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PORTLAND, OREGON • Volume 28 • Number 18 • august 19, 2011

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BY MART Y DAVIS et’s see, what’s going on in the world today? The economy is tanking, again. The midsection of the country is being baked alive while months of Republican Party presidential candidate hijinks lie ahead of us.

On a local note, the streets of Portland are filled with out-of-town Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Fred Armisen came to dinner and Darcelle got arrested. Pretty much normal summer stuff going on in these parts.

The Darcelle incident, as with most things in today’s Age of Immediacy, blew through town like a one-day storm—a storm that was noisy and alarming while it was happening but left little damage in the aftermath. A disclaimer here might be appropriate: I do consider Darcelle to be a friend and have personal concerns, always, about her health and wellbeing, and that of Roxy. Both are treasures of our community and rightfully deserve to be treated as such.

That said, people, good grief, some of you got a little carried away in your enthusiastic defense of our beloved icons. Only a very few people saw and know what actually happened the night that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission sent agents through the doors of Darcelle’s Old Town club. About 99.9 percent, if not more, of the city got its information—or, more likely, misinformation—from social media sites.

Facebook, I’m talking about you.

As folks woke up on Friday morning, August 12 and read about the event of the night before, it quickly became apparent that emotions could/would immediately get out of hand. Within hours, “FREE DARCELLE” T-shirts were being planned, with proceeds

going to Basic Rights Oregon—hey, this arrest was entirely about marriage equality, after all. If the gays could just get married, none of this would have happened. People were making plans to swarm the courthouse hearing, and I may have read of attempts to steal a helicopter and bust Darcelle out of lockdown. Armed gays were about to take to the streets to protest this assault and attack on the gay community. Yeah, okay, they were armed with smart phones and low-fat lattes, but armed they were. One Facebook post stated, in all seriousness, “This incident is a violation of the entire gay community.”

Uh... really?

Folks, this was not a “gay-bashing” incident.

It was a law-enforcement matter that may or may not have been handled in the best manner by all parties concerned. This was not an attack on a gay business. This was not a gay person being targeted. This was not a hate crime. We are a nation, a state, a city of laws. The OLCC has rules, regulations that must be enforced, whether you’re gay or not. We, as a gay community, can’t march in the streets one week and demand laws to protect us and then march again the next, whining about laws that protect everyone while complaining, “It’s not fair, he’s gay.”

If you don’t like specific laws, work to change them. If you think the OLCC is a heavy-handed bully, let your elected officials know and demand change. Have your facts right, know what you’re talking about, be an educated citizen and voter.

That’s how democracy works, that’s how we effect change.

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promoters and producers in town. You know what you can always count on Darcelle for?

Her shows, her events, her productions all start on time. She has respect for her audience. If you want to show your admiration and support for Darcelle in Portland, emulate her behavior. It’s gotten to the point of ridiculousness with the starting—or nonstarting—times of events in Portland. If your show is scheduled to start at 9, then start at 9. If you say 10, start maybe, oh... at 10. Leaving an audience hanging for 30, 45, 60 minutes and more is neither professional nor cool. Yes, the bars want to sell drinks.

You know what, though? They’re not going to be selling anything to disgruntled people who have already left in annoyance. This now concludes my rant of the day.

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nd now, a moment of self-indulgence.

As you’ve surely heard, members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence came to Portland this week to attend Conclave 2011.

At the opening ceremony on Monday, August 15, I was surprised and delighted to be awarded a Declaration of Sainthood by the Portland Sisters. I shall now be known as Saint Photo Op, Patron Saint of the “Gotcha Moment.” The Sisters award sainthood to “people whose life and accomplishments are exemplary and in keeping with The Order’s philosophy and statements of purpose.

These people have had an impact on our community by their deeds and actions. They are the Saints of the order.”

For this award I am humbled and thankful—but I make no promises as to the disposition of photos of compromising nature.

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Charges Dropped Against Darcelle Following OLCC Scuffle Charges of misdemeanor harassment were dropped less than one day after pioneering Portland drag star Darcelle—real name Walter Cole—was arrested at his Old Town club, Darcelle XV Showplace. Cole posted $3,000 bail and was freed early Friday, August 12, but his case was scheduled for a hearing later that day. Upon arriving to the Justice Center in downtown Portland, Cole was informed that the charges by the district attorney had been dropped, and no hearing took place.

The trouble started the evening of Thursday, August 11, when the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) conducted a routine minor sales check with the Portland Police Bureau at Darcelle XV Showplace. Christie Scott, OLCC public affairs specialist, says a PPB cadet—a minor—was sent to see if he could obtain entry, and also purchase alcohol. Scott reported that because no one was at the door checking identification, the cadet was granted access to the bar, where he then bought a beer. Two OLCC inspectors were then summoned to the club to identify themselves, and the violation, to the owners or manager on duty. But with no one at the door, they had no one to identify themselves to.

Darcelle was in the middle of a performance on stage and noticed the commotion caused by

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the entry of the OLCC officers, approaching them. Unaware they were OLCC officers—although Scott said they attempted repeatedly to identify themselves—Darcelle, along with her partner Roc “Roxy” Neuhardt, grabbed and pushed the officers, telling them to leave.

“At this point, [the OLCC officers are] in plain clothes—jeans and a button-up shirt, I think,” Scott explained. “They thought Darcelle was going to include them in part of his act. But that’s not what happened.”

Following the ejection of the inspectors, Darcelle finished his performance, but was then arrested. As of press time, Cole declined to comment further on the incident, although Scott confirmed that once Cole realized whom he’d

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Neuhardt, who has a history of heart trouble, was sent to the hospital for observation, but is reportedly now home. Fines or a suspension of Darcelle XV’s liquor license will be levvied pending an investigation into the incident, as will any consequences stemming from the ejection of the OLCC inspectors.

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Aloha Man Arrested in Assault on Gay Couple Aloha resident Robert Bosket, 50, was arrested August 16 after he allegedly invaded the home of his gay next door neighbors and attacked the couple, according to Sergeant Vance Stimler of the Washington County Sheriff ’s Department.

When Bosket showed up at David Christensen’s home on SW 187th Ave. around 10 p.m. August 16, he was “upset over some trees that were trimmed by Mr. Christensen,” Sgt. Stimler said. After opening the door, Bosket allegedly pushed Christensen to the ground and began strangling him.

“Our next door neighbor pushed his way into our home uninvited, hit me, tackled me to the floor, and proceeded to strangle me while yelling anti-gay slurs,” Christensen said in an email. “I managed to push my attacker off of me, but he refused to leave my home and he had me trapped on the floor for more than 10 minutes while he threatened me and screamed at me.”

Police arrived on the scene and arrested Bosket, who admitted to calling the men “faggots” and “fags,” while the couple alleged he also called them “butt fucker” and “bitch,” police said.

Police charged Bosket with Burglary 1, harassment and strangulation but are not pursing a hate crimes enhancement at this time. As of press time Bosket was being held at the Multnomah County Correctional Facility with bail set at $5,000.

“We have to talk to the D.A. about [whether or not to investigate it as a hate crime]. I don’t think Oregon has a hate crimes statute,” Sgt. Stimler said. “We’re not investigating it as intimidation.”

Oregon 166.155, Intimidation in the second degree, includes in its definition assault motivated by a person’s perception of the other’s sexual orientation. While the motivation of the assault may or may not be bias related, Oregon law clearly covers anti-gay bias crimes.

According to Christensen, this is not the first time he and his partner have been subjected to anti-gay harassment by a neighbor. On August 12, he reported a death threat made by another neighbor who also

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No charges were filed.

“There was no crime,” Sgt. Stimler said, explaining that although Christensen and his partner alleged that the neighbor threatened them, there was no third party corroboration.

Christensen said he and his partner no longer feel safe in their own home.

“We hope our story will help raise awareness and create a safer and more supportive environment for local LGBTQ residents,” he wrote.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Multnomah County Sheriff ’s Off ice at 503-846-2700.

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Oregon Same-Sex Ballot Measure Not Yet a Sure Thing Contrary to the buzz sparked by an August 14 Statesman Journal story, Basic Rights Oregon has not yet made a decision about whether to pursue a marriage equality ballot measure in 2012.

According to a statement from BRO executive director Jeana Frazzini: “An article by the Salem Statesman Journal inadvertently implied that Basic Rights Oregon has already decided to gather signatures for a 2012 ballot measure, while in fact we do not expect to make this decision until later this year. In the meantime, we continue our work to educate the public about why civil marriage matters to caring and committed same-sex couples. Last year, we launched this education campaign to engage Oregonians in conversations in person, on social media and on TV. To get involved in this effort, visit us at lovecommitmentmarriage. org.”

In a July 15 interview with Just Out, Frazzini said that BRO hoped to make a decision by October 31 but that the time was not yet right. “We’re absolutely moving public opinion in the right direction and, in fact, accelerating the pace of change,” Frazzini said, adding, “We’re not where we need to be yet—if the election were held today, it’s not clear that we would win.”

It would be irresponsible to go to the ballot without a clear path to victory, she

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“In 2009 in Maine they had polling showing 48 percent support,” Frazzini said.

“On election day they won 48 percent of the vote.”

According to Public Policy Polling, Oregon likewise sits at 48 percent approval— close, but not quite there. Encouraging, but not yet enough. Even if the majority of Oregonians support marriage equality, winning it via ballot measure requires time and “significant amounts of money,” Frazzini said, both to win public approval via ad campaigns and to support the daily work of collecting signature and running an office.

“Engagement so far in the community has been solid and strong, but it needs to continue to build,” Frazzini said. “Everything is headed in the right direction, but before we make the decision to go to the ballot, we want to be looking at strong majority support.”

When that time comes, BRO will make an announcement. In the meantime, get involved and stay up to date by visiting basicrights.org.

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International Pageant to Crown Top Female Impersonators

This year’s confirmed contestants include 2010 finalists La Femme Magnifique Oregon Heavenly Bliss and her runner-up, Jocelyn Weaver; La Femme Magnifique Plus Oregon Kelly Johanna; LFM Washington Lady Chablis (competing for her 10th year) and her runner-up, Jada Star; LFMP Washington Athena Kiss and her runner-up, Celys St. James Black; LFM Hawaii Mez Carsie and Selena Blaque of Boise, Idaho.

For Sunday’s pageant, contestants will walk in a procession before competing in four categories: formal wear, theme, talent and Malone’s favorite, showgirl. The showgirl portion is all about the headdress, and how well the contestant carries it.

“The showgirl costumes are enormous,” Malone said, adding, “I love anything with rhinestones and lots of feathers.”

In honor of the 30th anniversary, the pageant will include a procession of past winners in a recreation of their original theme costume.

“This year, any former winner can come back and recreate their theme and walk on the stage,” Malone shared. “They [also] get to compete among themselves.”

Current contestants get to choose from any of the past years’ themes for that segment of the competition, such as Big Top, On the Cover of a Magazine, or Wild Wild West. With so many costume changes, contestants pour significant time and money into bringing their best to the stage.

“It’s about the night, and putting everything you have into that night,” Malone said. “It’s a prestigious thing to win.”

La Femme Magnifique International and La Femme Magnifique Plus International 30th Anniversary Pageant, Mon., Sept. 5, 6-10 p.m.; Oregon Convention Center’s Portland Ballroom, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; $35; 503-222-5338 or darcellexv.com.

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Portland icon Darcelle XV will host her 30th Annual La Femme Magnifique International and La Femme Magnifique Plus International Pageant over Labor Day weekend at the Oregon Convention Center.

“La Femme Magnifique is a pageant in search of the most glamorous female impersonator in the world,” said contestant recruiter and drag performer Jayson Malone (aka Marcy Kraft). “We’re not looking for the most beautiful or the most real.

‘Glamour’ is the operative word.”

The competition is open to finalists from PFLAG Portland Hosts La Femme Magnifique’s regional contests in Family Picnic with UnitariOregon, Washington, Northern California and Hawaii as well as any interested partici- an Universalists pants from other states or countries. PerThe four Portland-area chapters of Parformers who have physically altered their ents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and body to appear more feminine (via surgery, Gays will join three Unitarian Universalist hormones, etc.) are not eligible to compete. fellowships to host a family barbecue from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 20 at Creston Park (SE 44th Ave. and Powell Blvd.).

The event will include games, contests, prizes, food and fun for the whole family.

The meal is a potluck, but the hosts will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, picnic wear and cutlery. Vegan, vegetarian and glutenfree options will be included.

Before the barbecue, from noon to 2 p.m., the PFLAG Portland Black Chapter will hold its monthly meeting at the Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (3024 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.) to discuss support, advocacy and education initiatives.

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The dust has settled on the fields of the Delta Park Sports Complex following this year’s Portland Cup tournament, and the final standings are in.

Even with a home-field advantage in the B division, the Portland Assault could only muster a third-place finish to champions the Chicago Spin, and second-place finishers the Seattle Battalion. In the C division, the Portland Grizzlies impressed with a first-place showing, followed by the Seattle Score, the Seattle Honeybadgers and the Portland Redwings.

