Research and Education Group provides a cce ss
to H IV / A ID S research trials of new drugs and therapies
for people in O regon and southw est W ashington.
(Suite 185. 1650 N W N a to Parkw ay 5 0 3 2 2 9 -8 4 2 8 or
80 0-875-8428 regroupdreg o r g ) D 1/01)
Oregon State Penitentiary H IV /A ID S
Awareness Program (H AAP) is an inmate based
Portland Bisexual Women is a support and d iscus
program providing peer education, information referrals
of any age. race or national origin are encouraged to
and support to all inm ates regardless of H IV status or
sexual orientation. M any program s are dependent on
attend Locations vary (D iscu ssio n 7-9 pm second
Friday Social fourth w eekend 50 3 768-4293
portlandbiw om endaol com .) (11/01)
sion group for bisexual and questioning women W om en
com m unity volunteers (HAAP. O regon State
Swan House is a specialized adult foster care hom e
Penitentiary Activities Department. Attention Karen
serving low-incom e individuals with H IV / A ID S who need
Rainbow Club w elcom es lesbians, gays, tx, trans and
Campbell. 2 6 0 5 State St.. Salem. O R 97310.
assistance with personal care, mobility, m edications or
allies to its m eetings (N oon M onday Clackam as
Voicemail: 503-378-4207. Fax: 503-373-1008.) (11/01)
drug/alcohol mental health support. (4764 S E L ogu s
Com m unity College. Kandie Starr. 503-657-6958.
ext. 25 04 ) ( 1 1/01)
Positive Connection PLWH of Yamhill County
Road. Milwaukee 503- 786 4 8 2 9 )(11 /01)
provides advocacy, referrals to services and monthly
m eetings providing a social and support environment to
Women's Intercommunity A ID S Resource
(W IAR) is a m ultiservice program for wom en and chil
Reed College Queer Alliance is an all-inclusive
organization devoted to sexuality issu e s It provides
support and education to students, faculty and staff to
foster better understanding in the larger community.
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residents in Yamhill County. The m eetings are held on
the third Tuesday of every month at a confidential loca
tion. (503-554-0701.) (U / 0 D
dren affected by H IV /A ID S. W IA R offers individual
counseling, support groups, advocacy and other support
services Drop-in support group every Tuesday at
11 am; Nurture Night for wom en and their children
fidential and free of charge. (9 am -5 pm M onday-Fnday.
Valley A ID S Information Network's 24 hour hot
line provides H IV /A ID S. hepatitis and S T D information,
support and referrals. English hot line; English and
Spanish matenals. Speakers for schools, recovery and
adult groups. (Benton C ounty and Albany:
50 3-238-4420 or 888-303-4420.) (11/01)
541-752-6322 or 800-588-2437.) (11/01)
every third W ednesday of the month. Support groups
for black wom en and w orking wom en are also available.
Child care provided. All program s and services are con
Single Parents by Choice a group for men and
women, m eets on the third Saturday of every month for
a potluck social. Child fnendly space (5 -7 pm Friends
M eeting House. 4 3 12 S E Stark St. B etsy
503-692-4639.) ( 11/01)
Straight Spouse Support Group provides support
and information for men and wom en formerty or current
Washington County Health Department pro
vides free needle-free H IV testing services for gay and
bisexual men at Beaverton Com m unity Health Clinic.
COMMUNITY
ly partnered with gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans mates
(7 pm W ednesday Gil 503- 780-9708 ) (11/01)
(6-8 pm M onday. 12550 S W S e co n d St.
50 3 84 6 -4 7 3 4 .)(U / O D
Women Surviving Abuse Group m eets monthly at
Metro: General
the Lesbian Com m unity Project office (6-7 pm third
Thursday. 1111 S W 10th A ve 503-294- 7435 ) (11/01)
To register your domestic partnership, bnng
Coastal Oregon; AIDS & HIV
$6 0 cash to the Multnom ah C ounty offices. (8 am-
Coastal A ID S Network is a community-based organiza
4 4 5 pm M onday-Fnday. 501 S E Hawthorne Btvd.
503-988-3027.) ( \\/ 0 \)
tion providing H IV/A ID S prevention education and support
services on the central Oregon coast. (2830 N E Highway
101. Lincoln City. O R 97367. 54 / 994 55 9 7 J (11/01)
Eastern Oregon; AIDS & HIV
Central Oregon: Community
Dads Support Group m eets first and third Tuesdays
at Augustana Lutheran Church. This group is for gay. bi
or trans men who parent biological or adopted children.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG)— Central Oregon meets on the third
(7 pm. 2 7 1 0 N E 14th A ve 503-228-3892 ) (11/01)
support, education and advocacy. (6 pm coffee, vrsiting,
brow sing the library: 6 3 0 pm meeting First Presbyterian
M onday of the month The group s threefold m ission is
It's M y Pleasure offers a wide array of services to
the com m unity including a resource bulletin board, free
Umatilla County Health Department offers free
Church. 23 0 N E Ninth St.. B en d 541-317-2334.) (11/01)
housing listings and a free lesbian dating service.
information and testing. Off-site testing is also available.
