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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1987)
about town PUBLIC INTEREST A support group for Abused Lesbians at Bradley-Angle House. 232-7806 It is facilitated by lesbians, is confidential, child care is pro vided and there is no fee Donations are accepted A Single Parent Support Group is held every Thursday. 7-9 p.m. Group discussions will include parenting information, referrals and resources, discipline techniques and finding adequate day care. For more information, contact Sue Kaastad, 238-8819 or Debi McFeron. 249-2826 W ind fire 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 heterosexual environment is very difficult Windfire provides peer support in a non-judgemental atmosphere. Besides peer support, 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 evenings 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 :3 0 p.m to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 244-3225. Ann Shepherd. Sa turd a y Night Supper Club for intellectu a lly oriented lesbians. Small group dinners in homes and quality restaurants to facilitate so cial networking. Call Holly, 282-1529,6-8 p.m. Porttand Leatherm en. a five-month-old in formal social group that gathers regularly to wear and enjoy beautiful black leather, meets at the Dirty Duck tavern. 439 NW Third, on Fri days after 10 p.m. A Su p p o rt Group fo r Tra nssexuals male to female, female to male, androgynous persons, crossdressers, transvestites and persons supportive. Call 777-7777 for location. The Gay Bridge Club a rap and social group for young adults 18 and up, meets every Wednesday, at the First Congregational Church on SW Madison and Park at 7 30 p.m. Use side entrance on Madison. C all 244-3225 for more information G SSO , Gay and Lesbian Support of Southerr 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 Fa lls. OR 97601 C ascade Guild — Health C are Chapter, KBOO’t Radiozene w ith Dr. Bailey, Mon days 9:00 a m , 90.7 F.M. October 5. interviews with Dr Badgley of Healing AIDS Naturally Also in October Insurance Commissioner Ted Kulongoski. Men's Resource Center and Mr Ted Kaptchuk, author of The Healing Arts and mental health care workers meet monthly. For information call 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 sup port a Portland womyn's choir, we need you. We meet every Sunday at 6:00. Please call Cathryn Heron for rehearsal location and infor mation. Call: 239-7716. Free showings of the movie Body, Mind and Spirit, with lecture "An Introduction to Naturopathic Medicine'' by Dr. Steven Bailey. Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 7 30 p.m. North Portland Library, 512 N Killingsworth St., Portland Po rtla nd Zephyr Women’s Rugby Team 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. is recruiting new players. No experience neces sary. Call 294-9449 ASAP for details Lynn Andrew s will be signing her two new books, Crystal Woman, and new in paper back. Star Woman, at the Looking Glass Bookstore, 318 S.W Taylor, Tuesday. October 6, from Noon to 1 p.m. To reserve your signed copies, if you are unable to attend, please call 227-4760., Lynn Andrews is author of the widely acclaim ed books. Medicine Woman, Flight of the Seventh Moon, and Jaguar Woman She lives in Los Angeles and devotes her time to writing, lecturing and teaching on the Medi cine Way. Ralph Blum will be signing his newly-revised and expanded work. The New Book of Runes. Wednesday, October 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. To reserve your signed copies, if you can not attend, please call 227-4760. Fulton Park Community Center, 68 SW Miles, is offering a one-session workshop Finding Love Through the Personal Ads You'll learn how to decipher these ads, how to compose and place them to ensure a large number of responses, plus get tips for that crucial first meeting. The session meets Tuesday, October 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The fee is S3. Gay Men Together meets Wednesdays. 