In D division action, Seattle took the coveted top four spots with the Seattle Monsters coasting to the championship, followed by the Fat Cats, Empire and Buzz.

With the Portland Cup champions basking in the glow of victory, regional softball aficionados can set their sights on Rose City Softball Association’s Fall Ball September 11 through October 2. This LGBTQ-inclusive fall schedule is for both men and women, spread across four to six teams. The smaller pool of players provides a singular social mix, with four doubleheaders making up the eight total games on the schedule.

All games are held Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farragut Park Softball Field (N. Kerby and N. Farragut). The cost to register is $25 per person, and includes a Tshirt. Registered players do not meet their team until the first day of games.

For photos of Portland Cup action, turn to pp. 42-43. More information about RCSA’s Fall Ball schedule can be found by visiting rcsaopen.org.

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Deadline for Rose City Open XXI Registration Nears Team Portland Tennis is preparing to host its 21st annual Rose City Open tournament Labor Day weekend, September 3-5, at the Portland Tennis Center (324 NE 12th Ave.). Funds raised from the event will benefit Q Center, Cascade AIDS Project and Portland After-School Tennis and Education.

TPT expects about 125 Gay and Lesbian Tennis Association (GLTA) participants to descend onto Portland for the three-day tourney from as far away as Texas and the East Coast, including players from all over the Pacific Northwest. But if you want to play, you’ll have to hurry—registration to enter the tournament in a variety of divisions closes Sunday, August 21.

TPT is also holding a fundraiser August 29-30 at Pastini Pastaria (1506 NW 23rd Ave. only), where 50 percent of the restaurant’s net proceeds go to the Rose City Open beneficiaries. Just mention “Team Portland Tennis” to ensure your money goes toward the cause. Take-out meals will be included.

To register, and to learn more about the 21st Annual Rose City Open, visit teamportlandtennis.org.

CAP Gears Up for AIDS Walk Portland 2011 Things are heating up in anticipation of AIDS Walk Portland 2011. The annual fundraiser, scheduled for Sunday, October 2, gets another boost Sunday, August 28 when the Red Party invades Departure (525 SW Morrison St.).

Summer swimwear and sun hats are encouraged for this festive fiesta, located on the top floor of the Nines hotel. From 3 to 7 p.m., enjoy tasty libations and Departure’s delectable happy hour menu while mingling with AIDS Walk organizers and CAP staff.

Prizes will be awarded to those with the best swimwear, best sun hat, and best summer resort wear.

Registering for AIDS Walk Portland is highly suggested, and RSVPs for the party are encouraged by visiting aidswalkportland.

nwnews org. The Red Party is for those 21 and over, and there is a $5 cover at the door.

Cuda Beach Club (9 NW Second Ave.) is hosting an AIDS Walk benefit of its own, with a “DJ Challenge and Gaga Look-a-like Contest” Thursday, September 8 from 8 to 11 p.m. The $5 cover goes directly to AIDS Walk and sets you up for a chance to win a pair of Ke$ha tickets.

Gaga look-alikes will compete for a $100 cash prize and tickets to an upcoming concert. You can also vote for your favorite deejay, the winner to spin at Portland’s AIDS Walk and receive a cash prize.

For all you Portland area graphic designers, CAP seeks your talent to help them with the official logo for its 2012 Art Auction. The themes of previous events were built on original art, from “save the date” notifications to decor at the actual gala, which this year was attended by more than 700 people.

Criteria for submissions are that they must be original art; must incorporate and/ or tie to the CAP brand; must incorporate the title “Art Auction”; must incorporate a recognizable element of the iconic Memorial Coliseum; and they must be in digital format. There are no color restrictions.

Selected art becomes the property of CAP for use in print media, online content, newspaper advertising, posters, direct mail and event collateral. All submissions will be reviewed by the event steering committee at the September 2011 meeting, when a single image will be selected. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, August 31 at 5 p.m.

Submissions should be sent via email to kanglin@cascadeaids.org. Contact CAP special events coordinator Kelsey Anglin at 503-278-3854 or kanglin@cascadeaids.org with questions.

—Ryan J. Prado

August 26 from 5 to 5:02 p.m. at the blocks between NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Killingsworth, and NE Sumner. The protest, dubbed “Taking Back Our Streets!” will be a completely silent demonstration of solidarity to protest violence on the streets of Portland.

For more information, search “PDX! COMMUNITY ‘TAKING OUR STREETS BACK’! (FLASHMOB)” on Facebook.

• Fido’s Indoor Dog Park is marking its first year of providing an environmentally safe canine retreat. On Sunday, August 28, the spacious confines of the green-friendly park (4949 SE 25th Ave.) play host to a one-year anniversary celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call Mary Williams at 503-860-1121 or email mwilliams@ fidosindoordogpark.com.

• The Fez Ballroom (316 SW 11th Ave.) sets the scene for a fashionable event to benefit Planned Parenthood’s Equal Access Fund Wednesday, August 31. Dress/Undress aims to raise funding and awareness for Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette’s services.

Doors open at 7 p.m., followed by a silent auction and cocktail hour. At 8 p.m. a runway fashion show ramps the party up, and from 9:30 to midnight, cut loose with a live deejay dance party. Before and after the show, guests can shop designers’ merchandise, including work by Sword & Fern, Idom and many more.

For more information, visit ppcw.org, or search for “Dress/Undress” on Facebook.

• Locally produced indie film The Adults in the Room screens at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st) for one week starting Friday, September 2. Directed by Andy Blubaugh, the acclaimed feature tells the story of a teenaged boy and his older lover.

Showtimes are to be announced. For more • “Makin’ It Better” hits the Fez Ballroom (316 SW 11th Ave.) Friday, August 19. The information, visit theadultsintheroommovie. benefit event features collaborations be- com. tween trans and queer youth from the Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), Salem’s Rainbow Youth Alliance and Outside In. There is a $10 suggested donation, $5 if you bring canned food or new toiletries, with all proceeds going directly to the three youth organizations involved. Doors are at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8.

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• Fire on the Columbia returns to Sauvie Island Saturday, August 20 to present “Eruption.” The annual island-themed soiree returns for its sixth year, raising money for Q Center and the Oregon Crusaders.

General admission begins at 7 p.m. at 2270 NW Gillihan Road. Tickets are $40 for general admission, and $45 to include shuttle service. For more information, and shuttle times, visit fireonthecolumbia.com.

• A demonstration utilizing the “flashmob” template is scheduled to take place Friday,

Put a bird on it, already!

• Per the Facebook page for In Other Words, as of press time the Portlandia fundraiser for the feminist bookstore and resource center set for August 20 was sold out. Visit inotherwords.org for details.

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Friends Fur-ever Canine Utopia brings healthy pet food to Vancouver

By Ryan J. Prado

While it’s been said that all dogs go to heaven, these days pampered pooches and frisky felines alike are pawing it to Canine Utopia, a new urban pet store and health food boutique in Vancouver, Wash.

After Evan Smith and his partner Jason Pickering discovered that their dogs Dunkin and Hera were allergic to the foods they’d been eating, the couple sought out alternatives for the itchy canines. The problem was that the Vancouver area didn’t have any quality pet food stores to shop in, and crossing the bridge to Portland became a tiresome trek.

“We decided we couldn’t be the only people in town that have pets with allergies,” Smith explains.

On June 4, Smith and Pickering took the plunge and opened Canine Utopia in Vancouver’s revamped Uptown Village. The store carries grain-free, holistic foods, treats, bedding and other healthy pet options. Thus far, Canine Utopia’s attention to not only product details, but also its focus on sustaining the local economy, has resulted in steady business since opening just two months ago.

“People are realizing we don’t carry the foods produced by the big names,” Smith says. “Our dog treats are produced out of Portland, all of our flea and tick medication comes from Vancouver. We source from Eugene, Springfield… Anywhere locally we could get it is where we went first.”

Smith and Pickering toured regional dog and cat food manufacturers, as well as toy manufacturers, to ensure they’d be selling top-of-the-line of holistic products.

“We saw them make the food, and I actually watched one of the employees eat it,” Smith says. “I realized that if he ate it, then my dog would be fine eating it.”

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As a result, his business grew steadily through referrals—so much so, he says, that he had to cut back on advertising for a while and hire more doctors.

Still, Barreto is always looking for ways to provide eye care to more people, whether by expanding his own business or through his yearly trips to developing countries with Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity.

Barreto has volunteered with the organization since 1995, bringing much-needed eye care to places such as Nicaragua, the Philippines and Peru, where it often impacts people’s ability to earn a living.

“A lot of people are farsighted, so reading glasses make a huge difference,” Barreto says, noting the generosity of Portland patients who donate their old glasses. “A lot of these people are illiterate, they don’t really read but they do a lot of handwork, making blankets and crafts to sell at market. ... It’s a huge, huge difference for them.”

Eyes! on Broadway (2300 NE Broadway) is celebrating its 20th anniversary by giving away weekly prize packages throughout September. To enter, “like” the business on Facebook. For more information, visit eyesonbroadway.com.

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“I started out as a small community office serving the Irvington, Laurelhurst and Canine Utopia is located at 2309 Main St., Alameda areas,” Barreto says. But he soon Vancouver, Wash. For more information, call realized people were coming from farther 360-737-7881 or visit k9utopia.com. and farther away to visit him. So he adjusted his mission. “I wanted to be the place to go in Oregon,” he explains. “I wanted to be the Nordstrom of opticals, where people went to get good quality eye care and service.”

Barreto attributes much of the business’s growth to old-fashioned face-to-face networking Gay-owned optometry practice and the support of the gay and celebrates 20 years lesbian population.

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Add in the shop’s fancy digs—rebuilt entirely by Smith, that it features over 95 percent recycled store fixtures and that its website is run entirely on wind power, and there’s plenty to love about this new addition to Vancouver.

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Radical Rabbi Spiritual leader from D.C. to head Portland’s P’nai Or synagogue

By Aaron Spencer

Rabbi Debra Kolodny, 50, describes her younger self as “a radical social justice tyke.”

Just a child in 1968, she walked in one of the first women’s rights marches of the modern era in New York City.

“And I was very proud of myself because I wasn’t wearing a bra,” she says. “At 8 years old, I was liberated. It was hilarious.”

At 12, Kolodny went to see the dance company the Rockettes and remembers telling her mother, exasperated, “What is this? All of these women are white. This is New York City!”

From an early age, Kolodny says she was possessed to become a civil rights advocate.

That’s why she went to law school and later worked in the labor movement. But along the way, that possession found a more divine provenance. Kolodny is a converted Renewal Jew and will move from the Washington, D.C. area to start in September as the new rabbi for Portland’s P’nai Or congregation.

Jewish Renewal is a relatively new movement in Judaism. It started in the late 1960s and is described by its leaders as a “worldwide, transdenominational movement grounded in Judaism’s prophetic and mystical traditions.”

The P’nai Or congregation in Portland is comprised of approximately 120 households, about the average size among the 45 congregations in the country. But P’nai Or, due in part to the movement’s progressive leanings, has a sizable LGBTQ population. It’s a member of the Community of Welcoming Congregations, a nonprofit group of religious and spiritual organizations in Oregon that promotes acceptance of sexual minorities.

Kolodny will be P’nai Or’s second official rabbi, after the synagogue’s founding rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield died in 2009. Hirschfield helped found P’nai Or in 1991 and was widely respected in Portland’s religious circles,

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notably for his efforts to connect people of different faiths.

“Aryeh was such an incredible spiritual leader and human being that no one could fill his shoes,” Kolodny says. “My hope is to honor his extraordinary legacy.”

Kolodny first “fell in love” with P’nai Or when she visited in 2008.

She was making her regular rounds consulting and training as the executive director for ALEPH, the headquarters organization for the Jewish Renewal movement in Philadelphia.

“Everything I know so far about Portland blows me away,” she says.

“I’m so impressed with its environmental consciousness, its edginess, its hipness … its organic sustainable foodiness. And in the middle of all that is a queer culture that seems to be thriving.

“I so excited to be coming, and P’nai Or seems to be a beautiful manifestation of everything Portland has to offer,” she says.

As executive director for ALEPH, Kolodny is an influential figure in the Jewish Renewal movement, a résumé item that wasn’t lost on P’nai Or. But leaders at the synagogue chose Kolodny primarily because they thought she’d be a good fit for its eclectic congregation.

“It mattered to us that we could find someone who was caring and compassionate and respectful of all of us,” says P’nai Or’s president, Diane Cohen-Alpert.

books on different spiritual traditions. She explored not only Judaism, but also Shamanism, Taoism and Dzogchen Buddhism. She even practiced as a Quaker for four years and got heavily into Tai Chi. But ultimately, she felt that all signs pointed to Judaism: She was born to secular Jewish parents, and she had her spiritual awakening in Israel.

“God is speaking to me in a Jewish context, so that’s where I belong,” she says.

But her experience with other faiths strongly influences her theology.

“One of the hallmarks of my spiritual belief system is that all of the world’s wisdom traditions have deep truth that I respect and appreciate,” she says, “and I delight in all the ways that we really speak the same truth with different stories and different frames and different metaphors.”

