Q+A
MICHELLE LAGOS
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
I’m a PR, marketing, and business developer/
strategist with an MBA from Marylhurst Univer-
sity.
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO PORTLAND?
Its magnificence and my gay uncle, Steven Nash.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF BEING
A PORTLANDER?
The stunning terrain, amazing arts/food/culture,
and the chosen community and family that all
reside here.
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT
PORTLAND AND/OR OREGON?
Lowering unemployment rates, raising the econ-
omy, and legalizing gay marriage.
HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY?
Queer, professional-female, proud mother, Ital-
ian/Cajun-French, and a celebrating democrat.
IS PORTLAND A GOOD PLACE TO BE LGBT?
Gratefully, YES!
WHAT ARE
EVENTS?
YOUR
FAVORITE
LGBT
Basic Rights Oregon’s yearly gala, CAP’s walk-a-
thon and art auction, and the many live perfor-
mances and open mics of all age groups.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE PEOPLE
COMING OUT? Have strength, integrity, pa-
tience, and compassion with yourself and others
without denying yourself that which is everyone’s
basic right.
Photo by Horace Long
WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO OR REVERE
IN THE GAY COMMUNITY OR HISTORI-
CALLY?
I’m surrounded by dynamic leaders and humani-
tarians that inspire me constantly. The list is ex-
traordinarily long starting with Cleopatra, Da
Vinci, MLK, Gandhi, Howard Zinn all the way
to local leaders like Michael Kaplan, Zan Gibbs,
Jenn Burleton, Jeana Franzzini, Wayne Mia, and
today it is mostly Obama. §
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