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GSSO, Gay and Lesbian Support of
Southern Oregon, is a support group in
Klam ath Falls. GSSO offers support and
information for gays and lesbians. For
further information write: GSSO, PO Box43,
Klam ath Fa lls, OR 97601.
M ass in Tim e of A IDS. A support faith
Ample Opportunity, a 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
sw im , laps, water play, aerobics, instruc
tion for fat women. This is a safe space for
fat women to come together and enjoy
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Cascade Guild — Health Care
Chapter, a social/networking group —
m edical, social and mental health care
w orkers meet monthly. For information con
tact Hazel, 636-0509 or Chris, 297-4314.
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-
m yn's choir, we need you. We meet every
Sunday at 6:00. Please call Cathryn Heron
for rehearsal location and information.
C a ll: 239-7716.
The choir presently is looking for an ac
com panist, 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!
The Bisexual Community Forum
meets the second and fourth Monday of
each month, at Old W ives Tales at 8 p.m.
in the Banquet Room. Exploration, rap,
and social group open to women and
men.
Parents Rag meets the fourth Wednes
day of each month at the Justice Building,
1111 SW 2nd Ave., at 7:30 p.m.
cia l 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. C all 244-3225 for more
information.
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plays piano at Hobo's, 120 NW 3rd Avenue,
Wednesday evenings, 7-11 p.m. No cover.
PPOW — Portland Professional Organi
zation of Women — a group to provide
gay women an opportunity to meet
others. We sponsor socials and special
events throughout the year. For informa
tion write: PPOW, PO Box 22821, Mil-
waukie, OR 97222.
G reat Womyn, a newly formed social-
support group for lesbians size 18 and up,
invites a ll Lesbians of Size to join us. We
provide a space to be ourselves as fat
women and lesbians. For more info call
232-1108 or 643-9345.
ASA Inc., a non-profit organization,
Pagan spiritual group offering regular
ritual and networking and open to indi
viduals regardless of sexual orientation.
For more information, please write: ASA,
PO . Box 13072, Portland, OR 97213.
Evangelical Outreach for people of
a ll 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,
OR 97206. (503) 236-1403.
A support group for Abused Lesbians at
Bradley-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.
Women W rite rs of Science Fiction
(WS 399B, Eng 199A) w ill be offered
through Portland State University's summer
program, July 20 through August 14, with
Sara Gogol as the instructor. We w ill look
at works by Ursula LeGuin, Elizabeth Lynn,
Marion Zim m er Bradley, and others.
Speculative fiction of our own is a
possibility.
For more information, call the Women's
Studies Department at 229-3516.
The Gay Bridge Club, a rap and so
A Support Group for Transsexuals.
m ale to female, female to male, andro
gynous persons, crossdressers, trans
vestites and persons supportive. C all
777-7777 for location.
W. E. OSTER
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community for those touched by this c risis
Mondays, 6 p.m., comer of SW Broadway
& Montgomery. PSU Campus Ministry,
226-7807.
Kim Hoggatt sings and Joe Anderson
w e're expanding
. . . m ore for men!
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new market village
54 sw ^nd ave. • 228-1693 •
A Single Parent Support Group is
held every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Group d is
cussions w ill include parenting informa
tion, referrals and resources, discipline
techniques and finding adequate day
care. For more information, contact Sue
Kaastad, 238-8819 or Debi McFeron,
249-2825.
Child Abuse Prevention Program
needs caring people to teach children
how to keep their rights. 10-12 daytime
hrs/m o. Training is provided. Call
Community Advocates, 274-4282.
The Pride of the Rose Scholarship,
founded by Rose Emperor V Frank and
Rose Empress XXI Allison Grey, adm inis
tered through Phoenix Rising, is
available to members of the Lesbian/Gay
community or their children who reside in
the Portland Tri-county area or Clark
County, Washington. Applicants must be
pursuing their education beyond the sec
ondary level, and must be in demonstrat
ed need of financial assistance to attain
their educational goals.
Applications are available by calling
or writing: Phoenix Rising, 408 SW 2nd
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204,
223-8299, or C alling: Frank, 236-1091, or
A llison, 639-0888.
Applications must be returned to
Phoenix Rising, Frank or Alllosn, no la
te r than 7-31-87. The Pride Of The Rose
Scholarship w ill be awarded to the reci
p ie n ts) on 8-16-87, at the Annual Sandra
Dee Invitational Show — Darcelle XV —
208 NW 3rd, 8:30 p.m., $6.
W indfire 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, W indfire is
most definitely for you. W indfire 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.
Saturday Night Supper Club for in
tellectually oriented lesbians. Sm all group
dinners in homes and quality restaurants
to facilitate social networking. C all Holly,
282-1529,6-8 p.m.
Portland Leathermen, a five-month-old
informal social group that gathers regu
larly to wear and enjoy beautiful black
leather, meets at the Dirty Duck tavern,
439 NW Third, on Fridays after 10 p.m.
The Lesbian Sunday Brunch group is
recruiting again. Every month on the 3rd
Sunday at 11:00 for potluck munching.
They are a varied group including artists,
political activists, corporate clim bers,
computer nerds, etc. Above a ll, they are
lovers of food and conversation who en
joy having a place to get to k now each
other. A ll lesbians are welcome. C all
238-4343 for location.