Kolodny’s theology of oneness also plays into her sexuality—she is bisexual.

“I see an alignment between being bisexual and seeing that we are all connected,” she says. “As someone who can love beyond gender, I don’t constrain myself by externals.

“People often see sexuality in polar extremes of male or female. I don’t live in that place of separation.”

Religion is often a wedge issue for sexual minorities, but Kolodny says people of faith are not always close minded or judgmental.

She intends to keep P’nai Or a place that welcomes everyone.

“My cosmology is that I see all humans as in a state of yearning to connect,” she says, “and if we’re religious people, then we understand part of that yearning to connect is with God.”

Kolodny only became a rabbi this year, though she’s performed rabbinical duties for more than a decade. She was raised in a secular home in Rockaway, N.Y., a resort area in Queens (her friends called her a “sand hippie”). She adopted her parents’ belief system, that there was no God. But when she was 16, she went on a student exchange trip to Israel, where at the Western Wall, a sacred site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage, she had an experience she describes as “being in God’s presence.”

“So there was little atheist Deb who was absolutely sure there was no God, and she left that experience saying, ‘Wow, that was God,’” she recalls.

Rabbi Debra Kolodny starts Mon., Sept. 5 at That’s where Kolodny’s trajectory toward P’nai Or, 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd. in Portbecoming a rabbi began. She read several land. Visit pnaiorpdx.org for more information.

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the road to guide us along a Southwest excursion.

And for the literal-minded folk, we’ve got doggie doings, too, from pooch-friendly hotels in the area to a new Canine Utopia and Petlandia columnist Mary Mandeville’s fond recollections of beaching it with a four-legged companion.

Hit your patio, or the park, these pages in hand. And not unlike this wonky little season, we’re just getting warmed up—come September 2, we’re headed to the coast.

So come on, sun, shine on. We’ll be here all season—that is, what’s left of it.

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The Pacific Northwest is somethin’ else these days. Here we are, at the tail end of August, and it feels as though summer has just begun.

Not that we’re knocking it. But our slow-start season gives paws, er, pause, to Just Out’s annual Dog Days of Summer issue. So much for sultry temps and stir-crazy staycations—as of this moment, the mercury has barely topped 80.

We repeat, not that we’re knocking it. We’re perfectly content to kick back and imbibe a truly fresh cocktail, thanks to Sassy Gardener LeAnn Locher, or a glass of chardonnay, courtesy of the vinting Sherwood duo behind K&M Wines.

Jonesin’ for adventure? Travel writer Andrew Collins hits

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By Kristin Flickinger

“You’re taking me with you, right?”

Whether you’re looking for a weekend getaway or a place for out-of-town guests, Portland has some great hotels.

And because it’s Portland, many of them are pet-friendly. I’ve selected a few of my favorites in downtown, along with one in Northeast and one at the coast. They all have unique flavor for a Portland-style experience.

Room costs are listed for standard, queen rooms, and do not include pet fees or taxes. If you’re looking for basic chains that take dogs, visit dogfriendly. com for a more comprehensive list.

Here are my picks for dog-loving accommodations with Stumptown flair.

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Downtown is one of my favorite places for an overnight getaway. Accessible by the MAX and close to the action, downtown hotels offer terrific restaurants within walking distance and fantastic night views of the city.

One thing to consider is access to parks. Not every dog is happy squatting under a tree on the sidewalk.

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(5736 NE 33rd, 503-249-3983) Hotel deLuxe is close to Jeld-Wen Field, Pet fee: $15 per pet, per night fee includes use but a bit of a trek from a pet-friendly park. of dog bowl and a goodie bag Pet extras: None Park access: Four blocks from Fernhill Park Heathman Hotel Room cost: $125 (1001 SW Broadway, 503-241-4100) McMenamins properties offer one of the Pet fee: $35 per pet, per night Pet extras: Pet-friendly luxury package can be most unique Portland experiences around. One of my favorite weekend getaways is the Kenbooked for an additional $75 per night nedy School. Though not downtown, it’s nestled Park access: One block from North Park in a charming Portland neighborhood and has Blocks, three blocks from Chapman Park many on-site bells and whistles. Whether Room cost: $129-$149 Located around the corner from the trendy you’re looking to catch a movie in the school’s Pearl District, the Heathman is a Portland old auditorium or a soak in the outdoor hot landmark, with great dining, great art and pool, Kennedy School has it all, not to mention a restaurant, a brewery and several bars. access to a ton of cultural institutions.

The hotel’s pet-friendly policy is a new The Heathman is known for its “Art of Sleep” mattress menu, which offers guests a one, and cheaper than many of its downtown choice of therapeutic, pillow-top and feath- counterparts, though less fancy. The property

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is in close proximity to Fernhill Park, with its view properties, the Inn at Cape Kiwanda is off-leash area, making it a great option for a fantastic place for a romantic retreat. The dogs who need space to run.

Inn offers romantic packages, and in-suite whirlpool tubs for two.

The property is situated across the street Inn at Cape Kiwanda from the beach in Pacific City, and one block (33105 Cape Kiwanda Drive, 888-965-7001) from the tasty Pelican Pub and Brewery. A Pet fee: $20 per pet, per night includes blankets and towels, bowls, treats and a warm-water wash truly pet-friendly hotel, it participates in “Yappy Days,” an annual community Pet extras: None celebration of pets.

Park access: Across the street from Cape Kiwanda State (beach) Park Room cost: $129-$249 Kristin Flickinger writes about travel, food One of the Oregon coast’s great ocean and love at midleap.com.

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Southwest Sojourn Exploring Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos

By Andrew Collins

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first-rate art museums and galleries, dramatic scenery for outdoor recreation, sophisticated inns and B&Bs and a stellar culinary scene.

You can find plenty of travel advice on the region’s key attractions and activities in typical guidebooks and by checking out the websites of the three main tourism offices in Albuquerque (itsatrip.org), Santa Fe (santafe. org) and Taos (taoschamber.com). But here’s my quick-and-dirty insider’s take on what you absolutely must see when visiting North Central New Mexico, including a few relatively hidden gems and local favorites:

A couple of weeks ago, I received the latest version of the Fodor’s New Mexico—I wrote and updated half of the chapters of this guidebook and edited all of the others. It’s one of my favorite freelance gigs, as I began working on these books back when I lived in Santa Fe (and later Albuquerque) for seven years beginning in 2000. Now that I live in Oregon, writing about this land of expansive high deserts and soaring mountain peaks gives me plenty of opportunities to make return visits—and to satisfy my lust for singularly delicious and spicy New Mexico green chiles (never to be spelled “chili” in this part of the world).

In fact, North Central New Mexico makes for an enchanting vacation from Oregon— there are direct flights daily on Southwest Airlines from Portland to Albuquerque, and the other big carriers can get you there with a simple connection. The Albuquerque–Santa Fe– Taos corridor is highly popular with LGBT travelers and contains a remarkable variety of

Georgia O’Keeffe’s former home and studio. It’s about a 50-mile drive northwest

of Santa Fe to reach the rambling Spanish Colonial compound the legendary artist inhabited for more than 40 years until shortly before she passed away in 1986 at age 98.

Relatively few visitors take the thorough tours given of this home (okeeffemuseum. org), as they’re expensive ($30-$40 per person, depending on the time of year) and necessitate advance reservations of at least a few weeks.

But these tours are fascinating—her home and studio retain the furnishings and design of when she lived here throughout the late 20th century, and you come away with an incredibly rich sense of the strong personality and vision behind O’Keeffe’s thousands of creations. Back in Santa Fe, you can view an impressive collection of her work at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, which administers the studio tours. andrew collins

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Below: The picturesque Santuario de Chimayo, a favorite stop on the High Road between Santa Fe and Taos

Nob Hill in Albuquerque. Whether you

spend a few days or just a few hours in New Mexico’s largest city, don’t miss its coolest district (rt66central.com), which is also home to more gay-owned and -frequented businesses than anywhere else in the state. Head for the main commercial corridor, Central Avenue (aka “Historic Route 66”), which lies just west of the University of New Mexico and is lined with retro boutiques, hip cafes, nifty design stores and fun bars and lounges. Restaurants like Zinc, Nob Hill Bar and Grill and El Patio (for delicious though fiery hot New Mexican fare) are well worth seeking out.

Rouge Cat and Effex. Despite being home to the 32nd largest city in the country and such popular gay vacation destinations

as Santa Fe and Taos, North Central New Mexico lacks significantly when it comes to gay nightlife. However, in 2010, the region saw the opening of two lively LGBT establishments. The largest, Effex, is in downtown Albuquerque, just off Route 66, and it’s a great spot for dancing, with a high-quality sound system, talented deejays and—my favorite feature—a large roof deck. It’s the most notable of Albuquerque’s few gay bars.

Up in Santa Fe, the lesbian-owned Rouge Cat is just a block from the historic Plaza in downtown Santa Fe and cultivates a cozy, sophisticated vibe in the main floor lounge.

Head downstairs to the basement and you’ll find a small, pulsing dance floor that’s packed on weekends. The crowd is extremely eclectic, generally fairly mixed gay-straight.

Arroyo Seco. A tiny, 180-year-old village situated at a bend in the scenic road that eventually winds its way to Taos Ski Valley, quirky Arroyo Seco (visitseco.com) provides a distinctive, less-crowded alternative to the touristy flavor of Taos Plaza and its predictable souvenir shops. It’s a 15-minute drive north to reach this community of genuinely unique galleries, the retro-cool Arroyo Seco Mercantile (an old-school dry goods store with a curious inventory of pottery, cookware and gifts), and the best ice cream shop in the state, Taos Cow, which is renowned for such inventive flavors as pinon caramel and cinnamon-chocolate chunk (it’s also a worthy source of sandwiches, soups and breakfast burritos).

The scenic drives. Even Interstate 25, the

quickest route from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, offers plenty of magnificent panoramas. But to soak up the best of the region’s spectacular scenery—from the snow-capped 12,000-foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains to seemingly endless sagebrush-studded mesas—take your time and choose the more beautiful two-lane scenic roads that crisscross North Central New Mexico.

The best alternative to Interstate 25 is N.M. 14, known more poetically as the Turquoise Trail (turquoisetrail.org). This 70-mile route winds up around the city’s Sandia Mountains and through the former mining villages of Madrid (here it’s pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable) and Cerrillos. In Madrid, the LGBT-owned Mine Shaft Tavern serves exceptionally tasty green-chile cheeseburgers.

The other “must” when it comes to memorable drives is the “High Road” between Taos and Santa Fe (highroadnewmexico.com). The drive is prettiest when it’s experienced in a southerly direction, from Taos down to Santa Fe, so when driving north toward Taos, take

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the so-called “Low Road” (U.S. 285/84 to Hwy. 68), which cuts through a stunning section of the Rio Grande Gorge before climbing over high bluffs with mesmerizing views of mountains and mesas and descending into Taos. The High Road comprises a series of turns along local state highways—any innkeeper or local can give you the exact route— the main villages along the way are Penasco, Truchas and Chimayo.

Flying Star. What began many years ago as

modest indie coffeehouse and bakery in the Nob Hill section of Albuquerque has grown into a small empire of airy, inviting hangouts with several locations throughout greater Albuquerque and one branch in the trendy Railyard District of Santa Fe. Flying Star (flyingstarcafe.com) is the definitive place to people watch, mingle with friends, enjoy any meal of the day or while away an afternoon on your laptop (each locale has free Wi-Fi and plenty of outlets). There’s strong coffee as well as beer and wine, and the baked goods (especially the dizzying variety of pies) are a standout. The original Flying Star in Nob Hill has a pronounced gay following, and a few of the other locations (downtown Albuquerque, Corrales Road and Santa Fe) are also particularly popular with the LGBT community.

The Taos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque ski areas. Regardless of what time of year

powdery snow each season, and lots of sunshine). Of the three areas, Taos Ski Valley is the most esteemed among serious skiers—its 72 generally steep slopes rank collectively among the most challenging in the country.

Albuquerque’s ski area is the smallest and contains mostly easy and moderate runs, while Santa Fe offers a surprisingly varied and extensive facility, with more than 40 runs, most of them intermediate to advanced.

Lodging suggestions. Keep in mind that

Santa Fe has the highest nightly rates in the area and also the best overall mix of B&Bs, boutique hotels and chain properties. Albuquerque is a relative bargain, and some cool, hip hotels have opened in the past couple of years. And Taos is mostly the domain of smaller inns and B&Bs, although there are a handful of larger properties.

A few favorites: In Albuquerque, try the Hotel Andulaz (hotelandaluz.com), Hotel Parq Central (hotelparqcentral.com), and— about 20 miles north, en route to Santa Fe— the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa (tamaya.hyatt.com) in Bernalillo. Top picks in Santa Fe include the Inn on the Alameda (innonthealameda.com), Hotel St. Francis (hotelstfrancis.com), and gay-owned Inn of the Turquoise Bear (turquoisebear.com). And in Taos, you won’t go wrong with the Taos Inn (taosinn.com), American Artists Gallery House B&B (taosbedandbreakfast.com), and Casa Gallina (casagallina.net).

you visit, or even whether you’re inclined to ski, these high-mountain recreation spots offer much to see and do. During the warmer months, all three make excellent bases for hiking. Taos Ski Valley (skitaos.org) contains the trailhead for one of the most strenuous but rewarding hikes in the Southwest, the 8-mile round-trip scramble to Wheeler Peak (elev. 13,161 feet), New Mexico’s highest.

