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January 21. 2005 » Just OUt 7 FTTTTTOTTTlne its briefs as Oregon’s other out city council member at the beach in Lincoln City. He was sworn in Jan. 10 by Mayor Lori Hollingsworth. Brissette is no stranger to politics in Lincoln City: He has alternately worked as president of the chamber of commerce, he was chairman of the Democratic central committee in his coun ty, and most recently he worked as a mayoral appointment to the city planning commission. He and his partner, Dan Beck, were elected 2OO2’s “Couple of the Year” by the editorial board of the local paper. Brissette has lived in Lincoln City for 15 the conference will cover include making schools safer and communities more accepting. The focus of the conference is youth supporting youth to make things better for everyone. People younger than 23 who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and those who care about them are invited to attend. The conference will focus on high school stu dents younger than 18, with some workshops rel evant to older youth and college students. Organizers will make every effort to accom modate special needs for any youth who wants to attend. Adult allies are welcome to attend and give their support through volunteering, leading youth-empowering workshops and learning to work better with youth. To register visit www.catlin.edu/ixiyc. S tudy S eeks Q ueer W omen A ffected by D omestic V iolence Lincoln City Mayor Lori Hollingsworth swears ° in City Councilor Rick Brissette years and has great faith in the people of his community. He notes that he will keep Just Out posted about a possible anti-discrimination mea sure being discussed at City Hall. P otential for O utbreak of V irulent STD H igh in P ortland A rea LGV (Lymphogranuloma Venereum) is an aggressive form of a new strain of chlamydia that hits been found in gay men in San Francisco. These men have also reported having sex with men from Portland, which has prompted the Mult nomah County Health Department to issue a warning about a potential outbreak of the disease. There may be no initial symptoms, or the only symptom may be a small, painless sore at the exposed site anywhere from three to 30 days after exposure. When symptoms do occur, they may include blood or mucus in the stool and intestinal cramping, or sore lymph nodes in the groin. LGV can lead to scarring of the anus and rectum, severe abdominal infections and death. If not treated, LGV can become life-threat ening or even fatal, especially in men living with HIV. Barebacking, especially with multiple partners, is a major risk factor. The higher your number of partners, rhe higher your risk, partic ularly if those partners (or their partners) were from San Francisco, Atlanta, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Sweden (where the out break started). To protect yourself from LGV, consider tak ing the following steps: 1. Using condoms when having sex. 2. Getting tested if you have these symp toms: unusual diarrhea, unusual cramping or gas, bkxxl or mucus in stool, unusual constipation. LGV is difficult to diagnose and requires special testing methixls. 3. Notifying your partners if you are diagnosed with LGV or another STD. 4. Taking all recommended medi cines if diagnosed with LGV or named as a contact. (Treatment is a 21-day course of antibiotics.) 5. Reducing your number of sex part ners, especially anonymous partners. For more information call one of the Multnomah County Health Depart ment’s disease intervention specialists at 503-988-3702. One in three women will be assaulted by an intimate partner in her lifetime. Over time, abuse gets worse and is more likely to be lethal. Three out of four murdered women are killed by their partners. Domestic violence affects all women, regard less of age, race, economic status or sexual ori entation. About 30 percent of same-sex couples struggle with domestic violence. A variety of personal, scxial and institutional barriers fre quently prevent lesbian, bi and trans women from accessing resources, such as support groups and shelters, that could help them leave abusive partners. A new study—bom out of a collaboration among Oregon Health Sciences University, the Bradley-Angle House, the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center and the Centers for Dis ease Control and Prevention—will explore the dynamics of domestic violence within female same-sex relationships. The goal of the study is to improve the sensitivity and effectiveness of domestic violence resources for queer women and to identify factors that put women at risk for repeat violence. Personal information will be kept confidential, and women will be paid $20 for participating in this focus group. For more information call Emily Gardner, Bradley-Angle House’s sexual and gender minority services coordinator, at 877-897-7741. P ortland A dvice C olumnists G ain N ational A udience Just Out contributors Kathy Beige and Gina Daggett have launched a new advice column in the national lesbian magazine Curve. The sassy butch-femme duo call themselves “Lipstick and Dipstick” and can be found on the Web at Lip- stickDipstick.com. Daggett, aka “Lipstick," launched her profes sional writing career in Portland after graduat ing cum laude from Pacific University’s Creative Writing program and earning her second bache- lor’s degree. She has Portland’s worked at Nervy Girl magazine, which received Utne Reader's n<xl for “Best New Title in 2001.” In addi tion, she has a monthly home and garden column in The Portland Tribune and was featured in the inaugural issue of Portland Monthly magazine. Beige, aka “Dipstick,” has written as the “lesbian expert” on About.com. As her Web site reports, “A C alling A ll Y outh ! Dipstick and Lipstick debate stint in journalism school The 2005 Oregon Queer Youth the finer points of lesbian helped her perfect the Conference is scheduled for Feb. 19 at relationships writing craft, and 10 years Catlin Gabel Schcxd. as a counselor for queer youth taught her a thing The gathering allows queers and allies from or two about giving advice.” JM throughout the state to get together and talk about what they are doing, what they want to do Compiled by S arah D ougher and how they can get there. Some of the topics ■ i I ' ,5*' KU J ewel A. 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