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^[1]
• Matt Alber – singer-songwriter^[2]
• 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]
• Jinkx Monsoon – drag queen^[21]
• Rupert Kinnard – cartoonist
• Rives Kistler – first and, then, only openly LGBT state supreme court justice in the U.S.^[22]
• Tina Kotek – politician^[23]
• Storm Large – singer^[24]
• Thomas Lauderdale – musician^[25]
• Michael J. McShane – United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon^[26]
• Jonte' Moaning – choreographer and dancer^[27]
• Lynn Nakamoto – Oregon Supreme Court judge^[28]
• Andy Ngo – journalist^[29]
• Chuck Palahniuk – author^[30]
• John Paulk – former gay reparative therapy advocate^[31]
• 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]
• Gus Van Sant – filmmaker^[40]
• Corin Tucker – musician^[41][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]
• Peter Zuckerman – journalist^[51]

Drag performers Darcelle XV (left, 2012) and Jinkx Monsoon (right, 2013)

Journalists Andy Ngo (left, 2019) and Ari Shapiro (right, 2012)