Laura Muth


A woman with dark hair and flower tattoos on her arms holds a mug.
A woman with dark hair and flower tattoos on her arms holds a mug.

My tattoos are a reminder that my body is my own

Laura Muth
A person with long braided hair and a mustache dressed in a black leather jacket and black beret stands against a dark backdrop.
A person with long braided hair and a mustache dressed in a black leather jacket and black beret stands against a dark backdrop.

Portland’s drag scene taught me how to see myself

Laura Muth
A group of people gathered with signs protesting ICE family separations.
A group of people gathered with signs protesting ICE family separations.

A comprehensive guide to all the chaos going on at the border

Laura Muth
A woman reclines on an inner tube in the ocean as a giant shark swims towards her.
A woman reclines on an inner tube in the ocean as a giant shark swims towards her.

“The Meg” briefly reveals the real villain of the oceans

Laura Muth
A nurse prepares to give a vaccine.
A nurse prepares to give a vaccine.

August is vaccine awareness month, so here’s your reminder that vaccines save lives

Laura Muth
An animated group of people together with police officers in the background.
An animated group of people together with police officers in the background.

Living in Portland in the age of Trump

Laura Muth
Image description: A map with serval red pins is laid out on a table, a glass of wine and Ethiopian Sambusek and Injera are also on the table.
Image description: A map with serval red pins is laid out on a table, a glass of wine and Ethiopian Sambusek and Injera are also on the table.

Anthony Bourdain may be gone, but he taught me how to live

Laura Muth
Image description: a woman holds up the holds up a yellow poster sign that says "Grab 'em by the midterms."
Image description: a woman holds up the holds up a yellow poster sign that says "Grab 'em by the midterms."

More and more Americans are turning into Democratic Socialists. Why?

Laura Muth

Trump isn’t satisfied with abusing undocumented immigrants. Now he’s deporting U.S. citizens.

Laura Muth
A photograph of the transgender pride flag blowing in the wind. It has white, pink and blue stripes.
A photograph of the transgender pride flag blowing in the wind. It has white, pink and blue stripes.

Doctors must do better by trans and nonbinary patients

Laura Muth
A person in workout clothes runs across a field.
A person in workout clothes runs across a field.

Like most women, I struggled with body image. Then I realized I wasn’t a woman.

Laura Muth
[Image description: Marsha P. Johnson wears a flower crown and smiles into the camera.] via The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
[Image description: Marsha P. Johnson wears a flower crown and smiles into the camera.] via The Marsha P. Johnson Institute

Never forget that the first-ever Pride was a riot against police brutality

Laura Muth