What is DeQH?

  • We are trained South Asian LGBTQ peer support volunteers
  • Write or call us with questions, concerns, struggles, and hopes.
  • ​It's always free — and 100% confidential

DeQH can help with…

  • questions on gender, identity, coming out
  • dealing with family, culture, or faith
  • trying to find community in your area
  • finding a good doctor, lawyer, or therapist
  • advice for a friend or family member
  • listening as you work through things

(1) Write to us anytime

Fill out our online contact form. You'll hear back from a trained volunteer in 1-3 days.

(2) Or call us Thu/Sun nights

Trained volunteers are available to talk between:
  • Thursdays, 8-10 PM Eastern (5-7 PM Pacific)
  • Sundays, 8-10 PM Eastern (5-7 PM Pacific)

Call us at 908-367-3374 to talk.

(If you leave a message at any other time, we can call you back if requested.)
LGBTQ? We serve individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, gender-queer, pansexual, kothi, hijra, and beyond — as well as friends and family members.
South Asian? We serve people of South Asian heritage, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet, as well as from South Asian communities in diaspora, such as Fiji and the Caribbean.

Disclaimer: We are trained peer support counselors. DeQH does not offer professional counseling services or engage in suicide prevention. 

DeQH is fiscally sponsored by NQAPIA, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance.

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