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