Stray City
Importance of Portland
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The city of Portland is the primary setting of the novel. It serves as a haven for people who are considered others. There is a growing gay community in the city during the 1990s. It is “broke, struggling with employment, mostly white, mostly hopeful even though there was no real change in sight” (3).