7 00 to 10.00 p.m. at Cramer Hall. Room 201. at Portland State University, on SW Broadway. Step-fam ily living can be confusing. Make it rewarding! Join our Step-Parenting Support Group Free of charge. Child care provided. C all 238-8819. Parents Anonymous of Oregon. PFLAG, Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is changing its meeting place begin ning September 23 to Augustana Lutheran Church, NE 15th and Knott, 7 p.m. Introd uction to Personal Com puters for Le sb ia ns. A weekend course designed to de mystify computers. Gives you the basics to use or buy a personal computer and software. The opportunity to learn in a fun. non-intimidating environment. Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25. from 10 a.m.-3 30 p.m. Please call 239-4255 to register (limited space). Sliding scale: $50-$65 Artemis Oakgrove A Wom an’s Place Bookstore, Portland's only feminist bookstore for the past 14 years, announces its Fall Author series. All authors will be appearing at the store's location. 1431 NE Broadway. Artemis Oakgrove, The Throne of Council Trilogy, Friday, October 16,7-6 p.m. The Throne Trilogy consists of The Raging Peace, Dreams of Vengeance and Throne of Council and star a lawyer, a commercial pilot, and an evil goddess, Anara, who man ipulates events that effect their lives. The Trilogy is best-known for its Lesbian Erotica. Heather Conrad. N.E.W.S., Friday. October 2 3 ,5 -7 p.m. N.E.W.S. is the story of one woman's commit ment and its effect on her life, family, and ultimately, the world. Set in the '80s with contemporary characters. N.E.W.S.-North, East, West, South is an international organization of women working with peoples' movements everywhere to take world power and create peace. Lee Lynch. Dusty’s Queen of Hearts Diner and Tee Corrinne, Dreams of the Woman Who Loved Sex, Saturday, October 31, 12-2 p.m. Dusty’s Queen of Hearts Diner is a story set in a blue collar New England town in Morton River Valley in 1972 about Dusty Reilly, who has opened a diner with her long-sought true love. Dreams of the Woman Who Loved Sex is a book-length work of lesbian erotica. It follows a relatonship through its cycle of years. Bobbie Hasselbring. The Medical Self- Care Book of Women’s Health. Friday. November 6 ,5 -7 p.m. PPO W — Portland Professional Organization of Women — a group to provide gay women an opportunity to meet others. We sponsor so cia ls and special events throughout the year. The Lesbian Sunday Brunch group is re cruiting again. Every month on the 3rd Sunday at 11:00 for potluck munching. They are a var ied group including artists, political activists, corporate climbers, computer nerds, etc. Above a ll, they are lovers of food and conver sation who enjoy having a place to get to know each other. All lesbians are welcome. C all 238-4343 for location. C offeehouse Socials at Art Down The Al ley Gallery, 3764 SE Hawthorne Blvd., every Thursday night from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Women's Healthlink is offering a lecture series on Women & AIDS. Lectures listed be low are $5 each 7-9 p.m. at Holladay Park Medical Center. You can register by calling 228-LINK. O ctober 7 — Women, A ID S and Safe Sex — Scott Ekblad, Oregon State Health Divi sion and Catherine Carr, C.N.M. O ctober 14— Kids & A ID S: Parenting with out Paranoia — Bill Young, M.D. & John Bradley, M.D. O ctober 21 — Hitting Hom e: The Human Sid e of A ID S — Cherri Beirley, mother af fected by A.R.C. and Kathy Arnold, R.N. Am ple Opportunity, a health organization for fat women presents Special Support for Fat Women, Monday evenings, October 5 to November 9,8:15-9:45 p.m. at the Sunnyside United Methodist Church. SE 35th and Yamhill. The group is for fat women only and is fa c ili tated by a fat woman. Ample Opportunity is not a weight loss program. C ascade Union of Educators (CUE), a social/supiDort group for gay and lesbian teachers and others involved in or interested in education, meets each second Wednesday through January and each second Thursday through May. Potluaks. parties, and interesting speakers For further information please write: P.O. Box 12691, Portland. OR 97212. ■f futons ★ Luxurious &. Affordable Futons. All cotton, co tto n /fo am core, wool/cotton. All sizes are available. > Platform & Folding Frames. * Beautiful Futon Covers <S l Pillows. Fine Art Ceramics, Hand-Woven Rugs &. 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