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SEPTEMBER 21. 2007 Foreign Film Group meets every second and fourth Sunday to screen foreign films at vanous venues, fol Cail for a copy of the newsletter and information about Gay Men » Walking Group invites gay. bi and question upcoming events (Linda 503 909-2002) lowed by a group discussion. (pdxgayfilm@yahoo com.) Lesbians with Degrees is a social group that was start Portland Gay Men s Chorus is open to singers, sup ed for degreed women, but no degree is necessary Just \ mg men to stroll m vanous neighborhoods around Portland for fun, fnendship and exercise (10 am Saturday Tom 503-984-4549) port members and wwwpdxgmc.org I come and join the fun' Pool parties Scrabble and more (Lam 503-233-3557 Join listserv at LesbianswOegrees i Gay Women s Goff Group welcomes all levels of play ers (www turfgirti.com.) volunteers. 1503-226 2588 Portland Lesbian Choir, led by talented artistic director Ray Elliot, stnves for musical excellence and making fun subscribe@yahoogroups com.) filled harmonies and is open and welcoming to all women Nonaudition rehearsals for the 2007 2008 season begin Sept 19 at Ainsworth United Church of Christ. Solo and small-group opportunities abound identifying women who are mto S/M Play parties are held on the second Saturday of the month (503 231 3992 (6 30-8 30 pm Wednesday 2941 A'E Ainsworth St. 503 727 3306 portlandlesbianchoir@hotmail com wwwplchoirorg) Rose City Gay Freedom Band is a performance group for queers and supportive fnends of varying musical skill levels with annual fall and spring concerts Subgroups include the Rose City Swing band and a marching band with flag corps. Come join us! mfo@rcgfb org www.rcgfb.org.) 1503-790-2170. Satori Men's Chorus welcomes new members of all ages and races, regardless of sexual orientation or musi cal background, to )oin Wednesday rehearsals. No audi tion necessary. (503 299 4454 wwwsatorichorus org.) Lesbian Equestrian Group gets together for equestrian activities in the Pacific Northwest. (Denise 503-654 3865 Lynn 503-777-2339 Luhi's Pervy Playhouse is a social group for self 1 dykedadKiiicomcast net www luiuspervyplayhouse org) kelrav@rdrop com.) Net Rippers is a gay men's indoor soccer team that’s lust starting up in Portland. (bendoverbeckham@ Men Over 40 is a small, socially supportive group that meets second and fourth Thursdays (503-777-1376.) gmail com www myspace com; netrippers ) Night in Black Leather and The Leather Duck Club are the first and third Friday of each month at Gail's Dirty Duck Tavern. (9 pm midnight 439 NW Third Ave Out Dancing teaches dancing for same-sex couples at ! 503 224 8446 odeathertnt@yahoo com) Oregon Men Enjoying Natunsm is a social organization for gay male natunsts/nudists Social gathenng second Saturday of every month (omenpdx@omenpdx org wwwomenpdx.org.) \ POX FTM is a social group for female-to male trans men and their significant others, friends, families and Ankeny Street Studio Classes for different dance styles start the first Fnday of each month: country, swing, tango, cha cha, etc. Call for schedule (503-236-5129 allies, (groups yahoo com/group/PDX FTM) I The gay Pinochle Group meets Sundays at Hobo's Come play cards and meet the gang. New players bowl.com.) Poder Latino is a nonprofit social community voice group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that reaches (3:30 pm. 4030 NE Halsey St Mailing address: PO Box 42034, Portland. OR 97242 503-722-0438 out to Latinos and Latinas by organizing events and pdxbowl@comcast net wwwpdxbowl.com.) retreats and advocating HIV prevention Meets every other Monday at Outside In. (6:30 pm 1030 SW 13th Ave Hugo 503 997 8615orAudencio 503-261 5463.) Portland Gay Basketball Association practices at Tubman Middle School. All skill levels welcome1 (7:30-9:30 pm Monday. 2231 N Flint Ave pdxgay Portland Leather Alliance is one of the largest pan- sexual, nonprofit B/D/S/M, leather and fetish lifestyle hoops@yahoo. com) organizations in the Northwest. Regular social and educational opportunities, including KinkFest, Leather marathoner, Portland Frontrunners welcomes gay, events and parties. Women of all orientations can connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women's Welcoming Munch at 7 pm every second Tuesday (503-972-2233 www.pdxbadgirlsnet.) Border Riders Motorcycle Club provides social oppor tunities for gay men interested in recreational motorcy cle touring and promotes education on safe and legal machinery. (503-281-4488 brmcprer@yahoo com.) Cascade Flyers are gay, lesbian and bi aviators, both private and professional, in Washington, Oregon and southern British Columbia. Dinner meetings in Portland Whether you're a running novice or a seasoned Ball and Fall Vendors Fair (www pdxleatherallianceorg.) lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and interests (Gary mfo@portlandfrontrunnersorg. www portland Portland Leather Men meet every second Saturday for frontrunners org) potluck and socializing. Meet men into a leather lifestyle and keep abreast of