Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 2000)
» 28 jMSt Met « august 4.2000 Radical Women, active in the struggle against bigotry and exploitation, meets every second Wednesday at 7 pm at the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center. 1819 NW Everett St. (503-228-3090, fsp@igc.org) ( Rural Organizing Project is a network of human dignity groups taking action at the local and state level. (POBox 1350. Scappoose. OB 97056 503543-8417. office@rop. org.) (11 /00) case management Se habla espanol ASL and foreign language interpretation available (8 am-5 pm Monday- Friday. Thursday until 8 pm Fourth Floor. 426 SW Stark St 503-248-5020) (11/00) Our House is a residential care facility for those living with and dying from AIDS (2727 SE Alder St Portland. OP 97214 503-234-0175.)(11/00) Partnership Project provides social work and nurs ing case management to people living with HIV/AIDS. Get help coordinating all aspects of health care as well as financial management, food and housing assistance, and emotional support (8 30 am-5 pm Monday-Fnday 503-230-I202. h u /00) The Plus Club House Party provides an open social gathenng for people living with HIV and AIDS to mingle and network The group meets in pnvate homes at 2 pm on the third Sunday of the month. (Bnan 503-249-7030) ( 11 / 00 ) Positive Connection PLWH of Yamhill County is an HIV consumer services advisory group that meets the second Tuesday of every month at a confidential location in Yamhill County. (503-554-0701.)U 1/00) Project Quest offers health appointments, nutntional .i information, support groups and sports activities for peo ple living with HIV and AIDS (Suite 200. 3117 NE Martin Luther King J r B M e -m a il: pquest@teleport com 503-493-0288.) (11 /00) WIAR (Women's Intercommunity AIDS Resource) is a multiservice program for women and children affected by HIV/AIDS WIAR offers individual counseling, support groups, advocacy and other support services. Drop-m support group every Tuesday at 11 am; HIV prevention support group for HIV-negative women with HIV-positive partners every second and fourth Monday at 6 pm; Nurture Night for women and their chil dren every third Wednesday of the month Child care provided All programs and services are confidential. (9 am-5 pm Monday-Fnday. 503-238-4420. 888-303-4420.) (11/00) 11 / 00 ) COMMUNITY Metro: Professional Metro: General Oregon Tradeswomen Network is a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting success for women in the trades through education, leadership and mentor oppor tunities. Child care provided; everyone is welcome; free meetings. (6 pm on the third Thursday of each month at State Office Building. 800 NE Oregon St.. Boom 120. 503-943-2228.) (11/00) It's My Pleasure offers a wide array of services to the community including a resource bulletin board, free housing listings and a free lesbian dating service. (3106 NE 64th Ave. 503 280-8080.) (11 /00) Love Makes a Family Inc. is a nonprofit agency working for social change and supporting lesbian, gay. bi and trans families. We do advocacy, outreach, education and referrals regarding schools, same-sex marnage, adoption, parenting and more. (503-228-3892. Lmlamily@teleport.com.) (11 /00) Portland Area Business Association (PABA) is a professional networking organization serving the les bian and gay community and those who support our aims and purposes. Monthly events and gathenngs. (503-241 2222 wwwpaba com.) (11/00) Mediation Pilot Program provides mediation for Metro: Support people who think they've expenenced unfair treatment because of their sexual onentation in situations involving the workplace, housing and public accommodations. A confidential, free service sponsored by the city of Portland (503-274-9886) Hambleton Project, Lesbian Cancer Support Network is a nonprofit organization offenng network ing and direct services to lesbians with cancer.(503-642-/(X)7.)