Basic Rights Oregon
@basicrightsoregon.bsky.social
Achieving policy victories and shifting public opinion for LGBTQ2SIA+ Oregonians. 🌈 linktr.ee/basicrightsoregon
Can you take a minute this Black Friday to invest in queer and trans rights, which should never go out of style?
Give here: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
Give here: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Can you take a minute this Black Friday to invest in queer and trans rights, which should never go out of style?
Give here: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
Give here: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
WE'RE HIRING! Basic Rights Oregon is now accepting applications for a Digital Communications Organizer to join our staff.
Learn more and apply at the link below. And please share widely!
www.basicrights.org/job-openings
Learn more and apply at the link below. And please share widely!
www.basicrights.org/job-openings
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
WE'RE HIRING! Basic Rights Oregon is now accepting applications for a Digital Communications Organizer to join our staff.
Learn more and apply at the link below. And please share widely!
www.basicrights.org/job-openings
Learn more and apply at the link below. And please share widely!
www.basicrights.org/job-openings
HEADS UP: Tickets to our Carol screening are almost sold out, and going fast! Get yours today at the link below.
We also want to shoutout our event sponsor, PacificSource Health Plans! Thanks for supporting our work to uplift Oregon's LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
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We also want to shoutout our event sponsor, PacificSource Health Plans! Thanks for supporting our work to uplift Oregon's LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
secure.everyaction.com/2XFs3C3jKE2W...
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
HEADS UP: Tickets to our Carol screening are almost sold out, and going fast! Get yours today at the link below.
We also want to shoutout our event sponsor, PacificSource Health Plans! Thanks for supporting our work to uplift Oregon's LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
secure.everyaction.com/2XFs3C3jKE2W...
We also want to shoutout our event sponsor, PacificSource Health Plans! Thanks for supporting our work to uplift Oregon's LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
secure.everyaction.com/2XFs3C3jKE2W...
We had a great time at our Volunteer Appreciation Party last night! Check out our weekly LGBTQ2SIA+ newsletter to learn how you can join our incredible group of volunteers—and get caught up on other news, actions and resources.
www.basicrights.org/news/weekly-...
www.basicrights.org/news/weekly-...
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We had a great time at our Volunteer Appreciation Party last night! Check out our weekly LGBTQ2SIA+ newsletter to learn how you can join our incredible group of volunteers—and get caught up on other news, actions and resources.
www.basicrights.org/news/weekly-...
www.basicrights.org/news/weekly-...
🎉We're in Give!Guide again!
❤️Donate: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
🥪Get a free sandwich from Addy's when you give $50!
🌈We've been educating, advocating, and legislating for queer and trans equality since 1996. With your support, we can make sure the next 30 years still bend toward progress.
❤️Donate: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
🥪Get a free sandwich from Addy's when you give $50!
🌈We've been educating, advocating, and legislating for queer and trans equality since 1996. With your support, we can make sure the next 30 years still bend toward progress.
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎉We're in Give!Guide again!
❤️Donate: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
🥪Get a free sandwich from Addy's when you give $50!
🌈We've been educating, advocating, and legislating for queer and trans equality since 1996. With your support, we can make sure the next 30 years still bend toward progress.
❤️Donate: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bre
🥪Get a free sandwich from Addy's when you give $50!
🌈We've been educating, advocating, and legislating for queer and trans equality since 1996. With your support, we can make sure the next 30 years still bend toward progress.
Join us for a night of fun and fundraising for the Equal Rights for All Campaign at the World Famous Kenton Club! Featuring comedy by Mx. Dahlia Belle, beats from DJ Wildchild and more.
TICKETS: $15-40 sliding scale suggested donation. $5 option for QTBIPOC folks.
bit.ly/era-kentonclub
TICKETS: $15-40 sliding scale suggested donation. $5 option for QTBIPOC folks.
bit.ly/era-kentonclub
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Join us for a night of fun and fundraising for the Equal Rights for All Campaign at the World Famous Kenton Club! Featuring comedy by Mx. Dahlia Belle, beats from DJ Wildchild and more.
TICKETS: $15-40 sliding scale suggested donation. $5 option for QTBIPOC folks.
bit.ly/era-kentonclub
TICKETS: $15-40 sliding scale suggested donation. $5 option for QTBIPOC folks.
bit.ly/era-kentonclub
🚨📢 HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY, 10/8! Join our community partners for a Community Update & Migra Watch Training. This is a great way to help keep our communities safer as ICE continues to be a presence in Oregon.
October 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🚨📢 HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY, 10/8! Join our community partners for a Community Update & Migra Watch Training. This is a great way to help keep our communities safer as ICE continues to be a presence in Oregon.
Dance party tickets are still on sale for IGNITE!
DJ KRIS and Charlie Henderson join us with tunes and moves to get us out of our heads and into our bodies. We'll also have an open bar (NA options), snacks, a photo booth and more.
8-11pm on October 11! Get tickets: bro.ejoinme.org/danceparty
DJ KRIS and Charlie Henderson join us with tunes and moves to get us out of our heads and into our bodies. We'll also have an open bar (NA options), snacks, a photo booth and more.
8-11pm on October 11! Get tickets: bro.ejoinme.org/danceparty
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Dance party tickets are still on sale for IGNITE!
DJ KRIS and Charlie Henderson join us with tunes and moves to get us out of our heads and into our bodies. We'll also have an open bar (NA options), snacks, a photo booth and more.
8-11pm on October 11! Get tickets: bro.ejoinme.org/danceparty
DJ KRIS and Charlie Henderson join us with tunes and moves to get us out of our heads and into our bodies. We'll also have an open bar (NA options), snacks, a photo booth and more.
