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B are — is You She's the real thing KNOW it ! \Hi KNOW it ! A GET TESTED ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING OFFERED FREE walk-in HIV testing Monday nights 6pm to at WasKiR^ton County Health Clinic-Beaverton 12550 $W 2nd (Between Hall and Watson) For more information, please call (503) 846-4734 central figure in lesbian culture and the international lesbian move Lesbian icon ment, renowned folk singer, song Alix Dobkin writer and outspoken feminist activist reads from Alix Dobkin, will read from her memoir her memoir Driving My Red Blood (A Radical Girl at Mother Grows Up) 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Mother Kali’s Kali’s Books Books in Eugene. She was bom a “red diaper baby” to Communist parents in 1940. The “person al is political” slogan of early second-wave feminists has characterized her entire life, and this memoir-in-progress documents and reflects on what it was like to be in the movement during the extraordinary final half of the 20th century. More than an auto ouchstone Coffee House, 7631 N.E. Glisan biography, this political and cultural history St., is more than just coffee. Oh sure, you of our recent past describes people, places know about the live music, you know about and events too interesting and formative to the weekly tarot reader and the open mike. be forgotten. But did you know the lesbo bistro sells lovely From the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets gifts, too? And just in case you blew Valentine’s Field and M anhattan in the 1940s, through Day off, as usual, and your sweetheart is all pissed the anti-Communist hysteria and the birth off about it, as usual, you of rock ’n’ roll in the can slip on in anytime ’50s, to the ’60s for a fabulous selection of Philadelphia lesbian items. bar scene and the The list never ends, musical hothouse of but here’s an abbreviat Greenwich Village, ed version: candles and Dobkin tells it like it candleholders, German was with hindsight chocolates (yes, they’re and humor. Many of better than American), the stories have previ glass pocket stones, ously appeared in her pewter hearts and “Minstrel Blood” col angels, karma cards, umn in C hicago’s Touchstone Coffee H ouse is full of treasures bead jewelry, cool pins Windy City Times or and teapots. Weekend in political articles hours have just been extended until 10 p.m., so and commentaries in national w om ens and honestly, you really have no excuse. lesbian publications. Always a voice for justice and social change, Dobkin began her professional folk singing career in Greenwich Village during the j ortland Community College plays host to mid-1950s, belting out songs of protest and ' the 12th annual Cascade Festival of vision. She came out in 1972 and turned to African Films in celebration of Black His writing and singing for women in general and tory Month through March 2, and three to building lesbian culture in particular. Pro absolutely not-to-be-missed queer films are in ducer of 1973’s groundbreaking Lavender Jane the batch. Loves Women, Dobkin has six additional high Dakan (Destiny) is a 1997 film out of ly praised albums and a songbook to her credit. Guinea that follows two young men’s forbidden For more than a quarter-century, she has love. In their world, there is no word for what traveled internationally to women’s communi they are and no acknowledgment that gay love ties, sharing lesbian gossip, stories and music and exists at all. “Since time began, it’s never hap building cultural networks. She often speaks on pened,” one boy’s mother tells him in the film. college campuses about her experiences with “Boys don’t do that. That’s all there is to it.” global lesbian cultures and her anti-racism work. The film follows a familiar path through the — tova stabin Not just java T PL ease join us soon to share our passion por cjoodpood ulpriendship in a romantic Setting %w OrLuxi Exit*, 5 0 3 -2 4 9 -5 0 0 1 Tuesday-Saturday 5 :3 0 -9 :3 0 1303 NE Fremont St www.creolapdx.com m it u o s «ir.-ap. Out of Africa P w<r All of these companies have made a commitment to help the Rose City SoftbaH Association host the 26th annual Gay Softball World Series „..August 18-25, 2002 If you would like to Join them, please contact s p o n a Qr s h lp ® & e rle s 2 :Q Q 2 .o rg I f you w o u l d 11 Ko t o play In t h e R o s e C it y S o f t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n , t e a m s are f o r m i n g now. V i s i t u s < S > w w Y V . p o r t la n d g a y s o ft b a ll. c o m o r 5 0 3 - 4 5 0 - 9 9 9 9
