Journalists Andy Ngo (left, 2019) and Ari Shapiro (right, 2012)
Portland, Oregon has a large LGBTQ community for its size. Notable LGBTQ people from the city include:
- Sam Adams – first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city [1]
- Matt Alber – singer-songwriter [2]
- Asia Consent – drag performer
- Terry Bean – gay rights activist and political fundraiser [3]
- James Beard – chef and cookbook author [4]
- Byron Beck
- Brett Bigham – educator [5]
- Jody Bleyle – musician [6]
- Bolivia Carmichaels – drag performer
- Kate Brown – 38th Governor of Oregon [7] [8]
- Carrie Brownstein – actress, musician [9]
- Darcelle XV – drag queen [10]
- Darren G. Davis – comic book publisher and writer
- Beth Ditto – singer-songwriter and actress [11]
- Sarah Dougher – musician [12]
- Donna Dresch – musician [12]
- Marie Equi – medical doctor, family planning advocate [13]
- Flawless Shade – drag queen and make-up artist
- Gregory Gourdet – chef [14]
- Laci Green – YouTuber [15] [16]
- Lou Harrison – composer [17] [18]
- Alan L. Hart – one of the first trans men to undergo hysterectomy and gonadectomy in the U.S. [19]
- Todd Haynes – film director [20]
- Isaiah Esquire – burlesque and drag performer
- Rupert Kinnard – cartoonist
- Rives Kistler – first and, then, only openly LGBT state supreme court justice in the U.S. [21]
- Tina Kotek – 39th Governor of Oregon [22]
- Storm Large – singer [23]
- Thomas Lauderdale – musician [24]
- Lulu Luscious – drag queen
- Mars – drag queen
- Michael J. McShane – United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon [25]
- Jonte' Moaning – choreographer and dancer [26]
- Jinkx Monsoon – drag queen [27]
- Angelita Morillo
- Lynn Nakamoto – Oregon Supreme Court judge [28]
- Nicole Onoscopi – drag queen
- Andy Ngo – journalist [29]
- Chuck Palahniuk – author [30]
- John Paulk – former gay reparative therapy advocate [31]
- Elana Pirtle-Guiney
- Poison Waters – drag performer
- Johnnie Ray – singer, songwriter, musician [32]
- Aria Sa'id [33]
- Dale Scott [34]
- Ari Shapiro – journalist [35]
- Gail Shibley – first openly gay person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature [36] [37]
- Tammy Stoner – writer, artist [38] [39]
- Corin Tucker – musician [40] [41]
- Gus Van Sant – filmmaker [42]
- Holcombe Waller [43]
- Minor White – photographer [44] [45]
- Cameron Whitten – activist [46]
- Kaia Wilson – musician [47]
- Martin Wong – artist [48]
- Lidia Yuknavitch – writer [49] [50]
- Eric Zimmerman [51]
- Peter Zuckerman – journalist [52]