New programming alert! The first WQRC Parent and Caregiver Support Group will be held in person and online via Zoom on Thursday, October 30th, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 pm, with an optional social hour from 7:30-8:00 pm.

After this month, we plan to meet every 3rd Thursday of each month (unless a holiday or event conflicts). 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: http://forms.gle/bQYRRe2aBVmAoTqV6

Meetings: Every 3rd Thursday

Time: 6:00–8:00 PM

Hillsboro Location (for those attending in person): address shared once you RSVP

Meeting Link (for those attending online): shared once you RSVP

Ever dreamed of leveling up your bookshelf AND supporting the WQRC all while trick-or-treating? Read on…

October 31, 6–9 PM
Barnes & Noble Tanasbourne (NE Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97006)

What’s brewing:
Spellbinding bookfair (ID #12896189 – show or tell at checkout)
Taste tempational trick-or-treating
Board & TTRPG game corners
Costume & Cosplay contest with fang-tastic prizes

Can’t make it IRL? Support us online at bn.com/bookfairs from 10/31–11/04—just enter #12896189 at checkout to conjure some queer magic from home!

Don your creepiest, coolest & kookiest costume and join the spookiest, most inclusive party of the season! #WQRCBookFair #HalloweenHooray #QueerJoy #HillsboroEvents #HalloweenAtBN #CosplayContest #InclusiveFun

Rune & Board and Westside Queer Resource Center present:
    

Queer Game Night at Rune & Board

3-6pm, 1st Saturday every month

We have a game library that includes queer Board Games and queer TTRPGs! Come and play inclusive, drop in, queer friendly games for all genders and skill levels with us. Please, no outside food or drinks. Ages 13+

Rune and Board is located steps away from the Hillsboro Central transit station and has plenty of nearby street parking. 238 SE Washington St, Hillsboro, OR 97123

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 2-6! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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!

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+) who want a space to feel connected to their fellow community members.

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 now meets at the Brookwood Library, upstairs in the Board Room.***

Address: 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 2-6! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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

Our Tabletop RPG Campaign Night occurs on the second Monday of the month, from 6:00-8:30 pm!

***NEW Location***

Barnes and Noble Tanasbourne
11125 NE Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97006

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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/Pokemon cards are always welcome.

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

Every third Saturday at the Hive, we’re PACKED with events!

11:00am - 1:00pm - Queer Social Saturday - an 18+ unstructured place to hang out

1:00 - 3:30pm - Saturday Crafternoon - ALL AGES - Work on your current project or try your hand at something new!

3:30 - 5:30pm - Queer Book Club - We will be discussing this month’s read!

🔎🕯️🕵 WQRC’s November Book Club read is a queer noir mystery! Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood! Step into smoky parlors and shadowed alleyways with Willowjean “Will” Parker, a scrappy circus runaway turned private detective, as she teams up with the brilliant cane using sleuth Lillian Pentecost. Together, they unravel a high-society murder tangled in secrets, séances, and sapphic subtext. 🕵🕯️🔎

📚 You can read along with us in all of your favorite formats! Digital, print, braille, and audiobook readers are all welcome. Most of our book selections have formats that are available as low-cost, free, or available to borrow. DM or Email us if you need help accessing this book! 📚

#BookClub #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity #DiverseReads #QueerMystery #InclusiveReading #SapphicDetectives #FortuneFavorsTheDead #QueerBooks #NoirWithHeart

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 2-6! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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.

Location: The Downtown Hive, 233 SE Washington Street in Hillsboro

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

Led by Varrun Ashok. “In these hour-long, interactive breathwork and meditation sessions, participants will learn valuable tools to manage their minds. Breath is a powerful tool with which we can regulate our thoughts and emotions. Meditation helps dive deep within and experience inner freedom. Together, these techniques enhance our well-being, improve mental focus and clarity, and facilitate growth.”

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

📣 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, as part of the Center’s Health and Wellness Thursdays.

Location:

Elsie Stuhr Center - Cedar Room

5550 SW Hall Blvd

Beaverton, OR 97005

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+) who want a space to feel connected to their fellow community members.

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 2-6! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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 on by and see what the fuss is all about!

***NEW Location for November!!!***

Tanasbourne Pizza Schmizza
11221 NE Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97006

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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.

Date/Time: 4th Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Calvary Lutheran Church 937 NE Jackson School Rd

All are welcome to attend: this is a space to connect the varied communities who share the love of crafting.

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

Our drop-in hours will be open today from 3-7! Please stop by the hive for resources, snacks, puzzles, and a safe space to just be you. 233 SE Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro!

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.

@WestsideQRC #LGBTQ #SafeSpace #AffinityGroup