(11/00) Pride Northwest Inc. organizes community forums and the annual Pnde event. (503-295-9788. www gaypdx.com/pnde.) (11/00) Heart Talk Café is a support group facilitated by Metro: Political Manah Ureel for those involved in or seeking healthy and intimate gay and lesbian relationships; presenta tions. discussion, videos and expenential exercises. (6-7.30 pm third Sunday. $15 a person, sliding scale available Begistration: 503-727 3563.)(11/00) Basic Rights Oregon is a pro-GLBT civil nghts orga nization committed to promoting fairness and ending dis crimination in the state of Oregon. (PO Box 40625. Portland. OB 97240. 503-222-6151. BasicBO@aol.com.) Late Awakenings, a support group for lesbians who came out later in life, meets 7 pm on the first Tuesday of every month at the LCP office. (1001 E Burnside St., call for more information 503-233-3913.) (11 /00) ( 11 / 00 ) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) provides support, education and advo cacy. (7 9 3 0 pm second Tuesday at First United Methodist Church. 1838 SW Jefferson St Mailing address PO Box 8944. Portland. OB 97207. 503-232 7676. www teleport com/nonprofit/pflag) ( 11 / 00 ) Portland Bisexual Women is a support and discus sion group for bisexual and questioning women. Women of any age. race or national ongin are encouraged to attend. Locations vary. (Discussion: 7-9 pm second Friday, Social: fourth weekend o f each month. 503-7684293. PortlandBiWomen@aol.com.)(11/00) Rainbow FLAGS is a support group for gay, lesbian and bisexual foster and adoptive parents and is open to anyone who is supportive of this population fostenng and adopting children. Meets second Tuesday of every month. (503-281 -8616.) (11/00) Single Parents by Choice, a group for men and women, meets on the third Saturday of every month for a potluck social. Child-fnendly space. (5-7pm at Fnends Meeting House. 4312 SE Stark St. Karen 503-460 0888. David 503-284-4153.)(11/00) Straight Spouse Support Group provides support and information for men and women formerly or currently partnered with gay. lesbian, bisexual or trans mates. (7 pm Wednesdays Gil 503-243-5067.) (11/00) Women surviving abuse group meets the third Thursday of each month at the office of the Lesbian Community Project. (6-7 pm. 1001 E Burnside St. 503-233-3913.) ( 11/00) Central Oregon: Community Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)—Bend meets on the third Monday of the month The group's threefold mission is support, education and advocacy. (6 pm coffee. 6 30 pm meeting at First Presbytenan Church. 230 NE Ninth St. 541-317-2334.) (11/00) •> y i... - — — % # Yamhill County HIV Support Group meets every second and fourth Tuesday. (503-434-7525. ext. 4722.) ( 11 / 00 ) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) provides support, education and advo cacy (7 pm first Tuesday at First Congregational Church, lower level conference room. 1220 NE 68th Street. Vancouver 360-695-2200.) ( 11/00) Willamette Valley: Community 5015 COYOTE is an association for sex workers in Eugene. (POBox 12244. Eugene. O B 97401.)(11/00) AFTER 8 works for political change and provides infor mation and referral for lesbian, gay. bi and trans people in Benton and Linn counties and sponsors a Harvey Milk Awards Dinner in November. (7 pm second Tuesday 101 N W 23rdS t.. Corvallis. POBox 1828. Corvallis. OB 97339 541 -752-8157.) (11/00) Imperial Sovereign Court of the Willamette Empire meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 30 pm at the 300 Club (300 Liberty St. SE in Salem Bob 503-371-8395. e-mail bobphil@uswest.net or Imperial Princess IX, Lydia Octavia 503-463-8585) ( 11 / 00 ) Lesbian and Gay Parenting Group for parents of children 3 or younger, meets the second Saturday of each month in Eugene. (Aquene 541- 344-5847.) ( 11 / 00 ) Men's Support Group, sponsored by Sweet Spmt Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). meets every second Thursday of each month at 7 pm to share con cerns, discuss gay issues and support the MCC com munity. Open to the public. (434 18th St David: 503-363-4828. Joseph 503-363-3392.) ( 11/00) HEALTH Metro: Anti-violence Bradley-Angle House provides emergency shelter for female-identified domestic violence survivors and a support group for women battered by women. (503-232-7805. 