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august Continued from Page 30 W testing every last Thursday o f the month (3-6 pm 5 St. John Way 541-440-2761. > 0 /0 5 ) assistance w ith personal care, m obility, medications or drug/alcohol m ental health support. (4764 SE Logus Road. MHwaukie. 503-786-4829X7/04) South Coast Hospice Bereavement Center Washington County Health Department pro vides free neetfle-free HIV testing services fo r gay and bi men at Beaverton Community Health Clinic. (5 30-7.30pm Monday. 12550 SW Second St 503 846-4734.) (7m offers free HIV testing every second Thursday o f the month (3-6 pm. 1610 Thompson Road 541-440-2761 )(7/05> Southern Coos Specialty Clinic in Bandon offers free HIV testing every fourth Saturday o f the month (10 am-1 pm 913 SE 11th St. 541-440-2761) (7/0 5 ) Southern Oregon: AIDS & H IV HIV Positive Support Group m eets Thursdays in 1501 W Mam St. BiS Coyne M edford, ft? pm. 5 4 1 .7 7 2 -1 7 7 7 .W m Douglas County HIV Resource Center offers free HIV testing and neerfie exchange and a gay HIV+ suppoit group second and fourth Thursdays in Ftoseburg ( II am-1230 pm support group 832 Highland S t 541-440-2761.) (7 /0 5 ) Curry County Public Health Department offers Coastal Oregon: AIDS & HIV Eastern Oregon: AIDS & HIV free fW testing eveiy fourth Friday erf the month on the southern Oregon coast (Brookings . 3-5 pm. 425 MM! Coastal A ID S Network (CAN) is derScated to Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living provides support services to people living with Beach Road Gold Beach: 6-8 pm. 94236 Moore St. Port Orfotd Noon-2 pm. 1403 Oregon St 541-440-2761.) human dignity and preventing HIV by building communi ty in Lincoln and Tillamook counties through education, outreach, social and support services. Free » 1 d anony mous HIV testing by appointm ent. (3128 NE Highway 101 »202. Lincoln Qty. OR 97367 541-994-5597. canofHceQeartMnk. net www coaatalaidsnetwork.homeatead com.) (7/04) Family Resource Center m Reedsport offers free COMMUNITY Metro: General Babble-On Toastmasters held at M etropolitan Com munity Church o f Portland, is dedicated to develop ing public speaking, communication and leadership skills, including giving speeches, running effective m eet ings and doing toasts. (12.30 pm Sunday. 2400 NE Broadway 503-330-2706 babbleon.freetoasthost com.) (7/0 5 ) Deaf & Hearing OUT Reach (DHOR) is a non profit organization dedicated to building community among deaf and heanng queers and allies. V isit our Web site fo r programs, services, events and community resources. (503-517-8880 TTY/voice. mfoQdhor org. w w w dhor.org.) (7/0 5 ) Elder Resource Alliance (ERA) is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to enhance the lives o f older members of the sexual m inorities commu nity through education, advocacy, outreach and resource developm ent A ctivities include sensitivity training, housing directory, recreational activities, infor mation and assistance. (3-5 pm first Wednesday 1737 N W 26th Ave Kevin 503-224-2640 ) (7/05) Equity Foundation is a nonprofit foundation founded by gay men and lesbians to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth in all people Equity has distributed more than $1 75 million in grants and schol arships throughout Oregon. (503-231-5759 wwwequityfoundationorg) (7/05) It's My Pleasure offers a wide array o f services to the community including books, gifts, workshops, a resource bulletin board, free housing listings and a free lesbian dating service. (3106 NE 64th Ave . Portland. OR 97213 503-280-8080.) (7/05) KBOO-FM 's O ut Loud queer news and public affairs show, featuring local guests and announcements, airs second and fourth Tuesdays This Way O ut the inter national queer show, airs on first, third and fifth Tuesdays. (6 pm 90 7 FM Portland. 91 9 FM Hood River. 