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Basic Rights Oregon

Trans-affirmingLast updated Jun 2026

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Basic Rights Oregon is Oregon's largest LGBTQ advocacy, education, and political organization, founded in 1996. They work statewide to shift public opinion, win policy and legislative victories, and protect the rights of LGBTQ+, two-spirit, intersex, and asexual Oregonians. The site offers campaign information, resource lists, and ways to get involved or take action.

Communities centered

LGBTQ+

Services offered

Advocacy

Eligibility

LGBTQ+ Oregonians and allies.

Location

Basic Rights Oregon

620 SW 5th Ave, Suite 1210, Portland, OR 97204

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