You’ll find plenty of trails and breathtaking views at Ski Santa Fe (skisantafe.com) and Albuquerque’s Sandia Peak (sandiapeak. com), too—the latter is served by the world’s longest (2.7 miles) aerial tramway and is a highly respected mountain-biking venue.

If you’ve never been to the area, you may be surprised that North Central New Mexico is home to some outstanding skiing and Read about the travels of Andrew Collins at terrific winter conditions (200-300 inches of thecountyhunter.com and gaytravel.about.com.

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things berry, but later in the season, farmers markets are full of luscious melons.

One way to enjoy them in your cocktails is by creating a melon water, simply by blending on high (this is a great use for my much-loved Vita-Mix blender). Watermelon combines wonderfully with herbs like mint and basil, so preparing a pitcher of watermelon water for cocktail adventures is a good base.

A berry syrup is easily set up by cooking down a few cups of berries in a saucepan, along with Âź cup sugar or agave sweetener.

Mashing the berries while they cook and the sugar melts, and letting it thicken a bit, then cool, creates a decadent flavor base for a variety of cocktails. And the color of any berry syrup lends a jewel tone to your cocktail glass. Other produce to explore in your cocktails: cucumWhiskey-A-Go-Go blends peaches, ginger and whiskey for a summertime sip. bers, tomatoes and peaches (and any stone sense to extend this to my home bartend- fruit such as nectarines and plums). You ing. And with cocktails chock-full of can create a purĂŠe or syrup for most with healthy antioxidants like blueberries, the either of the two techniques described line of the health drink or boozy drink above.

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For stronger flavors such as fresh rosemary, lavender or ginger, a simple syrup is easily made and prepared ahead of time by of wine or champagneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so pretty and steeping a few pinches (or inches in the summery. case of ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped) in 4 or so cups of water and 1 cup of sugar. Whiskey-A-Go-Go Allow the combination to come to a boil, Create a ginger syrup as described above. then simmer a wee bit until the flavor of Create a peach purĂŠe by blending fresh the herb is released. Let peaches, skins removed cool, strain and keep in For the easiest of summer and pitted, in a blender your refrigerator for up to drinks, consider the Ăźber on high. Combine 2 taa week for easy access to blespoons each of ginger intense flavor to your simplicity of popping a few syrup and peach purĂŠe beverages. Decrease the raspberries in a glass of into your glass, and mix ratio of water to sugar to well. Add one shot of intensify the flavor and wine or champagneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so whiskey, ice and top sweetness. with soda water. pretty and summery.

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Create a berry syrup as described above.

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When Ken Morrison and Mauro Hernandez first moved to their six-acre property in rural Sherwood, they couldn’t resist cracking Green Acres jokes. But aside from some playful bickering about who was more like Zsa Zsa’s character and briefly feeling overwhelmed by their new surroundings, the men embraced their decision and set to the task of learning the land. Just four years later, the couple farm three acres of wine grapes and have their own wine label, K&M Wines. This might not have happened, however, without an almost magical dose of serendipity.

Morrison was already making wine in his garage and basement when a mutual friend in Portland introduced him to Hernandez in 1997. One of their earlier experiences together was harvesting grapes from Sherwood winegrowers Fred and Jill Newton. While both men appreciated wine, they didn’t start exploring and visiting wineries until a few years later, when work transferred Morrison to San Francisco in 2000.

Once settled in the Bay Area, Morrison and Hernandez began visiting the wine regions of California, where they were particularly taken with the smaller, more low-key wineries of the Russian River Valley. “We enjoyed the slower pace and the personal experience of meeting the owners when we visited these small wineries,” Morrison explains.

In the summer of 2006, Hernandez was offered a new work opportunity back in Oregon and the couple once again was faced with re-

Sherwood winegrowers practice “alchemy”

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location. A hesitant Morrison told his partner the only way he’d move back to Oregon was if they could live in a place like Fred and Jill’s.

Just two days later, while reading Craigslist ads, Morrison found that—go figure—Fred and Jill’s place was for sale. The decision was a no-brainer. The couple closed on the property in August 2007, their tenth anniversary.

During the first year, the previous owners came back regularly to help the men learn how to manage the three-acre vineyard and maintain the other three acres of lush gardens.

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Hernandez says that “people assume that we live in a conservative, rural community and that our neighbors might not understand or respect a gay couple, but we have absolutely been welcomed.”

Morrison adds, “Our sexuality hasn’t been an issue at all. We’re respected as neighbors who appreciate the land and who participate in the community of people here living the same dream.” The couple laugh when they share that in San Francisco they never felt the sense of community and neighborly spirit they enjoy now.

Hernandez and Morrison launched their wine label in 2009 and are focused on selling their wines made from estate-grown pinot noir and chardonnay. They have help maintaining the gardens, including four “baby doll” sheep that roam the vineyard keeping the weeds at bay. They love to entertain guests and are open by appointment and on special winetasting weekends such as Memorial Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving. “Just like those small, intimate tasting rooms we loved so much in the Russian River, we have created a personal experience here,” says Morrison.

Hernandez agrees: “We love to share what we love with others.”

farmers quickly dissipated, replaced by a grounded feeling the couple got from working on their land. “You get into a zone,” he shares, “you’re working in the earth and it is really hard to feel stressed.”

Hernandez and Morrison named their vineyard “Alchemy,” what Morrison describes as a metaphor for their life: “Alchemy is about transformative change, which is what we’ve experienced together as we embraced this new lifestyle.”

K&M Wines is located at 30875 SW Heater One of the most pleasant surprises in the Road in Sherwood. For more information, call couple’s move from the city to the country is 503-625-3236 or visit kandmwines.com.

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FRI AUG 19 Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more information, visit camporegonbears.com Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!)

The Feminist Film Society meets to watch and discuss The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas from a feminist perspective. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Crave presents GLOW 3rd Annual Black Light Party, a dance party for queer ladies (and friends). Wear white or neon and dance it out under the black lights with DJs Alicious and Wildfire. (8:00 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $6 before 10 p.m./$8 after, facebook.com/cravedanceparty) Makin’ It Better. The Portland Sisters give Portland’s Young Adults the opportunity to work with professional performers for this one of a kind show! (8:00 p.m., The Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, $5 with donation of canned food, $10 general admission, PortlandSisters.org) Brand New DJ Brad spins with the best lights and sound the Local has had yet! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

Drinking with the Divas! Join Godiva Devine, Honey Bea Hart, and Allie McQueen (along with weekly guest performers) for a night of drinking and debauchery! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

Netrippers FC Weekly Practice & Scrimmage. Open to all! (11:00 a.m., Duniway Park, SW 6th and Sheridan, netrippers.org)

MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

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SAT AUG 20 Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more information, visit camporegonbears.com The Adventure Group goes on a moderate hike on Mt. St. Helens. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (8:00 a.m., 3030 NE Weidler, RSVP to Jerry at 571-241-3787) The Adventure Group goes on a one-night dog-friendly backpack trip along Quartz Creek. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer. (9:00 a.m., 3030 NE Weidler, RSVP to Alex at 240-888-1349) Market Q farmers market. (9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) The Adventure Group joins the Portland Frontrunners on an Esplanade walk with optional brunch afterwards. Meet by Vera Katz’ statue (9:00 a.m., 1 SE Main, adventuregroup.org) Daddies and Papas, a social group for GLBT men raising young children. (10:00 a.m.-Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) A Tip of the Hat: PABA Scholarship Brunch with Governor Barbara Roberts. (10:30 a.m., Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th, $50, paba.com)

Men’s Gardening & Food Sustainability Team. Max Floyd presents practical skills and tips for fall gardening and soil amendment. (1-3:30 p.m., manifestpdx.org) The Greater Portland PFLAG Picnic.

(4-6:00 p.m., Creston Park, SE 44th & Powell, pflagpdx.org) Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys.

(5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Portlandia In Other Words fundraiser. Fred and Carrie will be in attendance to raffle off some awesome Portlandia-related prizes. If that’s not enough, did we mention the dance party?!

(6:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, $40, inotherwords.org) Fire on the Columbia: ERUPTION. Your favorite end-of-summer party is back! (7:00 p.m., 22700 NW Gillihan Rd., Sauvie Island, $45-50, fireonthecolumbia.com) Punk Start My Heart presents a Zoo and Foot OX live show! (7:00 p.m., Record Room, 8 NE Killingsworth, 21+) Women’s Rights Day Forum: The Fight to Save Public Education. (7:00 p.m., Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, $2 door donation, $8 optional dinner donation) Aimee Mann performs live (right next to the elephants) with the Weepies! (7:00 p.m., Oregon Zoo, 401 SW Canyon Rd., $26, oregonzoo.org)

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ChiChi & Chonga host PEEP SHOW, a monthly queer cabaret variety show. Stick around to dance the

night away with DJs Mr. Charming and Roy G Biv! (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

Alder Street Hoedown, way fabulous country western dancing for our community. (8:00 p.m. two-step lesson, 9:00 p.m. dance, PPAA, 618 SE Alder, 21+, $3 lessons, $7 dance) Nuns ‘N Roses. The “Sisters” converge on Portland for Conclave 2011 with a Rock ‘N Roll themed night. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, $3 suggested donation, portlandsisters.net)

Amy Jo Halliday, center, as Mrs. Ratkin in Broadway Rose’s worldpremiere thriller, Ripper, running through August 21 at Deb Fennell Auditorium. For more information, visit broadwayrose.org.

Burnination 3. Featuring DJs from around the world! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

Peaches has more swagg than all of Portland combined. Are you ready?

Strange Fruit Peaches Feels Cream, does Portland Trying to pin down the artistic oeuvre of Canadian electro-pop enchantress Peaches is a study in futility. The artist born Merrill Beth Nisker has fine-tuned a sometimes crass live show and heralded a sense of fashion imbued with both new-wave niche cool and hermaphroditic haute couture. It’s not surprising, then, that her music receives the lesser attention in the mainstream press.

It’s also a shame. Following now classic electronic touchstones like her Y2K debut The Teaches of Peaches and 2006’s Impeach My Bush, Peaches’ artistry is as eclectic as ever on her latest full-length release, 2009’s I Feel Cream. Thrumming synthesizers still abound, with a more experimental vocal approach to tracks like the single “Talk to Me,” or the oddly lush, softly sung “Lose You.” The album marks a departure of sorts for the performer, and signals yet another shift in her distinguished career.

Existing on the relative fringe of the soundscape—be it for her controversial views on the traditional representation of gender roles (she sports a full beard on the cover of 2003’s Fatherfucker)—Peaches’ latest projects have included collaborations with mega-safe acts like R.E.M. and Christina Aguilera. The latter’s 2010 album, Bionic, features “My Girls,” a track Peaches co-wrote with electro-punk pioneers Le Tigre.

But when it’s all said and done, we watch, we listen, we lionize Peaches as we do all our great enigmas. Just because you can’t pin her down doesn’t mean you shouldn’t prop her up.

Performance accompanied by a DJ/MC set; Sun., Aug. 4, 9 p.m.; Roseland Theater, 8 NW Sixth Ave.; $19; all ages, 503-224-8499, ticketwest.com or roselandpdx.com.

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THURS AUG 25 WED AUG 24 LBGTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60 and over. (Noon-1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Community Church, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com) Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for guys into guys. (1-3:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group.

(6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

LEZ STAND UP #4! It’s the lezziest comedy night in town! (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, $5) GAYCATION! DJ Mr. Charming and special guests invite you to Portland’s premier allinclusive homo dance party, featuring queer talent from across the nation. (9:00 p.m., Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $3, groups.facebook.com/gaycation) Bear Paw Beer Bust! (9:00 p.m., Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, oregonbears.org) Mary’s Show Tunes Showdown! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+) Just Out and Red Cap Garage present Portland’s hottest ‘90s dance party, Ecstasy Inferno’s CANDY SHOP, a sticky, sweet night of bumping and grinding. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

Maricon @ Matador, a night for homos and their homeys. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+)

SUN AUG 21 Camp Oregon Bears 2011. For more information, visit camporegonbears.com Bottomless Mimosa Brunch! Get ready for that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Q Patrol Training. (Noon-2:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Femmes Unite! social group. Please bring food you can eat and a bit more to share.

(2-4:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)

MON AUG 22 Burger night at Starky’s! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+) Coming Out support group. (6:30-7:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) LGBT affirming Pentecostals: express your charismatic style of prayer and worship at the LGBT In-Gathering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter from the parking lot doors) OUT Dancing Beginners Swing Lessons.

