The Lavender Network - Partner Agencies
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Queer Eugene
Queer Eugene is a community-based organization started in 2021. Our mission is organizing support, resources, and community for queer folks in the state currently known as Oregon. The 3 areas we focus on are Resources, Education, and Community. We do our work through community partnership- Queer Eugene is run for the community by the community!
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Eugene Pride
Eugene Pride Promotes Respect in Diverse Expression (P.R.I.D.E.) for Arts, Culture, and Education for communities and individuals with a diversity of gender identities and sexual orientations.
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TransPonder
TransPonder is a transgender-founded and led nonprofit based in Eugene, Oregon providing support, resources, and education for the transgender and gender-diverse community and our allies. Our mission is to foster healthy communities through wellness programs; support meetings, socials, and special events; trans-inclusive resources; and training and consultation services to improve the lives and outcomes of LGBTQIA2S people, emphasizing trans and gender-diverse Oregonians.
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HIV Alliance
HIV Alliance was founded in Eugene, Oregon in 1994 to support people living with HIV/AIDS and prevent new HIV infections. As an agency, we are committed to not only addressing our clients’ needs for HIV-specific care and prevention services, but to reducing all barriers to wellness. Our prevention and care programs work together to support and protect people living with and at-risk for HIV in our community, and we are able to provide comprehensive support to respond to a variety of needs experienced by our clients.
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Authentic Movement Project
At Authentic Movement Project, we believe in the power of movement to connect, heal, and liberate. Our community is grounded in inclusivity, joy, and freedom—where every body, every identity, and every story is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. We honor the transformative potential of dance and the performing arts as expressions of our unique, evolving selves. AMP is a safe and empowering space for queer folx and our allies to come together, express authentically, and create art without fear or judgment. We are committed to fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds can find belonging, connection, and a deep sense of community. Here, we dance to be seen, to be heard, and to move without limits. We embrace the liberation that comes from moving from within, and we do so unapologetically.
1590 Willamette Street Tenant Partners
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Transition Health
Transition Health is a non-profit organization providing education, advocacy, and affirming, patient-focused, evidence-based healthcare to queer, transgender, and intersectional communities in Oregon. We teach healthcare providers and patients, advocate for queer medicine and social determinants of health, and support our community.
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Canda Unterseher-Lodge, DPT
Just one queer Pelvic Health Physical Therapist working to revolutionize community healthcare and dismantle systems of oppression that prevent access to care. I have been working in pelvic health since 2017 and I recently began my own private practice. I am working to provide healthcare that is more comprehensive, accessible and community-based.
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Open Adoption & Family Services
At Open Adoption & Family Services, we support people in exploring all of their pregnancy options in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. When the choice is adoption, we facilitate child-centered open adoptions. We assist birth parents and adoptive parents as they create healthy, long-term relationships that address the ongoing needs of the child. Learn more about our program.
Jan Jamieson joined the OA&FS team in 2005. Her background is in family studies and psychology, and she has worked with children, youth and families during her entire professional career. Through her work at OA&FS, Jan values the opportunity to deepen her understanding about adoption through listening to people with lived adoption experience, and to share that knowledge with others.