503-289-6869. ext. 11.)(11/00) Coastal Oregon: AIDS & HIV Clackamas Women's Services offer shelter, sup port and resource referral services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. (Office. 503-722-2366. ensis line. 503-654-2288.)(11/00) Coastal AIDS Network is a community-based orga nization providing HIV/AIDS prevention education and support services on the central Oregon coast. (2830 NE Highway 101. Lincoln City. OB 97367 541-994-5597.) Family Center Outreach Office, a program of Volunteers of Amenca located in Southeast Portland, offers support groups and drop-m services to women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. (Natalie 503-771-5503 ) 0 1/00) 11 / 00 ) Eastern Oregon: AIDS & HIV Portland Women's Crisis Line operates 24 hours a day Interpretation services are available for women who speak limited or no English.(503-235-5333. 888-235-5333.HU/00) Womed about HIV? Free information and testing is avail able through the Umatilla County Health Department Off-site testing is also available, contact John at 541-278-5432 (431 SE Third St.. Pendleton.) ( Washington Community This must be lesbian heaven: 'i Watch 32 great women's softball teams compete at the 15th annual Tournament of Choice at Prairie k Fields. Wash., J % Aug. 11-13 M W Washington County Health Department provides free needle-free HIV testing services for gay and bisexu al men at Beaverton Community Health Clinic. (6-8 pm Monday 12550 SW Second St 503-846-4734.) ( 11/00) ( Klamath Araa Lambda Association (KALA) is dedicated to promoting awareness, health, understand ing and acceptance of gay. lesbian, bisexual and trans gender people through education and social activities $20 donation for newsletter; no one denied because of inability to pay. (541-273-2838 PO Box 43. Klamath Falls. OB 97601. kalamfo@aol.com members xoom.com/kala99/kalabdgm h tm .)0 1/00) 11 / 00 ) Roots and Branches and Bradley Angle House sponsor a support group for queer youth who have expen enced emotional, physical or sexual abuse in an intimate relationship Free, confidential and safe. (503-238-0780.) i Washington AIDS & HIV ( 11 / 00 ) Cascade AIDS Project Vancouver Project pro vides nonmedical services to individuals and communi ties in Southwest Washington. These services include; support groups, emergency financial assistance, volun teer programs, information and referral (Suite M I00. 1104 Mam St.. Vancouver 360-735-9170.)01/00) Metro: Mental Health Helios Counseling offers mental health services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities. (525 NE Oregon St.. Suite 220. Portland. OB 97232. 503-238-0780.) ( 11/00) Willamette Valley: AIDS & HIV HAAP, the Oregon State Penitentiary HIV/AIDS Awareness Program is an inmate Metro: Recovery based program providing peer education, information referrals and support to all inmates regardless of HIV status or sexual orientation Many programs are depen dent on community volunteers (HAAP. OSP Activities Department. Attn Karen Campbell. 2605 State St., Salem. OB 97310 503-378-4207.) (11/00) Any Lengths Gay AA is a group for gay men that meets to discuss their sobriety Sundays at 10 am at Good Samantan Hospital (1040 NW 22ndAve.. Sixth Floor, meeting room B .)( 11/00) HIV Alliance of Lane County provides education, prevention, client services and health care Registered nurse available Lunch/dinner program Spanish lan guage assistance available. (1966 Garden A v e . Eugene 5 4 1-342-5088 hivall@hivalliance o r g .) 