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  1. Street Roots vendor profile | ‘Treat me like any other man’

    Chris Drake discusses misconceptions about trans people and what visibility means to him Chris Drake took time from his busy schedule working three jobs to talk about his experiences as a trans man in Portland and how he thinks allies can better support p ...

    25 May 2021 - Street Roots

  2. Opinion | March for Trans Lives: ‘A day like no other’

    For Raven Drake, the road to happiness was long Raven Drake is Street Roots’ Ambassador Program manager. On the grassy field and adjacent hill of Irving Park, a little more than 200 people sat in the hot sun supporting the March for Trans Lives, an event ...

    19 May 2021 - Raven Drake

  3. Remembering the trans people who have been killed

    These are the 26 transgender and gender nonconforming people who have lost their lives to violence this year The Human Rights Campaign tracks the killing of transgender and gender nonconforming people each year. In the first 20 weeks of 2021, there have a ...

    19 May 2021 - Street Roots

  4. Raven Ellaine: ‘I’m a proud, Black trans woman’ — and so much more

    She came to Portland inspired to help the houseless community, and the Red House propelled her into activism Raven Ellaine came out West in an effort to provide mutual aid, which, as she describes it, is a way people come together using their resources or ...

    19 May 2021 - Ellena Rosenthal

  5. Opinion | Portland, it’s time to ensure equal access to bathrooms

    Pops, a Street Roots staffer and former vendor, has faced harassment in public restrooms, as have so many other trans and gender non-conforming people James “Pops” Duby, Street Roots’ vendor program assistant, was visiting the Lloyd Center with his wife o ...

    19 May 2021 - Kat Wasula

  6. Opinion | A queer teen’s story of activism

    ‘Black queer femmes need to be the center of everyone’s advocacy,’ says Ben Louis, an organizer of PDXQueerFront Ben Louis is a 17-year-old non-binary individual living in Portland. They are passionate about advocacy and journalism, often blending both to ...

    19 May 2021 - Ben Louis

  7. Opinion | How to ensure you’re treating a trans person with dignity

    A few notes on respect from a Street Roots vendor I’ve noticed that, unfortunately, staff and volunteers who run nonprofits that serve poor and houseless folks are often unaware of how to treat transgender community members with basic respect. Some are ou ...

    19 May 2021 - Phoenix Oaks

  8. Opinion | TeTe Gulley helped me learn how to forgive myself

    The last time columnist Ga lo Vann saw her, it was on the news: The Black trans woman had been found hanging from a noose in a tree Ga lo Vann is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Eastern Oklahoma and a prisoner at Oregon State Correctional Ins ...

    19 May 2021 - Ga lo Vann

  9. How to be a better trans ally: Human Rights Campaign’s Tori Cooper explains

    The health and equity advocate also shares her thoughts on the wave of anti-transgender legislation and violence F or more than 40 years, the Human Rights Campaign has been fighting for LGBTQ+ equality in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the ...

    19 May 2021 - Emily Green

  10. Editorial | We need to talk about anti-trans violence

    Portland has been a refuge for transgender people fleeing atrocities elsewhere, but we must recognize where we are still failing these members of our community Many transgender people face a difficult choice. The choice is not about which gender to identi ...

    19 May 2021 - SR editorial board

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