(7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) Men’s Massage Exchange. Kent Tsai facilitates as you learn simple techniques and practice giving and receiving massage in a safe, comfortable atmosphere. (7:45 p.m., manifestpdx.org)

Rotten Musicians come to town, with Adventures With Might and Decades. (9:00 p.m., Rotture, 315 SE 3rd, 21+, $5) Karaoke with Theo. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

Transgender FTM Therapy Group. (7-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Men’s Erotic Energetics. (7:45 p.m., manifestpdx.org) Punkstart My Heart presents Streeteaters, Fucking Lesbian Bitches, and the return of The Mishaps! (8:00 p.m., Saratoga, 6910 N Interstate, 21+) Rotten Musicians plays live in “the Gayborhood.” (8:00 p.m., Beaterville Cafe, 2201 N Killingsworth, $3) Costume MaryOke! Arrive in costume or dig through our box of props (and win a cash prize for the best performance). (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

2011 Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival.

Visit vancouverwinejazz.com for more info.

The Adventure Group goes on a two-night kayaking and primitive camping on Waldo Lake. (9:00 a.m., for details and RSVP call Kyle at 503-989-6333) Festa Italiana. (11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, festa-italiana.org) Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!)

“Taking Our Streets Back” flash mob and demonstration. (5:00 p.m., Search Facebook for “Taking Our Streets Back” for more information) Queer Country & Line Dancing Night! The first hour of the night will be lessons in the two-step partner dance and/or a line dance, leaving the rest of the night for some good old-fashioned fun.

(8-11:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) Glitter Girls From Outer Space! It’s an intergalatic themed burlesque performance featuring the glorious ladies of Time Bomb Burlesque! (8:00 p.m., Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside, 21+, $10 adv/$12 dos)

Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for guys into guys. (5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)

Men’s Naked Yoga. (6:15 p.m., manifestpdx.org)

The Church of the Poison Mind welcomes all sinners with free food, $1 shots, and a healthy dose of your favorite Silverado dancers. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

Cabaret Karaoke. It’s karaoke with live piano accompaniment! (6:30-9:00 p.m., Wilfs, 800 NW 6th, 21+, stumptownstages.com)

Trina Hamlin and Mike Midlo in concert.

(9:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, $10)

Beloved local songwriter, Nick Jaina, celebrates the release of his newest album, with Dovekins and Run On Sentence. (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $8 adv/$10 dos)

PHAME Community Town Hall. (7-9:00 p.m., Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, Community Hall, 1535 NE 17th, Free!, phameacademy.org)

Women in the Woods. Visit womeninthewoods.com for more info.

TUES AUG 23

Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org)

Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

Brief Encounter. Strip down to your skivvies for hour prices all night! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/ theeagleportland)

2nd Annual Equity Bike Ride. This 6.5 mile ride includes presentations from local cultural organizations and a stop at Zenger Farms to enjoy home-cooked tamales from Hacienda Community Development Corporation’s Micro Mercantes program. (6:00 p.m., Lents Park, SE 92nd & Steele)

FRI AUG 26

MaryOke! Hamburger Mary’s has more songs than you can shake a high heel at (and a cash prize for the best performance). (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

Single Mingle for Dapper Dykes and Femme Fatales. (4-7:00 p.m., Bartini, 2108 NW Glisan, 21+)

H.I.M. Rose Empress XVII Elsa Daniels presents a FREE Birthday Celebration Show and Dance Party. (7:00 p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+, No cover)

Quizzy! (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages)

Manifest Men’s Community presents a Last Thursday Community Potluck. Men and their allies are invited to make Manifest their home base for Last Thursday and enjoy a potluck dinner. (6-8:30 p.m., To RSVP or for more information, visit manifestpdx.org)

Film Noir night with Samuel Thomas. (8:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

Roxy’s 76th Birthday Party! In honor of the queen behind the queen, Darcelle’s is rolling back prices to the 1976 rates! For just 50 cents, you get your admission, 2 beer tickets, and a free spaghetti dinner! Happy birthday, Roxy! (6-9:00 p.m., Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+)

Capitol Forum Show to benefit Alzheimers! (6-9:00 p.m., Southside Speakeasy, 3529 Fairview Industrial Drive Southeast, Salem, 21+)

Anawim Christian Fellowship. (6:30-8:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

Festa Italiana. (11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, festa-italiana.org)

Red Cap Garage presents the premiere of HOTT MESS, a mashup of Portland Drag Race and Miss Thing. Who’s the hottest mess in town?

(10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

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Andy Blubaugh’s film The Adults in the Room finally hits its hometown theater, opening September 2 at Cinema 21. For more information, visit cinema21.com.

Marriage Strategy & Community Meeting.

(6:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississisppi, pdxqcenter.org)

Women in the Woods. Visit womeninthewoods.com for more info.

Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

Enter The Net, a Portland-based website design and marketing company, holds a drop-in lab on all things WordPress. (6:459:15 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) Mary’s Charity Bingo. Hosted by drag diva Lee Lee, this is NOT your typical “church basement bingo.” (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Grammy-winning jazz maven Esperanza Spalding performs live in a concert to benefit Thara Memory’s youth jazz program, the American Music Program.

(7:30 p.m., The Gerding Theatre at the Armory, 128 NW 11th, $35-100)

The Dynamos sing “Super Trouper” in the touring production of Mamma Mia!

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ABBA stage spawn Mamma Mia! waxes melodic at the Keller For some, the word represents the soundtrack to coming of age. For others, it’s a throwaway karaoke night, or a campy lap around the roller rink (Gay Skate, y’all!).

And for others still, it’s nothing more than a palindrome—and for those poor folks, we feel for you.

Yep, we’re talking ABBA, the ‘70s Swede pop factory behind Mamma Mia!—the hit song-turned-hit musicalturned-hit film-turned-Fred Meyer Broadway Across America hit production. Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus’ music and lyrics come to life in the story of an independent single mom whose almost-grown daughter hopes to find her father just in time for her wedding.

Cue classics such as “Take a Chance on Me,” “S.O.S.” and “Dancing Queen,” all staged within 24 eventful hours on a picturesque Mediterranean isle. As motherof-the-bride Donna reunites with old friends—and all three of her maybe babydaddies, thanks to daughter Sophie—audiences get a feel-good, cross-generational

love story that transcends a tribute show.

Fans of the music, the 2008 movie, or the original musical, now in its 13th year, have a scant seven shows to catch Mamma Mia! in Portland. And knowing we, knowing you—yeah, we went there—you’ve already got your ticket.

Consider these testaments to the power of that palindrome: more than 45 million people worldwide, upwards of $2 billion at the theatrical box office, 300-plus cities.

There’s no waterloo in sight for the ABBA juggernaut.

Except for, you know, that one. Humming it now, aren’t ya?

Tues.-Sun., Aug. 23-28, 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 2 p.m.

Sat., 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sun.; Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St.; $25-$75 plus fees; 503-248-4335, 800-9822787 or ticketmaster.com.

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WEEKLY DANCE NIGHTS MONDAYS Maniac Mondays @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+)

TUESDAYS GIRLTOPIA @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+) ToN Def Tuesdays @ Scandals (9:00 p.m., 1125 SW Stark, 21+)

WEDNESDAYS TRICK @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+)

THURSDAYS Queer Night @ Beauty Bar (10:00 p.m., 111 SW Ash, 21+) THE FIX @ Someday Lounge (9:00 p.m., 125 NW 5th, 21+) Hip Hop Heaven @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+)

FRIDAYS ALL AGES @ Escape (10:00 p.m., 333 SW Park, all ages, $8 cover) DJ Crumbs @ Scandals (9:00 p.m., 1125 SW Stark, 21+) Flamin’ Fridays @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+) Fuego @ Boxxes (10:00 p.m., 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

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PROPER’S Annual Summer Community Networking Festival. (Noon-4:00 p.m., Kenton Park, 8417 N Brandon, properusa.net) The Gay Portland Pageant: 40 Years of Glee! (5-9:00 p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+, $10) Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys.

(5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Hot Flash! Hot Flash caters to seasoned lesbians who are too old for the “scene” and too young to stop dancing. (6-10:00 p.m., Barracuda, 9NW 2nd, 21+, $8 cover) Deaf and Hearing OutReach welcomes all LGBT ASL lovers to coffee night every fourth Saturday! (6:30 p.m., Three Friends Coffee House, 201 SE 12th, Free, http://dhorpdx. blogspot.com) Dismal Niche Orchestra performs live!

(7:00 p.m., Influence Music Hall, 135 SE 3rd, $15, tvartists.org) L.U.R.E. (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/ theeagleportland) Hamburger Mary’s and DJ Alicious present Doll House, a monthly party for the ladies and their fabulous friends. This month’s Doll House is a bittersweet going-away party for DJ Alicious and MJ, as they pack for LA. (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, $3 cover) Blow Pony... It’s a queer dance party, regardless of whatever’s in your pants, you’re welcome to dance. (9:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd, $5, blowpony.com) Brand New DJ Brad spins with the best lights and sound the Local has had yet! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court presents TA DA! A magic and comedy show benefit for the Portland Women’s Crisis Line. (5:00 p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+, $5) Basic Rights Oregon Labor Project hosts The Labor and LGBT Movements: One World, One Fight, a speaker event and movie showing. (6-8:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, basicrights.org) Del Shores, creator of the cult favorite TV series Sordid Lives comes to town with his hilarious new standup show! (8:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, $1025, delshores.tix.com) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

Gaay Aalto Sundays. (10:00 p.m., Aalto Lounge, 3356 SE Belmont, 21+, No cover!)

MON AUG 29 Burger night at Starky’s! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+) OUT Dancing Beginners Swing Lessons. (7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) Film Noir night with Samuel Thomas. (8:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

MaryOke! Hamburger Mary’s has more songs than you can shake a high heel at (and a cash prize for the best performance).

(9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

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SATURDAYS ALL AGES @ Escape (10:00 p.m., 333 SW Park, all ages, $12 cover) REVOLUTION @ CCs (9:00 p.m., 219 NW 3rd, 21+) Loungey Hip-Hop @ Boxxes (10:00 p.m., 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

The Oregon Bears take over CCs with the Double X Dance. The music is loud, the crowd is dense, and it’s the only place to see all of Portland’s yummiest bears under one roof. (9:00 p.m., C.C. Slaughter’s, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) junKtion “End of Summer” party! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Mattachine Social performs live with Jeau Breedlove! (10:00 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+) Drinking with the Divas! Join Godiva Devine, Honey Bea Hart, and Allie McQueen (along with weekly guest performers) for a night of drinking and debauchery! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

SAT AUG 27 Women in the Woods. Visit womeninthewoods.com for more info.

2011 Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival.

Visit vancouverwinejazz.com for more info.

The Adventure Group joins the Portland Frontrunners on an Esplanade walk with optional brunch. Meet by Vera Katz’ statue (9:00 a.m., 1 SE Main, adventuregroup.org) Market Q farmers market. (9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Men’s Eco-Hike. Go berry picking at Trapper Creek Wilderness with the fine folks of the Manifest Men’s Wellness Community.

(10:00 a.m., manifestpdx.org)

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With Identity Thieves, local artist and activist Jason T. Ingram exhibits pieces of fine art, photographs, sculpture and written works about surviving the “ex-gay” movement, September 1-30 at Pivot.

We want to know if The Unknown Comic will make an appearance.

“You Gotta Watch This!”

Hollywood Theatre’s Video Gong Show pits clips against each other YouTube enthusiasts, step away from the screen and up to the Hollywood Theatre box office for what is undoubtedly your show of shows.

Every last Monday of the month, the audience rules at the Video Gong Show, when participants submit their favorite viral clips for mass consumption.

The night works like this: Arrive early—cut-off is 7 p.m., the show starts at 7:30—and submit your videos, first come first served. Anything short of porn is fair game, “the more ridiculous, revealing and shameful” the better. Laughing kitties, silly ditties and all manner of absurdities will be judged—likely jeered, the clip withstanding crowd scrutiny the longest crowned champion, and its champion the winner of prizes courtesy of local eateries Pambiche and ¿Por Qué No? Think rare, think classic, think Bill Cosby Bukowski performing JellOems. Seriously. Whatever you do, think of the resounding humiliation should that mallet meet the gong in untimely fashion. Just because you can’t get enough of the G.I. Joe “body massage” PSA doesn’t mean an audience of your peers will tolerate it. (YouTube it, folks.)

Pretty much any format is welcome—URL link, DVD, Blu-ray, VHS even. Have the clip title, run time and production credits (when possible) ready when you sign up in the theater lobby, and keep in mind that there’s no guarantee your choice video will be screened. With Ian Karmel as your host, and synthy, ‘80s-style live music performed by Twins, the Video Gong Show is sure to cure that case of the Mondays, if not your 9-to-5 screwing around on the interwebs.

Mon., Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m. (6:30 doors, 6:30-7 video queue); Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sand Blvd.; $5; 503-493-1128 or hollywoodtheatre.org.

—Amanda Schurr 367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com)

SUN AUG 28 Bottomless Mimosa Brunch! Get ready for that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th) Lesbian-owned indoor dog park Fidos celebrates its first anniversary with a party!

