When you die, who do you want taking care of you? It’s not something anyone wants to think about, but as Queer people, especially in the current climate, it is a consideration that we don’t have the luxury to ignore.

Will those you leave behind — partners, children, chosen family — have to deal with a funeral home that invalidates your identity or the value of your relationships? And how do you make sure your final wishes are respected, especially if your legal next-of-kin doesn’t support you?


Please know that we at the Co-Op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial want to help you with these questions. We are a not-for-profit, established in 2007, motivated solely by our desire to provide dignified, equitable, and inclusive deathcare for the people we serve.
In conjunction with the People’s Memorial Association, the oldest funeral consumer advocacy organization in the nation, we provide the highest quality of care at the lowest costs we can manage. Our diverse staff comes from all parts of the Queer community, and we understand where you are coming from. We like to joke that we’re the Queerest funeral home in the country by volume, but honestly, it’s probably true.


We offer traditional burial, green burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction. We refuse no questions and are happy to help you in any way we can to make sure you feel secure in how you will be cared for after death.
Additionally, we also offer low-cost tissue retrieval for those who have had gender-affirming surgery or other surgical procedures and would like to keep the tissue that has been removed. You may not know this, but according to most hospitals’ policies, surgically removed tissue generally must be returned to you through a funeral home. It’s strange, we know, but that’s why we feel it’s important to offer this service affordably to our community, so you can feel confident calling a funeral home that both understands the process and will share in your joy.


To learn more about the Co-Op Funeral Home Home call 206-529-3800. To learn more about the People’s Memorial Association, its advocacy, and how you can become a member and support its work, visit www.peoplesmemorial.org.