OR: LGBTQIA+ Issues
Assisted Living Week: Access to Long-Term Care Critical, Oregonians Say
This week is National Assisted Living Week, highlighting the hard work put in to help older people and people living with disabilities. Many …
Survey of OR Students Provides Guidance as School Returns
The new school year is approaching and schools in Oregon are using data to figure out what students need to feel like they belong. The organization …
Organizations Call for Meaningful Corporate Support During Pride Month
June is Pride Month, and businesses are showing their support for the LGBTQ community in a number of ways. But some corporations are being called out …
NW Group Provides Loans to Businesses with Limited Options
PORTLAND, Ore. – For people dreaming of opening a small business, finding funds can be a problem. Often, large financial institutions won't …
LGBTQ Group Pushes Back Against Lawsuit Targeting Transgender Students
DALLAS, Ore. — A lawsuit is challenging an Oregon school district's policy protecting transgender students - but opponents say the case should …
SCOTUS Cake Case Could Affect Ore. LGBTQ Community
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today on a case that could affect protections for Oregon's LGBT community…
Ethnic Studies Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
SALEM, Ore. – Students and racial-justice groups in the state are among those applauding a bill now on the governor's desk that should make …
Oregonians Pushing for Most Progressive Reproductive Health Bill in Nation
SALEM, Ore. – Oregonians are hoping for some action in Salem on a bill aimed at expanding and protecting access to reproductive-health services…
Central Ore. LGBT Community Gathers in Grief, Pride
BEND, Ore. -- Bend will host the 12th annual Central Oregon Pride Celebration on Saturday, celebrating the LGBT population of central Oregon…
Report Assesses Oregon's Largest Charitable Foundation
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon's largest source of funding for nonprofit groups has built a strong network statewide, according to a new report. The …
Oregon's New LGBT Veterans Coordinator First of a Kind
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs has taken an unprecedented step by hiring the nation's first LGBT Veterans Coordinator…
As State's Demographics Change, Portland Students Get Ethnic Studies
PORTLAND, Ore. – The diverse history of the United States will reach Portland high school students in 2018, thanks to a resolution unanimously …