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APRIL 20, 2007 jUStpUt;35 Babes in Toyland on an open enrollment through fall 2006. (6 30-830 pm Wednesday 2941 NE Ainsworth St. 503-727-3306. portlandlesbianchoir(a)hotmail com gardens and gardening They exchange plants, seeds, The advice and encouragement while having a good time Call for a copy of the newsletter and information adventures for women Participants are responsi ble for providing their own equipment and choos wwwplchoirorg.) about upcoming events. (Linda 503-909 2002) ing outings appropriate for their skill and fitness Rose City Gay Freedom Band is a performance group for queers and supportive friends of varying Lesbians with Degrees is a social group that was started for degreed women, but no degree is neces level musical skill levels with annual fall and spnng con certs. Subgroups include the Rose City Swing band sary Just come and |om the fun! Pool parties, Scrabble and more (Lam 503-233-3557 Join listserv and a marching band with flag corps. Come join usl 1503-790-2170. info@rcgfb org wwwrcgfb org:) at LesbianswOegrees subscnbe@yahoogroups com.) Lulu’s Pervy Playhouse is a social group for self Satori Men's Chorus welcomes new members of identifying women who are into S/M. Play parties all ages and races, regardless of sexual orientation are held on the second Saturday of the month or musical background, to join Wednesday rehearsals. No audition necessary (503-299-4454 www.luluspervyplayhouse org.) www satorichorus org.) dykedadi@comcast net (503-231 3992 Men Over 40 is a small, socially supportive group that meets second and fourth Thursdays. (503-777-1376.) Forest Group are outings All skill levels welcome cooperative (503-772-1860 www geocities com/ imnoregon@comcast net ncc1127/forestpdx) Is it impossible to break the habit of electrical assistance? D ear M s . B ehavior : I have always used lots of toys for sex. 1 got into the Gay Men s Walking Group invites gay, bi and habit years ago, when I was married to a man and sex questioning men to stroll in various neighborhoods around Portland for fun, friendship and exercise wasn’t thrilling. Now I can’t imagine sex without the (10 am Saturday Tom 503 984-4549.) toys; 1 have dildos, vibrators, vibrating saddles and Gay Women s Golf Group welcomes all levels of players (wwwturfgirizcom) Lesbian Equestrian Group gets together for equestrian activities in the Pacific Northwest (Denise 503 654 3865 Lynn 503 7772339 kelrav@rdrop.com.) rabbits, and toys that involve complicated functions with ball bearings. 1 don’t even masturbate without mechanical assistance. My girlfriend can get off with her hand any time she General Night in Black Leather and The Leather Duck Club are the first and third Friday of each month at Gail's Asian fr Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays is Dirty Duck Tavern (9 pm midnight. 439 NW Third that's just starting up in Portland (bendoverbeck a nonprofit community voice for gay, lesbian and bi Ave. 503-224-8446 orleatherfrat@yahoo com) ham@gmail com www my space com/netrippers) calls it) to the toys. She wants me to be able to have sex Oregon Men Enjoying Naturism is a social orgam Out Dancing teaches dancing for same sex couples with just her, no toys. Do you think it’s possible to break zation for gay male naturists/nudists. Social gather ing second Saturday of every month. (omenpdx@ at Ankeny Street Studio. Classes for different dance omenpdx.org www.omenpdx.org.) swing, tango, cha-cha, etc Call for schedule (503-236-5129 out dancmg@yahoo com Asian and Pacific Islanders. Activities include potlucks, recreational outings and cultural events. Friendly environment to meet and connect with other API (PO Box 12661, Portland, OR 97232 aplg jidx@yahoo com) Bad Girls is a social and educational leather and B/D/S/M club for self-identified women with an PDX FTM is a social group for female to male trans men and their significant others, friends, families Net Rippers is a gay men s indoor soccer team styles start the first Friday of each month: country, home att net/- outdancing) wants, and she doesn’t understand my “addiction" (as she F the habit? Could I have damaged the nerves in my clit? If 1 stop the sex toy habit, will I leam to come from being touched by my girlfriend, even after all these years of electrical assistance? It would be great if I could, but I’m terrified to even try because I’m afraid it won’t work. and allies, (groups yahoo.com/group/PDX_FTM.) OutKayaking Portland's gay and lesbian sea kayak I don’t want to turn her down without giving it a shot. Can you give me some