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Check out our weekly LGBTQ+ news and action roundup—then be sure to stay cool this weekend!
08.08.2025 21:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This week's newsletter has some discouraging news for gender-affirming care access—but it's also got five action items you can take to support trans and intersex people!
Your newsletter correspondent is going on vacation this week, so we'll be back with another update in two weeks. Take care!
Announcing IGNITE 2025: WILD AND FREE! Join us at the queerest fundraising party in Oregon, happening on 10.11.25 in Portland.
More info and tickets at the link below! Stay tuned for more details, including entertainment and outfit inspo.
Logo by artist Lisa Congdon.
bro.ejoinme.org/ignite2025
Also in this week's update: Remembering Andrea Gibson, trans and queer excellence in sports and entertainment, and soooo many opportunities to collect signatures for the Equal Rights for All Campaign.
Happy Portland Pride Weekend!!
Happy Friday, BRO buds! Read our newsletter for updates on the LGBTQ2SIA+ news you need to know, plus ways to take action!
11.07.2025 19:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Oregon’s 2025 Legislative Session wrapped up last month, and Basic Rights Oregon was fighting for LGBTQ2SIA+ priorities up until the end.
Read our latest blog to catch up on our wins, and learn more about the work ahead of us!
We're out and about at Prides this summer, including the upcoming Portland Pride! But you can also sign it using the instructions at the bottom of this page: www.equalrightsoregon.com/get-involved
10.07.2025 20:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And here's more info on the rally!
27.06.2025 19:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In today's newsletter:
📣We're having a Rally for Trans Youth Power! RSVP at link in bio.
🩺 Medicaid cuts to gender affirming care likely won't move forward!
🏛️ The Supreme Court issued another anti-LGBTQ+ ruling.
Head to the link in our bio to read the full newsletter. And have a good weekend!
The federal government's cruelty against LGBTQ+ folks dominated the headlines again this week, but our weekly LGBTQ+ newsletter is also full of community events and reasons to keep going.
Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend!
Basic Rights Oregon is proud to have testified in support of this resolution. Drag and ballroom culture is just one of many ways that Black LGBTQ+ Oregonians have made, and continue to make, our communities more vibrant and strong.
Happy Juneteenth!!! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
What better way to celebrate Juneteenth than by having Black drag performers on the Oregon House floor?!
Thanks to sponsor @travisnelson.bsky.social, the House passed a resolution recognizing the deep history of Black drag in Oregon, represented by performers Isaiah Esquire and Aqua Flora.
We'll have more to share soon about actions you can take. In the meantime, here is the ERA Campaign's statement on the Skrmetti ruling: www.equalrightsoregon.com/skrmetti-sta...
Help is available if you are in crisis. Visit trevorproject.org for mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth.
You can't do everything, but all of us CAN do something right now. Check out our weekly newsletter for 10 actions you can take this weekend for LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights.
13.06.2025 20:44 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
This past weekend, BRO staff and volunteers were at Prides in both Hillsboro and Bend, connecting with community and collecting signatures for our Equal Rights for All ballot measure!
Want to join the fun this summer? Sign up to volunteer!
www.mobilize.us/basicrightso...
Whether you’re out at a Pride event this weekend or not, remember to always be proud of who you are. There are a lot of attacks coming at queer and trans people right now, but that isn’t a reflection of us; it’s a reflection of them. We’re proud to be doing this work with you!
Love,
The BRO team 🌈
Yesterday, ICE agents arrested and detained a transgender woman seeking asylum in Oregon. She was at a hearing for her asylum case at Portland Immigration Court, and ICE agents detained her outside the courtroom, disrupting her case and stripping her of due process rights.
Read our full response:
This Friday newsletter has EVERYTHING: crop tops, zines, more ways to contact your reps, a self-own by anti-LGBTQ+ politicians, and so much more. Check it out!
30.05.2025 22:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Whether you've lived here your whole life, or just moved here seeking a more affirming environment, LGBTQ+ Oregonians are here to stay!
Sign up to volunteer here: www.mobilize.us/basicrightso...
We're excited to present our design for Pride 2025! Enormous thanks to local artist Lisa Congdon for donating her time and talent.
We'll be handing out buttons, stickers and more at Prides across Oregon. AND if you sign up to volunteer at a Pride (link in thread below), you'll get a free t-shirt!
Happy Friday, BRO Friends! You can find our full weekly LGBTQ+ newsletter at the link below.
It’s going to be a beautiful three-day weekend for many of us. Remember to connect with other queer and trans folks if you can; we’re always stronger together.
Love,
The BRO team 🌈
⚠️TELL YOUR REPS: SAVE GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE ACCESS IN OREGON!⚠️
Trump and Congress are trying to end Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for trans youth and adults. We can't let this happen in Oregon. Contact your state reps now: secure.everyaction.com/pq2TX86aUEe0...
It's almost Pride season! BRO is recruiting volunteers to join us at a Pride near you to table and collect signatures.
Click the link below to sign up! (Note: more Pride events in other regions will be added later, as more info becomes available.)
www.mobilize.us/basicrightso...
In today's LGBTQ+ newsletter, we're calling out transphobes, canvassing for school board from Beaverton to Bend, and working to protect LGBTQ+ Oregonians from the impacts of Medicaid cuts. Hop in and join us!
16.05.2025 20:54 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0School board elections happen in FIVE DAYS! As a reminder, here are our endorsements.
We don't have capacity to endorse in every district, but you can look to other local organizations you trust for endorsements, or do your research using the Voter's Guide.
For our newsletter this week, our ED Kyndall Mason has some updates to share about BRO’s work and how you can help.
09.05.2025 17:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our bodies don't need your approval.
Today, politicians are subjecting a young woman—who just wants to fence with her peers—to hate and vitriol, forcing her into the public eye and a political debate about her very existence. We are joining @nwlc in asking you to show up for trans people: www.equalityfederation.org/federation-m...
07.05.2025 19:46 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Friday! Get the latest LGBTQ+ news, and ways YOU can take action, in our weekly newsletter. 🌈
02.05.2025 23:53 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Lesbian Week of Visibility! 🧡🤍🩷
Check out all the LGBTQ+ news you need to know, and ways you can take action, in our weekly newsletter. 🌈
Head’s up: Make sure you’re registered to vote in time for Oregon school board elections!
sos.oregon.gov/voting
