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W orkshop O ffered
for the Study of Human Sexuality, Gender and
Reproduction as faculty and as an expert on
cross-cultural sexuality.
coalition of queer and queer-friendly com
The jam-packed workshop will include a ses
munity organizations will present the
sion about dating in the sexual and gender
Willamette Valley Youth Empowerment Work
minority community led by a licensed psycholo
shop from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 at First
gist and an educator from Corvallis’ Center
United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe
Against Rape and Domestic Violence; a presen
Ave. in Corvallis.
tation on sexual health and safety by an educa
Teens from McMinnville to Eugene have
tor from Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-
been invited to the workshop, which will fea
Willamette; representatives from the Commu
ture keynote speaker Terry Tafoya, a Taos
nity Alliance for Diversity, the Corvallis Police
Pueblo and Warm Springs Indian who has used
Department and the Jackson Street Youth Shel
American Indian ritual and ceremony in his
ter speaking about basic rights concerning vio
work as a family therapist at University of
lence, discrimination and hate crimes; and a
Washington’s Interpersonal Psychotherapy
presentation by Paul Miller, who was responsi
Clinic.
ble for starting Corvallis High School’s Gay
“I’m really excited those who come will he
Straight Alliance in 1996.
able to hear Dr. Terry Tafoya speak and be
“The youth who come to this workshop will
exposed to the wonderfully supportive people
walk away with so much useful information,”
who have volun
said Daniel Howard, program
teered their time
facilitator for the workshop.
to lead sessions,”
“We want youth to be able to
said 9atn Sap-
go back to their homes, their
pington,
pro
schools and their communi
gram director for
ties with the tools they need
the workshop.
to live authentically.”
Tafoya is the
Workshop participants
first formally rec
will be treated to breakfast
ognized native
and lunch. Admission is free,
healer for the
although minors must pre
state of Wash
sent a permission slip signed
ington as an eth
by their parent or legal
nic
minority
guardian to participate.
mental
health Washington native healer Terry Tafoya will
specialist. He has give the keynote address Nov. 6 at the
Permission slips and workshop
taught with the Willamette Valley Youth Empowerment
details are available online at
Kinsey Institute Workshop
www.midwillametteyew.com.
A
Y outh G roup
P resents D iscussion
on T rans R ights
G ates F oundation G ives
G enerously to H elp
HIV-A ffected F amilies
he Sexual Minority Youth Resource C en
ter’s Trans Youth Group will present
“Know Your Rights: An Evening with Lori
Buckwalter” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at
2100 S.E. Belmont St.
The Portland trans activist will discuss life
before gender identity protections in Portland,
gender identity legislation and trans people’s
current rights. The discussion is free and open to
the public.
ervices for HIV-infected and affected children
and families in the Portland metropolitan
region will soon expand with a $150,000 grant
from the Bill &. Melinda Gates Foundation. Cas
cade AIDS Project received the three-year grant
for its pioneering Kids’ Connection program.
“As the face of HIV and AIDS in the
Northwest continues to change, our services
must also change,” said Thomas Bruner, C A P
executive director. “Kids’ Connection recog
nizes that HIV is a family issue and understands
that children and families with HIV face
unique challenges.”
Kids’ C onnection works to ensure the
health and well-being of HIV-infected and
affected children and families and to engage
mainstream child and family service providers
in HIV education and service delivery. Estab
lished in 2002, the program serves about 200
children annually.
The foundation funding will allow Kids’
Connection to provide educational support
groups for HIV-affected children, teens and
parents. Groups will help participants learn to
talk openly about HIV in their family and help
parents plan for the long-term care of their
children.
Some 2,300 children in the Portland metro
politan area have either a parent or primary
caregiver with HIV, and another 100 children
in Oregon have been reported as having HIV.
T
For more information e-mail
transyouthgroup@smyrc. org.
P olice R oundtable
W ill D iscuss Q ueer
Y outh S uicide
he Portland Police Bureau’s Sexual Minor
ity Roundtable meeting will address gay
youth suicide from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 on
the 15th floor of the Justice Center, 1111 S.W.
Second Ave.
The presenters are Peter Davidson, Mult
nomah County clinical services coordinator,
and Jonathan K. Weedman, program manager
for the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center.
Weedman said he will discuss “sexual minor
ity youth and how they are at risk for suicide,
dropping out of school, as well as drug and alco
hol use. I will also be talking about how internal
and external homophobia plays into this.”
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