Brett’s father at age 16, 1952. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett’s mother in the Navy, circa 1961. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett as a child holding a pumpkin and with his dad in the background, 1968. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett as a child on the TV show “Romper Room”. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
An elementary school portrait of Brett, 1970. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett at age 14, 1978. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett smoking on the roof, Bangkok, Thailand, 1998. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett in Trinidad, 2000. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett with pets, Medical Lake, WA. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett hugging his husband Mike Turay at their wedding. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett (holding a tiger) with his husband Mike Turay at the Rose Festival Special Needs Day. Brett shares, “Always with pets!”
Brett and students in Music class, Portland, OR, 2014. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Students from the Multnomah Education Service District at prom. Photo Credit: Brett Bigham, previously published in "The Oregonian". Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Students from the Multnomah Education Service District at prom. Proto Credit: Brett Bigham. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett and National Endowment for the Arts Global Fellows building a clay brick school greenhouse for students to grow their own food in poverty-stricken areas, Peru. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett standing next to a car that reads, “Brett Bigham: Oregon Teacher of the Year”, for the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade, Portland, OR, 2014. Photo Credit: Mike Turay. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett and his husband Mike Turay waving to the crowd while riding in the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade, Portland, OR. Photo Credit: The Rose Festival. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett riding in the Portland Pride Parade, Portland, OR, 2014. The banner ahead of him reads, “Congratulations Brett Bigham, Oregon’s 2014 Teacher of the Year”. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Jane McMahon and Brett Bigham at the White House, Washington, DC, May 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett speaking at the Save Our Schools Rally at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett speaking at the Save Our Schools Rally at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett welcomes U.S. Navy Officers during Fleet Week at the Portland Rose Festival, Portland, OR. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Three LGBTQ Teachers of the Year, L-R: Shanna Peeples (National Teacher of the Year), Brett Bigham (Oregon State Teacher of the Year), and Jane McMahon (Wisconsin Teacher of the Year) presenting at the National Network for State Teachers of the Year in support of LGBTQ youth. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and his husband Mike Turay advocating for LGBTQ students with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and Dr. Jill Biden at the Vice Presidential Mansion, Washington, DC. Brett shares, “We were laughing because our outfits matched so well!” Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and former Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and former Secretary of Education John King Jr. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and Miss Oregon. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham holding hands with Oregon Governor Kate Brown. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photo Credit: The Clinton Foundation. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham shaking hands with President Barack Obama. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett Bigham, his husband Mike Turay, and Dr. Stephen Hawking in Hawking’s office at Cambridge University, England. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
Brett’s article “The Smartest Man on the Planet Has a Message for My Students” in the "National Endowment for the Arts Today", Fall 2016. Photo courtesy of Brett Bigham.
