janu
youth between the ages of 13 and
19 with a caring and responsible
adult who can serve as a role
model (Natalie Marsh 8729664 )
(5/99)
Metro: Mental Health
A Safe Place is a group sponsored by Phoenix Rising
for men with cognitive and developmental disabilities
who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men. (Tom
248-3658. ext. 27296.) (5/99)
Rainbow is a multicultural peer
The National Alliance for the Mentally III of
Multnomah County provides a support group for the
families of people who are severely mentally ill Meets
first and third Mondays. (7-9 pm at Room HCC6.
Providence Medical Center. 4805 NE Glisan St. 775-
5400.) (5/99)
support and activity group for gay.
lesbian, bisexual, trans and ques
tioning youth (4 30 pm Monday at
M etropolitan Community Church o f
Portland. 2400 NE Broadway 281-
8 8 6 8) (5/99)
Phoenix Rising Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit
organization offering mental health services, based on a
sliding fee scale, to the lesbian, gay. bisexual, transgen
der and transsexual communities (620 SW Fifth Ave..
Suite 710. Portland. OR 97204. 223-8299.) (5/99)
Saxuai Minority Youth
Recreation Center (SMYRC)
offers drop-in computer access,
pool tables and an informal place to
hang out Also hosts weekly youth
support groups including Windfire,
Trans Youth Group and Personal
Deity Proxy (a creative group) (4-8
pm Wednesday. 4 pm-midmght
Friday and Saturday 424 E
Burnside St. 872 9 6 6 4 )( 5/99)
Metro: Recovery
Live and Let Live Club holds 12 step meetings and
social activities fo r the lesbian and gay recovery com
munity. Call for current meeting times and activities.
(2940-A SE Belmont St. 238-6091) (5/99)
Young Men'* Group offers gay
and bisexual men aged 18 to 27
years an opportunity to socialize,
discuss relevant topes, plan events
and organize community building
events. Part of the Speak to Your
Brothers program of Cascade AIDS
Project. (Geoffrey 223-5907. ext
145 feschgeoffQao! com.) (5/99)
Lunch Bunch - AA meetings specifically for gays and
lesbians and open to everyone Meetings daily at noon,
Sundays at 1 pm. (M CC Portland. 2400 NE Broadway
Use the stairs on the north side o f the building to
enter.) (5/99)
Positive and in Recovery meets on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month This group is mod
eled after the 12 step traditions of AA and NA.
(Upstairs conference room. 5305 E 18th St..
Vancouver. Wash. 13601 735-9170 ) (5/99)
Youth HIV/STD Prevention
Project provides fun and educa
tional programs along with counsel
ing and testing to queer youth in a
friendly relaxed environment.
Sponsored by Multnomah County.
Cascade AIDS Project and Outside
In. (872-9664.) (5/991
/SWC*
Metro: Youth
Awakenings youth social group meets every
Wednesday. Sponsored by Roots and Branches. (6-8
pm at Harry 's M other. 3942 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 233-
S111.)
Outside In has transitional housing for HIV-positive
youth aged 17 to 22 who are homeless or at risk of
becoming homeless. Also V O ICES (Voices of
Individual and Community Empowerment from the
STARS!
by
D. R ichmond
H oroscopes for
JANUARY
T H IS M O N T H ’ S S IG N S :
A q u a r iu s
:
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Willamette Valley:
Mike E. Walsh's site-specific installation, Lett We Forget: A Dialogue on AIDS, examines AIDS' toll on Oregon's artistic community,
Feb. 5 at The Gallery at Stevenson Union on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland
Streets), a self-support group for queer youth. (6 8 pm
Thursday at Outside In. 1030 SW 13th Ave. 223-4121.)
(5/99)
Phoenix Rising Foundation Inc., a mental health
agency pnmanly serving members of the sexual minonty
communities, hosts drop-in social and support groups
for sexual minority youth. Metro groups held at
SMYRC. other groups include: Clackamas Youth
Alliance (4 30-6 pm Wednesday at Campfire Boys
and Girls. 5427 Glen Echo Ave . Gladstone). Hillsboro
Youth Group (4-5 30 pm Wednesday at Room 125.
