PDX Queer Death Collective
- Portland, Oregon
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We are here to reimagine...
a world where community care is central and queer, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC/PGM, and other marginalized communities have access to accessible, affirming, inclusive, and holistic death care - devoid of harmful, for-profit systems.
Our Story
We are a radical group of queers who seek to build a movement to end the exclusion and exploitation of queer, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC/PGM, and other marginalized communities by and within the funeral industrial complex through grassroots care.
We do this by challenging the belief that cis, white, able bodies are the only bodies. We believe that basic care and necessities met in life are what really ma...
We are a radical group of queers who seek to build a movement to end the exclusion and exploitation of queer, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC/PGM, and other marginalized communities by and within the funeral industrial complex through grassroots care.
We do this by challenging the belief that cis, white, able bodies are the only bodies. We believe that basic care and necessities met in life are what really make our communities secure in death. As such, our work is part of bigger struggles against the eradication of queer people. The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the perpetuation of the idea of a good death. Because we seek to abolish the privatization and profitability of death, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope.
We are a radical group of queers who seek to build a movement to end the exclusion and exploitation of queer, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC/PGM, and other marginalized communities by and within the funeral industrial complex through grassroots care.
We do this by challenging the belief that cis, white, able bodies are the only bodies. We believe that basic care and necessities met in life are what really make our communities secure in death. As such, our work is part of bigger struggles against the eradication of queer people. The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the perpetuation of the idea of a good death. Because we seek to abolish the privatization and profitability of death, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope.
Our Community Resources
Washington Death Care Packet
Live in Washington? Going to die one day? Take a look inside our packet - documents and resources to help you know your rights and prepare for the inevitable end.
Oregon Death Care Packet
Live in Oregon? Going to die one day? Take a look inside our packet - documents and resources to help you know your rights and prepare for the inevitable end.