leather happenings No dues, no formal organization, no officers or board, just leather socialization for the past 21 years. (360-896-6665 Join the Rose City Softball Association, Oregon's largest gay sports organization, for open and women's divisions of slow-pitch softball. Regular season games are played throughout the summer at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro All levels of expen plm@direcway. com) Portland Lesbian Book Club gathers monthly to chat about a chosen book or to attend selected events. (6:30 pm third Tuesday groups yahoo com/group/portland ; ence are welcome. (4450 wwwrosecitysoftball org.) NW 229th Ave townrambiers com.) and movie nights and keeps you aware of what's going on in the area (PDXLesbianNetworksubscribe© yahoogroupscom.) Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian scuba divers in the Portland area, teaches new recruits and takes dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific waters, (rubyredfhppers@yahoo.com. Northwest mature gay men and those who appreciate them, coming together for social, educational and cultural purposes. (PO Box 5884. Portland, OP 97228. 503-286-4613 or www rubyredflippers org.) Dungeon Men POX hosts a men s S/M party every other 360-693 5506 pdxpnmetimers@yahoo.com. wwwgeo month in a Portland dungeon Masters and novices always welcome. (503-281-2076. bighnboy@aracnetcom.) cities com/pdxpnmetimers ) training events chosen according to skill level. Monthly meetings are held at Bagdad Pub. (6:30-7:30pm second Thursday 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd wwwsherocks ings are open to partners and families of any configura tion. (503-471-1515 groups.yahoocom/group/coqsure) FAG. POX (Femme Affinity Group Portland), a radical Rainriders Motorcycle Club meets weekly at the Roxy. Ride your bike or just come meet the group. Everyone activist and social group open to self-identified femmes welcome. of all genders, seeks to create solidanty among femmes, promote femme visibility and combat femmephobia in wwwpdx-rrmccom.) the community at large, (wwwnotsorryorg/fagpdx.) 50+ lesbian social group for women meets on the third Saturday of the month. (4-7 pm 503-642-3360 or (10 am Sunday. 1121 SW Stark St. Rose City Discussion Club, the largest open pansexuaV teamportiandtennis@yahoo com.) FTM Pacific NW OR b WA is a social and discussion Sappho Social Club is a group of women 40 years and group for female-to-male trans men. (groups yahoo.com/ group/FTM Pacific NW) older building community through social and cultural activities. (thesapphosocialclub@yahoo com .) Funny Ladies, a social group for nice lesbians 35 and Social OUTings is a social group for all interested in older as well as their fnends and loved ones, holds meeting people and doing activities other than bar-hop potlucks on the second Saturday of each month. (flataps ©yahoo. com.) ping. (kyleinportland@yahoo com.) Gay Men Who Have Lost Their Partners meets at the ing tor gay and b< men who are interested in a healthy veg West Cafe to provide an opportunity for conversation and socializing The death need not have occurred etanan or vegan lifestyle A vanety of activities and month ly potlucks on the last Saturday tveggioguys@aol.com) 1201 SW Genealogy group forming. Gather with other lesbian researchers to tigce your family tree and tackle "buck wall" female ancestors, (famhistnw@aol.com.) Soyboys Vegetarian Men’s Group is a fun, social gather Women of the Rivers, the Portland/Vancouver chapter of the Women on Wheels Motorcycle Club, meets monthly at Elmer's, sponsors riding clinics and takes day trips (715 pm second Thursday 9848 N Whitaker Road www womenoftheriversorg ) ed to building the visibility, community participation and collective leadership of lesbian women of color through a wide vanety of social, networking, consciousness- raising and action-oriented activities, events and projects, (wwwhappyoursproductions com.) Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon is the oldest gay, lesbian, bi and trans social/Tund raising organization in the state of Oregon. Meetings are the first two YOUTH Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere ¡COLAGE) is the only international organization specifically supporting young people with sexual minority parents (colage@lmfamily org wwwcolageorg) Gay. Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) stnves to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression (12700 SW North Dakota St , Suite 180 * 129, Tigard. OR 97223. 