(431 S E Third St.. Pendleton. John 541-278-5432.) (U / O D
(3 10 6 N E 64th Ave. 50 3-280-8080 ) (11/01)
Coastal Oregon: Community
Love Makes a Family Inc. is a nonprofit agency
North Coast Pride Network serves the lesbian,
working for social change and supporting lesbian, gay, bi
and trans families. W e do advocacy, outreach, education
Washington; AIDS & HIV
and referrals regarding schools, sam e-sex marriage,
adoption, parenting and more. M etro Parents and Kids
Cascade A ID S Project Vancouver Project pro
G roup m eets 6-8 pm every second M onday at Augustana
Lutheran Church, 27 10 N E 14th Ave. A potluck and
vides nonm edical service s to individuals and com m uni
ties in southw est W ashington. These services include
triangle productions! presents Stupid Kid» through Aug. 18 at Theater! Theatre!
Lesbian Avengers is a direct-action group dedicated
Portland Area Business Association (PA BA ) is
to the survival and visibility of lesbians, bisexual women
a professional networking organization serving the le s
resource center, which plays host to board meetings;
and presents ‘ Gertrude s W ilde Social M ixer’ xi Astona
and trans dykes. (5 0 3 -4 5 2 -5 4 0 8 .H U /01)
bian and gay com munity and those who support our
on the third M onday of each month. (Suite 209. 10 Sixth
1104 M a n St.. Vancouver. 3 6 0 -7 3 5 -9 1 7 0 .)(11/01)
social is held 6-7:30 pm every fourth Thursday at the
sam e location. Call about W ashington County activities.
(503-228-3892. lmfamilydteleport.com.7(11 /01)
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services
Mentors International is a group of gay seniors
social justice and liberation for lesbian, bi and trans women
and dykes. ( I l l I S W 10th Ave. Mailing address. P O Box
offers free hepatitis A and B immunization for needle
sharing life skills with international college students and
5931. Portland. O R 97228. 5 0 3-294 -7 43 5)(11/01)
exchange custom ers. It also provides educational m ate
serving a s advocates, grant sources and nonacademic
advisers. W e re looking for both students and advisers.
(503-735-9425 n ckm gd a d os.com .)(11/01)
support groups, em ergency financial assistance, volun
teer program s, information and referral. (Suite M 100.
rials, referrals. H IV testing and condom s. (2-4 pm
Tuesday and Thursday. 1952 Ninth Ave.. Longview
36 0-414 5 5 9 9 ) (11/01)
Lesbian Community Project is a multi-issue, multira
cial. grassroots political and fun organization working for
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC).
a national lesbian organization, now has a chapter in
Names Project Portland chapter provides a cce ss and
Portland for lesbians 60 and older who are interested in
changing the social disease of ageism. ( I pm second
training for organizations to display the A ID S Mem orial
W ednesday 503-286-3575 or 503-331-0415.) (11/01)
Free ongoing support group for men and
women with H IV /A ID S is facilitated by D r Rochana
Quilt. (P O B o x 5423. Portland. O R 97 22 8
Koach. Sp on sore d by C asca d e A ID S Project Q uest.
5 0 3 7 9 7 2 8 8 1 .H U / 0 D
Radical Women are active in the struggle against big
otry and exploitation. (7 pm secon d W ednesday 81 9 N
Pink Flamingos! present wild, wacky, cam py events
Killingsworth St. 503-240-4462 rw pdxdigc org.) (11/01)
(6 3 0 -8 3 0 pm M onday Suite M l 00. 1410 M ain St..
Vancouver. W ash. 50 3 -4 9 3 0288.) ( 11/01)
including Pink Flam ingo Bingo. Have fun while helping
H IV Alliance of Lane County provides education,
prevention, client service s and health care Registered
nurse available Sp anish language a ssistance available.
(1 96 6 Garden A v e . Eugene 54 1-342 -5 08 8
hivalldhivaH ianceorg) (11/01)
Willamette Valley. (Suite J-20. 3 8 9 6 Beverly A ve N E
5 0 3 -3 7 1 -4 4 S S .H U / 0 D
Metro: Support
port groups and resources for the sexual rrxnonty commu
life-threatening conditions. (5 0 3 -3 3 8 6 5 9 1 .) (1 1/01)
nity and its fnends Com prehensive monthly newsletter.