Public Services Building. 155 N First S t . Hillsboro).
Transitions (3.30-5 pm Wednesday in Room 8. 11640
SW Parkway. Beaverton) (223-8299 ) (5/99)
Pride Mentorship Project matches Washington
County gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and questioning
long as you keep striving for you highest
dreams. Think Priscilla.
A R I E S — You’ve been slapped around for
the past two years; get the point yet? Need
some help? Psst— it’s called compromise.
Some of the walls you hang that homy head
against aren’t obstacles. They’re there for
support. Take heed and learn to follow (for
once) another’s lead, or January’s end could
get messy.
L E O — Batten down your hatches my little
pussycat. Your fear of tears in the beginning
of the month might find fruition in the end.
Don’t take too literally what those bitches
say; they don’t know the grace o f your heart.
TAURUS — When are you bulls and hull
dykes going to start listening to those little
voices that speak of flowery oases in far away
lands and push you to change that which you
love the most: the status quo? It’s time to dust
off those fairy wings and fly to some greater
heights. If you don’t make some changes
now, you’ll get spanked till you do— or
maybe you’d like that?
V irg o — The mysteries of the universe
could unfold in front of you, the cosmos
stripped bare o f all mystery, and still you’d ask
the mundane question: why? Your greatest
difficulty right now is believing in the truths
that you cannot grasp in your hand. One
question for you though: If you can’t hold a
rainbow in your hand, how do you know it
exists?
GEMINI — This
L ib r a — Lately,
month, on top of dating
everyone under the sun— all at once, or two
to three at a time— I expect you to sit down
and write that book you’ve been talking
about for the last year or so. (If Chastity
could do it....) You know, the one contain
ing all the truths that have been transmitted
to you from the deepest reaches of our col
lective unconscious. But first you’ll need to
get off the pitcher’s mound and pull yourself
away ffom the crotch of the day.
C a n c e r — Set your aspirations high,
honey. Instead of going home with the floozy
passed out on the bar, try somebody that can
still stand. Maybe set your aspirations even a
little bit higher. This is a time of success as
C a p r ic o r n
A # '" '
Youth
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgendered and Questioning Youth Group
offers support, information and fun for youth aged 13 to
18. (4-6 pm Fnday at Amazon Community Center. 2700
Hityard St.. Eugene 1541) 6 8 4 -3 4 6 6 ) (5/99)
SAGITTARIUS — Imagine you’re in a bar
with an (uncharacteristically) bitchy drag
queen shining her spotlight in your eyes. She
releases a merciless cackle as she slowly strips
you o f your clothing in front of every person
you’ve ever desired. You’re vulnerable, sensi
tive and open to ridicule. Congratulations,
this is only a first step in your process of self
acceptance. The first of many to come.
C a p r ic o r n — Beware
the desire to be
better than others (rather than simply bet
tering yourself)- To base your self-worth upon
others’ perceptions is to cut yourself short of
your true potential. Set your own standards
and surpass them as only you can. Set your
own destiny, for no one else knows your
potential like you. Hit that softball out o f the
park!
you’ve looked doggedly
determined and radiantly beautiful when
you’re pissed off. Very Jodie Foster. Now,
focus that energy towards something worth
while and you might find yourself in a situa
tion where— for a change— you get what
you want instead of what everybody else
wants of you.
the dildo of your
life has just been given new mega-batteries
and it’s been turned up too high. Ride those
chaotic waves of pleasure and pain like a
warrior princess and you might just spill your
love upon us all. Let it all out. You’ve got
enough for everyone!
S C O R P IO — You poor little misunderstood
child. (Yawn.) Remind me to shed some
tears for all those fabulous creations you’ve
never made because o f your own self-pitying
defensiveness. Who cares what the hell they
might think, it’s your world, honey. Dream it.
Now! Or accept the fate of your bitter inde
cision.
P is c e s — The pussycat tipped over your
fishbowl and you floundered on the kitchen
floor. Now it’s time to move on. Most of you
are in the process of moving on, whether
into a new house, a new love or a new gen
der. Whatever the endeavor, be assured that
your actions are protected by goddess benev
olence and fairy fate.
AQUARIUS — Honey,