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Solala Towler plays guitar and sings some traditional and non-traditional hymns before the interfaith prayer service begins.

Seeing the Service



Siri Kaur Khalsa uses her divine vision to unite a community. Continue reading →

Director Jeff Nichols demonstrates using a cotton filter to safely fill needles with fluid and avoid air bubbles.

A Clean Exchange



HIV Alliance’s controversial needle exchange program provides clean needles to drug users in the hopes of preventing disease and inspiring change among users. Continue reading →

Tucked back at the edge of the University of Oregon Library’s main floor was Risa Bear’s territory when she worked at the University of Oregon Knight Library for twelve years.

The Pronoun Problem



t started with a bathroom,” says Risa Bear, retired University of Oregon librarian. When her bosses learned that she had begun her gender transition, they assigned her a key to the locked, unisex, management bathroom for nearly eight months. They … Continue reading →