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o f how hard we’re working on it.”
According to its leaders, regular evidence
“We are the Lesbian Com m unity Project,”
indicates LC P is useful in the city. The office
Knightly contended, “and we knew from talking
receives calls every week from women new to
to the community and the surveys that there is* Portland or new to the queer community looking
a need for a women’s organization in Portland.”
for ways to connect. It also acts as a referral ser
Aspen added: “We came out of a real need for
vice for callers with inquiries such as where to
lesbians to have safe space to celebrate themselves
find an appropriate speaker for a seminar, a leader
and explore what they can do together, which
for a workshop or a sensitive health care provider.
T he future plans of LC P largely depend on
came out of the womens movement of the 7 0 s ....
what Aspen refers to as the “community show
We’re trying to make sure that our organization
ing its support in a financially concrete way.”
survives by having it connect its past and its future
T he organization has not received grant money
together. We felt that the best way to do that is to
for operating expenses in two years. It’s entirely
maintain the identity of the lesbian organization.”
funded through membership dues, donations
According to the new bylaws, any woman
and fund-raisers.
can be a member. M en can be supportive m em
“ It’s very, very important that if we’re going to
bers but not voting members.
continue to be an organization with a strong les
“We went back to the original bylaws almost
bian focus that lesbians support the organization,”
word for word,” Knightly said.
Aspen said. “It’s like public broadcasting and
Harrison added, “W hen they hired Kristan
KBO O ; if you enjoy it, if you listen to it, if you get
back, they brought faith back into the organiza
a
benefit from the Lesbian Community Project
tion from the women who had founded it
being visible in the world, you need to support it.”
because here was a woman who knew where
C o h n has strong thoughts on the subject of
that was coming from.” She wants to make it
financial
support, including those who might
clear, however, that LC P continues to be a
not take a direct part in LC P activities. “We
diverse and accepting organization.
all contribute to our favorite charities not
“W hat we’re trying to do is have an organiza
with the thought that I may need it someday
tion that has enough space for everybody to
but with the thought that there are people out
allow people to be different but still allow them
there who need this organization and that the
to have a comm on goal of providing a safe space
com
m unity is a better place for its existence.
for women,” H ar
rison said. “ 1 Support this organization for the benefit o f
those who need it.”
don’t have to
Meghan Garrity, who does the layout and
agree with
design of the LC P newsletter and assisted at the
e v e ry th in g
most recent youth camp, told this story: “ I was
everybody
talking to a 15-year-old about her coming out.
says, but I
W hen she was first realizing that she might be a
d o n ’t want
lesbian, she didn’t have anyone to talk to, she
them step
didn’t
know anybody at school; it was just a very
ping on me
for not agree secret, private thing that she was going through.
She said that every day she rode the bus and
ing with them. I
passed LCP, and every day she looked at it and
think that’s what
felt better, like T m not the only one.’ ”
LC P is working
Aspen gets a little misty. “We’re basically
on, and I’m
building
community, and we’ve been doing that
really proud
for a long time.’ • i n
Stop by the L esbian C o m m u n ity P r o je c t
office at 1001 E. Burnside St. or call
5 0 3 -2 3 3 -3 9 /3 . Memberships are on a
sliding scale. LC P's newsletter, O n Track,
can be picked up at Portland bookstores and
queer venues.
LISA B radshaw is a Portland free-lance writer.
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