100.7 FM Willamette Valley www kboo fm kboooutloud@yahoo.com.) (7/05) Lesbian Community Project builds community and organizes for justice among lesbians and our allies Sliding-scale membership is open to all women who love women Call about events, classes, support groups, newsletter and volunteer opportunities (800 N W Sixth Ave »253 Mailing address PO Box 5931. Portland. OR 97228 503-227-0605 ) ( 7/05) Love Makes a Family, Inc. is an international orga nization that provides a public voice for lesbian, gay, bi and trans headed families Your membership supports LGBT parents and their children, works for safe schools fo r all and encourages equal rights fo r all couples (503-228-3892 www Imfamily o rg ) (7/05) To register your Multnomah County Domestic Partnership, apply in person and bring $60 cash to the firs t floor o f the Multnomah County offices (8 am 4 45 pm Monday-Friday 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd 5 0 3 98 8 3 0 2 7 .) (7/04) Queer-friendly Northwest Veterans for Peace meets Sundays at Tully's Coffee. (11 am 935 NE Broadway nwvpQteleport com www peaceveterans o rg ) (7/0 5 ) Oregon Safe Schools and Community Coalition seeks to create safe schools and communi The ties fo r families, educators and students statewide (503 260-5792 www oregonsafeschools o rg ) (7/05) H8V/A10S in Harney. Malheur, Baker, Gfitem . Grant. Union, WaSowa. Wheeler, UmatSa » id M orrow coun ties Washington: AIDS & H IV Umatffla County Health Department offers free infor mation and testing. Off-site testing also available. (200 SE Third SL. Pendkton. JohnR 541-278-5432.) (7/055 C h o ic e s is a free, co n fid en tia l support program fo r people w ith W V and h e p atitis C w ho have substance abuse a n d /o r m ental health problem s Tafk to others w ith sim ilar issues in a caring, nonjudgm ental environ- (541-889-3119 or 866248-8369. eocHQeoctl.org. www.eocM.org) (7/0 4 ) mm Clark County Health Department offers free HIV testing fo r gay and bi men. No needles used! (5 4 :3 0 pm Thursday 3 7 0 1 E Fourth Rain Blvd. Vancouver 360-397-8098 ) The HtV and AIDS Case Management Program assists individuals living with H iV /A D S to access community and health services. (9 am-noon and 1-4 pm Monday-Fnday. 360-693-421900/04) Cowlitz County Health Department offers free hepatitis A and B immunization for needle exchange cus tomers. Also provides educational materials referrals. hSV testing and condoms (2-4 pm Tuesday and Tkursday 1952 Ninth Ave.. Longview. 360-414-5599. > (7/04) The Washington State Department o f Health H IV /A ID S Hotline offers invaluable information and provides refer rals to va ria is services. (800-272-2437.) (7/04) Willamette Valley: AIDS & HIV M V Alliance of Lane County provides education, pre Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises (SH A RD is laying the ground Hambleton Project offers networking and direct support services to lesbians with cancer and other life-threaten ing conditions (503-3356591.) (7/0 5 ) work for future gay and lesbian senior housing in the Portland area. Call to join a committee. (503-2248881. w w w sharepdx org.) (7/05) Immigration Equality provides sup Sexual Minorities Roundtable meets m onthly with The port and inform ation to queer immigrants and their partners and works to change dis crim inatory U S. immi gration laws. (503-471-1568 IgirtfpdxQhotmail com w w w lg irtfo rg .) (7/0 4 ) representatives from the Multnomah County S heriffs O ffice and the Portland Police Bureau to discuss and resolve issues between the queer com m unity and law enforcem ent agencies (Noon-130 pm. Call 503-823-0027 for date and loca tion.) (7/04) Late Awakenings a TechnoDyke.com the online support group fo r les bians who came out later in life, meets m onthly at O utside In. (7 pm first Tuesday 1132 SW 13th Ave »255 503-227-0605.) (7/0 5 ) publication and community for queer women and allies, accepts applications for w riters to cover a broad range of subjects. Send queries and samples to articles@ technoclyke.net Volunteers interested in tasks ranging from event prom otion and coordination to technical work (HTML coding, graphics, etc.) w rite pdx@technodyke net. (7/04) Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group for lesbians and gay men meets to share inform a tion and provide sup port In dealing with the challenges o f living with m ultiple sclerosis (6:30-8 pm third Wednesday Melissa Greeney 503-223-9511 ) ( 7/05) The Trans/ldentity Resource Centre a service o f Outside In. provides arts programming, peer education and counseling, refer rals, community outreach. HIV and hepatitis C testing and pre vention, needle exchange and additional resources for trans folk and people in gender transition. (1 1 am-6pm Tuesday-Thursday 1030 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3895) (7/05) Northwest Gender Alliance is a m onthly Veterans for Human Rights is a Portland-based group of queer m ilitary veterans and friends offering mutual support, social activities and assistance in accessing veterans services (50 3 2 4 2 3 5 85 fdixonQhevanet com wwwgayveteransorg) (7/04) See