List of LGBTQ people from Portland, Oregon

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
• Matt Alber – singer-songwriter
• Asia Consent – drag performer
• Terry Bean – gay rights activist and political fundraiser
• James Beard – chef and cookbook author
• Byron Beck – journalist
• 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 makeup artist
• Gregory Gourdet – chef
• Dacia Grayber — Oregon state representative
• Laci Green – YouTuber
• Lou Harrison – composer
• Alan L. Hart – physician; one of the first trans men to undergo hysterectomy and gonadectomy in the U.S.
• Todd Haynes – film director
• 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.
• Tina Kotek – 39th governor of Oregon
• Storm Large – singer
• Thomas Lauderdale – musician
• 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
• Jonte' Moaning – choreographer and dancer
• Jinkx Monsoon – drag queen
• Angelita Morillo – member of Portland City Council
• Lynn Nakamoto – Oregon Supreme Court judge
• Mary Nolan — member of Metro Council
• Rob Nosse — Oregon state representative
• Nicole Onoscopi – drag queen
• Andy Ngo – journalist
• Chuck Palahniuk – author
• John Paulk – former gay reparative therapy advocate
• Elana Pirtle-Guiney – member of Portland City Council
• Poison Waters – drag performer
• Johnnie Ray – singer, songwriter, musician
• Dan Ryan — member of Portland City Council
• 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
• Corin Tucker – musician
• Gus Van Sant – filmmaker
• Holcombe Waller
• Minor White – photographer
• Cameron Whitten – activist
• Kaia Wilson – musician
• Martin Wong – artist
• Lidia Yuknavitch – writer
• Eric Zimmerman — member of Portland City Council
• Peter Zuckerman – journalist

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