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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 2000)
Hand Lasbian Choir welcomes supportive and volunteers. (150312418994 ) (5/00) mailcom. www ips.net/wynter/luluspage html (5031231-3992.) (05/00) throughout the year. (Nicki. (5031287-6120.1(4/00) Out Dancing teaches partner dancing for same-sex d Gay Man's Chorus is open to singers, Northwest Gander Alliance is a social and support members and volunteers (15031460-3689 organization for cross-dressers and transsexuals Monthly open meetings and socials. (PO Box 4928 Portland. OR 97208 (5031646-2802 kgmc.org) (4/00) al Connection is a social gathenng for gay o are artists, wnters. musicians or who pursue creative activity. Monthly potlucks on the second I (Todd (5031236-57631(4/00) i City Gay Freedom Band is a concert band to lesbian, gay. transgendered, tx and supportive iians and fnends. (PO Box 1082. Portland. OP 7. (5031 790-2170. '/community oregonlive com/cc/rcgfb) (4/00) Oregon Bears is a social group for bears and their PDX Rain Riders is Portland's gay and lesbian motor cycle club (15031641-6452 www gaypdx com/ramnd- ers.) (4/00) admirers Newsletter, activities and monthly social gath- enngs. (15031240-2813. www oregonbears.org.) (4/00) Portland Gay and Lesbian Community www teleport.com/~nwga) (4/00) ORGAN (Oregon Regional Gay and Naked) is a social club for nude men who enjoy being gay Monthly potlucks and events Guests are invited to attend two events before deciding on membership (ORGAN. PO Box 14174. Portland. OR 97293-0174.) (4/00) Portland BiMxual Alliance hosts social and politi itro: General jxual Community Forum is an age and gender usrve social, support and education network founded ,980 Activities include dances, potlucks, field tnps I a polyamory interest group. Meetings are held on first and third Mondays of each month. (7.30 pm at jo ’s Coffee Den. 2853 SE Stark St Laury 31285-4848) (11/00) »thor to Brother is a family of Afncan-Amencan i and bisexual men dedicated to the empowerment and improvement m the quality of life within our com- nty Activities include FRIENDS, a weekly support I discussion group that meets Wednesdays 5-7 pm. »rd meetings every third Monday of the month at 0 pm. (Bnan. PO Box 3182. Portland, OR 97208 31417-7991) (4/00) cksure is a social group for female-bom. gender ant people including FTMs, transguys, genderqueers significant others. We are based in Portland and come folks from Oregon and Washington For more i about our monthly meetings and e-mail network, call >3) 471-1515. (5/00) ipstick Lesbians and Dykes with Hot Rods rite women with cool cars to go cruisin' with them 'achel (5031 735-1184. Dewune (5031289-3104.) /00) irst Wednesday Social is a potluck for HIV+ peo- e and their fnends (Phillip (5031234 1811.1 (5/00) entle Giants of Oregon is a group dedicated to oviding an accepting, social environment for chubby len. and the men who like them that way ((5031241 ■ 535 or www chubnet.net/gentlegiants) (5/00) loodland/Mount Hood womyn are building a per oral and professional community Alcohol and drug-free social activities and networking. (Kim (5031 701-8302.) (4/00) Imperial Sovereign R om Court of Oregon is a nonprofit social organization dedicated to raising money for chanties within the gay. lesbian, bisexual and trans community ISRC Event Hotline lists upcoming events (15031306-0700. ISRC@aol.com, www geoci- tiescom/WestHollywood/Heights/7887.) (4/00) couples at Sally Mack's School of Dance Classes for different dance styles start the first Friday of each month (15031236-5129) (5/00) cal events for bisexual and bi-fnendly people Organizes Portland Bi Day rally and publishes calendar of tn events. Mixed gender discussion groups are held 7 pm on the first and third Fndays of the month at Laughing Horse Books. 3652 SE Division St. Open to all. ((5031 775-9717. pba@biportland org, www.biportland.org.) (5/00) Portland Bisexual Women <s a support 8nd discus sion group for bisexual and questioning women. Women of any race, age or national origin are encouraged to attend. (7-9 pm second Fnday at Common Ground Wellness Center, 2926 NE Flanders St. 5:30-7:45 pm fourth Sunday at It's My Pleasure. 