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ners and w orks to change disenrmnatory U .S. immigration
Lesbians with Vision is a support group for lesbian
Basic Rights Oregon is a pro-GLBT civil rights organi
zation committed to promoting fairness and ending discrim
ination in the state of Oregon. (P O Box 40625. Portland.
Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay
b usiness ow ners (Deborah 503-777-7171.
stopperdprodigy n e t) (11/01)
Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. is a nonprofit group
dedicated to promoting su cc e ss for women in the
trades through education, leadership and mentor oppor
vides cam paign support and educates the public. Port
tunities. Child care provided; everyone is welcome.
(6 pm third Thursday Room 120. State Office Building.
land Steering Com m ittee and Federal Club meet month
80 0 N E O regon St. 5 0 3 9 4 3 2 2 2 8 ) (11/01)
and lesbian political organization, lobbies C ongress, pro
ly to plan events (5 0 3 -2 4 4 -6 9 5 1 7(11/01)
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$ 2 0 donation for newsletter; no one denied because of
inability to pay. (5 41 -27 3 2 8 3 8 P O B o x 43. Klamath
Falls. O R 97601 kalamfo@aol com .) (11/01)
Northwest Gender Alliance is a social and support
group for individuals desiring to explore and express
another gender C ro ss dressers, transsexuals and trans-
gender-identifymg people meet monthly (P O B o x 4928.
Washington: Community
Portland. O R 9 7 2 0 8 4 9 2 8 5 0 3 6 4 6 2 8 0 2
nw gadnv.gapdx org www nw gapdx org ) ( 1 1/01)
Love M akes a Family Vancouver Parents and
K ids Group Everyone is w elcom e to enjoy a pizza
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays CPFLAG) provides support, education and advo
dinner (sliding scale donations accepted but not
required), talk and play Teen G roup m eets at the sam e
cacy. (7-9 3 0 pm secon d Tuesday First United
M ethodist Church. 1838 S W Jefferson S t M ailing
time. (6-8 pm third M onday C h ild ren's H om e Society.
3 0 9 W 12th A ve 5 0 3 2 2 8 3 8 9 2 or 360-695-1325.
ext 332.) (11/01)
address P O B ox 8944. Portland. O R 9 7 2 0 7
5 0 3 2 3 2 7 6 7 6 )1 11/01)
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Klamath Area Lambda Association (KA LA ) is
dedicated to prom oting aw areness, health, understand
laws. (503-471-1568 P O B ox 12526 Portland. O R 97212.
Igirtfpdxdhotmailcom. w w w lgirtforg.H U /0 D
Metro: Professional
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Ashland. O R 97520. 541-488-6990 lambdacntiQaol com
Com m unity Project office. (7 pm hrst Tuesday.
1111 S W 10th Ave. 503-294-7435 ) ( 11/01)
ofhcedrop.org.) (11/01)
Pride celebration. (503-295-9788. w w w pndenw org.HU/OD
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came out later in life, m eets monthly at the Lesbian
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Lata Awakenings, a support group for lesbians who
organizes and produces community forums and the annual
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v o u t h in K i n
AbdiN-EIKs Lambda Community Cantor offers sup
and direct services to lesbians with cancer and other
information to gay and lesbian immigrants and their part
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Southern Oregon Community
The Lesbian C ancer Support N etw ork's Hambiaton
Project is a nonprofit organization offenng networking
( K ) B o x 1350. Scappoose. O R 97056. 503-543-8417.
O R 97240 503-222-6151 basicnoO aolcom .H U /01)
LifeLine A ID S Project provides service s and pre
vention education for H IV / A ID S in Salem and the
9 7 1 0 3 M onday social: 5 3 0 -9 pm at Cafe Um ontom .
231 W M a n n e Drive. A stona 50 3 3 3 8 0 1 6 1 .H U / 0 D
dignity groups taking action at the local and state level
free H IV testing for gay and bi men. N o needles used!
Willamette Valley: AIDS & HTV
S t . Astona. M ailing address: P O B ox 1317. Astona. O R
(503-241-2222. w w w paba com .) (11/01)
Pride Northwest Inc., a completely volunteer effort,
other queer organizations. (503-761-7480 xjs.com/pf.)
Rural Organizing Project is a network of human
aim s and purposes. M onthly events and gathenngs
Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
(LGIRTF) Portland Chapter provides support and
Southwest W ashington Health District offers
(5-6 3 0 pm first and third Thursday. 1 104 M a n St..
Vancouver. 36 0-397 -8 09 8 ) (11/01)
gay. bi and trans com m unities in the Colum bia Pacific
region; publishes a quarterly newsletter; maintains a
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