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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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