503-525-1177. glsen@glsenoregonorg Adventure Group organizes a vanety of activities year round, including taking, walking, cross-country and down hill skiing, rafting and mountain biking. (PO Box 2201, Portland, OP 97208-2201 wwwadventuregroup org.) Mondays of each month, (www.rosecourt.org.) Amazon Dragons Paddling Club invites women 16 and older to join Portland's only out lesbian dragon boat team. Be part of the fun and fitness with this dynamic Jewish Gay Men s Group group (www amaiondragons org) When it’s happening, it feels like some sort of game, hut it’s a game I don’t even want to play! What do you recommend? —Bothered in Butchdum D ear B lithered in B utchdom : Oh, dear. A Bothered Butch is a sad sight, all red-faced and itchy and stuffed into a man ly suit with nonbreathable fabnc. You need to be restored to your naturally graceful, agile state, where your stride is long and confident and your skin is smooth and unruffled. This is why Ms. Behavior dropped all other potential questions to rescue you from your discomfort. You’ve been unwittingly dragged into a “butcher than thou” competition, and like a Rottweiler w-ho’s had her hind quarters sniffed by a Dogo Argentino, you’re not so sure it’s a gcxxl idea to sniff back. But please don’t despair. Since you and your partner just met this couple, you could no matter just how butch rhe old-school butch might be. Ms. Behavior has two (oppos ing) suggestions for you to chixise from, depending on which feels more natural to you: 1. Next time you plan to see your new friends again, be sure to first spend some time kx/ating and cultivating your Top Dog essence. Sit quietly and focus until you connect to your expansive manly energy. Breathe deeply into it. Love it. Massage it. Remind yourself that no one can take it from you and that nothing can eclipse it. Practice sitting with your 2. Remind yourself that you are a complex and layered person. Marvel at how well- integrated you really are. Feel your generosity of spirit as you allow the old-school butch to be the butchest person in the room. Let her pour your drinks, pull out your chair and hold the door for you. Stare admiringly when she adjusts her “balls.” Know, deep inside, that your butchness isn’t at stake, that you are choosing to be the bigger person and that you are resilient enough to be unharmed by your flexibility and kindness. Either way, take a break from your state of hypervigilance. True hutches are often very tired people. You might find that if you relax, the rrrega-butch will relax, too. D ear M s . B ehavior : A gay male couple 1 know are getting married after 10 years, and there are two separate bachelor and “bachelorette" parties. One of the grooms happens to be a self House of MOCHA (Mon of Color Healthy b Aware) is proclaimed queen, and he’s going to dress in drag for the bachelor(ette) party. a group of gay/bi/same gender-loving men of color between 16 anil 25 who want to engage in activities, socials and community events among their peers Outside In operates a clinic for anyone who can't qual ify for the Oregon Health Plan as well as needle Physical Recreation BY MERYL COHN www glsenoregon org.) (Kourtm 503-417 7991. www brotobropdx org ) Happy Ours Productions is a grassroots group dedicat figure out how to stay grounded in these situations. Ms. Behavior knees far apart. Speak with a gravelly voice. Notice how unshakable your essence really is. wetpaint com) alternative sexuality club in the Northwest is open to all 503-288-1870 sutaytig@aolcom.) recently. (7:30 pm second Wednesday Jefferson St. 503-701-9376 ) She Rocks, a supportive rock climbing group for lesbians 18 and older, organizes year round climbing and Team Tennis meets Sundays at University of Portland. Al levels of play welcome First time is free, subsequent times are $7. Please join us! (8 am noon 503-788-8192 onentations, fetishes and lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual. Monthly meetings, workshops and newslet ter. (503-972-1869 rcdc@tefeport.com. wwwrcdc org.) natural state. So, you’ll need a strategy for next time, to keep you feeling comfortable and balanced, Portland Metro Prime Timers is a social group for male, genderqueer, drag king, etc ). First Sunday meet and find myself trying to be more butch than my iiberbutch. Portland Lesbian Network organizes brewpub visits, golf events, hiking, kayaking, cycling, Scrabble games ' I get oft balance. I suddenly don’t know how to “be” not have been prepared for how off balance (and perhaps diminished?) you felt around the A Common Bond is a social support network for former Coqsura is a social group for people who were assigned a female sex at birth but identify otherwise (female-to- I’ve never spent much time figuring out where Rosetown Ramblers, Portland’s gay and lesbian square lesbianbookclub) (acbportland@webtv. net.) women was an older, sort of old-school butch and her partner more soft-butch-to-classically-femme. dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels. (PO Box 5352, Portland, OP 97228-5352. www rose area. (503-701-7922. casflyers@yahoo.com wwwgeo cities, com/casflyers.) or questioning Jehovah's Witnesses who are-queer with a lesbian couple we had just met. One of the It’s an uncomfortable feeling, and I wish I could Asian h Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays is a non profit community voice for gay. lesbian and bi Asian and Pacific Islanders. Activities include potlucks, recreation sis on safety and education. Workshops, discussions, My partner and I recently spent the afternixin women who are what 1 think of as very, very butch, always