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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1987)
about town PUBLIC INTEREST Am ple Opportunity. ◦ health organi zation for fat women, conducts an hour of swimming every Tuesday and Thursday evenings between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the MLC pool, 2033 NW Glisan. Open swim, laps, water play, aerobics, instruc tion for fat women. This is a safe space for fat women to come together and enjoy themselves away from the judgements of others. Woman lifeguard. Sa turd a y Night Supper Club for in tellectually oriented lesbians. Small group dinners in homes and quality restaurants to facilitate social networking. Call Holly, 282-1529,6-8 p.m. GSSO, Gay and Lesbian Support of Southern Oregon, is a support group in Klamath Falls. GSSO offers support and information for gays and lesbians. For further Information write: GSSO, PO Box 43. Klamath Falls, OR 97601. The Gay Bridge Club, a rap and so cial group for young adults 18 and up, meets every Wednesday, at the Frist Con gregational Church on SW Madison and Park at 7:30 p.m. Use side entrance on Madison. Call 244-3225 for more information. The Bisexual Community Forum meets the second and fourth Monday of each month, at Old Wives Tales at 8 p.m. in the Banquet Room. Exploration, rap, and social group open to women and men. Pa re nts Ra g meets the fourth Wednes day of each month at the Justice Building, 1111 SW 2nd Ave.. at 7:30 p.m. W ln d flre is a gay. lesbian and bisexual youth group. It is one of the most exciting things in Portland if you're 20 years old or younger. Growing up gay in a heterosex ual environment is very difficult. Windfire provides peer support in a non-judge- mental atmosphere. Besides peer sup port, if you're looking for fun, Windfire is most definitely for you. Windfire sponsors picnics, parties, pot lucks, special events and weekend camping trips. Meetings are held on Thursday eve nings at Outside In, 1236 SW Salmon, from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday at Old Wives Tales restaurant, 1300 E. Burnside, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 244-3225, Ann Shepherd. G.M.T. (Gay Men Together), an open and informal discussion group for gay men, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Room 300, Smith Center, Portland State University (S.W Broadway at Montgomery Street). Contact person: Jon Bloch, 274-9340. • C ascade Guild — Health Care C hapter, a social/networking group — medical, social and mental health care workers meet monthly. For information con tact Hazel, 636-0509 or Chris, 297-4314. Sexism And Science. This ground breaking expose of the anti-woman dis tortions in science by socialist feminist an thropologist Evelyn Reed will be pre sented. Do these biases reinforce women's second class position in society, retard research and hinder defense against right wing attacks on medical advances and on evolutionary and humanistic education? Join Radical Wo men in discussion on Thursday, May 21, 6:30 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 S.W 10th Avenue. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 249-8067. Wheelchair accessible. A Hair and Fashion Show sponsored by the Beau Monde College of Hair De sign will be held to benefit CAP, The show will be held on Sunday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at the Northwest Service Center, 19th and Everett St. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and can be or dered by calling the Beau Monde Col lege of Hair Design, 226-7355. Man of the Year and Woman of the Year will be presented by Darcelle XV and Sandy tonight at 8 p.m. Featuring a Mr. Hunky and Foxy Lady reunion show. Nominations for Woman and Man of the Year accepted until May 23. Recipients of the proceeds of tonight's benefit will be determined individually by the Man and the Woman of the Year. Ad mission to the reunion show benefit is $6.00 at the door. Darcelle XV Show Bar, 208 NW 3rd Avenue, Portland. Wlldflower Day Hike: Discover one w - tT 9 most beautiful hikes in the Columbi RVer Gorge — Dog Mountain. This m je round trip hike has views of Mt. Adams, Rainier and many varieties of wildflowers in open meadows. Bring lu and appropriate clothing. Meet at N.E 16th and Clackamas at 9:00 a.m. for ca - pools. Back by 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Mays Fee $3 payable at the start of the day. s advance registration required. Sponsore 1 by Phoenix Rising, 223-8299. Join the Portland Lesbian Choir! They are a performance group seeking singir g nd non-singing support members. !f yc u \ing, compose music, play an instrume r would like to support a Portland Wo- [ryn's Choir, they needI; Tp m Please call Cathryn Heron for rehearsal location and information. Call: 239-7716. A support group for Abused Lesbians at Bradlev-Angle House, 232-7805. It is faci litated by lesbians, is confidential, child care is provided and there is no fee. Do nations are accepted. Evangelical Outreach for people of all walks of life. Agapeland — (Love land) for the kids and the kid within you, 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Living Communion Church. Pastor Naomi Harvey, 3829 SE 62nd, Portland, O R 97206. (503)236-1403. The Lesbian Art Movement will be of fering the 2nd annual LAM show. This art show is an opportunity for lesbian artists to show within a collection of art by lesbian artists. LAM celebrates lesbian art and of fers support to lesbian artists. This year's LAM Show will be displayed at Art Down the Alley Gallery, 3764 SE Hawthorne Blvd. The show opens on June 5th in cooperation with Lesbian & Gay Pride month. The deadline for artists who wish to enter the LAM Show 1987 is May 27th. This year there will be opportunities for artists to speak about their work at prearranged times. For more information on how to help with the art show, the Art Auction Benefit, or with the video — call 234-2054 or write: LAM /LONG, P.O. Box 42624, Portland, OR 97242. A Support Group for Transsexuals, male to female, female to male, andro gynous persons, crossdressers, trans vestites and persons supportive of these Hunter Davis is back. May 27 at the P.D., 1033 NW 16th, 224-4i35. lifestyles will meet the 2nd and 4th Tues day of every month, beginning May 12 at 8 p.m. Cali 777-7777 for location. Join the Portland Lesbian Choir! We are a performance group seeking singing and non-singing support members. If you sing, compose music, play an instrument or would like to support a Portland wo- myn's choir, we need you. We meet every Sunday at 6:00. Please call Cathryn Heron for rehearsal location and information. Call: 239-7716. The choir presently is looking for an ac companist, short or long term. Any indi vidual with piano skills, please contact the choir at the above number. We can't offer you money, but we can promise fun! Portland, Stand Up! A new one-hour, monthly program focusing on women in the Pacific Northwest is coming to cable TV! The pilot production for "Stand Up!" will be cablecast live on channel 13 (channel 21 in Washington County) on Saturday, May 23, at 8:00 p.m. This first production will be hosted by the Portland Chapter of the National Organi zation for Women. Local NOW members will address the current legislative issues affecting women, and will answer ques tions from callers to the station. Group Series — 5 sessions only — Women Who Love Too Much Group — Insights from the book "Women Who Love Too Much" by Robin Norwood experi enced from a rebirthing perspective of awareness and acceptance of thoughts and feelings first then change is possible. Women only. Includes group rebirthing. 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