february 16.2001
O u r H o u m is a residential care fa c ity fo r those living
Washington County Health Department provides
w ith and dying from AIDS. (2727 SE Alder St., Portland,
OR 97214. 503-234-0175.) (5 /0 1 )
free needle-free HIV testing services fo r gay and bisexu
al men at Beaverton Com m unity Health C linic. (6-8 pm
Partnership Project provides social w ork and nurs
Monday. 12550 SW Second S t 503-846-4734.) (5/01)
ing case m anagem ent to people living w ith H IV /A ID S .
G et help coordinating all aspects o f health care as w ell
as financial m anagem ent, food and housing assistance,
and em otional support. (8.30 am-5 pm Monday-Friday
503-230-1202.) (5/01)
Coastal Oregon; AIDS & HIV
Coastal AIDS Network is a community-based organiza
tion providing HIV/AIDS prevention education and support
The Plus Club House Party provides an open social
gathering fo r people living w ith HIV and AIDS to m ingle
services on the central Oregon coast. (2830 NE Highway
101. Lincoln Gty, OR 97367 541-994-5597) (5/01)
and netw ork. The group m eets in private homes at 2 pm
on the third Sunday o f the m onth. (Brian
503-249-7030.) (5 /0 1 )
Eastern Oregon; AIDS & HIV
Project Quest o ffe rs health appointm ents, nutritional
inform ation, support groups and sp o rts a ctivitie s fo r
people living w ith HIV and AID S. (15 N M orris St.
503-493-0288 pquest@ tekport.com .) (5 /0 1 )
W orried about HIV? Free inform ation and testing is avail
able through the Umatilla County Health Depart
Willamette Valley: AIDS & HIV
zation. lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and
HIV Alliance of Lane County provides education,
(4545 SW Northwood St. 503-244-6951.) (5/0 1 )
prevention, client services and health care. Registered
nurse available. Lunch/dinner program Spanish lan
guage assistance available. (1966 Garden Ave.,
Eugene 541-342-5088 hivall@hivalltance org.) (5 /0 1 )
Oregon State Penitentiary HIV/AIDS
Awareness Program (H A A P ) provides peer edu
The
cation, inform ation referrals and support to all inm ates
regardless o f HIV status o r sexual onentation M any
program s are dependent on com m unity volunteers
Road. Milwaukie. 503- 786-4829.) (5 /0 1 )
program for women and children
affected by HIV/AIDS. WIAR offers
(503-286-3575 o r 503-331-0415.) (5 /0 1 )
month (503-281-8616.) (5/01 )
line provides H IV/A ID S. hepatitis and STD inform ation,
support and referrals. English hot line; English and
Spanish m aterials. Speakers fo r schools, recovery and
adult groups. (541-752-6322 or 800-588-2437.) (5 /0 1 )
Women's Initiative to Stop HIV (W ISH) m eets in
Eugene. (541-682-4013.) ( 5 /0 1 )
individual counseling, support
groups, advocacy and other sup
port services. Drop-in support
group every Tuesday at 11 am; HIV
prevention support group fo r HIV
negative women with HIV-positive
partners every second and fourth
Monday at 6 pm; Nurture Night for
women and their children every third
Wednesday o f the month. Child care
provided. All programs and services are
confidential. (9 am-5 pm Monday-Friday.
503-238-4420 or 888-303-4420.) (5/01 )
S t. (CaO 360-397-8252.) (5/0 1 )
Southwest Washington
Health District o ffe rs free HIV
testing fo r gay and bi men. No
needles used! (5-6.30 pm first
and third Tuesday o f the
month M etropolitan
Community Church.
913 W. 13th St..
Vancouver.)
(5 /0 1 )
rwpdx@igc.org) (5 /0 1 )
and w orks to fo ste r b e tte r understanding in the larger
com m unity. (queeralliance@reed edu.) (5 /0 1 )
Rural Organizing Project is a netw ork o f human
dignity groups taking action at the local and state level.
Single Parents by Choice, a group for men and
(PO Box 1350. Scappoose, OR 97056. 503-543-8417.
office@rop.org.) (5 /0 1 )
wom en, m eets on the th ird Saturday o f every m onth fo r
Oregon Tradeswomen Network is a nonprofit
by Cascade AIDS Project Q uest.
1st and 3rd Tuesday o f each
month. Open from 5- 6:30 pm at
M CC o f Vancouver, 913 W. 13th
Rood College Queer Alliance is an all-inclusive
organization devoted to sexuality issues. It provides
support and education to the Reed C ollege com m unity
Metro: Professional
tated by Dr. Rochana Koach. Sponsored
Free HIV Testing In
Vancouver. No Needles Used!
Radical Women, active in the struggle against bigotry
and exploitation, m eet 7 pm every second W ednesday
at th e ir office, 819 N K illingsw orth S t. (503-240-4462
a potluck social. C hild-fnendly space (5-7 pm. Friends
Meeting House. 4312 SE Stark St. Karen
503-460-0888 o r David 503-284-4153.) (5 /0 1 )
Frse ongoing support group for men
and women with HIV/AIDS is fa cili
(6:30-8:30 pm Mondays at
1410 Main St.. Ste. M l00
in Vancouver, Wash.
