chris has almost ten years on him, but he's an oregon native who went to college in d.c. and then spent time in italy before coming back to portland. he's a local business owner and a pretty vocal political activist who does a lot of work with pride northwest and the oregon association of the deaf, so it's possible they've crossed paths at various public outreach and education events and situations. between his art gallery and his activism, he's a pretty visible part of the deafqueer community in portland.