suggestions? discussions, events and parties. Women of all The gay Pinochle Group meets Sundays at Hobo's. —Dahlia orientations can connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women's Welcoming Munch at 7 pm Come play cards and meet the gang New players group,, explores the lakes, rivers and bays of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington emphasis on safety and education. Workshops, always welcome 16 pm 120 NW Third Ave Mike (www. outkayakmg org) 503-641-7224.) Portland Gay fr Lesbian Community Bowling wwwpdxbadgirlsnet) Poder Latino is a nonprofit social community voice Association is in its 28th season! Meets Sundays Border Riders Motorcycle Club provides social group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that opportunities for gay men interested in recreational reaches out to Latinos and Latinas by organizing at Hollywood Bowl Drop-ins welcome anytime (3:30 pm 4030 NE Halsey St. Mailing address: motorcycle touring and promotes education on safe events and retreats and advocating HIV prevention Meets every other Monday at Outside In (6 30 pm 1030 SW 13th Ave. Hugo 503-997-8615 or and legal (503-972-2233. Tuesday. second every (503-281-4488 machinery. brmcprer@yahoo. com.) Cascade Flyers are gay, lesbian and bi aviators, both private and professional, in Washington. Oregon and southern Bntish Columbia. Dinner meetings in Portland area. (503-701-7922. casflyers@yahoo.com www. geocities, com/casflyers.) A Common Bond is a social support network for former or questioning Jehovah’s Witnesses who are queer, (acbportland@webtv.net.) Coqsure is a social group for people who were assigned a female sex at birth but identify other- vyise (female-to-male, genderqueer, drag king, etc.). First Sunday meetings are open to partners and families of any configuration. (503-471-1515 groups yahoo, com/group/coqsure.) Dungeon Men PDX hosts a men s S/M party every other month in a Portland dungeon. Masters and novices always welcome. (503-281-2076. bighnboy@aracnet. com.) F.A.G. PDX (Femme Affinity Group Portland), a radical activist and social group open to self identified femmes of all genders, seeks to create solidarity among femmes, promote femme visibility Audencio 503-261-5463.) Portland Leather Alliance is one of the largest pansexual, nonprofit B/D/S/M, leather and fetish lifestyle organizations in the Northwest. Regular PO Box 42034, Portland, OR 97242 503 722 0438 Portland Gay Basketball Association practices at Tubman Middle School All skill levels welcome! yourself a short break before experimenting sans machinery, and you should be ready for (7:30-9:30 pm Monday. 2231 N Flint Ave pdxgay action in a week or so. hoops@yahoo.com.) Some women come much more quickly and easily with vibrators than any other way, so Whether you're a running novice or a seasoned social and educational opportunities, including KinkFest, Leather Ball and Fall Vendors Fair marathoner, Portland Frontrunners welcomes gay, your trial of sex without toys will require patience. Don’t expect instant results; you might lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and (www.pdxleatheralliance. org.) interests need to try it a few rimes before you find the right rhythm. Coming without a vibrator might (Gary mfo@portlandfrontrunners erg be as unfamiliar as a new language, but eventually it might just feel like your mother tongue. Portland Leather Men meet every second Saturday www portlandfrontrunners org.) for potluck and socializing. Meet men into a leather Rosetown Ramblers. Portland's gay and lesbian lifestyle and keep abreast of leather happenings No dues, no formal organization, no officers or board, square dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels (PO Box 5352, Portland. OR 97228 5352 just leather socialization for the past 21 years www rosetownramblers, com.) (360-896-6665. plm@direcway.com.) Portland Lesbian Book Club gathers monthly to scuba divers in the Portland area, teaches new chat about a chosen book or to attend selected events. (6:30pm third Tuesday groups yahoo com/ recruits and takes dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific Northwest waters (rubyredflippers@ group/portlandlesbianbookclub.) yahoo.com wwwrubyredflippers org.) Portland Lesbian Network organizes brewpub vis Team Tennis meets Sundays at University of Portland All levels of play welcome. First time is its, golf events, hiking, kayaking, cycling, Scrabble games and movie nights and keeps you aware of free, subsequent times are $7 Please join us! (8 am what's going on in the area. (PDXLesbianNetwork noon. subscribe@yahoogroups