503-493-0288.) ( 5 /0 1 )
Clackam as Com m unity C ollege. (For further information
pkase contact Kandie Starr. 503-657-6958 ext 2504 or
Wade Bird. 503-657 6958 ext. 2258.) (5 /0 1 )
anyone w ho is supportive o f th is population fostenng
and adopting children. M eets second Tuesday o f every
St., Vancouver. 360-7359170. 7(5/01)
Women's Intercommunity AIDS
Resource (WIAR) is a multiservice
Mailing address: PO Box 5931. Portland. OR 97228.
503-233-3913.) (5 /0 1 )
Rainbow Club fo r Lesbians. Gays. Bi. Trans, and
A llies m eet on M ondays at noon in room Pauling 104 at
changing the social disease o f ageism . W e m eet on the
second W ednesday o f the m onth at 1 pm.
Positive Connection PLWH of Yamhill County
the second Tuesday o f every month at a confidential
groups, emergency financial assistance, volunteer pro
grams, information and referral. (Suite M100, 1104 Main
and trans women and dykes. (1001 E Burnside St.
o f each month. Social: fourth weekend o f each month.
503-768-4293 PortlandBiWomen@aol.com.) (5/01)
Rainbow FLAGS is a support group fo r gay. lesbian
Valley AID S Information Network's 24-hour hot
assistance w ith personal care, m obility, m edications o r
drug/alcohol m ental health support. (4764 SE Logus
The Lesbian Community Project is a m ulti-issue,
m ultiracial, grassroots political and fun organization
w orking fo r social ju stice and liberation fo r lesbian, bi
attend. Locations vary. (Discussion: 7-9 pm second Friday
and bisexual fo ste r and adoptive parents and is open to
541-278-5432. (431 SE Third St., Pendkton. 1 (5 /0 1 )
in Southwest Washington. These services include: support
of any age. race o r national ongm are encouraged to
Portland fo r lesbians 60 and older w ho are interested in
to H IV /A ID S research trials o f new drugs and therapies
fo r people in O regon and S outhw est W ashington. (Suite
serving low -incom e individuals w ith H IV /A ID S w ho need
sion group fo r bisexual and questioning women. Women
wom en and trans dykes. M eetings are every Sunday at
5 pm. (503-452-5408.) (5 /0 1 )
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (O LO C ).
location m Yamhill County. (503-554-0701.) (5 /0 1 )
Swan House is a specialized adult fo ste r care home
Portland Bisexual Women is a support and discus
a national lesbian organization, now has a chapter in
is an HIV consum er services advisory group that m eets
Cascade AIDS Project Vancouver Project pro
vides nonmedical services to individuals and communities
Lesbian Avengers is a direct-action group dedi
cated to the survival and visib ility o f lesbians, bisexual
(5 /0 1 )
ment O ff-site testing is also available; contact John at
Washington; AIDS & HIV
The
Church. 1838 SW Jefferson S t Marling address PO Box
8944. Portland. OR 97207 503-232-7676
www.teleport.com /nonprofit/pllag.) (5/0 1 )
(Oregon State Penitentiary A ctivities Department.
Attention Karen Campbell, 2605 State St.. Sakm. OR
97310. Voicemail: 503-378-4207. Fax: 503-373-1008.)
Research and Education Group provides access
185, 1650 N W N aito Parkway. 503-229-8428 o r
800-875-8428. regroup@reg.org.) (5 /0 1 )
educates the pubkc M eets m onthly to plan events
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group dedicated to prom oting success fo r women in the
trades through education, leadership and m entor oppor
Metro: General
Straight Spouse Support Group provides support
and inform ation fo r men and wom en form erly o r current
ly partnered w ith gay, lesbian, bisexual o r trans m ates.
(7 pm Wednesdays. G il 503-243-5067.) (5 /0 1 )
tunities. Child care provided, everyone is welcom e; free
Women surviving abuse group m eets the third
To register your domestic partnership, bnng
m eetings. (6 pm on the third Thursday o f each month.
Thursday o f each m onth at the o ffice o f the Lesbian
$60 cash to the M ultnom ah C ounty o ffice s at 501 SE
Hawthorne Blvd. between 8 am and 4:45 pm weekdays.
(503-248-3027.) (5 /0 1 )
Room 120. State O ffice Building. 800 NE Oregon St.
503-943-2228.) ( 5 /0 1 )
Com m unity P roject. (6-7 pm. 1001 E Burnside St.
It's My Pleasure o ffers a w ide array o f services to
a professional netw orking organization serving the le s
bian and gay com m unity and those who support our
the com m unity including a resource bulletin board, free
housing listings and a free lesbian dating service.
