Depicted Oregonians include Rupert Kinnard, an openly gay African-American cartoonist who created the first African-American LGBT comic strip characters; David Martinez, a founding board member of the Q Center and a co-founder of Portland Latino Gay Pride (now called PDX Latinx Pride); and activist and musician Kathleen Saadat.

Other national figures include gay liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson and transgender rights advocate Angelica Ross.

"[2] The mural is approximately three stories tall and 120 feet (37 m) wide, according to lead artist and producer Cassandra Swan.

Zoe Piliafas met Oregon LGBT rights activist Kathleen Saadat at a bar six years before the mural's installation.

The city funded maintenance and graffiti removal services and the Portland Street Art Alliance offered artist recommendations and production assistance.