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OCTOBER 5, 2007 Fka ktcimion group formmg for gay, bt and trans men. potluck dinners and special events (David 503-226-7079, ext 14, or Mike 503-331 1111/ Share your perspective regarding portrayals of sexual minority men m current films Monthly activities include group outings to see films. (filmtak@venmn net ) advice and encouragement while having a good time Cal for a copy of the newsletter and information about lowed by a group discussion (pdxgayfHm@yahoo com ) I upcoming events (Linda 503 909-20021 Portland Gay Men s Chorus is open to singers, Lesbians with Degrees is a social group that was start ed for degreed women, but no degree is necessary Just come and join the fun! Pool parties, Scrabble and more support members and volunteers. 1503-226-2588 wwwpdxgmcorg) (6:30-8:30 pm Wednesday 2941 NE Ainsworth St penyplayhouse org.) portlandlesbianchoir@hotmail com mg men to stroll m various neighborhoods around Portland for fun, friendship and exercise. (10 am Saturday Tom 503-984-4549.) dykedadi@comcastnet Gay Women s Golf Group welcomes all levels of play i www lulus Rose City Gay Freedom Band is a performance group for queers and supportive friends of varying musical skill Lynn 503-777-2339 kelrav@rdrop.com.) Net Rippers is a gay men's indoor soccer team that's just starting up in Portland. (bendoverbeckham@gmail com 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-midmght I www myspace. com/netnppers) 439 NW Third Ave. 503-224 8446 orleatherfrat@yahoocom) Out Dancing teaches dancing for same sex couples at Ankeny Street Studio. Classes for different dance styles Oregon Men Enjoying Naturism is a social organization for gay male naturists/nudists. Social gathering second start the first Friday of each month, country, swing, tan go, cha-cha, etc. Call for schedule (503 236-5129 Saturday of every month. (omenpdx@omenpdx org. out dancmg@yahoo com home att net!-outdancing.) wwwomenpdxorg) PDX FTM is a social group for female to-male trans men and their significant others, friends, families and allies, (groups yahoo com/group/PDX FTM) General Asian b Pacific Islander Lesbians and Gays is a non profit community voice for gay, lesbian and bi Asian and Pacific Islanders. Activities include potlucks, recreation al outings and cultural events. Fnendly environment to meet and connect with other API. (PO Box 12661, Portland, OR 97232 aplg jxix@yahoo.com.) always welcome. (6 pm 120 NW Third Ave Mike 503-641-7224) out to Latinos and Latinas by organizing events and 97242. 503-722-0438 www pdxbowl.com.) Border Riders Motorcycle Club provides social oppor tumties for gay men interested in recreational motorcy cle touring and promotes education on safe and legal machinery. (503-281-4488. brmcpre/@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 Portland Leather Men meet every second Saturday for 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 plm@direcway. com) Whether you're a running novice or a seasoned Portland Lesbian Network organizes brewpub visits, golf events, hiking, kayaking, cycling, Scrabble games dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels. (PO Box 5352, Portland. OR 97228-5352 www rose and movie nights and keeps you aware of what's going on in the area. (POXLesbianNetwork-subscribe® townramblers com.) male, genderqueer, drag king, etc.). First Sunday meet ings are open to partners and families of any configura tion. (503-471-1515. groups.yahoo.com/group/coqsure.) yahoogroups.com .) Portland Metro Prime Timers is a social group for takes dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific Dungeon Men PDX hosts a men s S/M party every other mature gay men and those who appreciate them, coming together for social, educational and cultural pur poses. (PO Box 5884, Portland, OR 97228 Northwest waters (rubyredfhppers@yahoo.com. www rubyredflippers org) Ride your bike or just come meet the group. Everyone welcome. (10 am Sunday 1121 SW Stark St wwwpdx-rrmc.com.) 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 503-288-1870. sutaytig@aol.com.) Rainnders Motorcycle Club meets weekly at the Roxy Rose City Discussion Club, the largest open pansexual/ FTM Pacific NW OR b WA is a social and discussion alternative sexuality club in the Northwest, is open to all onentations, fetishes and lifestyles that are safe, group for femate-to-mafe trans men. (groups.yahoocom/ group/FTM PacificNW.) and newsletter. (503-972-1869 rcdc@teleport.com. sane and consensual. Monthly meetings, workshops experience are welcome. (4450 NW 229th Ave www rosecitysoftball org) She Rocks, a supportive rock climbing group for lesbians ed to building the visibility, community participation and collective leadership of lesbian women of color through a wide variety