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Tell Your Friends!
protect people from the cycle of violence affecting
all communities, including sexual minorities.
Philip Burnett, a photographer with an interest
in children’s issues, hatched the idea of using an
image he shot to get the message out. The image
will appear in a coffee table book about global
women’s issues by Potentia Media next year.
“We’d like for this image to he seen by individ
uals who care about domestic violence and are
compelled with a call to action,” said West
Duncan, spokeswoman for Philip Burnett
Photography.
For resources and more information, call
503-288-9507, visit www.photophil.us or stop by
the studio at 3605 N.E. 50th Ave.
Old Lesbians Organize
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change's national
steering committee will meet with local chapter
members and others for a reception and meeting
from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Red Lion Hotel in
Quay, 100 Columbia St. in Vancouver, Wash.
A dinner follows the meeting. The group will
discuss the possibility of holding its 2008 national
gathering in Portland.
For more information e-mail info@oloc.org or
visit www.oloc.org.
Commissioner Addresses
Gay Mormons
Multnomah County Commissioner Serena
Cru: is the keynote speaker at Affirmation, an
annual conference of sexual minority Mormons
that will be held in Portland.
Cru:, who has a background in the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak about
her role in rhe county’s decision to allow same-sex
marriages in 2004.
The international conference, “Bridging Our
Journeys,” will be held Oct. 20 to 22 at the Double
Tree Hotel. Approximately 150 queer Mormons
are expected to attend.
The conference cost is $159 for Affirmation
members, $ 170 for nonmembers and $ 139 for full-
time students. Scholarships are available.
To register visit www.affirmation.org/conference.
TIRC Future in Question
Outside In will host a community forum to dis
cuss the future of its Trans/ldentity Resource Centre,
until recently a viable and trafficked living room to
many of the city’s disenfranchised homeless popula
tion and those seeking testing and services. The
forum will start at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the main
Outside In Gallery building, 1132 S.W. 1 3th Ave.
“The forum is in response to a recent outcry
from the trans community regarding the accessibil
ity of the library and other TIRC services," stated
a release from rhe agency.
Making Oregon Schools Safe
If you haven't registered for the fifth annual
Oregon Safe Schools Training, do it now! Oregon
students and faculty will gather Nov. 3 and 4 at
First Christian Church in Eugene to learn about
how to make school a safer place for queers.
Sponsored by Oregon Safe Schools and
Communities Coalition and Equity Foundation,
the two-dav training will inspire attendees with
new ideas and connect them with the needed
resources to make a difference. Whether you want
to increase your knowledge about queer issues,
meet other groups from around Oregon or learn
how teens and adults can work together, this con
ference is for you.
To download an application visit www.oregon-
safeschools.com. For more information call
503-232-4556.
Guys should get an anal pap test
for screening for rectal cancer
every 3 years or so ...
You are at risk for this
just as much as females!
Bridge City...
Your Clinic That Cares!
Get Busy at Q Center
Q Center, 69 S.E. Taylor St., has a slate of
upcoming events to offer, including a self-defense
workshop, charity bingo and a haunted house.
Gender Queery, for all genders that toe the
line, is held from 7 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday
of the month. Mingle, nosh and discuss the pur
pose of the group or featured topics.
Bingo with Poison Waters continues from 7 to
9 p.m. every fourth Monday.
Family play dates include crafts, music, toy sta
tions, face painting and food from noon to 2 p.m.
on the first Sunday of every month.
A queer writing group meets from 6 to 7:30
p.m. Wednesdays. Every experience level is wel
come. To register call 503-234-7837 or e-mail
info@pdxqcenter.org.
The Twenty-Something Gay and Bi Men’s
Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the third
Thursday. Join the group for gallery walks, movie
nights, dinners, bike rides and discussions. Check
www.pdxqcenter.org for a schedule.
Monthly Health Forums for women who part
ner with women are held from 5 to 7 p.m. on the
fourth Tuesday of the month.
Late Awakenings, a group tor women who came
out later in life, meets from 7 to 9 pan. every first
Tuesday. Confidentiality is expected and respected.
Yoga for EveryBody meets from 10:30 a.in. to
noon every last Saturday of the month. All skill
levels, genders and bodies are welcome. Bring a
mat if you have one.
Daddies and Papas, a potluck for gay, hi and
trans men parenting children and their kids, is
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every third Saturday.
Parenting and Pregnant Lesbians of Portland
meets from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 with monthly
potlucks. Check the Q Center Web site for details.
Monthly art openings are from 6 to 8 p.m.
every first Friday. The work of the Portland queer
art collective QuArt is on display this month.
Other special events include a queer-specific
Personal Safety Training from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 10; Senior Life Stories from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct.
15; a presentation by Nina Watt on Couples
Communication 101 from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 17; and
Spixiktacularl, the second annual pumpkin carv
ing bash, from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29.
And Life Goes On
Cascade AIDS Project, Miracle Theatre Group
and the Multnomah County Health Department
will honor National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 at Centro Milagro,
425 S.E. Sixth Ave. Admission is free.
Organized to educate the Latino community of
Oregon about 1IIV/A1DS and its impact, the event
will feature a screening of Y la Vida Signe (And Life
Goes On), a film about HIV/AIDS in Spanish with
English subtitles, followed by a discussion. Other
activities include free HIV testing, HIV/AIDS
information, food and entertainment. O
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