Illustration by E. Ann Hii
WOW: Getting to know the neighbors
LCP put a few lesbians in touch with each other, and, using
their shared address books, they mounted their outreach
campaign to west-side lesbians.
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ne evening this past December, Marcella,
a lesbian neighbor, dropped by the apart
ment my lover and I share to sit out the few
hours her own apartment was without electric
ity. It was a simple act o f hospitality — but one
that would not have occured just a year ago. We
didn’t know Marcella a year ago, nor did we
know any o f the other half dozen lesbians living
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just around the com er in our downtown Beaver
ton neighborhood.
In November 1986 the Lesbian Community
Project conference “ Breaking Ground: Build
ing Com m unity” brought together 500 lesbians
to discuss, discover and create our vision and
the reality o f a lesbian community. The confer
ence design was as varied as the lesbian com
munity itself. There were keynote speakers,
major goal proposals, a multitude of workshops
and the opportunity for special-interest groups
to meet and caucus. From these caucuses,
groups such as the Women o f Color Potluck
Group and Christian Lesbians emerged. The
energy and inspiration o f the conference were
infectious and directly led to the First attempt to
develop the lesbian community in the suburban
and rural communities to the west of Portland.
LCP put a few lesbians in touch with each
other, and, using their shared address books,
they mounted their outreach campaign to west-
side lesbians. This large-scale organizing effort
drew 70 women to an afternoon potluck. Les
bians from Hillsboro, Aloha and Raleigh Hills
acquainted themselves with others from Wil-
sonville, Tigard and Lake Oswego. From this
group the Westside Organization of Women
was bom to create social activities for lesbians
living on the west-side.
In its continuing efforts to expand com
munity-building, LCP is offering monthly
gatherings for LCP members and guests in the
west-side m embers’ homes. The first o f these
will take place Friday, Feb. 26, and will give
members an opportunity to meet the co-chairs
o f the LCP Board o f Directors, as well as board
members who live on the west side. This is an
excellent way for the membership and board to
dialogue informally about the nature o f our or
ganization and the direction our organization
should take. We will also share and (we hope)
debunk some o f the myths about what it means
to be a west-side lesbian. Comparable monthly
meetings are also being offered on the east side;
the first will be a brunch on Sunday, Feb. 14.
For more information, call LCP at 233-9079.
When my lover and I stroll through the streets
o f our neighborhood, we look at it differently
now. There are lesbians within yelling range to
be called on for spontaneous visits and neigh
bors who will help look after the cats over
vacation. A new flavor and texture has been
added by the welcome discovery of new friends
and family in our own backyard.
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