of social, networking, consciousness- Women of the Rivers, the Portiand/Vancouver chapter of the Women on Wheels Motorcycle Club, meets monthly at Elmer's, sponsors riding clinics and takes day tnps. (7:15 pm second Thursday 9848 N Whitaker Road www womenofthenvers org.) love flowers to appreciate the time and effort she’s put into growing them. It will go a long female to male. We are honest, responsible people who are quiet and private. We have had teamportlandtennis@yahoocom.) difficulty finding an apartment because Jim insists on disclosing our situation before YOUTH Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) strives to assure that each member of every Happy Ours Productions is a grassroots group dedicat worked hard on developing them. Pretend your girlfriend has a garden. You don’t have to My roommate, Jim, and I are both genderqueer and in the process of transitioning from Social OUTings is a social group for all interested in ly potlucks on the last Saturday (veggieguys@aol.com.) would touch and caress and worship them. If you plan to stay with Smiley for a while even All levels of play welcome. First time is free, subsequent times are $7. Please join usl (8am-noon 503-788-8192 Gay Men Who Have Lost Their Partners meets at the West Cafe to provide an opportunity for conversation researchers to trace your family tree and tackle 'brick wall' female ancestors. (famhistnw@aolcomj It’s too bad, however, that Smiley’s muscles are being wasted on you. Lots of people Team Tennis meets Sundays at University of Portland (colage@lmfamily.org. wwwcolage org.) mg for gay and bi men who are interested in a healthy veg give up that fetish, you’ll be better off. D ear M s . B ehavior : activities. (thesapphosocialclub@yahoo. com.) etarian or vegan lifestyle A variety of activities and month lovers. If you need to suffer another edgy girlfriend, perhaps you’ll find one. But if you can way if once in a while you wrap your fingers (or legs) around her bicep and say, “Wow." older building community through social and cultural Genealogy group forming. Gather with other lesbian Mean girls are a dime a dozen. “Edge” is overrated and better found in friends than 18 and older, organizes year-round climbing and training potlucks on the second Saturday of each month. Ifiataps@yahoo.com.) Soyboy* Vegetarian Men s Group is a fun, social gather antidote to your last girlfriend, who was probably a big ol’ mush on the outside but had the events chosen according to ski level. Monthly meetings are held at Bagdad Pub (6:30-7:30 pm second Thursday. 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd www sherocks wetpaint com) porting young people with sexual minority parents 1201 SW luxiking up with Smiley McBuff was no accident. Ms. Behavior bets that you needed an though you don’t find muscles hot, maybe you can at least find a way to appreciate the is the only international organization specifically sup recently (7:30 pm second Wednesday Jefferson St 503-701-9376.) Despite your whining—“Pixir me, my girlfriend is too muscular and too NICE"—your dedication that’s involved m cultivating them. Smiley wants you to like them because she’s Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) meeting people and doing activities other than bar hopping. (kylemportland@yahoo.com.) D ear W endy : Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian scuba Sappho Social Club is a group of women 40 years and and socializing. The death need not have occurred —Wendy divers in the Portland area, teaches new recruits and www.rcdc.org) Funny Ladies, a social group for nice lesbians 35 and older as well as their friends and loved ones, holds so'into muscles? you might actually grow used to it and perhaps even come appreciate her kindness. are played throughout the summer at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro All levels of Coqsure is a social group for people who were assigned promote femme visibility and combat femmephobia in i What do you think about this situation? I like the girl, but how do I reconcile my at night with someone sweet. And if you let yourself rake in Smiley’s Midwestern sunshine, Rosetown Ramblers, Portland's gay and lesbian square pdxpnmetimers@ new lady is super smart and Midwest-smiley-sweet. largest gay sports organization, for open and women's divisions of slow-pitch softball Regular season games landlesbianbookclub.) yahoo com. www.geocities.com/pdxpnmetimers) BY MERYL COHN Join the Rose City Softball Association, Oregon's or questioning Jehovah's Witnesses who are queer. (acbportland@webtv. net.) 503-286-4613 or 360-693-5506 I associate hard bodies with hard heads, and this to someone entirely different this time. Whether or not you know it, you need to lie down about a chosen book or to attend