List Of Lgbt People From Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon has a large LGBT community for its size.
Notable LGBT people from the city include:
- Sam Adams – first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city
- Matt Alber – singer-songwriter
- Terry Bean – gay rights activist and political fundraiser
- James Beard – chef and cookbook author
- Byron Beck
- Brett Bigham – educator
- Jody Bleyle – musician
- Bolivia Carmichaels – drag performer
- Kate Brown – 38th Governor of Oregon
- Carrie Brownstein – actress, musician
- Darcelle XV – drag queen
- Darren G. Davis – comic book publisher and writer
- Beth Ditto – singer-songwriter and actress
- Sarah Dougher – musician
- Donna Dresch – musician
- Marie Equi – medical doctor, family planning advocate
- Flawless Shade – drag queen and make-up artist
- Gregory Gourdet – chef
- Laci Green – YouTuber
- Lou Harrison – composer
- Alan L. Hart – one of the first trans men to undergo hysterectomy and gonadectomy in the U.S.
- Todd Haynes – film director
- Jinkx Monsoon – drag queen
- Rupert Kinnard – cartoonist
- Rives Kistler – first and, then, only openly LGBT state supreme court justice in the U.S.
- Tina Kotek – politician
- Storm Large – singer
- Thomas Lauderdale – musician
- Michael J. McShane – United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- Jonte' Moaning – choreographer and dancer
- Lynn Nakamoto – Oregon Supreme Court judge
- Andy Ngo – journalist
- Chuck Palahniuk – author
- John Paulk – former gay reparative therapy advocate
- Poison Waters – drag performer
- Johnnie Ray – singer, songwriter, musician
- Aria Sa'id
- Dale Scott
- Ari Shapiro – journalist
- Gail Shibley – first openly gay person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature
- Tammy Stoner – writer, artist
- Gus Van Sant – filmmaker
- Corin Tucker – musician
- Holcombe Waller
- Minor White – photographer
- Cameron Whitten – activist
- Kaia Wilson – musician
- Martin Wong – artist
- Lidia Yuknavitch – writer
- Peter Zuckerman – journalist
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Journalists Andy Ngo (left, 2019) and Ari Shapiro (right, 2012)
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