(3106 NE 64th Ave. 503-280-8080.) (5 /0 1 )
Love Makes a Family Inc. is a nonprofit agency
w orking fo r social change and supporting lesbian, gay. bi
and trans fam ilies. W e do advocacy, outreach, educa
tion and referrals regarding schools, same-sex marriage,
adoption, parenting and m ore. (503-228-3892
Lmfamily@teleport.com.) (5 /0 1 )
Portland Area Business Association (P A B A ) is
aims and purposes. M onthly events and gatherings.
(503-241-2222. www.paba.com.) (5 /0 1 )
Metro: Support
Hambleton Project, Lesbian Cancer Support
Network, is a nonprofit organization offering netw ork
ing and direct services to lesbians w ith cancer.
Mediation Pilot Program provides m ediation fo r
people who think they’ve experienced unfair treatm ent
because o f th e ir sexual orientation in situations involving
(503-335-6591.)(5/01)
Pride Northwest Inc. organizes com m unity forum s
and the annual Pride event. (503-295-9788
www.PrideNW.org.) (5 /0 1 )
Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task
Force (LG IRTF) Portland C hapter provides support
and inform ation to gay and lesbian im migrants and their
partners and works to change disenm inatory U.S. im mi
gration laws (503-471-1568. PO Box 12526 Portland.
Men Nurturing Men is an expenential gathenng p ro
viding an opportunity to m eet o th er gay. bi and ques
tioning men in a playful, safe, sacred environm ent.
(503-231-5755.) (5 /0 1 )
Basic Rights Oregon is a pro-G LBT civil rights orga
nization com m itted to prom oting fairness and ending
discrim ination in the state o f O regon. (PO Box 40625.
Portland. OR 97240. 503-222-6151.
BasicRO@aol.com.) (5 /0 1 )
David Seitz does Sex,
Drugs, Rock 1 Roll, a
solo comedy at Stark
Raving Theatre from
Feb. 23 to March 24
Northwest Gender Alliance is a transgender social
and support group welcom ing all those dealing w ith gen
der id e n tity issues, including transsexuals, cross
dressers and intersexed, regardless o f sexual orienta
tion. M onthly social a ctivitie s, open m eetings and
Human Rights
Campaign— Portland
Steering Com m ittee
and Federal Club, the
largest national gay and
lesbian political organi
Coastal Oregon: Community
resource center, which plays host to board m eetings;
aryl presents "G ertrude's W ilde Social M ixer" in Astona
on the third M onday o f each m onth. (Suite 209. 10 Sixth
St.. Astoria. Mailing address: PO Box 1317. Astoria, OR
97103 Monday social: 5 3 0 -9 pm at Cafe Uniontown.
231 W M anne Drive. Astona. 503-338-0161.) (5 /0 1 )
OR 97212 lgirtfpdx@hotmai.com. www.lgirtf org.) (5 /0 1 )
S trive to understand intim acy and sexuality from a m ore
spintual perspective in m onthly m eetings.
Metro: Political
browsing the library: 6.30 pm meeting First Presbyterian
Church. 230 NE Ninth St.. Bend 541-317-2334.H5/01)
North Coast Pride Network serves the lesbian,
503-233-3913.) ( 5 /0 1 )
M em orial Q uilt. (P O. BOX 5423, Portland. OR 97228.
503-797-2881. K 5 /0 1 )
M onday o f the m onth. The group's threefold m ission is
support, education and advocacy (6 pm coffee, visiting,
gay, bi and trans com m unities in the Colum bia Pacific
region; publishes a quarterly new sletter; m aintains a
o f every month at the LCP office. (1001 E Burnside St.
and training fo r organizations to display the AIDS
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG )— Central Oregon m eets on the third
Late Awakenings, a support group fo r lesbians who
the w orkplace, housing and public accom m odations. A
Names Project. Portland C hapter provides access
Central Oregon: Community
came out later in life, m eets 7 pm on the firs t Tuesday
confidential, free service sponsored by the city o f
Portland. (503-274-9886.)
503-233 3913.) ( 5 /0 1 )
Southern Oregon Community
Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Contar offers
support groups and resources fo r the sexual m inonty
com m unity and its fnends. C om prehensive m onthly
new sletter. Prvm. details local groups and events.
(281 Fourth St.. Ashland. OR 97520. Mailing address:
PO Box 927 Ashland. OR 97520 541-488-6990
lambdacntr@aol.com. www.aekca.org.) (5 /0 1 )
Klamath Araa Lambda Association (K A L A ) is
dedicated to prom oting awareness, health, understand
new sletters. (PO Box 4928. Portland. OR 97208-4928
ing and acceptance o f gay. lesbian, bisexual and trans
503-646-2802 nwga@teleport com.
www.nwgapdx.org/.)(5/01)
gender people through education and social a ctivitie s
$20 donation fo r new sletter; no one denied because o f
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG) provides support, education and advo
cacy. (7-930 pm second Tuesday. First United Methodist
inability to pay (541-273-2838 PO Box 43. Klamath
Falls. OR 97601. kaiainfo@aol.com.
m em bers.xoom com /kala99/kalabdginhtm .) (5/01 )
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