selected events. (6:30 pm third Tuesday, groups.yahoo.com/group/port F.A.G. POX (Femme Affinity Group Portland) a radical Ms. Behavior frontrunners org.) A Common Bond is a social support network for former activist and social group open to self-identified femmes of all genders, seeks to create solidarity among femmes, socialization, 1 also think it’s more complicated. soul of a Ginsu knife. Tired of being shredded by Tubby McClaw’s “edge,” you were drawn Portland Lesbian Book Club gathers monthly to chat month in a Portland dungeon Masters and novices always welcome. (503-281-2076 bighnboy@aracnet com.) end.) While I agree that I’ve been influenced by marathoner, Portland Frontrunners welcomes gay, lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and interests. (Gary mfo@portlandfrontrunners org. www Portland area. ¡503-701-7922. casflyers@yahoo.com. www geocities com/casflyers.) a female sex at birth but identify otherwise (female-to- by, which I didn’t mind, but not very nice in the pdxbowl@comcast.net (7:30-9:30 pm Monday 2231 N Flint Ave pdxgay hoops@yahoo.com.) Regular social and women should be soft. (My last girlfriend was chub when it comes down to it, how can 1 get myself turned on by my lady’s hot bod if I’m not Portland Leather Alliance is one of the largest pan- sexual, nonprofit B/D/S/M, leather and fetish lifestyle organizations in the Northwest A friend oversimplified the situation by saying that 1 just think men should have muscles and preference for edge regardless of physique when my person is buff and super nice? And Portland Gay Basketball Association practices at Tubman Middle School. All skill levels welcome! educational opportunities, including KinkFest, Leather Ball and Fall Vendors Fair, (wwwpdxleatheralhance org.) so much. This is a problem for her, as she wants me Portland Gay b Lesbian Community Bowling Associ Ave. Hugo 503-997-8615 or Audencio 503-261-5463.) ¡503-972-2233. www.pdxbadgirls.net.) builder." I really like her but don’t dig the muscles bowl com.) sis on safety and education. Workshops, discussions, connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women's Welcoming Munch at 7 pm every second Tuesday. type. One could go so far as to call her a “body lated into some urban edginess. retreats and advocating HIV prevention. Meets every other Monday at Outside In. (6:30 pm. 1030 SW 13th events and parties. Women of all orientations can My new lady friend is a serious weight-training The juxtaposition is hard to compute! But I think I’d be down with it if the muscles trans- Bad Giris is a social and educational leather and B/D/S/M club for self-identified women with an empha j D ear M s . B ehavior : and southwest Washington, (www.outkayakmg org.) ation is in its 28th season! Meets Sundays at Hollywood Bowl. Drop-ins welcome anytime. (3:30 pm 4030 NE Halsey St Mailing address: P0 Box 42034, Portland, OR Poder Latino is a nonprofit social community voice group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that reaches Buff sweetheart scares lesbian OutKayaking Portland's gay and lesbian sea kayak group, explores the lakes, rivers and bays of northwest Oregon PDX Pride Bowling League is recruiting for fun games Friday nights September through April (info@pdxpnde The gay Pinochle Group meets Sundays at Hobo's. Come play cards and meet the gang. New players Muscle Bound to swoon at the sight of her bulging biceps. ers. (www turfgirii com.) Lesbian Equestrian Group gets together for equestnan activities in the Pacific Northwest (Denise 503-654-3865 Men Over 40 is a small, socially supportive group that meets second and fourth Thursdays (503-777-1376.) wwwplchoirorg) ages and races, regardless of sexual orientation or musi cal background, to join Wednesday rehearsals No audi tion necessary. (503 299-4454 www satorichorus org) Gay Men s Walking Group invites gay, bi and question Lulu's Pervy Playhouse is a social group for self identifying women who are into S/M. Play parties are held on the second Saturday of the month. (503-231-3992 Satori Men's Chorus welcomes new members of all their own equipment and choosing outings appropri ate for their skill and fitness level. All skill levels welcome. (503-772-1860 imnoregon@comcast net www geocrties com/nccl 127/forestpdx.) subscnbe@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 mfo@rcgfb. org www rcgfb. org.) The Forest Group outings are cooperative adventures for women Participants are responsible for providing (Lam 503-233-3557 Join listserv at LesbianswDegrees Portland lesbian Choir, led by talented artistic director Ray Elliot, strives for musical exceftence and making fun- levels with annual fall and spnng concerts. Subgroups include the Rose City Swing band and a marching band with flag corps Come join us! ¡503 790-2170. 