(11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Fido’s Dog Park, 4949 SE 25th, fidosindoordogpark.com) Queer/Feminist Theory Reading Group.

(2-4:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississisppi, pdxqcenter.org) AIDS Walk Portland presents the RED PARTY! Wear your swankiest beach/resort wear and you might just be one of the lucky winners in the “Best Dressed” competition. (3-7:00 p.m., Departure, 525 SW Morrison, 21+, $5, cascadeaids.org) The Church of the Poison Mind welcomes all sinners with free food, $1 shots, and a healthy dose of your favorite Silverado dancers. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

TUES AUG 30 Men’sMorning Yoga & Meditation. (6:30 a.m., manifestpdx.org) Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for guys into guys. (5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Christine Havrilla performs live! (6-8:00 p.m., Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi, christinehavrilla.com) Men’s Naked Yoga. (6:15 p.m., manifestpdx.org) Mary’s Charity Bingo. Hosted by drag diva Lee Lee, this is NOT your typical “church basement bingo.” (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in)

WED AUG 31 LBGTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60 and over. (Noon-1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Community Church, 2400 NE Broadway, 503-

Free Rapid HIV testing & STD screening for guys into guys. (1-3:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) HRC presents Q=Mob! Come, socialize for change and meet other like-minded social activists. (6-8:00 p.m., Mint, 816 N Russell, 21+) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group.

(6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Anawim Christian Fellowship. (6:30-8:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus presents Flight for Freedom, a special send-off performance of BraveSouls and Dreamers. Help the PGMC fly over 100 singers to New York City to sing for the tenth anniversary of 9/11. (8:00 p.m., PSU Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 SW Park, $30 Business Class, $125 First Class, pgmc.org) Dress/Undress: A Fashion Benefit for Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette’s Equal Ac-

cess Fund. Hosted by Dirty Queer’s renegade poet hostess, Sossity Chiricuzio. (8:00 p.m., The Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 21+, $10) Quizzy! (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Erica Jones “No More Penis” Party! Celebrate change as your favorite local personality has one last hurrah before heading off to surgery to make it official. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Karaoke with Theo. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

THURS SEPT 1 The Adventure Group goes on a long and hard hike on South Sister. RSVP for carpooling info. (6:00 a.m. at trailhead, RSVP to Jack at 503-413-0831) PHAME Barbecue & “PHard Sale.” (5-9:00 p.m., PHAME, 1511 NE 17th, $5 suggested donation, phameacademy.com)

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Cosplay encouraged! (8:00 p.m., Pop Culture, 1929 Main St., Vancouver, All ages, $5, diskowarp.com) DJ Brandon. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

STLS, the drumcore love child of Lisa Schonberg and sts, performs at Mississippi Studios September 3.

Queer Polyamory discussion group. (6:308:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) Q Patrol Training. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississisppi, pdxqcenter.org) The Oregon Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Free Outdoor Concert. (7:00 p.m., Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Free!, orsymphony.org) Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Erotic Energetics. (7:45 p.m., manifestpdx.org) Michael Trapp art opening.Mingle with the artist while enjoying some fine live music.

(8:00 p.m., Scandals, 1125 SW Stark, 21+) Costume MaryOke! Arrive in costume or dig through our box of props (and win a cash prize for the best performance). (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

Red Cap Garage presents HOTT MESS, a mashup of Portland Drag Race and Miss Thing. Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the hottest mess in town?

(10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

Dirt Bag blasts you in the face with the glitteriest dance night in town. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to stay for the late-late night Smiths dance party. (10:00 p.m., The Know, 2026 NE Alberta, 21+, No cover!)

Rocky Rhodes karaoke. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, No cover!)

FRI SEPT 2 Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!)

Portland Black Pride presents Blackbuster Movie & Game Night. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feature is Noahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arc: Jumping the Broom. (7-11:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th)

Drinking with the Divas! Join Godiva Devine, Honey Bea Hart, and Allie McQueen (along with weekly guest performers) for a night of drinking and debauchery! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

SAT SEPT 3 Team Portland Tennis hosts the 21st Annual Rose City Open. Visit teamportland-tennis.org for more info.

The Adventure Group goes on a moderate hike to Elk Cove via Vista Ridge. Meet outside Starbucks at Hollywood Fred Meyer.

(8:00 a.m., 3030 NE Weidler, RSVP to Jack at 503-413-0831) Market Q farmers market. (9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, pdxqcenter.org) The Adventure Group joins the Portland Frontrunners on an Esplanade walk with optional brunch afterwards. Meet by Vera Katzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; statue (9:00 a.m., 1 SE Main, adventuregroup.org) Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gardening & Food Sustainability Team. Learn practical skills and tips for fall gardening. (1-3:30 p.m., manifestpdx.org) Free Rapid HIV Testing for guys into guys. (5-8:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Drumcore hotties STLS perform live with Yellow Fever and Nucular Aminals. (7:30 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $6 adv/$8 dos) Come As You Were: Riot Grrrl Karaoke!

(8:00 p.m., The Foggy Notion, 3416 N Lombard, 21+) Sexy Saturdays! Mary dusts off her disco ball for a dance night that welcomes all genders and orientations, with guest DJs, go-go boys and girls, and long island specials. (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

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Who are you calling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missâ&#x20AC;?? MRS. is back, with a vengeance, for all of your queer dance party needs. (10:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $5)

SUN SEPT 4 Team Portland Tennis hosts the 21st Annual Rose City Open. Visit teamportland-tennis.org for more info.

The Adventure Group goes kayaking on Scappoose Bay. First-time kayakers welcome. Meet at the Montgomery Park parking log. (10:00 a.m., 2701 NW Vaughn, call Evan at 503-701-7922) Bottomless Mimosa Brunch! Get ready for that hang-over medicine, Mary! (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Hamburger Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival. (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., North Park Blocks, NW 8th between Burnside and NW Glisan) Pacific NW Lesbian Author Reading & Chat Session. Come meet seven incredible lesbian Pacific Northwest authors at this reading and Q&A! (2-4:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) Queerlandia presents WERQ FORCE: 8 Parties in 8 Hours. With DJ sets from Blow Pony, Cafeteria, Gaycation, BENT, Queerlandia, MRS., Maricon, and more! (4:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, Free!)

The Church of the Poison Mind welcomes all sinners with free food, $1 shots, and a healthy dose of your favorite Silverado dancers. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

The 30th Annual La Femme Magnifique International and La Femme Magnifique Plus International Pageants! (5:00 p.m., The Portland Ballroom, Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

Peaches is back in town, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dirrrtier than ever! (9:00 p.m., Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th, $19, peachesrocks.com) Gaay Aalto Sundays. (10:00 p.m., Aalto Lounge, 3356 SE Belmont, 21+, No cover!)

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Live music comes from a crew of pirate-like performers, perhaps most fittingly, Popeye-voiced eccentric and steel guitar player Baby Gramps.

Also providing the sea-farinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soundtrack: Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Balkan-peppered gypsy-jam rockers Chervona and local rogues BilgeRats & Pyrettes, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll present acoustic music â&#x20AC;&#x153;to plunder by.â&#x20AC;?

Suit up for a costume parade led by the Last Regiment Drummers and the Oregon Defense Force Pipe Band. All that, plus puppet shows, scavenger hunts, interactive games with the Pirates of Puget Sound, an appearance by Captain Slappy and much more.

Captain Slappy?! Well, blow me down!

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Most peoples’ best friends enjoy any number of reasonable activities. Yours might love yoga or traveling—or perhaps simply watching television. My best friend Ryan’s greatest joy on earth is calling me a lesbian. He calls me a lesbian for the way I process sex (“You’re not getting married just because you laid some pipe with him, lezzie”), the frequency with which I cry during movies (often), and for the books I read. While I recognize this characterization as a gross misstatement about the state of queer women worldwide, I reluctantly embrace it. Because he’s usually right.

Recently, I tended to a somber family situation in Idaho. The specifics regarding my sojourn to the land of year-round fireworks stands and peculiar fashion time warps is another story for another day. (Briefly: a hastily organized family trip to visit a gravely ill matriarch.) Before I left, I visited my now favorite bookstore—Friends of the Library in NW—to scour the shelves stuffed with unwanted, unloved literary cast-offs, in search of a traveling companion. I determined a breezy, brainless read was in order. There, on the 3-for-$5 bargain rack, I found Eat, Pray, Love—a tattered, frayed copy discarded by the Terwilliger Plaza Library.

Full disclosure: I concede almost every criticism leveled at this book, including the inherently flawed premise of a person of privilege,

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BY DANIEL BORGEN My friend said, “The best thing about that book is that it isn’t a recipe for happiness.” Your circumstance dictates what you glean. afforded virtually every luxury imaginable, taking a year off to “find herself ”—and financing it with a hefty book advance. Another concession: I watched the film last summer—long before I read the book. And I didn’t hate it. I found the journey, while imperfect, plausible: Girl, suffering from severe relationship burnout and general non-fulfillment, upends her life, swears off sex, and searches relentlessly for answers.

When the movie came out, a friend talked to me about his Eat, Pray, Love book experience— and, honestly, I wasn’t completely sold. I had zero interest in reading it and only watched the movie to see Julia Roberts (and, okay, Javier Bardem).

Sure, that sappy memoir was life-changing. Even though I technically liked the film—just one good cry typically constitutes a “like,” I doubted anything remotely respectable inspired it, which is why it took me entire year to read it, an act I hadn’t considered until the movie’s release.

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I wasn’t inspired to take up yoga or venture off on my own pilgrimage. What I found, though, was an irresistible protagonist who fumbles awkwardly and spectacularly through experience.

Exposed, letting all her warts show, she seriously ponders clinging to the familiar (especially in the relationship department) in lieu of the unknown.

She thinks better of it, abandons comfort, instead parsing her every shortcoming. Forget Julia Roberts and her too-deliberate, monotone narration: Get into this author’s words.

I left Idaho wishing my time there wouldn’t end, but content I went. I arrived home and faced the (fair) relationship answer I dreaded but felt coming. So maybe my emotional vulnerability made me less critical of a text I may have otherwise mocked, but I doubt it. My friend said, “The best thing about that book is that it isn’t a recipe for happiness.” Your circumstance dictates what you glean. He emerged appreciating the spiritual components—“I wanted a god buffet,” he told me. I came out swearing off sex—and committing to a broad-sweeping man diet. Ryan calls my “man diet” a lesbian move (“You need a nice married man from adam4adam for hot anonymous action”). This time, he couldn’t be more wrong.

Not long before I left for Idaho, I tried to rekindle an expired relationship, one that felt like unfinished business. “Attempted” isn’t the most accurate descriptor—I pulled out all my guts and laid them before him. Certain I thought the scenario through completely, I was surprised and disheartened when things stalled and sputtered from the outset; I lived the days that followed paralyzed by uncertainty. So it should come as little surprise when, facing a perfect storm of romantic and familial turmoil, that book grabbed me.

As is my customary pre-flight ritual, I enjoyed an adult beverage at the restaurant closest to my gate. (I loathe flying and need every available sedative before boarding those aluminum tubes of death.) There I deliberately started my book—it still had its bright yellow bargain sticker on the cover. My waitress, an aging woman who seemingly spent a lifetime and career in servitude, repeatedly called me “handsome,” tossing me smiles while she grunted at and ignored everyone else. She probably noticed what I was reading, sized me up, and decided I needed affection.

I refer to many friends as my best friend. Don’t It took me hours—not days—to finish. No, you? Email daniel@justout.com.

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A Flight To Remember Portland Gay Men’s Chorus joins effort to commemorate 10th anniversary of 9/11

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On September 11, 2011, New York City will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. When it came time for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to plan for the many memorials marking the occasion, he was quick to contact organizers with the Pacific Northwest’s Flight for Freedom, an effort heralded nationally as the first major citizens’ response from another state. And now, a decade later, they’ll bring even more company—the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus.

Just three weeks after the attacks—the remains of the twin towers still coiling smoke into the city sky over Manhattan, a nation grieving the worst attack on its soil since Pearl Harbor, the next step toward ordinary daily life seemingly inconceivable—came a response from concerned citizens in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Organized by community leaders Sho Dozono, Jack McGowan and future Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, Flight for Freedom rallied 1,000 people from the Portland metro region to fly to New York City, at a time when almost no one wanted to fly, to a place many folks were afraid to visit. They met with victims’ families, blanketed the city with “Oregon Loves NY” buttons and T-shirts, and lent a much-needed economic hand to the Big Apple.

Flight’s collective show of support was recognized worldwide, be it for participants’ marching in the Columbus Day Parade, their ringing of the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell, or their stops at local firehouses. Flight for Freedom signaled the beginning of the long haul of healing for New Yorkers.

Now the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus hopes to help in the ongoing process with a performance at the Flight for Freedomsponsored Peace & Unity Concert at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. A major part of the audience is expected to be surviving first responders. The chorus will present “BraveSouls and Dreamers,” the popular composition conceived following 9/11, and the United States’ reaction to those attacks.

