Q+A
MOIRA MOREL
HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY?
Latina Butch Lezzie
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Camera Assistant/Filmmaker/Smasher of
the Patriarchy
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
PORTLAND/OREGON? WHAT DO YOU
LOVE/HATE ABOUT IT?
I moved to Portland in November of
2005. I love the beauty and geography
of the city. I also love the visibility that we,
as queer people, have in the city. The
thing that I think Portland is most lacking
is cultural and ethnic diversity. It's frustrat-
ing and disappointing that a city as high
profile as Portland has become, that it
continues to hide behind its liberalism/
"progressive" politics and completely
ignores issues of race and the marginal-
ization of its people of color. This goes for
both the straight and queer community.
WHAT’S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING
MOMENT OR A PASSION YOU HAVE
THAT NO ONE WOULD GUESS?
My childhood affinity towards dinosaurs,
which has carried into adulthood, is
probably both "secret passion" and "em-
barrassing moment."
Photo by Horace Long
WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO OR REVERE
IN THE GAY COMMUNITY OR
HISTORICALLY?
A few of my queer heroes, in no particu-
lar order, are Cherríe L. Moraga, Joan
Jett, Thomas Lauderdale, Sini Anderson
and Anne Bonney.
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINA-
TION WITHIN THE QUEER
COMMUNITY?
Everyone has their prejudices, even gay
people. So, yes.
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