Lloyd J. Kimeldorf’s at Brian Mariti Fine Art Metro: Political Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) the state s largest grassroots queer nghts political organization, lobbies the Legislature, educates the public and works to end discnmination through election activities (PO Box 40625. Portland. OR 97240 503-222-6151 www basicnghts org.) (7/04) Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) a national lesbian organization, has a Portland chapter for lesbians 60 and older interested in changing the social disease of ageism ( I pm second Wednesday 503-2863575.) (7/0 5 ) Radical Women ire active in the struggle against big o try and exploitation Call us to get involved 1 (7 pm sec ond Wednesday 819 N Killingsworth St 503-240 4462 rwpdxQtqc org ) (7/05) Portland Pink Pistols nvites queer firearm enthusi asts to celebrate their Second Amendment nghts M onthly munch 4 pm first Sundays, followed by open range tim e (www portland pmkpistols org ) (7/04) Metro: Professional Pride at Work Oregon s a new affiliate of the AFL Lesbians with Vision is a support group for lesbian CIO that lets union members rally support for gay lesbian bi and trans issues and lets the queer community support workplace nghts and respect on the job (PO Box 4731, Portland. OR 97206 503 757-8907) (7/04) business owners. (Deborah 503-777-7171 stopperQprodigy n e t ) (7/04) Pride Northwest a nonprofit, volunteer run organiza works to protect the nghts and interests of gay lesbian, bi and trans teachers and students (503-246 2073 oregonglcQcare2 com www geocities com/oregonglc ) (7/04) tion. produces Portland s Pride festival and parade every Father s Day weekend (503-295-9788 mfoQpndenw org www pndenw org ) (7/05) m ent, individual and group sessions and case man agem ent available (Catherine 360-759-3436.)ü /OS) Oregon Education Association Gay and Lesbian Caucus s an organization for educators that Cabaret during a reception Aug. 13 Oregon Tradeswomen prom otes the success of women in the trades and educates girls and women about construction careers M onthly m eetings 6 pm third Thursdays (1714 NE Alberta S t 503335-8200 www tradeswomen n e t ) (7/0 4 ) social and support g ro u p io r individuals desiring to explore and express another gen der (PO Box 4928 Portland. OR 97208-4928 503-533-8787 nwga@nwgapdx com. www nwgapdx com.) (7/0 5 ) Portland Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) welcom es all to its m onthly m eetings at First United M ethodist Church (7 pm sec ond Tuesday 1838 S W Jefferson S t 503-232-7676 w w w pñagpdx org.) (7/0 5 ) TransFamiiies is a support group fo r the fam ily and Metro: Support Brother to Brother is a support and advocacy orga nization for African American gay and bisexual men and their families living in the Portland m etro area Sponsors activities and an HIV prevention program (503-417-7991 mfo@brotobropdx.org www brotobropdx org. ) (7/0 5 ) Clackamas County Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P f LAG) meets every fourth Tuesday at Atkinson M em orial Church in Oregon C ity (7-9 pm 710 Sixth S t 503-998-1450 www dackam aspflagorg ) (7/0 5 ) The Dads Group is a social support group fo r gay. bi. trans or questioning men who are dads o r want to be dads M eets 7-9 pm firs t Tuesdays and third Wednesdays (Mike o r Don 503 2 3 6 8 3 3 9 www thedadsgroup com.) (7/0 4 ) Forest Grove Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) welcom es comm unity members to its m onthly m eetings at Forest G rove United Church o f C hrist (7 pm third Tuesday 2032 College Way 503-357-2442 fgpflag@aolcom )U /Q 5 ) fnends of transgender people M eets at First Congregational United Church o f Chnst. (1 126 SW Park Ave 5 0 3 -2 2 8 -7 2 1 9 )0 /0 4 ) Central Oregon: Community Mid-Columbia Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets on the fourth W ednesday of the month In The Dalles for sup port, inform ation and advocacy Attendance is confiden tial (7 pm 541 2 9 8 8 3 8 3 ) 0 /0 5 ) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)—Central Oregon meets every sec ond Monday of the month at Trinity Episcopal Church m Bend fo r support education and advocacy (6 pm socializing, 6 30 pm meeting 469 N W Wall St 541-317-2334) 0 /0 5 ) 6 . 2004 - J U S t O vention. cfent services and heaith care Registered nurse a id Sparesh language available Free orai swab WV testing for men 5-8 pm Tuesdays- -get $10 or a free bottle of lube when you return fry your resuSs ( 1966 Garden Ave.. Eugene. 