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AN OPEN DISCUSSION:
AIDS Prevention and
Education for G ay and
Bi-sexual Men.
Gay and Bi-sexual Men Are Invited to
Access CAP'S Education and Prevention
Program For G ay and Bi-sexual Men and
Offer Suggestions for the Next 12 Months.
WEDNESDAY 7-9 pm,
M ay 31st, 1989
The Portland Building, Room B,
Se co n d Floor
1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Free Parking in the garage available,
enter on Fourth Avenue side
For Further Information Contact:
(503) 223-5907
Our best defense against AIDS is each other.
Willamette Valley Lesbians to
join Pride march
The annual Portland Lesbian and Gay Pride
March will be held on Saturday, June 17, and
lesbians from the Mid-Willamette Valley will
be there! A group from Benton, Linn. Polk, and
Marion Counties will be marching together
under the flashy banner "Willamette Valley
Lesbians." They’ll be wearing matching
T-shirts and will be assembling at 11 am in the
North Park blocks in Portland. The march steps
off at noon. There will be a charge to help
pay for the T-shirts, banner, and advertising.
For further information call Rosemary at
752-1843 or Karuna at 753-1114 in the
evenings.
The lesbian and gay community of Oregon
will be represented in the Rose Festival for
the first time when 40 gays and lesbians
become an animated rainbow flag in this year’s
June 3 Starlight Parade. The rainbow Hag
assembly, a 45 foot three tiered float carry
ing the 40 people holding lighted flagsticks.
promises to be the “ most creative use of lights
that has ever been entered" in the Starlight
Parade, according to a Rose Festival official.
The lesbian and gay community float,
designed by Studio Concepts for the “ From the
Margins to the Mainstream Media Project" of
the Lesbian Community Project, is one of
several tasks undertaken to increase positive
visibility of the gay and lesbian community
in Oregon.
The float committee has taken on quite a task
and needs the help of the entire community to
pull it off. The float designer. Studio Con
cepts, will do the large-scale assembly but
people are needed to help sew Hags, wire the
lighting on the float, paint, and numerous
other tasks. Major assistance is needed for
fundraising and publicity. A tractor or truck
capable of pulling a 45 foot flatbed is also
needed.
Then there is the matter of choosing the
40 gays and lesbians who will ride on the float.
Try-outs to choose those people will be held at
Wallace Park (NW 25th and Raleigh)on Satur
day. May 20 at 2 pm. While some level of
coordination is necessary, the float committee
wants the people on the float to represent the
diversity of the community as a whole. Any
one is welcome to try-out and should pre
register. For information on all aspects of
the Starlight Parade float call 230-8022.
In the aftermath of the defeat of Ballot
Measure 8, a new organization has sprung up
in Corvallis, called After 8. The purpose of
After 8 is education, advocacy, and direct
action to create conditions which ensure that
all persons are protected from discrimination
based on sexual orientation. Sexual orientation
is defined as lesbian, gay, bisexual and hetero
sexual. To this end After 8 will support and
educate the membership and the community at
large; engage in political activity including,
but not limited to, local political processes,
voter education, campaign/election work,
legislative lobbying, and media watch; be
active and fully visible participants in our
community; network with individuals, organi
zation, businesses, and institutions to ensure
that all persons are protected from discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation.
After 8 holds business meetings on the third
Sunday of each month from 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm
at 23rd and Monroe Streets in Corvallis.
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Soberfaire 89 opens Pride Week
Recovering members o f Portland’s gay and
lesbian community will kick-off Gay Pride
Week by presenting Rose City Soberfaire
Conference 89 on June 9 - 11. The conference
is a forum for continuing education and aware
ness into the recovery process for alcoholism
and chemical dependency. Included will be
issues about living with an alcoholic or chemi
cally dependent person, eating disorders, and
co-dependency.
The theme for this year’s Soberfaire Confer
ence is “ Living the Solution,” and features
five speakers and thirty workshops. Food will
be provided and there will be a dance on the
second day of the conference.
Rose City Soberfaire Conference 89 will be
held at the Northwest Service Center,
1817 N W Everett, Portland. The conference
begins Friday, June 9, at 5 pm, and will close
Sunday, June 11, at 2 pm.
Pre-registration is suggested. Flousing will
be available for out-of-town visitors. For
further information and registration, please call
(503) 233-3955, or write Soberfaire 89,
PO Box 6322, Portland, OR 97228-6322.
AIDS Discrimination Awareness
The message of a public awareness cam
paign is that it is illegal to discriminate
against people with AIDS. The campaign —
AIDS Discrimination Awareness Week —
from May 15-20, is being sponsored by the
Metropolitan Fluman Relations Commission
and the Cascade AIDS Project. The campaign
will educate the public about AIDS related
discrimination). It will also serve to educate
people with AIDS that a newly formed clear
inghouse exists to help them deal with their
legal rights.
The AIDS discrimination clearinghouse will
be operated by CAP’S AIDS Flotline in con
junction with MHRC. The AIDS Flotline
number is 223-2437. Hotline staffers will be
trained to handle discrimination complaints by
making referrals to appropriate agencies and
following up to make sure the caller receives
appropriate assistance.
Come out and dance with Kate
Sullivan and Company
“ Come Out with Unity and Pride” is the
theme for an all-ages, get down rock and roll
dance featuring Kate Sullivan and Company
on June 24 at Neighbors of Woodcraft Hall.
The event will benefit Lesbian and Gay Pride,
Inc., The Lesbian Community Project, and
Phoenix Rising. Tickets (sliding scale) are
$ 10-$ 15.
Organizers of “ Come Out with Unity and
Pride” are predicitng that the event will be
a highlight of pride week festivities.
MCC Portland hosts regional
conference
Metropolitan Community Church laity and
clergy from throughout the Northwest District
will gather in Portland May 26-29, 1989 for
their annual conference. A series of work
shops, worship services, forums, business
meetings, and social activities will be held
at the Red Lion Columbia River. The theme
for the conference is taken from Acts 18:9
— “ Be not afraid; keep on speaking, do not
be silen t. .
Two hundred fifty persons
from Oregon, Washington, Alaska. Idaho,
Hawaii. British Columbia and Northern Cali
fornia. Nevada, and Utah are expected to
attend.
Special guests include Rev. Elder Charlie
Arehart. Rev. Elder Jeri Ann Harvey. Dr.
Marcus Borg, and Dr. Tom Reveley.
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