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Queer Death Collective

Last updated Jun 2026

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PDX Queer Death Collective is an all-volunteer death care community centering queer, LGBTQIA2S+, and other marginalized people. They offer guides for what to do when someone dies, home body-care information, end-of-life planning forms, notary access, and a lending library, helping chosen families reclaim death care outside for-profit systems. Reach them at contact@pdxqdc.com.

Communities centered

LGBTQ+

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Peer supportAdvocacy
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