3106 NE 64th Ave $2 donation (5031283-6433.) (4/00) Portland Leather Alliance is a pansexual. not-for- profit organization dedicated to fostering a positive com munity for safe. sane, and consensual alternative adult sexualities in general and S/M/leather/fetish in particu lar. (15031 727-3148 wwwpdxleatheralliance org.) (5/00) Portland Metro Prime Timers is a social group for men. (PO Box 5884. Portland. OR 97228. (5031244- 7550 or (3601254-1718. pdxpnmetimers@yahoo com.) (11/00) Bowling Association bowls Sundays at 4 pm at Hollywood Lanes.*40th Ave and Halsey St (PO Box 80002. Portland. OR 97280-1002.15031293-0438 BOWLpdx@aol.com. http://members.aol com/BOWLpdx/pcba html.) (5/00) Community Crossword By Q Syndicate “Men in Shorts Rosetown Ramblers. Portland's gay and lesbian 1 square dance club, dances at mainstream, plus and advanced levels. (PO Box 5352. Portland. OP 97228-5352 15031234 9944. wwwrdrop.com/users/ramblers.) (5/00) 14 2 ■ 17 Ski Out is a LGBT ski club with outings twice monthly to Mt. Hood and other destinations. Join us for downhill and cross country skiing, snow boarding or lodge loung ing. ((5031973-3441, www skiout.org 1(05/00) 20 Sunday 8 am-noon at the University of Portland Women and men players of all skill levels are welcome. (Alex Godinez (5031282-7210.) (4/00) 27 Team Quest, the athletic and exercise program of 36 Project Quest, offers individual and group, indoor and outdoor physical recreation opportunities for people liv ing with HIV and AIDS.ÍÍ503J 493-0288.) (4/00) 28 29 Southern Oregon Social 49 and lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual Monthly meetings, workshops, and newsletter (15031650-7052 rcdc@teleportcom. www.teleport com/-rcdc 1 (4/00) Together Works, a confidential group for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and fnends. meets for socials and dis cussions of topics of mutual interest Meets second and fourth Mondays (7:30 pm May-Sept. 7 pm Oct. -Apnl First Baptist Church. 125 SE Cowls St.. McMinnville Don (5031434-62661(4/00) Lair Dungeon hosts monthly discussion groups and Metro: Physical Recreation separate men's, women's and pansexual B/D/S/M par ties Refer to web site for schedule (www hawkenet com/lairofthe/wolf html.) (5/00) The Adventure Group. Portland's gay and lesbian Lesbians Enjoying the Sciences is a fun loving outdoors group, organizes a vanety of activities and social events including hiking, skiing, mountain biking, camping and rafting (15031452-5680. www adventure- group of women who enjoy explonng all aspects of the group org) (5/00) environment Activities include bird watching, nature walks, archaeology, rock collecting, camping, kayaking, the largest motorcycle club for gay men and fnends m Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, hosts day runs and camping events (bctxker@yahoo com. www bordemd Lesbian social group for women 50 and over meets on the third Saturday of the month (4-7pm (5031281-4424. (5031331-0415) (4/00) Long Yang Club—Portland Chapter a social group for Asian gays and lesbians and their fnends. meets at 8 pm on the first Wednesday and third Sunday of each month at 3 Fnends Coffeehouse (15031963 1841X5/00) Border Riders Motorcycle Club ers org) (4/00) FOREST Group outings are cooperative adventures for women Participants are responsible for providing their own equipment and choosing outings appropriate for their skdl and fitness level All skill levels welcome ((5031286 5382 www odmcc pdx edu/~g^m) (5/00) K-0 Club is a group of kindred folks and their dogs who meet to hike and talk m Portland parks on the sec ond Sunday of each month (15031285 2986) (4/00) Laabian Garda« Club is a social group that tackles Lulu's Pervy Playhouse is a social group for self identifying women who are into SM Play parties are 62 63 \ 61 60 major gardening projects m members gardens, holds social events and visits various gardens and nurseries COPYRIGHT 2000 BY Q SYNDICATE 28 Tongue of water 1 Porn star Stryker 60 "...9" cut, smooth" 5 Place for oral gratification 64 See 41 Across 29 GLAMA Award winner Elaine 9 Strip for porking? 67 Composer Copland 14 Largest continent 68 Fremont's gay and les bian center, with "The" Washington: Social 21 “No" to Dietrich MenTalk of Vancouver holds a social on the first 22 Keanu's Matrix cyber-ID 30 Long, in Morse code 31 Greta of Ninotchka 33 Princess and icon to many gays 69 ___St. Vincent Millay 70 Piece played by Uberace, perhaps 71 The Red and the Dead 72 Grating sound DOWN Monday and a discussion group on the third Monday of each month at 7 pm. (13601576-6595 wwwrednvalcom/MenTalkofVancWA.) (5/00) 1 .. 