0 1 /00) Positive Connection PLWH of Yamhill County meets on the third Tuesday of every month (PO Box 382. Newberg. OB 97132 503-554-0701.) (11/00) 4 Valley AIDS Information Network's 24 hour hot Ime provides HIV/AIDS. hepatitis and STD information, support and referrals English hot line. English and Spanish materials Speakers for schools, recovery and adult groups (Benton County and Albany: 541-752-6322. Oregon toll areas 800588-2437 ) ( 11 / 00 ) WISH (Women's Initiative to Stop HIV) meets m Eugene (5 4 1 -6 8 2 4 0 1 3 )0 1 /0 0 ) f Human Rights Campaign— Portland Steenng Committee and Federal Club, the largest national gay and lesbian political organization, lobbies Congress, pro vides campaign support and educates the public Meets monthly to plan events (4545 SW Northwood St 503-244-6951.) (WOO) The Lesbian Avengers is a direct-action group dedi cated to the survival and visibility of lesbians, bisexual women and trans dykes Meetings are every Sunday at 5 pm (503-452-5408) (11 /00) The Lesbian Community Project is a multi issue, multiracial, grassroots political and fun organization working for social justice and liberation for lesbian, bi and trans women and dykes (Address 1001 E Burnside St Mailing PO Box 5931. Portland. OB 97228 503 233 39 1 3 ) (11/00) Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) a national lesbian organization, now has a chapter in Portland for lesbians 60 and older who are interested in changing the social disease of ageism We meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 1 pm (Call 503 286 3575 or 503331-0415 for more information ) ( 11 / 00 ) LGIRTF (Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force) Portland Chapter provides support and Coastal Oregon Community information to gay and lesbian immigrants and their part ners and works to change discriminatory U S immigra tion laws (PO Box 12526 Portland. OB 97212. www Igirtf org. lgirtfpdx@hotmail com. 503-471-1568) North Coast Pride Network serves the lesbian, gay. bi and trans communities in the Columbia Pacific region; publishes a quarterly newsletter; maintains a resource center, which plays host to board meetings; and presents "Gertrude’s Wilde Social Mixer" in Astoria on the th.rd Monday of each month (Mailing address PO Box 1317. Astona. OB 97103. Besource center: Suite 209. 10 Sixth St.. Astona. Monday social: 5 30-9 pm at Café Umontown. 231 W Manne Drive Astoria 503-338-0161.) (11/00) ( 11 / 00 ) Men Nurturing Men is an expenential gathenng pro viding an opportunity to meet other gay. bi and question ing men in a playful, safe, sacred environment Strive to understand intimacy and sexuality from a more spmtual perspective in monthly meetings (503-231-5755) ( 11 / 00 ) Northwest Gender Alliance is a transgender social and support group welcoming all those dealing with gen der identity issues, including transsexuals, cross dressers and mtersexed. regardless of sexual orienta tion Monthly social activities, open meetings and newsletters (503-646 2802 POBox 4928. Portland. OB 97208-4928 e-mail nwga@teleport com. www nwgapdx o r g /) (11/00) Southern Oregon Community Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Contor offers support groups and resources for the sexual minonty community and its fnends. Comprehensive monthly newsletter. Pmm. details local groups and events (Mailing address PO Box 927 Ashland. OB 97520 Location 281 Fourth S t. Ashland. OB 97520 541-488-6990. lambdacntrQaol com. www aelcca org ) ( 11 / 00 ) The Harvey Milk Group at De Paul Treatment Center (a full-service drug and alcohol treatment pro gram) meets weekly and is part of our intensive outpa tient treatment program De Paul is dedicated to multi- culturalism and diversity in all its programs. (1312 SW Washington St 503-535-11 6 6 ) 0 1/00) Live and Let Live Club holds 12-step meetings and social activities for the lesbian and gay recovery commu nity. Call for current meeting times and activities (2940-A SE Belmont St 5 0 3 2 3 8 -6 0 9 1 )0 1/00) The Lunch Bunch plays host to AA meetings lor gays and lesbians but is open to everyone Meetings daily at noon except Sundays at 1 pm. (Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. 2400 NE Broadway, enter on the north side of the building.) (11/00) Rainbow Al-Anon meets Thursdays at 6 pm at the MCC Church, NW 24th Avenue and Broadway (503-222-5756) ( 11 /00)
