Stacy Bias: Press

Quoted in part of a much longer article:

“That’s what I love about Portland,” laughs Stacy Bias, the legendary founder of at least a half dozen local queer institutions including Techno Dyke, Fat Girl Speaks, and Cupcake. “Portland is a bubble. A friend described it as equal parts leave-you-alone-ness and do-right-for-others.”

Bias, an Oregon native, reminds me that Portland was nicknamed Little Beirut by President Bush senior. “We deserve it. We’re a political bunch here and we don’t let much pass without comment. If Portland were a human being, it would be a chubby, transgender, bisexual, vegan, feminist bike mechanic who thinks that Jesus was probably a pretty cool dude, but doesn’t have much use for his followers. Oh, and he’d have a medical marijuana card, a community garden plot, and approximately 438 pairs of stripey socks.”

And further down in the article:

If you identify as queer, or just like venues that attract the entire LGBT spectrum, Bias says you have to check out the dance night Blow Pony at the new Eagle “for a fun intermingling of trans folk, gay boys, bears, and dykes. Blow Pony is a fantastic gathering for everyone!”