57 Pom film___ Riders ACROSS 15 The Spell author HoHinghurst and place. (15031246-5939. efraimievi@aol.com J (5/00) (50314660058 or e-mak to lespnw@aol com.) (5/00) 35 51 50 I 34 Melissa Etheridge's "Talking to My__ ’ 35 Uke Fran Drescher's voice 38 Brainy bunch 40 Movie in which Cher played a lesbian 23 It can be pulled 1 Fruit preserves 42 Want ad abbr. 25 Noisy hammer target 2 Jacob’s hairy brother 45 Room opening? 27 Have a one-nighter'? 3 Mssile stabilizers 49 Whitman's__ of Grass 32 Hardtop, maybe 4 Description for a butch's deadly girlfriend? 50PoetGidlow SW Washington Gay and Lesbian Socialites is a Vancouver-based organization whose members get together regularly for social events and activities The Socialites was organized to build a sense of community among gay men and lesbians in the Portland/Vancouver area Newsletter available by e-mail or USPS. ((3601735-1901. Sooahtes@aol.com.) (4/00) a social group for lesbians over 45 that meets in Clark County Call the Sexual Minonty Advocate at the YWCA (13601906-9142 ) (5/00) Tha Thomy R oms is Jewish Gay Men's Group- call for meeting time star gazing, an occasional "lecture“ and a monthly plan nmg potluck. No experience necessary (6 45-8 30 pm second Thursday planning meeting (50316398936 or 34 ima 43 social events and groups Call for schedule (Mailing address: PO Box 927 Ashland. OR 97520. Location: 281 Fourth St . Ashland. OR 97520 15411488-6990. Iambdacntr@aol com. wwwaelcca.org.) (4/00) Gay sculptor Paul Arensmeyer shows his stuff at Froelick Adelhart Gallery through May 27; Whim Wham is shown here largest open pansexual club in the Northwest, is open to all orientations, fetishes month (9 pm 12 am at the Dirty Duck Tavern. 439 NW Third Ave (5031224-8446. PDXSaltyDg@aol com) (5/00) 33 Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center hosts pate in activities and meetings. Educational and social programming, support and referral services for persons of all orientations and colors. (441A Smith Memonal Center. Portland State University campus E-mail: queer sandallies@mailpdx.edu. www ess pdx edu/sfcsg/queersandallies (5031 725-56811 (4/00) R om City Social are held the first and third Fnday of each 13 PSU Queers and Allies invites everyone to partici Discussion Club the Red Hanky 12 44 20 Poet Griffin Night and 11 22 32 39 17 Argument kt favor of male gay sex? Leather 10 26 Team Portland Tennis Association plays every 16 Filmmaker James informal r • 3 Willamette Valley: Social Eugen« Frontrunners/Frontwalkers is a gay/tx/lesbian athletic and social club for recreational runners and walkers Meets at 9 am every Saturday at the comer of 15th and Agate All are welcome (Jim 36 Sexual preference deter miner, some say 5 Result of beaver nibbling 37 Motorists' org. 6 Enthusiasm 38 Boat basin 7 Nathan of The Birdcage 39 Shakespeare title starter 8 The-Giris link 41 With 64 Across, prema ture ejaculation? 9 Part of an AOL chat room's name 43 Slumps 10 Direct-action lesbian 44 Minuses on the ledger group 11 Costume prop from 51 haff (partner) 53 Bland „ 's Homosexual Adventure 55 Like Seinfeld, though he's straight 56 Stocking shade 58 Veref s The Dark__ of Venus 59 Madonna's discipline in The Next Best Thing (5411484 9894) (4/00) 46 __ & Jerry 's GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance) meets at Lane 47 Wishy-washy Mapplethorpe supporter (abbr) 12 Approximately 62 Quite a bit 13 TVs "Science Guy" 48 Former gay mag Men 's 18 Prime draft classification 63 "Thumbs up" on “Men on Fifms’ 19 Ambient music pioneer 64 Kind of enc. 24 Flying pests 65 U-tum from SSW 26 Govt intelligence org. 66 Cukor « * Community College. Eugene ((5411 741-4501. ext 2336) (4/00) Madonna tour Gay and Bisexual Men's Group meets every Wednesday (7-8 30 pm at 1165 NW Monroe St . Room 121. Corvallis (5411 7588197.1(4/00) Gay Male Statewide Contact Group meets monthly to enjoy the great outdoors, good food and gay camaradene Find fnends from and m your local area Carpools available (Damon. PO Box 231. Foster OR 97345. (5411367 2817 Send SASE for details) (4/00) Gay Man's Discussion Group meets Mondays from 7 30 9 pm at the Komoma Center. 1414 Kincaid m Eugene. (Hank (5411484-6259 or Trent at tseager@Nvalhance org ) (11/00) 49 Resuit of agressive sex? 52 "Hiferity" Clinton 54 Cold porter 55 ’__ Pteasures" (Pansy Division song) 61 Heroine of Verdi or John Giris 27 Larry Kramer and George Bush, to Yale ANSWERS ON PAGE 54 on the second Saturday of the month (lulukst@hot '»L