Bob Mensel, PGMC’s artistic director for the last 19 years, visualized what would become “BraveSouls and Dreamers” following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003. After a couple of years of discussion, Mensel settled on Robert Seeley as composer for the piece, and Robert Espindola to write lyrics. “BraveSouls and Dreamers,” says Mensel, was a response from the arts community acknowledging simply that the country was at war. That the statement came from a gay organization reflected PGMC’s long-standing practice of reaching out to the entire community, not just the LGBTQ population.

“A lot of gay organizations are in service to the gay community, which is great. The chorus is often labeled ‘ambassadors for the gay community,’” Mensel explains. “We had long discussed that so much of the new music that had been composed for gay choruses was more centered at gay-centric themes. There’s nothing wrong with that, but we wanted to step out and develop some new music that submitted photo

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“There are a lot of choruses here and for various reasons we were the ones asked to go. That says not only something nice about the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, but it says something really wonderful about the gay community here and that we’re respected and held in high esteem.”

-Bob mensel, artistic director, portland gay men’s chorus

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sadors for the gay community.’ We had long discussed that so much of the new music that had been composed for gay choruses was more centered at gay-centric themes.

Above: The PGMC shows us their Motown sound.

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“The chorus is often labeled ‘ambas-

There’s nothing wrong with that, but we wanted to step out and develop some new music that spoke to a wider community and to concerns that were across all of society.”

-Bob mensel, artistic director, portland gay men’s chorus

spoke to a wider community and to concerns that were across all of society.”

Mensel says the aim of the piece was not political commentary, but to draw from the insanity of war, and those throughout history who have waged it under a banner of quite the opposite.

“It’s a horrible irony, and very gruesome,” says Mensel of the idea. “Almost every section of [“BraveSouls and Dreamers”] has a quotation of one of these great religious, civil or political icons that we often go to war over. They’re quotations of peace.”

Among the quotations are lines culled from the Koran, the Old Testament, Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi. The storyline itself involves a mother who loses her son during a war, the process involved in her coming to terms with his death, and her learning to forgive those responsible for the death of her son.

PGMC, now in its 31st year, performed “BraveSouls and Dreamers” in 2007, 2008, 2009 and earlier in 2011. The chorus will present the piece during the “Fly Away” concert Wednesday, August 31 at Lincoln Hall on the Portland State University campus. The local concert—the proceeds of which will help fund PGMC’s trip to NYC—features a chamber version of the chorus’ usual orchestral accompaniment.

During the Peace & Unity concert in New

York, PGMC is scheduled to perform a song with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, conducted by the famed Bishop Eugene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church.

For Mensel and the rest of the 130-member ensemble, the 10th anniversary journey provides a unique opportunity, once again, for cross-country solidarity.

“It’s such a great honor to take part in the commemoration,” says Mensel, who had wanted to attend the first Flight for Freedom trip, but instead tended to PGMC duties during a concert in Hillsboro. “There are a lot of choruses here and for various reasons we were the ones asked to go. That says not only something nice about the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, but it says something really wonderful about the gay community here and that we’re respected and held in high esteem.”

PGMC presents the “Fly Away” concert Wednesday, August 31 at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Hall on the PSU campus (1620 SW Park Ave.). Tickets, $30-$125, are available at buy.pdxgmc.org or by calling 503-226-2588. To contribute to the PGMC’s Flight for Freedom effort, visit kickstarter.com/projects/1497714206/send-portland-gay-mens-chorus-to-nyc-for-9-11-perf.

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voices When Life’s Not A Beach, Find One

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Standing on the shore of the mighty Columbia River, I pitched an orange ball with all my not-a-softball-player strength. My sleek redhaired pitbull, Kelley, launched herself into the water with gusto. Fresh air, solitude, a dog, waves lapping at my feet, this was the kind of soul-soothing beach excursion I craved.

The call had come—unexpected—the day before in the middle of a bright summer afternoon. My 10-year-old son, our brindle pitbull Izzy (we have three, in assorted colors) and I were doing a little firsthand research on beach walking with dogs for this column. At Cannon Beach the air was warm, water was cool, and sand was hot. With Izzy straining at her leash, we navigated the throngs packing the stretch of coastline—swimmers, sand castle builders, sunbathers, toddlers dashing to and fro without so much as a glance in our direction.

I longed to let Izzy run free, but the crowds dictated a more conservative approach. Normally, this irks the hell out of me. But the heavens had deigned to grant us a clear blue sky scented with fresh salt breezes, and the sudden recovery from a long, dreary winter and spring made me feel magnanimous. I had no idea that clouds would soon darken the horizon.

“It’s bad news.” When I answered the cell phone, my little sister’s voice was hushed and hard to hear, and my heart rate picked up. Our

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BY MARY MANDEVILLE, DC Jogging up and down the shoreline with my pooch, I realized the most fabulous beaches for jaunts with canine pals are right underneath our feet. other sister had been diagnosed with breast cancer 16 months earlier and though she’d had good reports so far, my stomach dropped.

“She has a brain tumor.”

We spoke for several minutes and I vaguely recall it involving shouted “no”s, kicked sand, a wide-eyed 10-year-old and a flat-eared pitbull pulling at her leash. Upon updating my son, he and I decided our afternoon was done, that we should get a bite to eat and head on home.

By the time we pulled into Seaside for dinner, fog had rolled in out of nowhere and the sky had turned gray and ominous. Suddenly the 90-plus minute drive, complete with delays for roadwork, felt too heavy a price to pay for a less-than-hearty romp on the beach.

No denying, the Oregon coastline is magnificent, sea air and crashing waves replenish body and soul. But fine weather turns most ocean beaches close to Portland into leash-only kinds

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edge—alone as far as I could see in any direction. An easygoing breeze ruffled my hair. The cry of a fishing osprey sliced the silence. A wide sand beach spread out from Kelley and me in either direction, belonging only to us for the moment. Kelley hadn’t had to trudge along captive to her leash, hobbled by my lumbering twolegged gait. We shared less time in the car and more time romping together as wild things.

Jogging up and down the shoreline with my pooch, I realized the most fabulous beaches for jaunts with canine pals are right underneath our feet—beaches that will ease the sting from life’s sharpest arrows. The most brilliant dog park I’ve found in three states exists on the edge of our own town. Thousand Acres (at Exit 18 off Highway 84) is a designated off-leash dog park. It covers 1,400 acres, provides access to both the Sandy and Columbia rivers and offers chances for social interaction or complete solitude.

At the best of times, I hate to limit a dog to what she can experience from the end of a leash. At the worst of times, I need the company of a free dog whose joy is contagious.

Beach outings to soothe a troubled soul and crack a wide canine grin await—right out our back door.

of dog capers. If that’s your thing—maybe you have a sweet little Shih Tzu whose needs can be mostly met at the end of a leash, or a Yellow lab everybody thinks is Marley—then pack up your stuff and your dog and head off for a glorious time. Enjoy Ecola, or any other state park, where Oregon statutes require that dogs must be kept on a 6-foot lead at all times. Or hit the sand and surf at Cannon Beach, Seaside, Lincoln City, Tillamook or Newport, where leash laws are a tad less rigorous.

If, like me, you yearn for wide open spaces, long stretches of empty beach where you can dash into the edge of the receding tide, and a place where your well-mannered (or maybe not so much) dog can frolic as a free being, you’ll need to search out a quieter spot. Manzanita is less crowded, so is Arch Cape or Rockaway. Here you can likely unclip your dog’s leash and revel in the unbridled glee an emancipated canine will so easily share with you. Don’t forget drinking water for your pooch, as the ingestion of too much salt water will result in a sort of purging from both ends that is more pleasant for everyone if avoided.

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Pride In Stride A Q&A with Pride Northwest president Debra Porta

By Aaron Spencer

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In many regards, Portland’s Pride this year was considered successful. The nonprofit Pride Northwest organizes and executes the annual festival and parade. Just Out sat with Debra Porta, president of Pride Northwest, to talk about the event and the nonprofit.

Porta has been on the Pride Northwest board since 2006 and is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration with a specialization in nonprofit management at Portland State University.

For a complete transcript of the interview, including Porta’s thoughts on this year’s community stage and promotional efforts, and changes to both the festival and the organiza- connect with organizations, groups that we have been working with for a couple of years, tion, visit blogout.justout.com. but we sort of amped it up this year and tried Just Out: How do you think Pride went to bring in elements to the festival that would build the excitement, something to look forthis year?

Porta: I think overall there are certain ward to: the lighting of the bridge, the addithings about the festival that went really well. tion of the dance party, things like that.

For the second year in a row—and this is The visibility was really high this year. People were really excited. We worked really hard to always an issue, something that we have to

“I think we actually do a good festival. Are there always logistical issues that we’re working out, figuring out, all of that sort of stuff? Always. An event that large, it’s always going to be there.”

-Debra porta, president, pride nw

look at strategically—we did have significant rain affecting the festival on one day. Last year it was Sunday; this year it was Saturday [ June 18]. And it makes a big difference. It makes a big difference in who comes through the door, how long they stay there, what kind of revenue comes through the gate, which is a significant part of our budget. So that one we’re still crunching the numbers [on], seeing exactly how it played out. It was definitely not a financially gangbusters festival.

JO: What do you mean?

Porta: Meaning, for example, if both days had been even remotely close [in weather] to Sunday, it would have been a very profitable, so to speak, festival.

JO: How much money was raised at Portland Pride 2011?

Porta: We are still figuring that out because not all of the payments have come in.

JO: If you had to give Pride Northwest an overall grade, in terms of how the organization did its job, what would it be?

Porta: That’s a really subjective answer because the things that I grade us on, particularly because of the program I’m in right now, are very different than someone from the community and how they’re going to grade us or even how some of the other board members will grade us because I’m aware of the nuts and bolts that a nonprofit organization operates under. So when I look at it from that perspective, we have a lot of work to do, and we are moving in that direction. This is something that has always been an issue for Pride

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this route, or at least close to it up until 2005, 2004. The decision at that time, before any of us were on the board, was to move the route to where it went, and the community was very vocal about not being happy with that move.

They were still vocal about that when I joined the board a couple of years after it happened.

There were relationships that were broken; there were partnerships that had been built in the community that were severed because of that original move. We made the decision to move the parade because the overwhelming feedback that we consistently got from the community was not being happy that we had abandoned our business area.

JO: When you refer to relationships that were broken, you’re referring to relationships with the businesses in Old Town?

Porta: Right, for the most part, yes. The other reason—and this is why I’m going to harp on the nonprofit part of things—is that we have a responsibility to run a budget, and the parade gets more and more expensive every year, as does the festival. Three things: listening to the community feedback we had gotten

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from the community—to respect those areas and respect the fact that there’s a large portion of the community that doesn’t want smoke going up and down the aisles. We do not wish to be the smoke police at the festival, although we will respectfully ask people to move to those areas. And if there are suggestions on how to better handle it, bring them along.

JO: The Pride Northwest website lists three members on the Pride Northwest board, but your bylaws stipulate you should have four. How many do you have?

Porta: We have three board members at this point in time. We are aware of the fact that the bylaws say four. We’re also aware of the fact that we have the ability to amend or suspend portions of the bylaws if absolutely needed and then get to the state where we’re in line with them again as soon as possible.

JO: But you are planning to elect a vice president?

Porta: Yes, very much so.

JO: Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Porta: I came across an interview by the board president in 1999 [Tobin Britton] in Just Out, and it was a fullpage interview, and her mantra throughout the interview was getting the community to understand that Pride happens because the community’s involved. And at that time they had 10 people on the board, and she felt that it was not enough. And given what we deal with, I can see that. So now we have three, and we had fantastic volunteers this year—people who have come on board to help out, and that’s what we need. We need partners who will help facilitate and make sure that things happen, because this is a large undertaking. It’s not separate from the community although it may only happen three days out of the year. The planning for it, the success of it takes the entire year, and that’s really my big message. This is the community’s festival and it takes the community to make it happen. marty davis

Northwest because it’s never been managed as a nonprofit organization, which is what it is. And that means that we have obligations, mandates, things that we operate under that haven’t necessarily received as much attention in the past as they should have, so that’s what we’ve been working on to solidify the organization itself so that we can continue, which is our number one responsibility— ensuring that the organization continues. So in that area, we have a lot of work. I’d give us probably a B or a C. In terms of the festival, I think we actually do a good festival. Are there always logistical issues that we’re working out, figuring out, all of that sort of stuff ? Always. An event that large, it’s always going to be there. But in terms of what we’re able to accomplish with what we have, I’d give us an A. JO: The Pride Parade went on for about three hours. Do you think that’s too long?

Porta: Honestly, I don’t know. Most of the reason that the parade was so long is because we had more entries than in a long time. It was pretty close to last year, actually. We had more people marching in the parade, which just made it huge. It was big. There are stops in the parade that we have no control over— TriMet. Buses will stop. Trains don’t stop. But we deal with that every year. So the size of the parade this year really had an impact on how long the parade is. No one has come to me with concerns about the fact that it was three hours, but I don’t think anyone was expecting it to be that long. But it’s obviously a discussion that we will have to undertake, particularly if someone wants us to undertake that discussion.

