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MARCH 21, 2008 10 iustout RELINK Signature Properties Testing for jGay, Bisexual, and Trans Guys V « Free Thursdays 5 6:30 l*\l (drop in) Rapid HIV Testing (same das results) Oral resting (two week results) Hepatitis AB s a( cinations 3701 E Fourth Plain • Vancouver, WA • 360-397-8098 for info JUST Portland's northwest Continued from Page 9 Hollywood Bowl, 4030 N.E. Halsey St. Others Portland in 1983. EQUAL offers queer-focused can participate in a raffle and bingo game. General admission is $30 at the door or $25 in individual and couples counseling, parenting classes and workshops, relationship enrichment advance from communityevents@hrc.org. The price includes bowling, shoes and HRC workshops and more on a sliding fee scale. The services and workshops are strengthened membership. Donors can serve as a lane captain for $ 150 to by queer-identified staff, putting a gay spin on otherwise regular services—helping people guarantee space for their team of at least six. through life transitions, dealing with relationship There is a special prize for captains who recruit the most bowlers. A lane sponsor pays $100 and and family issues, increasing community connec tions and focusing on how societal constraints surrounding sexual orientation and gender iden receives recognition on the HRC Web site, local tity impact queer people personally. Samaritan Counseling Center, although not Q Center Expands directly religiously affiliated, was founded at style that has guided all progress at Q Center, the Westminster Presbyterian Church and has a his organization has expanded by taking over an of tory of using church office spaces to keep costs fice upstairs from its original space at 69 S.E. low. Samaritan has seven locations throughout Taylor St. advertising pieces and signs at the event. ' In the thoughtful, methodical, incremental Portland, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie and Gresham. The interior walls came down March 16, add It is led by a volunteer board and is able to bill ing several hundred square feet to the center. Ad CONDO PRO RON MILLIGAN Real Estate Broker (503) 484-3166 email: ronmilligan@remax.net 2717 NE Broadway (503) 282-4000 x143 Portland, OR 97232 (503) 282-8558 (fax) ministrative offices and a medium-size conference room moved upstairs, just PRIDE ISSUES down the hall from Portland City Com missioner Sam Ad ams’ mayoral cam paign office. The Portland Advertisers: Pride events are just around the corner. For details on just Out's Pride issues call 503-236-1253 Area Business Asso ciation has relocated to the upstairs Q Center office, con tributing to executive Kendall director Clawson’s vision of a gay huh. “We Dog's .Life Ô BBB “T" MEMBER SLEEPOVERS WITH 24 HOUR CARE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • ACCOMMODATING ALL AGE DOGS • 5000 SQ. FT. SUPERVISED INDR/OUTDR PLAY AREAS • REINFORCED POSITIVE OBEDIENCE WHILE AT PLAYCARE Q Center's Kendall Clawson and the Portland Area Business Association's Michael Long share an office as part of the center's "queer clubhouse" vision. several insurance companies for its services. are really fortunate that PABA gets the vision and is in line with it,” said Clawson. “We’ve been talking about this notion of co-location for a long time now. It’s Since the passage of the domestic partnership the very beginning of a queer entity joining forces law, the Oregon Family Fairness Act, the center has prepared to offer pre-union counseling work with Q Center.” Despite the recent expansion, Clawson con 503-286-2668 shops to couples planning on making the legal hitch, but it hasn’t stirred much interest so far. If tinues to campaign for an even bigger, more fabu lous location in about a year. WWW.rrSADOGSLIFEDAy-PLAyCARE.COM the community shows significant interest in these “Eventually, in our bigger center, we want services, accessible, affordable counseling will be Q Center living with other queer associations and administered by its experienced professionals. businesses—a cool, queer clubhouse, where we 87M PORTLAND D ST "■■■■■D avid W. 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I’m not sure about everyone great things, mourn our losses, plan, strategize, else in the community, hut that isn’t how my rela where young people can learn leadership and se niors can have a wonderful, warm, welcoming place to he." tionships have been carried out.” To contact Samaritan Counseling Center, call 503-281-3318 or visit www.sccpdx.org. a center that can eventually be purchased, hut she Q Center is hoping community members will step forward to contribute a brick-and-mortar HRC Bowls for Equality The Portland Human Rights Campaign is en 3Z OU In fact, Clawson said she has an eye on leasing “On the traditional relationship track, a cou ple dates, gets engaged, gets married, and usually the ceremony is performed by some person of “legacy gift." It will announce a housewarming event for its new office later this month. © couraging supporters to sign up for the HRC Fed eral Club and receive a free bowling hall during By M elanif . A ltaras , S tephen M arc B eaudoin Strike for Equality from 6 to 9 p.m. April 26 at and J aymee R. C uti
