How Our Staff Identify!

 

Non-profit organizations are full of staff who connect and identify themselves in various ways and communities. Not only are these identities crucial to their role in UTOPIA Portland, but often influence the way they navigate the world and their work. Our hope is to provide a lens into the different lives of people in our organization so our community sees that we are a diverse group of individuals who understand the ins and outs of challenges our people might face.

We value the importance of intersectionalities and understand these intersections impact the way we serve our communities. Please note that this staff survey was anonymous and had opportunities for our staff to not disclose information they’d like to keep private.

 
 

GENDER IDENTITY

UTOPIA PDX is an organization ran by QTPIs, for QTPIs. Our lived experiences help us connect with our community to make a positive impact. We are a team made up of folks from the Māhū, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Nonbinary, and Two-Spirit, communities.

 

POLITICAL ALIGNMENT

Part of the UTOPIA PDX mission is to engage with political stewardship. Though we set our goals on advocating for Queer & Trans Pacific Islanders, our staff also has a diverse political alignment.

7 staff members identify as Democrats. 2 staff identify as Socialist. 

3 identify as Unidentified. 1 staff member wishes to not disclose. 

 

language

Our staff communicates in various ways, including through spoken language. In our office you’ll notice multiple languages used in our daily operations.

All 10 staff members are fluent in English. 3 are fluent in two or more languages. 1 is fluent in three or more languages. 

3 staff are fluent in Samoan. 1 staff is fluent in Hawaiian, and 2 are growing their proficiency of ‘Oleo Hawai’i.

 
 

Sexual orientation

Many reasons and experiences have led our staff to become leaders at UTOPIA PDX, including their sexual orientation.

Collectively we’re a Queer organization and individually some of our team members represent the Gay, Pansexual, Non-Monogamous, and Lesbian communities.