com.) yahoo.com.) 503-788 8192 purposes. (P0 Box 5884, Portland, OR 97228 Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere 503-286-4613 or 360-693-5506 pdxprimetimers@ (COLAGE) is the only international organization yahoo, com www. geocities com/pdxpnmetimers) specifically supporting young people with sexual for female to-male trans men. (groups yahoo. com/group/FTM PacificNW) Funny Ladies, a social group for nice lesbians 35 and older as well as their friends and loved ones, holds potlucks on the second Saturday of each month. (ffataps@yahoo Com) parents but enough is enough. Any thoughts about how to bring up Queer Weight Watchers or Gay St wwwpdx-rrmc.com.) (GLSEN) strives to assure that each member of Jenny Craig? Rose City Discussion Club, the largest open pansexuai'alternative sexuality club in the North every school community is valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or sation and socializing The death need not have rcdc@teleport com www.rcdc.org.) House of MOCHA (Men of Color Healthy b Sappho Social Club is a group of women 40 years Aware) is a group of gay/bi/same gender loving and older building community through social and cul tural activities. (thesapphosocialclub@yahoo comj men of color between 16 and 25 who want to Soyboys Vegetarian Men’s Group is a fun, social gathering for gay and bi men who are interested in engage in activities, socials and community events among their peers (Kourtni 503-417-7991. www. brotobropdx org) a healthy vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. A variety of Outside In operates a clinic for anyone who can't dedicated to building the visibility, community activities and monthly potlucks on the last Saturday qualify for the Oregon Health Plan as well as nee participation and collective leadership of lesbian women of color through a wide variety of social, (veggieguys@aol.com.) dle exchange services that include those who Women of the Rivers, the Portland/Vancouver chap ter of the Women on Wheels Motorcycle Club, youth 20 and younger and for those HIV-positive meets monthly at Elmer s, sponsors riding clinics and takes day trips (7:15 pm second Thursday 9848 N Whitaker Road www womenofthenvers org.) inject hormones Provide transitional housing for and younger than 23 Need volunteers of all ages (10 am 6 pm Monday-Friday 1132 SW 13th Ave 503-535-3800 www outsidem org.) oldest gay, lesbian, bi and trans social/fund raising Pride Project brings together Washington County organization in the state of Oregon Meetings are queer and questioning youth to plan and attend the first two Mondays of each month. (www rosecourt, org.) Physical Recreation Adventure Group organizes a variety of activities Jewish Gay Men's Group please call for meeting time and plaice (503-246-5939 efraimlevi@aol.com.) year round, including hiking, walking, cross country Keshet is a social connection group for queer Jews and downhill skiing, rafting and mountain biking (PO Box 2201, Portland. OR 97208-2201. and their spouses, partners, significant others and good friends, whether Jewish or not. It meets month ly for potluck dinners and special events (David 503-226-7079, ext 14, or Mike 503-331 1111.) Lesbian Garden Chib is a group of women who love www. adventuregroup org.) Amazon Dragons Paddling Club invites women 16 and older to join Portland's only out lesbian dragon primary concern is Josh’s health (rather than feeling repelled by his newly beefy buttocks and belly)? If the serious discussion fails, try preparing healthy meals for the two of you to eat together (except when Josh is at work, where he probably keeps a cookie jar under his desk). If the direct methcxl doesn’t work, consider using a system of behavioral training—e.g., with holding blowjobs when Josh gorges on doughnuts and rewarding salad-eating with anal sex. If all else fails, you might have to ask the gods to help you love Josh in his newly engorged state. Hopefully, you will grow (spiritually) as Josh grows bigger. D ear M s . B ehavior : I had a thought, and I had to share it with somebody at this hour of night. When I was Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) young stud of 50.1 love it! Now, single again as I kx>k forward to my 60th birthday, I find that my ideal man is a wild, offers support, recreation, counseling and referral to Baby Boom Banger gay, lesbian, bi and trans kids 23 and younger. Drop in computer access, pool tables and an informal place to hang out Weekly trans, leadership and art dynamic group (www amazondragons org J wwwsmyrc org.) Listings expire once a year Jin July) and submissions run from the date