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' ß WWW JUSTOUT COM APRIL 2. 2010 Jason Breedlove (No relation to Beau) MYcellF Prisoner of the Pen Written in journal format from inside a correctional facility; a book of ideas, observations, poetry and one short story. From funny to p ro fo u n d .^ ^ l W estover H eights C L I N I C Offering general internal medicine and excelling in sexual health care Serving the com m unity for 2 2 yearn 2330 N W Flanders Suite 207 BOOK SIGNING at Hobo's 120 NW 3rd, April 9th, from 5-7 pm 503 - 226-6678 Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City Nominated KNOW for Lamm/ YOUR STATUS IvV. Free & confidential rapid HIV testing for gay & bisexual men Clackamas County Oregon City Clinic at 1425 Beavercreek Road Oregon City 97045 Call 503-655-8471 for an appointment or just walk in Tuesdays 3:30-6:30 • Free Beer while you Meet the NW Best Guides • Local Outdoor Clubs and Volunteer Groups • Hourly Presentations and Hepatitis C Prevention Networking Breakfast from 9 to 10:30 a.m., facilitated by Multnomah County Public Health Educa tor Molly Franks, at the Southeast Health Centers Basement Conference Room (3653 SE 34th Ave.). The event will again discuss the results of the survey. For the fu ll results of the Speak Out 2009 Survey, visit mchealth.org. For more informa tion on the April 21 Networking Breakfast, contact Katy Pranian at kathryn.l.pranian@ co. multnomah. or. us. Saturday, April 10th 12pm-8pm I Got My Gear at Mountain Shop! 4-5pm-Reception • 6:00pm - Main Presentation • Great Deals on Outdoor Gear Mountain Shop • 628 NE'Broadway • Portland, OR 503.288.6768 • www.mountainshop.net I t’s not uncommon to see a group of queers sitting at a bar with their noses firmly planted in their books, so it should come as no surprise that a book by and about these very folks, Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City, was recendy nominated for the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary “Lammy” Awards. Edited by local wordsmith Ariel Gore, Portland Queer is one o f five finalists in the L G B T Anthology category. But Portland Queer isn’t the only project earning Gore recognition these days. Hip Mama, the zine she founded and edits, has been nominated for an Utne Independent Pre$s Award for Best W riting. “I t’s been so delicious, as so many folks are asking ‘Is print dead?’ ... to see old-school beautiful print literature recognized,” Gore wrote in a message to Just Out. “Both Hip Mama and Portland Queer started out with social goals— to offer a platform for m ar ginalized voices— but it is the writing that ultimately sets them apart. Some o f the contributors are experienced and award winning authors, but a lot o f the writers were published for the first time in these pages— so th at’s particularly exciting.” Filled with first-person narratives of queer life in the margins, Portland Queer features the work o f local writers Dexter Flowers, sts, Kathleen Bryson, Colleen Siviter, D a vid Ciminello, Tony Longshanks LeTigre, Michael Sage Ricci, Annie Murphy, Sarah Gottesdiener, Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Gabrielle Rivera, David Oates, Donal Mosher, J.T. Neel, Marc Acito, Christa Orth, Sarah Dougher, Nicole Vaicunas, Jacqueline Raphael, Lois Leveen, Megan Kruse, Ste vie Anntonym, Wayne Gregory, and Tom Spanbauer. Daphne Gottlieb, author o f Kissing Dead Girls, described the anthology: “As rough- hewn and gorgeous as the city that inspired it, this anthology breaks queer ground as it shows us that everywhere is Portland— but Portland is its own special place, home to queers seeking and finding home, from the city itself to each others’ arms.” Gore is also the author o f works includ ing How to Become a Famous Writer Before You’re Dead, The Traveling Death and Resur rection Show and Atlas of the Human Heart. She contributes to Ms. magazine and the Utne Reader; and teaches writing workshops at The Attic. A full list o f Lambda Award finalists, along with a selection o f reviews, can be found on Lambda’s Literary Web site. Lammy win ners will be announced May 27. Nominees for the 21st Annual Utne Independent Press Awards are listed at the Utne Readers Web site. W inners o f the Utne award will be an nounced April 25. - Erin Rook GROUNDSPARK MEDIA releases: * { A scene from Debra C hasno ff s docum entary Stra ig h tla ced How G e n d e r s Got Us All Tied Up which will screen at Hollywood Theatre as part of Oregon Public Health W eek. April 5-9. Oregon Public Health Week Spotlights LGBTQ Community This year, Oregon Public Health Week, April 5-9, features a diverse range o f program ming inclusive o f the LGBTQcom m unity. Organizers will be screening Debra Chasnoff’s documentary Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us A ll Tied Up, a film featuring youth perspectives on gender and sexuality. The documentary explores the experiences o f 50 California high-school students as they grapple with peer pressure and homophobia. Straightlaced offers a window into teen rituals as seemingly insignificant as getting ready for the day or shopping for clothes, and carries the impact of these routine decisions to their sometimes tragic conclusions— including harassment and suicide. The film will be showing at Hollywood Theatre throughout the week and will be followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday, April 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. for an awards ceremony, film screening and discussion. “This powerful film by Groundspark M e dia features youth speaking about the pres sures they face about gender and sexuality,” said Emilee Coulter-Thompson, MSW, a women’s health educator for the Oregon O f fice o f Family Health. “This is the first time that Oregon Public Health Week has had an
