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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 2009)
WWW JU STOUT COM JULY 17 2009 by R/cin J. Prado MARTY DAVIS NORTHWEST BRIEFS If you have a medical provider or receive health care elsewhere, ask about being tested for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) OR check out the following locations. Call sites for questions about eligibility & fees. CLACKAMAS COUNTY Beavercreek Clinic/Oregon City 1425 Beavercreek Rd. 503.655.8471 Tuesday 3:30-6:30pm. Rapid HIV testing. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence CLARK COUNTY THI- OkDLR OF 3701 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. 360.397.8098 Thursday 5-7pm. Rapid HIV testing. B ene V o L en T BUSS COLUMBIA COUNTY/ST. HELENS 2370 Gable Rd. 503.397.4651 By appointment. HIV & syphilis testing & STI checks. MULTNOMAH COUNTY (PDX) CC Slaughter’s HIV (standard) testing for patrons. 1 st Thursday 9-11:30pm. Syphilis and Hep C testing available for those who qualify. CAP Men’s Wellness Center Rapid HIV testing & STI screening. Rapid HIV testing only. 928 SW Stark St. 503.445.7699 Tuesday 5-9pm & Wednesday 11am-2pm. Saturday 5-9pm. Health Dept. /Downtown 426 SW Stark St, 6th Floor 503.988.3700 STI screening & treatment, HIV (rapid and standard) & syphilis testing. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-4:30pm & Wednesday 11-4:30pm. Health Dept./NE 5329 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. 503.988.3030 HIV (rapid and standard) & syphilis testing. Tuesday 5:30-7:15pm. Outside In HIV (standard & rapid) and syphilis testing. 1132 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3800 Monday-Friday 9-5pm. SMYRC 503.872.9664 Saturday 5-8pm. Rapid HIV testing for 14-23 year old patrons. Scandals HIV (standard) testing for patrons. 2nd Friday 9-11:30pm. Syphilis and Hep C testing available for those who qualify. Steam 2nd & 4th Wednesday 7-10pm. 1st & 2nd Saturday 9pm-2am. Rapid HIV testing for patrons. The Escape Night Club Rapid HIV testing for patrons. 4th Saturday 10pm-1am. Westover Heights 2330 NW Flanders St. Ste. 207 503.226.6678 STI screening & treatment and HIV (standard & rapid) testing. WASHINGTON COUNTY Beaverton Clinic HIV (rapid and standard) & syphilis testing. 12550 SW 2nd St. 503.846.4734 Monday 5:30-7:30pm. Hillsboro Clinic 266 W. Main St. 503.846.4734 HIV (rapid and standard) & syphilis testing. Tuesday 4-5:30pm. & Friday 9-11am. MORE? (ail: 1.800.777.2437 (español 800.499.6940) Visit: www.man2manpdx.us or www.oregonaidshotline.com Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Co-sponsor Scholarship Contest M YSPACE.CO M HIV Test Clinic The Portland Sisters o f Perpetual Indul gence and the Art Institute o f Portland are partnering for a scholarship contest on July 25 at Embers Ave. (110 NW Broadway) in Old Town to design a new coronet for the Sisters. The Sisters have been serving Portland’s gay, lesbian, bi and trans population for four years with support, education and develop ment within the community through chari table acts and outreach - and in a fashion that promotes universal joy. Each fully professed Order o f the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is required to have a signature coronet, said Sister AnNa Wrecks-Ya, founding member o f the Portland Sisters. a DJ A u to m a to n w ill be sp in n in g a t "Pink or Punk." the in a u g u ra l p a rty a t Red C a p G a ra g e to raise m oney to h e lp a trans in d iv id u a l a ffo rd surgery GenderF@#%! Dance Party Organized to Raise Money “Our for coronet is Trans Surgery The Sisters e la b o ra te ------------------ called the Fruitbowl,” coronets truly explained Sister AnNa a re works of art' Wrecks-Ya. “All Nuns, catholic or otherwise, have to endure pain in the service o f their mission. The Fruitbowl has been ours.” The Sisters have teamed up with the AIO P to have students design a new, more comfortable and user-friendly, but still visu ally fantastic coronet. The contest is open to all AIO P students, and has also been made a mandatory assignment for a debut Hat Design class, said Sister AnNa Wrecks-Ya. The night of the contest, fully professed Sisters o f Portland will first model the origi nal Fruitbowl, then change into and model the prototypes created by A IO P students. The audience will vote by donation for its favorite design, the winner then presented with a $500 scholarship from The Portland Sisters o f Perpetual Indulgence. The 21+ evening will include a DJ and no-host bar. There is no cover. Visit www. portlandsisters.net for more information. Just two days before the TransMarch Gender (Free) For All, a new monthly gen der-queer dance party premieres Wednes day, July 25 at Red Cap Garage (1035 SW Stark), with fabulous acts including D Word, DJ Girlfriends, and D J Automaton. The theme for the inaugural party is “Pink or Punk.” The $3 cover charge, plus every dollar of Red Cap bartenders’ tips, will go toward giv ing a lump sum o f cash to one trans person who is unable to afford surgery. The event is presented by Blue Monster Productions, aka Adam North, formerly o f Sissyboy, a trio of Portland-based drag performers. “Until our healthcare system or govern ment catch up with real medical needs, we have to realize that amazing, beautiful trans people in our community are not living their lives to the fullest just because of a little bit o f money and a little bit o f surgery,” said North. “The first recipient o f the grant has been binding his breasts for 8 years now. It’s painful, humiliating, unnecessary, and it’s
