Resources

• Beyond These Walls: Serving and advocating for incarcerated LGBTQ+ people.

• Bradley Angle LGBTQ Program: Serves anyone in the Portland area affected by domestic violence.

• Cascade AIDS Project: Offeringfull-spectrum services to test for HIV and assist those living with it. Also operates PRISM, an LGBTQ+ health, mental health and substance use support clinic in Portland.

• Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living: Provides safe spaces, community building and empowerment for two-spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities in 13 Eastern Oregon counties.

• Friendly House Elder Pride Services: Works to enhance the lives of older LGBTQ+ community members through education, advocacy, outreach and resource development.

If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, here are some resources to help you in Oregon:

• Crisis Text Line U.S. Text "OREGON" to 741741

• Crisis Text Line: US texto con la palabra "AYUDA" to 741741

• Crisis Text Line: US For those who are experiencing the trauma of racism text "CONNECT" to 741741

• Native Crisis Text Line text "Native" to 741741

• Deaf/Hard of Hearing text "TalkWithUs" to 66746

• Lines for Life Text 4-10pm daily "teen2teen" to 839863

• Spanish Speakers Text "Hablanos" to 66746

• Trevor Project (LGBTQ) Text "START" to 678678

Healthcare is a basic right. Find our list of health and mental health resources here.

Resources for trans and gender-diverse people from Innerbody:

I need legal support

• Transgender Law Center

• Lambda Legal

• Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE)

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

I’m exploring my identity

• GLAAD

• PFLAG

• Gender Spectrum

• The Trevor Project (for youth)

• It Gets Better Project

I need mental or primary health care

• Trans Lifeline (peer support for all ages)

• The Trevor Project (crisis support for youth)

• Inclusive Therapists

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)

• GLMA (Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality) (primary care)

• Out2Enroll (explains insurance options and enrollment)

I’m a trans youth or student

• Gender Spectrum

• GLSEN (school-based advocacy)

• The Trevor Project

• TrevorSpace (LGBTQ community for young people 13-24)

• Trans Mentor Project

My child is trans

• TransFamilies

• PFLAG

• Gender Spectrum

• Parents for Trans Equality Network

• Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics

I’m a trans elder or senior

• SAGE (Services & Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Elders)

• Trans Aging Network (part of FORGE)

• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

I’m a trans immigrant or asylum seeker

• Transgender Law Center

• Rainbow Railroad

• Immigration Equality

I’m a trans person with a disability

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

• Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)

I’m a formerly incarcerated trans person

• Black and Pink

• TGI Justice Project

• Transgender Law Center

• Survived + Punished

I’m a trans person in a rural area

• QueerDoc (telehealth)

• Plume (telehealth)

• FOLX Health (telehealth)

• National Center for LGBTQ Rights - Rural Communities

• Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

I’m a trans sex worker

• Lysistrata Mutual Care Collective and Fund

• Red Canary Song

• SWOP USA (Sex Workers Outreach Project)

I’m a low-income trans person

• For the Gworls (mutual aid for rent, surgeries, and travel)

• Trans Justice Funding Project

• Point of Pride (free binders, surgeries, HRT support)

• Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (emergency funds and aid)

I’m a trans veteran or in the military

• SPART*A — FAQ about transgender military service

• Transgender American Veterans Association

• Modern Military Association of America

• A4TE - Veterans Resources

I’m a trans athlete

• TransAthlete

• The Human Rights Campaign - Get the Facts about Bans on Sports Participation By Transgender & Non-Binary Students

• Athlete Ally

I’m trans and BIPOC

• Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC)

• Trans Women of Color Collective

• TransLatina Coalition

• Brown Boi Project

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)

• Trans Women of Color Collective

Are you moving to Oregon, or a recent transplant, because your current state doesn’t support LGBTQ+ rights? Check out some helpful resources.

Basic Rights Oregon fights for LGBTQ+ equality, but there may be another organization better able to help you with specific legal requests. Check out these resources.

Is your child in need of support at school or connection to LGBTQ+ community? Check out our youth and educational resources.

There are many culturally specific resources for BIPOC queer and trans Oregonians. Find them here.

Oregon is experiencing a housing crisis, but resources are available.

Intersex Oregonians have unique needs—find support and community with these resources.

Find community and get the support you need through these groups.