Local
Basic Rights Oregon works to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and inclusive politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories.
Pivot, at Prism Health, is dedicated to providing free HIV and STI screenings to the LGBTQ community on a walk-in basis.
Q Center provides a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community building.
Queer Caucus meets monthly via conference call and/or video conference (with option to attend in person at our office, as well). Intentions include to:
- Create space for peer support for LGBTQIA advocates across Oregon
- Survive and combat oppressions faced by queer people, centering rural, immigrant, criminal justice involved, POC and trans women’s experiences
- Address how intersecting oppressions contribute to a disparity of services within systems
- Support development and improvement of services for queer survivors
- Develop responses to organizational and systemic transphobia and homophobia
- Promote a vibrant grassroots network of individuals aligned with our mission
Veterans for Human Rights is a locally based group that works closely with other local and national organizations in securing the full equal and civil rights for all Americans regardless of their sexual orientation, military discharge or marital status.
National
American Military Partner Association, connecting, supporting, honoring, and serving the partners and spouses of America’s LGBT service members and veterans – our nation’s modern military families.
American Veterans for Equal Rights is an organization dedicated to full and equal rights and equitable treatment for all present and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, especially the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender current and prior military personnel who have been historically disenfranchised by armed forces policy and discriminatory laws governing military service and benefits.
Human Rights Campaign is a national organization that advocates for LGBT equality and educates the public about LGBT issues.
Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families and allies. Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, MMAA is a united voice for the LBGTQ military and veteran community.
Transgender American Veterans Association acts proactively with other concerned gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) organizations to ensure that transgender veterans will receive appropriate care for their medical conditions in accordance with the Veterans Health Administration’s Customer Service Standards promise to “treat you with courtesy and dignity . . . as the first class citizen that you are.” Further, TAVA will help in educating the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) on issues regarding fair and equal treatment of transgender and transsexual individuals. Also, TAVA will help the general transgender community when deemed appropriate.