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The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) is doubling down on their policy to allow transgender girls to compete on girl’s high school sports teams. This
Over 150 Portlanders gathered for a vigil Tuesday evening at Pioneer Courthouse Square to mourn the death of Nex Benedict, a non-binary youth from Owasso, Oklahoma who died the day after being assaulted by classmates at their high school. Police originally said a preliminary autopsy indicated Benedict “did not die as a result of trauma,” but a fight shortly before Benedict’s death sparked skepticism of this conclusion. On February 27, Owasso police clarified the fight...
A virtual event organized by Basic Rights Oregon, Unicorn Solutions, and Oregon Department of Human Services aims to help find more affirming homes for queer foster youth.
In May 2023, national suicide prevention and LGBTQ+ advocacy group the Trevor Project released a study of mental health among LGBTQ+ youth. The picture it painted was bleak. Among the findings, 41 percent of LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in the past year, over half reported being unable to get the mental health care they wanted, and less than 40 percent said they found their home to be affirming of their gender identity or sexual orientation....
Republican leader accuses them of theatrics as walkout stymies the Oregon Senate for a seventh week and the scheduled June 25 adjournment nears.