BASIC RIGHTS OREGON

TRANSGENDER JUSTICE WORK: BASIC RIGHTS IS A LEADER WITHIN THE LGBTQ EQUALITY MOVEMENT, TAKING A LABORATORY APPROACH TO CREATING CHANGE, AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO THAT OUR WORK CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR EQUALITY. IN 2019 WE PASSED THE STATEWIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION & POSTVENTION BILL, "ADIS ACT", IN HONOR OF A TRANSGENDER TEEN THAT DIED BY SUICIDE. IN 2021 WE PASSED A BAN ON THE LGBTQ+ PANIC DEFENSE, SO THAT NO MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ENCOUNTERS VIOLENCE BASED ON THEIR IDENTITY CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. THE ORGNIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE IMPILMENTATION OF THESE BILLS AS WELL AS PARTICPATING IN THE FOSTER HOMES OF HEALING COALITION TO CREATE MORE AFFIRMING AND SAFE FOSTERHOME ENVIRNMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH.

ELECTORAL CANDIDATE WORK: THE BASIC RIGHTS OREGON EQUALITY PAC SEEKS TO END DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN OREGON BY ELECTING PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES TO ALL LEVELS OF OFFICE AND ELEVATING OUT LGBTQ CANDIDATES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. WE ARE A NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON STATEWIDE AND LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. OUR VOLUNTEER PAC BOARD MEMBERS INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND ISSUE ENDORSEMENTS TO ELECTED LEADERS AND HOPEFULS WHO ARE DEDICATED CHAMPIONS FOR EQUALITY. OUR ENDORSEMENT CRITERIA SPANS BASIC RIGHTS OREGON'S PROGRAM PRIORITIES, INCLUDING RACIAL JUSTICE AND JUSTICE FOR TRANSGENDER OREGONIANS.IN 2022 BRO ALSO WORKED WITH LOCAL ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ELECT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES WHO WOULD CREATE AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.