541-342-5088 msmObv^anx. org H7/05) HIV-Positive Social/Activities Group connects you with others who understand and share your experi ence A group-led organisation fo r various fun events and support. IJonathan 541-342-5088 clientsvs3QhivaStaPie.org) (7/041 LifeLine A ID S Project Prevention and Outreach Services of Salem offers free and confi dentiai HIV testing 6-8 pm on the fourth Thursday of each month as well as other cSent services and a th rift store (2350 State St Testing 503-581-3296. client senoces/thrrtt store 503-371-4455.) (7/0 4 ) Valley A ID S Information Network s 24-hour hot- Sne provides H IV /A D S hepatitis and STB information support and referrals. English hot Ime; EngSsh and Spanish m aterials Speakers fo r schools, recovery and adult groups (PO Box 971. Corvaks. OR 97339 541 752-6322 or 800 588-2437.) ( 7/04) Oregon coast with a calendar of events in Lincoln and Tillamook counties Also plays host to dances, movie nights, discussion groups and more (541 994-5597 www coastalaidsnetwork homestead c o m ) (7/04) North Coast Pride Network is a human dignity organization serving the queer community o f the Columbia Pacific Region G ertrude s W ilde monthly social mixer is every third Monday at Café Umontown (5 30-9 30 pm 231 W Manne Drive. Astoria 503-338-0161 ncpn@pacif\er com) (7/04) Southern Oregon: Community Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center is a social services center serving gay. lesbian, bi and trans individuals. (Suite 112. 208 Oak St.. Ashland. Mailing address PO Box 927. Ashland. OR 97520 541-4886990 www abdeihs org ) (7/0 4 ) Chrysalis provides support and education fo r people involved and interested in the southern Oregon trans community (7 pm second Saturday Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center. Suite 112. 208 Oak St.. Ashland Mailing address PO Box 1793. Klamath Falls, OB 97601 541-4886990 www chrysahs4tg.com.) (7/04) Oregon Women's Land (OWL) Farm a rustic, beautiful lesbian land fo r women near Canyonville. pro vides a place for rest, recreation and retreat Special events and workshops, weekends or longer stays (Mailing address: PO Box 133. Days Creek. OR 97429 Cory or Rae 5 4 1 6 4 3 2 5 6 5 ) (7/04) Rogue Valley Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) provides support, education and advocacy (54 1 -488 1142 or 541 -512-03261(7/05) Willamette Valley: Community Family Values meets m onthly to provide a social support network created by and fo r queer youth, farm lies and allies (541-485-9953 family values j>nde@ hotmail. c o m ) (7/0 4 ) Gay t Bisexual Men's Group meets every Wednesday in Corvallis (7 pm 1165 Monroe Ave 541-7 S 2 2 4 9 1 )(7 104) Men's Discussion Group for all gay. bi or question ing men every firs t and third Thursday in Salem Sponsored by Lifeline AIDS Project Prevention and Outreach Seivices of Salem (2350 State S t Timothy 5 0 3 -5813296)17/04) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets every third Wednesday at First Congregational Church m Salem to provide support, education and advocacy (7-9 pm 700 Manor St NE Mailing address PO Box 121. Gates. OR 97346 5 0 3 8 9 7 2 5 2 4 or 5 0 3 3 9 3 9668 ) (7/05) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets every third Monday at First Congregational Church m Eugene to provide support, education and advocacy (6 45-8 45 pm 1050 E 23rd Ave 5 4 1 3 0 2 4 4 2 2 )1 7/04) Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Schools and Youth Team provides inform a tion. training, networking and advocacy to make schools safe and fair fo r ad. regardless o f sexual orientation or gender identity (541 -242-2746 ) (7/04) Q: A Queer Resource for Social Change xms to create a queer and progressive community center in Eugene Up to date calendar of queer events in Eugene/Spnngfield (www qcenter org ) (7/05) Queer Men's Group meets weekly at University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union m Eugene Confidential and supportive (5 pm Sunday Suite 34. 1222 E 13th Ave Michael IgbtqaOgladstone uoregon e d u ) (7/04) University of Oregon's Lesbian. Gay, Bisexual. Transgender Queer Alliance meets weekly while Coastal Oregon: Community Coastal A ID S Network (CAN) publishes a newsletter for the queer comm unity of the central term is n session m Erb Memorial Union for information and sociaiiTing (6 pm Wednesday S a fe 34. 1222 E 13th Ave Michael IgbtqaOgladstone uoregon edu Igbt uoregon e d u ) (7/05) lii 3 ,
