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The Eugene Le***an History Project is a community-based project including a museum exhibit, digital exhibit, and documentary film preserving and sharing the unique history of the le***an community in Eugene, Oregon.

09/28/2026

We had a great time with the people at the brand new, state of the art Central Library in Bend. Thanks Deschutes Historical Museum museum and Deschutes Public Library 💗

09/26/2026

TODAY, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH at the Deschutes County Central Public Library at 3pm. Let’s talk le***an creativity and resilience and about the power of archives to preserve our stories.

09/21/2026

Best Documentary! The University Film and Video Association - an international organization of film educators - awarded Outliers and Outlaws Best Documentary Feature in its annual juried competition. Pictured in slide 2, Producer G. Chesler G6 Pix and Director Courtney Hermann Courtney Hermann traveled to Minneapolis to present the film and talk to other artists and film professors about our unique project- one that begins as the Eugene Le***an History Project at U of O with oral histories collected by Judith Raiskin and Linda Long, a digital exhibit created and edited by Judith, Linda, Courtney Hermann and Kerribeth Elliott, a documentary film, and an impact campaign that engages diverse audiences in storytelling around aging in community, q***r archives, le***an history, LGBTQ migrations, and so much more! Thank you to the jury of our peers around the US who have recognized Outliers and Courtney’s work in this way🌲🚌

09/17/2026

BEND, Oregon! Join us Saturday Sept 26th 3pm-5pm for a unique screening of Outliers and Outlaws paired with a storytelling event at Deschutes Central Library with Director Courtney Hermann and Producer Julee Raiskin (Judith Raiskin). Following the screening and Q&A, volunteers will collect StoryCorps style reflections from community members. The recordings will be archived and preserved 🎧📚In partnership with the Deschutes County Historic Museum 🌲🚌

08/26/2026

Dear Dolly. Thank you for shining a light on Eugene, Oregon and for holding us all in your heart. We will forever hold you in ours. ��In 1972, when visiting Eugene on tour, Dolly Parton fell ill and was held in the care of locals. With gratitude, she penned a beautiful song in honor of Eugene. When we were completing Outliers and Outlaws Outliers and Outlaws we asked her if we could include “Eugene, Oregon” in this story of le***an world-builders, a song written in the early 70’s when this story largely takes place. And Dolly graciously said yes.

Dolly said yes to our LGBTQIA+ communities over and again. She defended trans people, rejected religious persecution and judgement, celebrated drag, and championed the rights and freedoms long fought for by le***an, gay, trans, intersex, and q***r people.

“I’ll remember you for the rest of my life. I won’t forget how good you were to me....The love you gave was genuine”.

07/24/2026

Minneapolis! We are screening Outliers and Outlaws for University Film and Video Association attendees - July 30th at 3:30pm in Minneapolis. Director Courtney Hermann Courtney Hermann and Producer G Chesler G6 Pix will be there to discuss the making and distribution of this history of le***an world-builders of Eugene, Oregon. Check out GOOD DOCS for edu sales and rentals to bring Outliers into your classroom.

06/22/2026

Stream Outliers and Outlaws now! 🏳️‍🌈 Link in comments below. ***anpride

04/28/2026

A belated thank you to , Mayor Beach Pace, and the Hillsboro Film Festival for hosting and Outliers and Outlaws! The audience was truly delightful and the cookies were divine.

04/26/2026

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04/25/2026

For Le***an Visibility Week, we’re counting down to the streaming launch of Outliers and Outlaws—Sunday, April 26—by sharing the stories of our participants. Today, we celebrate Linda McIntosh and Rakar West.
Linda McIntosh arrived in Eugene in 1968 and helped quite literally build the foundations of le***an community. As the founder of Crescent Construction—the first collectively owned, women-run contracting business in Oregon—she turned the idea of le***an space into physical reality, while also helping launch the city’s first martial arts and women’s self-defense collective.

Rakar West’s path brought her from the segregated South to Eugene, where she found purpose and community at the Starflower Cooperative. From warehouse work to driving delivery trucks across the West Coast, she was part of a network of women reshaping labor, ownership, and daily life. Along the way, she built a decades-long partnership and a life rooted in resilience, connection, and change.

Together, Linda and Rakar reflect the ingenuity, determination, and collective spirit that helped define Eugene’s le***an community—and its lasting impact.

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