.