Public Journey

Find trans and queer arts, culture, and drag in Oregon

Community is not only support groups and services, it is also joy, art, and showing up as your full self. Oregon has a deep, statewide scene of drag, queer choruses, galleries, zines, film, and Pride. This path points you to places to watch, make, and belong, at whatever pace feels good. You can start by just showing up.

Step 1

Drag and nightlife

Whenever you want a night out

Oregon's drag and queer nightlife scene is one of the easiest, most joyful ways to find your people. Some shows are all-ages and some are 21 and up, so check each event.

A few recurring shows and party collectives:

Dam Right Drag Night and Drag Me Outside, regular drag shows worth catching.
QT PDX Events / Haus of Blunt, a queer and trans party collective.
Scrumptious Scoundrels, queer burlesque.

Most of these run on a rotating schedule, so follow them on social media for the next show. Tip well if you can, that is how performers get paid.

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Dam Right Drag Night

Long-running queer-centered Corvallis drag night staging high-energy shows at the Majestic Theatre and around the mid-valley.

Drag Me Outside

Portland-area drag-led hiking collective pairing free nature walks with bawdy humor and ecology lessons.

QT PDX Events / Haus of Blunt

Portland QTBIPOC drag and nightlife production house led by Lyta Blunt, behind Haus of Blunt and Baddies Night PDX.

Scrumptious Scoundrels Burlesque

All-inclusive Eugene burlesque-and-variety troupe mixing drag, comedy, and interactive games since 2017.

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Step 2

Queer choruses and music

Auditions and seasons vary

Oregon has a deep tradition of LGBTQ choruses, and most welcome trans and nonbinary singers at any experience level.

Portland Gay Men's Chorus and Portland Lesbian Choir in Portland.
Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene and Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus in the mid and south valley.
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir for youth.
PHAME, a creative arts academy for adults with developmental disabilities.

Many do not require you to read music or audition. Reach out about the next season or an open rehearsal.

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Portland Gay Men's Chorus

Portland gay men's chorus performing a full concert season, including a Pride TRANSformation show celebrating trans and gender-nonconforming community.

Portland Lesbian Choir

Portland queer choir elevating LGBTQIA2S+ voices through performance since 1986, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026.

Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene

Eugene's non-auditioned lesbian chorus, open to self-identified women and welcoming trans and nonbinary singers.

Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus

Non-auditioned LGBT mixed chorus rehearsing in Salem, performing across the Willamette Valley including Salem, Corvallis, and Portland.

Portland Symphonic Girlchoir

Award-winning youth choral program offering vocal music education in an inclusive Portland-area community.

PHAME (Pacific Honored Artists, Musicians, and Entertainers)

Fine and performing arts academy for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Step 3

Visual arts and makerspaces

Anytime

Whether you make art or just want to be around it:

Ori Gallery, a Black, queer, and trans-led gallery in Portland centering QTBIPOC artists.
Portland Street Art Alliance, murals and public art with community projects.
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts, statewide support for gender-marginalized artists.
Corvallis DIY, an all-ages community arts and music space.

Many of these welcome volunteers, show submissions, and total beginners. You belong in the room even if you are just starting.

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Ori Gallery

Queer and trans BIPOC-run art gallery and organizing space offering exhibitions, free workshops, and community programming.

Portland Street Art Alliance

Nonprofit empowering artists to create murals and public street art across Portland and the Pacific Northwest.

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE)

Portland-based social-justice nonprofit using theatre to advance intersectional gender equity in the arts.

Corvallis DIY

All-ages, donation-based DIY punk and experimental shows in Corvallis, organized as a safer-space community.

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Step 4

Film, writing, and zines

Anytime

For storytellers and readers:

Women in Film, Portland, community and support for women and gender-expansive filmmakers.
Portland Zine Symposium, an annual celebration of independent self-publishing.
Rogue Liberation Library, a radical community library and reading space.

Zines especially are a low-barrier way in. You do not need money, training, or permission to make one.

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Women In Film, Portland (WIF PDX)

Portland nonprofit advancing women in film through education, outreach, and professional development.

Portland Zine Symposium

Free, all-ages annual zine conference celebrating DIY publishing and independent print culture in Portland.

Rogue Liberation Library

Ashland-based program sending free books to incarcerated people, primarily across western and federal prisons.

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Step 5

Queer history and archives

Anytime

Knowing whose shoulders you stand on is its own kind of belonging.

Oregon Queer History Collective preserves and shares the history of Oregon's LGBTQ communities through archives, events, and education.

If you have stories, photos, or zines of your own, archives like this want them. Your life is part of the record too.

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Oregon Queer History Collective

Oregon Queer History Collective is an organization dedicated to preserving, documenting, and sharing the history of LGBTQ+ communities in Oregon. It engages in archival work, public education, and community events to highlight and celebrate queer histories and experiences within the state.

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Step 6

Pride across Oregon

Mostly summer, some year-round

Pride is not just Portland. Nearly every corner of Oregon has its own celebration, and the smaller ones are often where rural and small-town trans folks find each other.

Pride Northwest runs Portland Pride.
Around the state: Bend Pride Coalition, Eugene Springfield PRIDE, Southern Oregon Pride, Astoria Pride on the coast, Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance, and Klamath Basin Pride.

Find the one nearest you. Most welcome volunteers and run events well beyond the summer festival. The Finding your trans community path has even more local connection.

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Pride Northwest

Nonprofit that organizes Portland Pride and year-round LGBTQ+ events celebrating and uplifting the community.

Bend Pride Coalition

The volunteer crew behind Bend Summer Pride, a free, family-friendly celebration in Drake Park each June.

Eugene Springfield PRIDE

Volunteer-run nonprofit hosting the annual Eugene Springfield PRIDE festival and community events for LGBTQ2SIA+ people across Lane County.

SOPride (Southern Oregon Pride)

All-inclusive group hosting Pride events and resources across Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley.

Astoria Pride

Volunteer-run group that organizes Pride events and builds LGBTQ+ community on the North Oregon Coast.

Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance (CGPA)

LGBTQIA2S+ community org for the Columbia Gorge: youth leadership council, adult social groups, and Hood River Pride.

Klamath Basin Pride

Volunteer-run queer events, community building, and education in the Klamath Basin, including an annual Pride festival.

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