welcome. (6 pm. 120 NW Third Ave Mike 503-641-7224.) Bad Girls is a social and educational leather and B/D/S/M club for self-identified women with an empha D ear M s . B ehavior : I tit on the butch spectrum, but when I’m around General meet and connect with other API. (PO Box 12661, Portland. OP 97232. aplg jxjx@yahoo.com.) Why am I so uncomfortable around this old-school dyke? OutKayaking, Portland's gay and lesbian sea kayak group, explores the lakes, rivers and bays of north west Oregon and southwest Washington, (www out kayaking org) Portland Gay b Lesbian Community Bowling Association is in its 28th season! Meets Sundays at Hollywood Bowl. Drop-ins welcome anytime. al outings and cultural events Friendly environment to Butcher Than Thou out dancmg@yahoo com home att net/- outdancing) PDX Pride Bowling League is recruiting for fun games Friday nights September through Apnl. (inlo@pdxpride jUStpUt,33 exchange services that include those who inject hormones. Provide transitional housing for youth 20 and younger and for those HIV positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers of all ages. (10 am-6 pm Monday I think this is awesome and will be tons of fun, but 1 would like to bring a gift. Do you have any suggestions about what would be an appropriate gift without it being raunchy? 1 suppose the gift could be on the gag gift level, but I don’t want to be completely taste less. If it were a girlfriend’s party, I would consider bringing her a hot pair of panties or something. All ideas are welcome! Thanks. —Party Guest Fnday 1132 SW 13th Ave 503-535 3800 www out sidein.org.) Pride Project bnngs together Washington County D ear P arty G uest : queer and questioning youth to plan and attend monthly social events Also information, referral and When a self-proclaimed queen gets married, the gift possibilities are wide open. Think Fits Bowling invites you to come join this fun, friendly, advocacy services in Washington County. (Austin about anything a young bride might like and mix it with something that a groom would alternative league at AMF Pro 300 Lanes. (7 pm Friday 3031 SE Powell Blvd 503-234-0237.) 503-260-5792 austin ©pridepro/ect org.) friends, whether Jewish or not. It meets monthly for potluck dinners and special events. (David The Forest Group outings are cooperative adventures for women. Participants are responsible for providing offers support, recreation, counseling and referral to gay, 503-226-7079, ext. 14, or Mike 503-331-1111.) their own equipment and choosing outings appropnate for their skill and fitness level All skid levels welcome please call for meeting time and place. (503-246-5939 efraimtevi@aol.com.) Keshet is a social connection group for queer Jews and their spouses, partners, significant others and good Lesbian Garden Club is a group of women who love gardens and gardening. They exchange plants, seeds, advice and encouragement while having a good time. (503-772-1860 imnoregon@comcast.net cities com/nccll 27/forestpdx.) Just Out , published on the f rst and third Fr day of i-ve'v month The di .idhne <nr submissions 's 14 days poor to publication OutReach listings of up to 50 werris are provided free of charge to organ Ziitons and groups Specifically serving the sexual minorities community AH listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline. Listings expire once a year (in July) and submissions run from the dale received until the next scheduled exp ration date list rigs are automatically deleted upon wwwgeo Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) appreciate. A hot pair of panties would actually be fine. Y ihj could also consider a tiara, tasteful pom, lesbian, bi and trans kids 23 and younger. Drop-in computer access, pool tables and an informal place to a waxing kit (or even a waxing treatment to be given during the party, which would be extra hang out. Weekly trans, leadership and art support group meetings. (4-9 pm Wednesday. 4-11 pm Friday entertaining for guests), handcuffs, a day at the spa, baby doll pajamas, a manicure or pedi 2100 SE Belmont St. 503-872-9664 www smyrc.org.) expiration. To ensure uninterrupted luting, please submit updated idormation at least a month prior to the expiration date Complete listings are available online at www instout com cure, a facial, a boa, a pair of sparkly sandals, etc. Of course, since the couple have been togeth er for 10 years, they might be more geared toward comfort than hot sex, so you could also try an attractive hot water bottle, slippers, a set of Will & Groce DVDs or a riding crop. © Send listings to Just Out (attn Calendar) P0 Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293 0400. Fax submissions, to 503 236 125 7 or e mail justout i instout com Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone MERYL C ohn is the author of Do What I Say: Ms. Behavior’s Guide to Gay and Lesbian Please type your aimniiiicements and include full contact information correspondence to msbehavioiQaol.com. Etiquette. Signed copies are available directly from the author. Send questions or
