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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1995)
ju s t o u t ▼ cU com bor IS . 1 0 9 3 ▼ IS New resource line up and running Two Portland men hope that PrideLinef their free 24-hour telephone service, will promote community ▼ by Inga Sorensen 1 III! Dll! ADVENTURE ESCAPE Ja n . 5 - Fe b . 3 FIJI « Thurs, Fri, Sat - 8 pm M a in S tre e t P la y h o u s e M AN FR ID A Y RESO RT 904 SW Main Street V. ♦ ...If your parents knew everything about you before you were born, would you be here? THE + Grand Opening Special TW ILIG H T Be among tha first to experience the South Pacific's most exclusive all- gay resort- in Tropical Fiji! located in its own private peninsula, MAN FRIDAY offers secluded white coral sand beaches and a myriad of included activities. Escape to our worm tropical breezes and crystal blue waters... only steps owoy from A NEW PLAY BY \ J O N A T H A N T0LINS your private Fijian buret. NOVEMBER 1993-APRIL 1996 7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS $349 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY $850 SINGLE OCCUPANCY - Directed By Sue Parks-Hilden S t a r ri ng (PLUS AIR FARE) u PACKAGE INCLUDES I Susannah Mars ( F a lse tto s ) Nicholas Pepper •Airport trondsfers •Daily tropical breakfast •All activities supplied at the Resort, including: •water skiing magine picking up the telephone any time o f day or night, seven days a week, and finding the name o f a queer-friendly res taurant or gay-positive lodging for your visiting out-of-tow n friends. Dial 243-3424 and yo u ’ll be able to do just that, thanks to a new touch tone telephone service known as PrideLine. Not only will callers be able to track down gay-friendly businesses, they can com b through queer audio personals, or simply learn what the temperature is. “W e consider PrideLine to be a cross be tween a resource directory and NickleAds," ex plains Robb Bliss-Ranard, who along with his partner, Russ Bliss-Ranard, recently founded the Pride Visitors A ssociation o f Portland. The organization’s m ission is to “provide resources, tools and information that strengthen, unify and network the lesbian and gay com m u nity o f the greater Portland metropolitan area.” On Dec. 1 the duo unveiled the association’s first service— PrideLine— a 24-hour interactive voicem ail system which is designed as a re source tool for those who live here and “potential visitors [who wish] to discover what gay Port land has to offer.” According to Robb Bliss-Ranard, com m u nity organizations, businesses, events and an nouncem ents, political happenings, and a host o f other informational tidbits may be included— free o f charge— in the PrideLine listings. A free listing includes the name, address and phone number. Additional information in the listing is 10 cents per word. Sixty-second ads are available for a charge ($12.50 per month for businesses and organiza tions and $7.50 per month for individuals). There is no charge to call the line. Each ad includes a I voice mailbox with confidential call transfer and pager notification options. “W e’ll have dozens o f categories that people can get information on: real estate, home services, professional services, employm ent listings, per sonals, wellness. You name it,” says Bliss-Ranard. “W e want to create a sense o f community not only for those who live in the Portland metropolitan area, but for those who are considering visiting or m oving here.” According to the Portland/Oregon Visitors Association, an estimated 28 m illion visitors spent more than $1 billion in Portland in 1993. “This area can be a real tourist attraction, w e just have to promote it,” says Bliss-Ranard. “This is a way for gay-oriented groups and businesses and indi viduals to do just that.” According to Bliss-Ranard, Pride Visitors Association memberships are also available for $25 per month. Members receive, in part, a free 60-second ad on PrideLine including a voice mailbox with call transfer, and a one-year free membership in the National Gay and Lesbian Business Alliance. Five percent o f a member’s annual contribution is forwarded to a nonprofit organization as a tax deductible contribution in the member’s name. In the future, the Bliss-Ranards hope to create a Pride Visitors Center, where queer businesses and organizations can display brochures and in formation, and a 800 number for North America which offers access to PrideLine. For further information about PrideLine and the Pride Visitors Association o f Portland, call 243-3424 or write to Pride Visitors Association, 1017 SW Morrison St., Suite 210, Portland, OR 97205-2631; e-mail: PRIDEONE@ GAZE.COM . •windsurfing •tennis •volleyball »glass bottom boot «fishing *sea kayaking ...ond much more! • A d ay trip to one of the locol islands including a BBO lunch ile x '® Y iete' rulUAvo « I k « ,*.v. 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