3031SE Powell Blvd 503234-0237 ) Lesbian Garden Club is a group of women who love gardens and gardening They exchange plants, seeds, Foreign Film Group meets every second and fourth Sunday to screen foreign films at various venues, fol 503 727 3306 Fits Bowling invites you to come join this fun, fnendly alternative league at AMF Pro 300 Lanes (7 pm Friday jUSt|OUt|35 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@glsenoregon org signing a lease. Frankly, even nice, middle-of-the-road gay people are freaked out by us once we tell them our story. My new plan is to apply for rentals as male roommates and not indicate anything about our process of transitioning with treatments and surgery at some point down the road. Are we obligated to tell our landlords about our personal life? Jim is wary about lying and doesn’t want any trouble. 1 say that the trouble will come from the landlord if we contin ue to disclose and that soon we will be homeless genderqueers. (For me, the anxiety comes with disclosure.) Who’s right? —Ray wwwglsenoregon org.) House of MOCHA (Men of Color Healthy b Aware) is a group of gay/bi/same-gender-loving men of color between 16 and 25 who want to engage in activities, socials and community events among their peers (Kourtm 503 417-7991 wwwbrotobropdx org ) D ear R ay : You and Jim are each right for different reasons. You have a right to privacy, if that’s your preference. You’re already living as men; the fact that you’re transitioning is not your land raising and action-oriented activities, events and Outside In operates a clinic for anyone who can't qualify projects, (www.happyoursproductions com.) for the Oregon Health Plan as well as needle exchange lord’s business. There’s no need to anticipate a future problem, particularly since you have Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon is the oldest Physical Recreation the advantage of being far along in the process. It’s not like you’re signing a lease as a woman gay, lesbian, bi and trans sociaf/fund-raising organization in the state of Oregon. Meetings are the first two services that include those who inject hormones Provide transitional housing for youth 20 and younger and for Adventure Group organizes a variety of activities year those HIV-positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers round, including hiking, walking, cross-country and down hill skiing, rafting and mountain biking. (PO Box 2201, Portland, OR 97208-2201 www adventuregroup org.) of all ages. (10 am-6 pm Monday-Friday 1132 SW 13th and then suddenly growing a goatee and male body hair, in which case you could be more Mondays of each month, (www.rosecourt.org.) Jewish Gay Men's Group please call for meeting Ave 503-535 3800 www outsidein org) concerned about a potential ignorant and discriminatory reaction to your transitioning. Pride Project brings together Washington County queer On the other hand, being “out" will help in the long run. If Jim feels too anxious and considers nondisclosure to be “lying,” it sounds like you and he need to negotiate. If Jim time and place. (503-246-5939 efraimlevi@aol.com.) Amazon Dragons Paddling Club invites women 16 and Keshet is a social connection group for queer Jews and their spouses, partners, significant others and good older to join Portland's only out lesbian dragon boat team. Be part of the fun and fitness with this dynamic and questioning youth to plan and attend monthly social events Also information, referral and advocacy servic es in Washington County. (Austin 503-260-5792 friends, whether Jewish or not. It meets monthly for group, (www amamndragons.org) austm@prideproiect.org.) insists that potential landlords know that you’re both transitioning, maybe he can do the prescreening and weed out any discriminatory landlords, sparing you the step that makes Just Out is published on the first and third Friday of every month The deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication 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 Listings expire ofice a year (in July), and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date Listings are automatically deleted upon expiration To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updated information at least a month prior to the expiration date Complete listings are available online at www.justout com you anxious. You can join him when it’s time to sign the lease. Send listings to: Just Out (attn: Calendar!. P0 Box 14400. Portland, OR 97293 0400, Fax submissions to 503 236 1257 or e-mail |ustout«pjustout 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 announcements and include full contact information correspondence to msbeliavior@aol.com. Etiquette. Signed copies are available directly from the author. Send questions or
