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^ f(J ¡] 3 0 MARCH 18, 2011 M cV ittie-Law PC ATTORNEYS AT LAW Trust th e S p e cia lists. -----community- Family Matters YWCA’s CampOUT enters 35th year of LGBTQ family camping on the coast Looking a t hot bodies a t th e gym is fun. T e a c h in g o th e rs how to b e c o m e h e a lth y is fu n , s a tis fy in g a n d p r o fita b le . Living Trusts BY RYAN J. PRADO Healthcare Directives Hospital Visitation Power of Attòrney Domestic Partnerships Probate & Trust Administration While it may seem like a distant mirage right environment in which to spend time with your now, summer is, according to painstaking his friends and family but a welcoming, inclusive torical record, right around the corner. The ar camping adventure. rival o f this sorely missed season means jaunts to Y W C A camp director Janette Kunkel re the edges o f the metro area for secret swimming ports that though C am p O U T began primarily holes, river walks, bicycling and hiking. For oth as a lesbians-with-kids seaside outing, over ers, it means the arrival o f the best time o f year time it opened up to more male couples with for packing up the tents, sleeping bags and bug children. That number, however, remains lower spray for a dalliance with Oregon’s many out than she’d hope. “I think there are just more lesbian couples door camping options. For the last 75 years, the folks at the Y W C A having children or adopting children as opposed o f Greater Portland have anticipated these to the gay male population,” says Kunkel. “I looming, sun-dappled days o f adventure with think that’s just in the last decade become more an eye 90 miles southwest o f Portland, to the common, where we have gay men adopting kids. 500-acre scenic coastal re treat o f C am p Westwind. Perhaps lesser known is Become a Nationally Certified Personal Trainer empowerfitacademy.com that Cam p Westwind, lo cated just north o f Lincoln City, has for the last 35 V IS A S DISC VER years played host to C am p O U T — an L G BTQ_ 503-274-<BODY) 2639 WWW.JUSTOUT.COM www.McVittie-Law.com family camp, held August “It is a safe environment where families can be together, being exactly who they are without any of the bigotry of the outside world leaking in.” 10-14 this year. And while -SUE THEISSEN returning same-sex couples When you live at Terwilliger Plaza, art and culture are all around you. Portland's vibrant entertainment district is just a few blocks away. Museums, concert halls and galleries are right in the neighborhood or just a short ride by streetcar. 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W hile the numbers have been low, spread the word about C a m p O U T before it’s Kunkel is optimistic that getting the word out too late. not just to same-sex couples with children, but Nestled at the mouth o f the Salmon River also their friends and allies, can help carry the Estuary, where several ecosystems converge for program to a new level o f exposure and a largely unspoiled natural habitat, Cam p participation. Westwind imbues a sense o f consciousness to I f the support and glowing testimonials youth and adult campers alike. In the case o f from longtime C am p O U T campers is any in C am pO U T , the values, activities and recre dication, the program seems poised to provide ational opportunities remain the same under summer memories for years to come. this umbrella. 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