Events Calendar

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Stop by the WQRC every first Wednesday for the Snacks & Syringes Trans Needle Exchange!  

We offer HRT injection supplies including new needles, syringes, alcohol prep pads, bandages, sharps containers and disposal of used sharps.  Snacks, naloxone (narcan), hygiene kits, wound care kits and more are also available!

In partnership with HIVAlliance

Trans Adult Affinity Group (18+) will be held on the first Wednesday and third Friday of every month. This group is for any trans-identifying or questioning adults (18+) - including nonbinary and genderqueer folks - who want a space to feel connected to their fellow community members.

*This is a group facilitated by a community member and is not led by a certified mental health professional.

WQRC Affinity Groups Goal, Structure, and Rules

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Presented by WQRC and Upstream Access. You're invited to join us as we explore light breathwork, meditation, and other mindfulness-based practices. All are welcome! 

This group meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 6:30p to 8:00p at Westside Queer Resource Center.

Are you an aspiring teen or adult author? A fabulous fanfic fabricator? A curious chronicle crafter? Okay, you get the picture.

Come put your pen to parchment on the second Sundays of the month! Whether you already have a project you're working on or need some inspiration, come join other queer writers from your community to compose, collaborate, and share your work!

This group meets at the Hillsboro Brookwood Library. (Upstairs in the Board Room)

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

If you would like to join an established group, email for more info and to learn how to apply! —> info@westsideqrc.org

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Let’s play some GAMES!

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month for game night! We provide the games, snacks, and good company! Outside games and Magic/Pokémon cards are always welcome.

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

📣 New Programming Alert! 📣

Please join us for a 55 and better peer-led affinity group, focused on mutual support.  We will share our experiences, provide encouragement, and learn from and listen to each other while building our queer community.  

We will meet the 3rd Thursdays from 2 - 3:30 PM at the Elsie Stuhr Center, as part of the Center’s Health and Wellness Thursdays. 

This is a group facilitated by community members and is not led by a certified mental health professional.

Local Queer Authors book reading event. Come joyfully listen with us on July 16th at 2:30 pm!  

We are thrilled to co-host the launch of Our Bold Voices’ newest book, Crossing Paths: Queer Moments. This anthology celebrates love, friendship and mentorship in the queer community. This book features 28 authors, including local Hillsboro residents, Hen Fookes and Dean Backus. This reading event will be part of Our Bold Voices Pride book tour kickoff, celebrating queer PNW authors. This is a wonderful chance to gather and celebrate queer joy. After the reading a Q&A and book signing will follow. This event is co-sponsored by our Bold Voices and Westside Queer Resource Center. 

Join us in person or online every 3rd Thursday of each month for our Parent and Caregiver Support Group. This is a facilitated peer support group for adult family members (parents, caregivers, aunts/uncles, siblings, etc.) of youth that either identify as queer or are questioning their gender or sexuality. 

Note: Participation in these peer support groups is not therapy or a substitute for therapy. Facilitators are not trained mental health professionals. Participants need to be at least 18 years old. All groups through the Westside Queer Resource Center are facilitated by Queer+ individuals.

Before attending your first meeting, please fill out an interest form (link in bio). We will contact you to set up a quick chat with one of the facilitators after which you will be invited to RSVP. The location & meeting link will only be shared with vetted participants who have RSVP’d to ensure the safety of all attendees.

Interest form link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexkXQKXlL7eoyIPv8xuPpJqVVhUW4NyJQlLzrNAo5giStCpA/viewform

Trans Adult Affinity Group (18+) will be held on the first Wednesday and third Friday of every month. This group is for any trans-identifying or questioning adults (18+) - including nonbinary and genderqueer folks - who want a space to feel connected to their fellow community members.

*This is a group facilitated by a community member and is not led by a certified mental health professional.

WQRC Affinity Groups Goal, Structure, and Rules

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Come by on the third Monday of every month for our aromantic and asexual peer support group! We welcome anyone who identifies on the a-spectrum and anyone who is questioning. This includes demi- and grey-oriented folks and anyone who wants to learn more about how they might fit on the a-spectrum.

Our peer support group is a space for us to talk about our shared experiences, process struggles, and support each other. If you’re still trying to figure out your identity, it’s a great environment to hear from other aro/ace folks and talk to people going through similar things as you.

*This is a group facilitated by a community member and is not led by a certified mental health professional.

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

You are invited to join us in person every fourth Friday!

An affinity group is like a support group, but it's not mental health therapy--just like-minded folks gathering in solidarity and support in a space where it's safe to vent, problem solve, commiserate, comfort, empathize, and hold space for one another. Affinity groups cultivate an environment where you can feel heard and understood. (Ages 18+)

*This is a group facilitated by a community member and is not led by a certified mental health professional.

WQRC Affinity Groups Goal, Structure, and Rules

A safe, welcoming space for queer+ youth (ages 12-20) to connect, share, and build community!  Whether you're looking for support, friendship, or just a fun place to be yourself, we're here for you. Facilitated by supportive adults.

Join us and let’s create amazing community together!  Message the Westside Queer Resource Center for details!

Meeting: Every 4th Saturday, June-Aug! Time: 4-5:30pm Location: Shute Library 775 SE 10th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123

WQRC is hosting an accessible trip to Silver Falls coming up on July 26 with Adventures without Limits. Come spend the day with us and enjoy the great outdoors!  Details are below and registration is required as we have limited space available. Hope to see you there!

The event is  from 8:30am-4:00pm (with pickup and drop-off at the Hive included; Adventures without Limits will be driving us out there in accessible transportation)

Hiking trails in Silver Falls State Park (trails vary in accessibility; some are easier to access than others)

12 person max RSVP by emailing mel@westideqrc.org. Deadline to sign up is Friday, July 10th (or until all 12 spaces are filled, whichever comes first)

$20 Suggested donation

Are you an aspiring author? A fabulous fanfic fabricator? A curious chronicle crafter? Okay, you get the picture.

Come put your pen to parchment on the second Sundays of the month! Whether you already have a project you're working on or need some inspiration, come join other queer writers from your community to compose, collaborate, and share your work!

This group meets at the Hillsboro Shute Library, in the Hughes Room.

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Have you wanted to try a tabletop roleplaying game like Dungeons & Dragons but didn't know where to start? Do you love TTPRGs but don't have the time for a full-fledged campaign? This NEW program for you! Our one-shot drop-in games are accessible, easy and fun to play with quick character creation and simple game mechanics. 

Drop by every fourth Monday and see what the fuss is all about!

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!

Join the WQRC in partnership with the Calvary Lutheran Church for a relaxing night with the craft of your choice. Bring any portable craft! There will be some yarn, fiber arts tools, and jewelry-making supplies available if you don’t have a project to bring.

Connect to the community - All are welcome to attend: this is a space to connect the varied communities who share the love of crafting.
This is a free event.

#CommunityCraftNight #StitchCircles #HillsboroCommmunity #BeavertonCommmunity #WestsidePDX #QueerCrafters

Our drop-in hours provide a safe, accepting space for resources, snacks, puzzles, and to just be you!