8-11pm on October 11! Get tickets: bro.ejoinme.org/danceparty
At this time when the federal government is vehemently anti-LGBTQ2SIA+, it's crucial we continue engaging with our local governments.
Click the link below to check out our full City Council Toolkit!
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Click the link below to check out our full City Council Toolkit!
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September 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
At this time when the federal government is vehemently anti-LGBTQ2SIA+, it's crucial we continue engaging with our local governments.
Click the link below to check out our full City Council Toolkit!
static1.squarespace.com/.../City+Cou...
Click the link below to check out our full City Council Toolkit!
static1.squarespace.com/.../City+Cou...
It’s officially Back to School Season! It’s a challenging time for LGBTQ2SIA+ and BIPOC students, families, and educators. It’s more important than ever that we keep showing up—because we belong in schools and school board meetings just as much as our neighbors do.
August 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s officially Back to School Season! It’s a challenging time for LGBTQ2SIA+ and BIPOC students, families, and educators. It’s more important than ever that we keep showing up—because we belong in schools and school board meetings just as much as our neighbors do.
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
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
July 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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
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
And here's more info on the rally!
June 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And here's more info on the rally!
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.
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.
June 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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.
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.
Help is available if you are in crisis. Visit trevorproject.org for mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth.
June 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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.
Help is available if you are in crisis. Visit trevorproject.org for mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth.
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...
Want to join the fun this summer? Sign up to volunteer!
www.mobilize.us/basicrightso...
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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...
Want to join the fun this summer? Sign up to volunteer!
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!
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!
May 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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!
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!
⚠️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...
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...
May 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
⚠️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...
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...
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...
May 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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...
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...
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...
May 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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...
Head’s up: Make sure you’re registered to vote in time for Oregon school board elections!
sos.oregon.gov/voting
sos.oregon.gov/voting
April 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Head’s up: Make sure you’re registered to vote in time for Oregon school board elections!
sos.oregon.gov/voting
sos.oregon.gov/voting
For Transgender Day of Visibility last week, Oregon House members stood up and spoke out in support.
THANK YOU to Reps. Jules Walters, Travis Nelson, Thuy Tran, Farrah Chaichi and Courtney Neron for all you do for our communities! And thanks to Sen. Kate Lieber for her remarks on the Senate Floor!
THANK YOU to Reps. Jules Walters, Travis Nelson, Thuy Tran, Farrah Chaichi and Courtney Neron for all you do for our communities! And thanks to Sen. Kate Lieber for her remarks on the Senate Floor!
April 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For Transgender Day of Visibility last week, Oregon House members stood up and spoke out in support.
THANK YOU to Reps. Jules Walters, Travis Nelson, Thuy Tran, Farrah Chaichi and Courtney Neron for all you do for our communities! And thanks to Sen. Kate Lieber for her remarks on the Senate Floor!
THANK YOU to Reps. Jules Walters, Travis Nelson, Thuy Tran, Farrah Chaichi and Courtney Neron for all you do for our communities! And thanks to Sen. Kate Lieber for her remarks on the Senate Floor!
Happy Friday! Our communications staff is on vacation this week, so we’ve got a shorter-than-usual newsletter for you this week, focusing on five ways YOU can take action and resist this weekend. Read more at the link below: www.basicrights.org/news/five-th...
April 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Happy Friday! Our communications staff is on vacation this week, so we’ve got a shorter-than-usual newsletter for you this week, focusing on five ways YOU can take action and resist this weekend. Read more at the link below: www.basicrights.org/news/five-th...
Tickets are going fast to our screening of BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER on 3/30. Snag your spot now!
www.basicrights.org/events/movie...
This event wouldn't be possible without our sponsors! A big THANK YOU to @nwnaturalcare.bsky.social, @meyermemorialtrust.bsky.social and Oregon Pride in Business.
www.basicrights.org/events/movie...
This event wouldn't be possible without our sponsors! A big THANK YOU to @nwnaturalcare.bsky.social, @meyermemorialtrust.bsky.social and Oregon Pride in Business.
March 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Tickets are going fast to our screening of BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER on 3/30. Snag your spot now!
www.basicrights.org/events/movie...
This event wouldn't be possible without our sponsors! A big THANK YOU to @nwnaturalcare.bsky.social, @meyermemorialtrust.bsky.social and Oregon Pride in Business.
www.basicrights.org/events/movie...
This event wouldn't be possible without our sponsors! A big THANK YOU to @nwnaturalcare.bsky.social, @meyermemorialtrust.bsky.social and Oregon Pride in Business.
We're so excited to be partnering with @untappedtrivia! Go to any Untapped Trivia night from Feb 24-28, and proceeds will go to Basic Rights Oregon. More info at untappedtrivia.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We're so excited to be partnering with @untappedtrivia! Go to any Untapped Trivia night from Feb 24-28, and proceeds will go to Basic Rights Oregon. More info at untappedtrivia.com
We're continuing to uplift iconic LGBTQ+ Black visionaries this month!
Cyrstal LaBeija built her own ballroom system when white queer culture wasn't welcoming to Black and brown folks who pioneered drag.
Remember: Even if the system is working against you, you can still make something beautiful 🌺
Cyrstal LaBeija built her own ballroom system when white queer culture wasn't welcoming to Black and brown folks who pioneered drag.
Remember: Even if the system is working against you, you can still make something beautiful 🌺
February 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We're continuing to uplift iconic LGBTQ+ Black visionaries this month!
Cyrstal LaBeija built her own ballroom system when white queer culture wasn't welcoming to Black and brown folks who pioneered drag.
Remember: Even if the system is working against you, you can still make something beautiful 🌺
Cyrstal LaBeija built her own ballroom system when white queer culture wasn't welcoming to Black and brown folks who pioneered drag.
Remember: Even if the system is working against you, you can still make something beautiful 🌺