received Until the next scheduled expiration date Listings art automatically deleted upon Have you already tried a frank and boring conversation, in which you pretend that your an 18-year-old coming out in rhe 1960s, my ideal man was a mature, stable man of 23 years. support group meetings. (4-9 pm Wednesday, 4-11 pm Friday 2100 SE Belmont St 503-872 9664 OutReach listings of up to 50 words are provided free of charge to organizations and groups specifically serving the sexual minorities community All listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline D ear S kinny I s F ed U p : monthly social events Also information, referral and advocacy services in Washington County (Austin 503-260-5792. austm@pndeproiect.org.) boat team Be part of the fun and fitness with this Just Out is published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication —Skinny Is Fed Up gender glsen@glsenoregonorg www glsenoregon org.) Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon is the Is there something I can do to get Josh to go on a diet? I don’t want to be a control queen, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network meetings, workshops and newsletter. (503-972 1869 projects. is unprecedented. Help! Everyone welcome. (10 am Sunday 1121 SW Stark the West Cafe to provide an opportunity for conver oriented activities, events and Iwwwhappyoursproductions com.) turnoff and a downer. He says he’s always had a weight problem, but this kind of porking up Roxy. Ride your bike or just come meet the group (colage@lmfamdy.org identity/expression (12700 SW North Dakota St, networking, consciousness raising and action- now is the time to ask. minority Suite 180 4129. Tigard, OR 97223 503-525-1177. Happy Ours Productions is a grassroots group fantasized about. If you’ve never tried a threesome, a rodeo fantasy or having your ass licked, www colage org.) lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual Monthly Genealogy group forming Gather with other lesbian partner to do something new and highly stimulating, perhaps something you’ve always Rainriders Motorcycle Club meets weekly at the west, is open tb all orientations, fetishes and researchers to trace your family tree and tackle "bnckwair female ancestors, (famhistnw@aol.com.) ner. Focus on slow and sensual touching, without emphasizing the need to come. Ask your My boyfriend, Josh, has gained 75 pounds since we got together last year. It’s a sexual Gay Men Who Have Lost Their Partners meets at occurred recently. (7:30 pm second Wednesday 1201 SW Jefferson St 503-701-9376 ) arousal before you start. Get some erotic books or videos. Practice alone and with your part D ear M s . B ehavior : YOUTH group reclaim them if the experiment doesn’t work. teamportlandtennis@ large, (www.notsorry.org/fagpdx) FTM Pacific NW OR fr WA is a social and dis Remember to try not to be anxious about giving up your special toys. You can always Meanwhile, you can stack the deck in your favor by increasing your relaxation and Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian Portland Metro Prime Timers is a social group for cussion ness. You might feel temporarily desensitized from all that buzzing; however, a few days away from the power tools should be an adequate remedy for a numbed-out clit. So, give mature gay men and those who appreciate them, coming together for social, educational and cultural or 503-288-1870 sutaytig@aol.com.) Vibrating doesn’t permanently damage your clit, nor does masturbation cause blind pdxbowl@comcast net www pdxbowl com) and combat femmephobia in the community at 50+ lesbian social group for women meets on the third Saturday of the month. (4-7pm 503-642-3360 D ear D ahlia : D ear B aby B oom B anger : Thank you for your late-night stream of consciousness. May you live long enough for your ever-evolving ideal man to morph into a hot younger octogenarian who keeps you awake all expiration To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updated information at least a month prior to the expiration date Complete listings are available online at wwwjustout com night long with his joie de vivre and sweaty stamina. Sl-nd listings to: Just Out (attn Calendar). PO Box 14400 Portland, OR 97293 0400, Fax submissions to 503 236 1257 or email |ustout justout com Submissions cannot he accepted over the phone Etiquette. Signed copies are available directly from the author. Send questions or Please type your announcements and include full contact informât on correspondence to mshehavurr@aol .com. MF.RYL C ohn is the author of Do What I Say: Ms. Behavior's Guide to Gay and Lesbian
