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10 ju stout ffcafiUAfiXU.¿Q2fi Thanks Christine! Take Action! Do your part to advocate for continued funding for the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. Send a separate note to each Multnomah County commissioner stating briefly who you are and what you want. Say thank you for past support, and be sure to include your contact information should the commissioners want to contact you. LAURELHURST DENTISTRY C larice J ohnston & "After a long day on the job site, nothing beats bubbles and beer in my remodeled bathroom. Thanks for taking our hands and guiding us through the maze of refinancing." dm d ASSOCIATES • Treatment explained and discussed • Teeth whitening • New patients welcome 503.698.5429 503.301.1941 r.lg*T hanc@eaglehomemortgage.com Christine Hall Senior Loan Consultant President's Club 503/233-3622 2520 East Burnside PJ l KA w 1 J ** 1 EM . « ADOLPL ... I, i ; i - Your localfresh '''x. I flower profess io nab. V www.jacksonsflowers.com W trans representation in the media. The group will discuss thoughts and feelings on the film Transamerica as well as on the larger issue of how trans people are portrayed in general in film, print and television. Join the group for a facilitated dis cussion on how trans folk have been portrayed in • Diane Linn: media in the past, the state of things now and how mult.chair@co.multnomah.or.us we would like to see trans folk portrayed. • Serena Cruz Walsh: The Feb. 27 meeting will feature a button serena@co.multnomah.or.us making workshop. Personal presentation says so • Lonnie Roberts: much about us, yet at the same time, are you tired lonnie.j.roberts@co.mutlnomah.or.us of being an elusive onion to unpeel? Why not just • Maria Rojo de Steffey: spell out your interests and affiliations to the world d istr ic 11 @co. m utlnomah.or. us by making your own buttons? T1RC will provide • Lisa Naito: button makers and supplies, and all you have to distnct3@co.multnomah.or.us bring is your creativity and thoughts on the ways in For more information about SMYRC, call which we declare who we are through our choices 503-872-9664 or visit www.smyrc.org. of personal presentation. Activities, discussion and speakers begin at between Seattle and San Francisco to provide the 5:30 p.m., with general open house (chatting, munchies, information, resources, check-in) at 4. i range of services that it does, and it targets queer youth in particular. More than 1,000 youth are For more information call 503-535-3895 or e-mail served annually by SMYRC’s staff and program tirc@outsidein.org. ming, and of that, approximately 300 participate in leadership activities. About 40 youth are enrolled SMYRC Supporters Share in counseling and crisis management, which is dou Food, Hopes ble the target number for these services. In addi About 40 people attended a potluck Feb. 7 at tion, there are as many as 24 suicide interventions the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. The assembled included members of the a month. More than 200 Portlanders have been trained Portland and Clackamas County chapters of with the youth-led Bridge 13 program, and all of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; those trained reported an increased knowledge Gene de Haan, the new Q Center coordinator; Jim regarding queer issues. Nearly all reported that they Clay, director of communications for Cascadia, the intended to use the information in their personal agency that oversees SMYRC; and youth leaders and SMYRC staff Jonathan K. Weedman, Zan and professional lives, and close to 90 percent reported learning strategies they could use to inter Gibbs, Austin Lea and R.E. Szego. vene when hearing homophobic language. Each year the budgeting process at Multnomah SMYRC has served schools across the region, County takes up the question of how to fund and including giving 25 one-on-one consultations in how much to fund SMYRC. This year, according to Clay, it is particularly important that advocacy schools regarding queer students and hosting and coordinating Gay Straight Alliances and the GSA begin early and stay consistent through the June Network for Oregon. decisions. About 40 percent of SMYRC’s funding As SMYRC director Jonathan Weedman notes, comes from the county. With that in mind, he “This is our chance to stand up and explain why emphasized three points in advocating for SMYRC: SMYRC is fabulous!” The organization must continue, it needs to grow, and it saves lives. SMYRC is open two days a week for support, resources and referrals. It is the only organization Compiled by S arah DoUGHER, JAYMEE R. C uti and D ave K ohl 1424 East Burnside, Portland, OR 97214 503.282.0657 • 1.800.303.0657 Jerilyn Lowery Cell:(503) 860-0342 jlowery@reyreece.com Volkswogen CertHiW Fre-Owrwd Opive with ?pide REY REECE VOLKSWAGEN 122nd it East Burnside w <JL< ▼ (503) 256-3700 (800) 283-0592 The film Transamerica and other popular media representations of trans people will be the subject of the Genderblendz open house Feb. 20 at Outside In's Trans/ldentity Resource Centre.