JO: Did you receive any complaints this year about indecency during the parade like you did last year [involving a sex sling]?

Porta: No. JO: Is Pride Northwest making an effort to bring the parade route back downtown?

Some feel attendance has been sparser since it moved to the new route.

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since the original change, listening to community feedback about people who could no longer walk the route, so to speak, because they were physically unable—and that’s a significant population—and the increase in the cost of the parade to be able to put it on were the three factors we took into account in looking at making the change that we did last year.

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Porta: We have a designated smoking area policy.

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There was a jubilant buzz in the air, a palpable energy giving those of us in Oregon hope— however slight—that maybe, one day, this too shall come to pass in our state. I looked up at the widescreen TV, which serves as a textmessage board, where many were celebrating the momentous occasion.

“Huzzah! New York just legalized gay marriage!” was followed by “Governor Cuomo just signed same-sex marriage into law! VICTORY!” Then there it was—five words that cast a pall over the celebratory mood in the bar: “ You guys are such fags.”

I was not amused. In fact, I was downright furious. After I quelled my initial outrage, I brought the offensive remark to the bartender’s attention and he promptly had the vile note removed. It would be too easy to blame the hateful message on the few straights frequenting Slaughters, but at the time it appeared, it was still early and, as far as I could tell, there were no bachelorette parties in the bar, nor the frat boys those raucous get-togethers tend to attract. More likely than not, the message was posted by some self-loathing homo.

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Recently, a friend of mine was chatting with a hot butch guy on Grindr and they hit it off. They flirted back and forth and the conversation inevitably turned sexual. Not one to hook up without first meeting the person, my friend—let’s call him Tom—decided to invite the Grindr guy out for a beer at a local “mas-

culine” gay watering hole. Imagine Tom’s surprise when the guy responded, “Sorry, man.

I’m not a fag and don’t do that faggy shit.”

The guy promptly stopped chatting with Tom, who was understandably shocked and a little confused. He thought it was something he may have said. I told Tom he had nothing to worry about—it was pretty obvious the guy was a self-loathing homo and he probably dodged a bullet because the guy didn’t seem to grasp that wanting to fool around sexually with another person of the same sex qualifies as faggy behavior. He also probably had a lot of pent-up rage inside him and Tom’s personal safety may have been compromised if they had indeed hooked up.

A few weeks ago, someone was at the house and saw a copy of Just Out. He started going off on how the publication was just some “faggy bullshit” and only “queers and fags” read the “stupid paper.” This was precious coming from a guy who has a long term boyfriend and was unceremoniously kicked out of a family reunion for making out with his ex-boyfriend and shouting, “I love big black cocks!” in the presence of children.

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In the early hours of the morning after New York’s gay marriage bill became law, yet another gay individual was the victim of a hate crime not far from CC Slaughters. News outlets later published photos of the two suspects and I wouldn’t be too surprised if one or both turned out to be latent homosexuals. I’m sorry, no straight guy has eyebrows that well manicured.

Seriously though, I am sick and tired of self-loathing gays. I can understand past circumstances may make it hard for them, but if only they would try to accept who and what they are. I’m no psychologist but self-acceptance is the first step to self-actualization, which can lead to internal harmony and ultimately self-love and happiness.

Trust me, I speak from experience. I used to be really uncomfortable with many aspects of my big gay life—such as being a bottom and not looking butch enough—but once I accepted this is who I am and you can like me or not (thanks, Madonna), I was at peace. As gays, there are already many who hate us —the last thing we need is to hate ourselves.

The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of Bennie Tan. If you have any complaints or laudatory words, email him at pdxpandacub@gmail.com.

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“Cranford Nix,” Bobby explains, his voice thick with a four-beers-deep slur. “He was in some punk bands back in the late ‘90s and put out this acoustic stuff, too. Half of it’s about how much he hated his wife doing drugs, and the other half of it’s about how much he loves drugs. Kind of meta, really.”

“Is he local?” I ask.

“No, Detroit. And he’s dead, sadly. I got turned on to his work and couldn’t stop playing this album, and then a year later found out that he OD’d ages ago. I didn’t expect it to hit me so hard, but I literally burst into tears in the middle of a fucking basement show when I found out. My friends thought I was a freak!”

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“I know how it goes. This cat I’ve known and loved for about eight years recently died…”

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“Thank you. Anyway, I had this photo of myself and him from years ago, and after I found out the news, I put it up on Facebook as an R.I.P. message.”

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“Shit!” I laugh, shocked. “Someone’s not getting invited back.”

“Whatever—I wasn’t invited anyway! And look, the carpet’s filthy already.”

I look at my glass of soda water, then back to Bobby. “To Cranford,” I say, holding it up in a cheer, “and Amy, and Panna the cat, and everyone else who left their bodies and went on to the next adventure.” I tip my glass, watch the liquid fall through the air and sink out of sight in the dirty carpet, and smile.

ing him meant that there was no way I could be close to him or otherwise have any emotions associated with him dying.”

“That’s really weird,” Bobby observes. “It’s especially funny comparing it to another recent death: Amy Winehouse. I mean, in the same way that I wasn’t exactly shocked when I found out that Cranford had OD’d at that point in his career—frankly, it was pretty logical—it wasn’t exactly bizarre that Amy’d die at the time she did, either.”

“Sadly, no, it wasn’t. But still, everyone immediately grieved for her!” I note. “Social media went crazy about the news for days.

Suddenly, everyone was the biggest Amy Winehouse fan around, and needed to publicly process their grief.”

“This is the confusing part to me,” Bobby ponders. “Loss is constant—it’s just a symptom of living in the material world, you know? But somehow the grieving isn’t constant. Somewhere inside us, there’s a line that defines when loss is okay and when it’s devastating.”

“But where is that line?” I ask, raising my voice over the din of the party. “How close to Nick Mattos is by no means a punk—but they something do we have to be to justify mourn- sure throw fun parties. Invite him to your show ing its loss?” at nickmattos@justout.com.

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»AIDS & HIV CAREAssist pays for health insurance premiums, prescription drugs and insurance plan co-payments and deductibles for eligible people with HIV/AIDS. Program of the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Ryan White CARE Act. (8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday. 503-7314029 or 800-805-2313. www.healthoregon.org.).

Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) educates youth and adults about HIV prevention, supports people with HIV and their families and advocates for sound HIV policy and legislation on the national, state and local levels. Spanish-language assistance available. (Suite 800, 208 SW 5th Ave., 503-223-5907, Oregon HIV/STD Hotline 800-777-2437.

CAP Vancouver offers free rapid HIV testing to men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Wash. (11am - 1pm Tuesdays, 4 - 8pm Thursdays.

3701 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. 360-750-7964) Clackamas County Public Health offers anonymous and confidential HIV testing and counseling to everyone. No needles! Free condoms!

Call for appointment or walk-in testing times. (Oregon City: 503-6558471. Sandy: 503-722-6660. Molalla: 503-723-2944. 82nd Avenue: 503-771-7944. For more information call 503-742-5382.)

Columbia County Public Health offers anonymous and confidential HIV testing, counseling and case management to anyone. Se habla español. We lend HIV books and videos and offer educational materials and free condoms. (503-397-4651 or 800-244-4870.)

Daily Bread Express provides home delivery of high-quality meals to HIV-positive individuals in need. Fresh meals delivered weekdays, frozen meals for weekends. Volunteers invited to inquire anytime. (Mara 503-460-3822.)

Esther’s Pantry in Milwaukie provides food and personal care items to people with HIV/AIDS. Call to donate or for services. (503-349-4699 www.ourhouseofportland.org/programs/estherspantry.)

Fuzeon Information Group welcomes people contemplating, using or caregiving for Fuzeon recipients. Facilitated by experienced patients, nurses and social workers. (5:30-7 pm second Wednesday, 5525 SE Milwaukie Ave. RSVP to Julia 503-230-1202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/ partnership/fuzeon.html.)

Health, Education, AIDS Liaison (HEAL) offers information about alternative views of AIDS causation and HIV testing. Call for a free packet of information. (503-227-2339. bwport@comcast.net.)

HIV Day Center offers hot meals, counseling, laundry facilities, clothing, showers and hygiene supplies, computers with Internet access, phones, mail drop, recreational activities, massage and haircuts.

Volunteers invited to inquire anytime. (9 am-3 pm Monday-Friday. 2941 NE Ainsworth St. 503-460-3822.)

The Link, a social networking group for HIV-positive gay and bi men, meets every month for social events, discussions and other outings.

(209 SW 4th Ave., 503-278-3868 thelink@cascadeaids.org.)

Manifest, a nonprofit men’s wellness community, prevents and addresses HIV and STDs by empowering men to pursue their wellness passions together through programs like yoga, cycling, hiking, meditation, healing touch classes, vision teams, wellness coaching, information and referrals. (503 223 8822, ext. 1. www.manifestpdx.org.)

Multnomah County Health Department’s HIV Community Test Site offers confidential testing by appointment. Some walk-in testing.

Sliding-scale fee. Se habla español; other interpretation by appointment. (9 am-4:45 pm Monday-Friday except 12:30-4:45 pm Wednesday. 426 SW Stark St., Sixth Floor. 503-988-3775.)

Multnomah County offers free HIV rapid testing to gay, bi and trans guys. Se habla español. (5-7:15 pm Tuesday. 5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 503-988-3030.)

OHSU HIV Clinic provides comprehensive health care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Services include HIV specialty care, psychiatry, counseling, addiction treatment, case management, same-day visits and online chart access. Appointments are available regardless of insurance. (503-494-8562.)

Our House of Portland provides Oregon and southwest Washington’s only network of integrated health and housing services for people with HIV/AIDS. Programs include Our House (24-hour residential care), Neighborhood Housing and Care, Community Services and Swan House. To volunteer, contact Kathryn Siebert. (503-234-0175. www. ourhouseofportland.org.)

Partnership Project provides services to people with HIV/AIDS, their families and those at risk. Programs include HIV Case Management; Supporting Healthy Options for Prevention (SHOP), behavior change counseling to motivate people to protect themselves and their partners; and HIV 101, providing basic information for people recently diagnosed.

Se habla español. (Intake Line: 503-517-3590. SHOP: Laura or Kurt 503-230-1202 or 877-795-7700. HIV 101: 503-230-1202. Positive Living: Julia 503-230-1202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/partnership.)

Portland Area HIV Services Planning Council is a county decisionmaking body that identifies services needed for people living with HIV/ AIDS and allocates federal funds annually. Need volunteers from all walks of life. (20 NE 10th Ave., Second Floor. 3653 SE 34th Ave. 503988-3030, ext. 25703. www.hivportland.org.)

Positive Direction Series offers life skill workshops to people living with HIV/AIDS at Cascade AIDS Project. Topics include employment, parenting, health, women’s self-image and sexuality, budgeting and tenant education. (Shyle Ruder 503-223-5907, ext. 203. www.cascadeaids.org.)

Positive Living Series is a seven-week self-management series for people living with HIV/AIDS designed to assist you in taking care of your illness, give you skills to carry out normal daily activities and provide you with the tools to manage emotional changes. (Julia 503-2301202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/partnership/fuzeon.html.)

Positive Support Association supports all persons that have been affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the Pacific Northwest. The PSA maintains a comprehensive web site that people can visit to help newly diagnosed persons get help and support. The PSA is also seeking volunteers to assist in HIV/AIDS Awareness Projects, including our Peer Positive Mentorship Program. (www.positive-support.org) +alk is a five-session program for people living with HIV designed to reduce stress around talking about your HIV status and negotiating safer sex. New groups start regularly. (Ben at 503-278-3868 or bgerritz@cascadeaids.org)

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Project Quest Integrative Health Center offers conventional and alternative health care, nutrition classes, support groups and recreational sports activities for people seeking a wellness focus to living and dying, especially those living with HIV/AIDS or cancer. (2901 E Burnside St. 503-238-5203. pquest@qwest.net.)

The Research & Education Group provides access to HIV/AIDS research trials of new drugs and therapies. (2311 NW Northrup St. #105. 503-229-8428.)

The Risk Reduction Zone, a program of Outside In, provides a queer safe space that offers HIV, hepatitis C and STD prevention programs; Internet resources; peer counseling; referrals; and support groups in a nonclinical setting. (1030 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3895.)

Social and Support Group discusses HIV issues for men at Quest Center. Meet other nice guys, share information and have fun. (7-8 pm Tuesday. 2901 E Burnside St. Terry 503-253-2292.)

Swan House is a specialized adult foster care home for low-income people with HIV/AIDS who need assistance with personal care, mobility, medications or drug/alcohol/mental health support. (Business: 503786-4829. Volunteers: 503-234-0175. www.ourhouseofportland.org/ programs/swanhouse.)

Tod’s Corner in Milwaukie provides clothing, household items, companion pet care, cremations and more to people with HIV/AIDS. Call to donate or for services. (503-349-4699. www.ourhouseofportland.org/ programs/todscorner.)

Washington County Health Department provides free needle-free HIV testing services for gay and bi men at community health clinics in Beaverton and Tigard. (Beaverton: 5:30-7:30 pm Monday, 12550 SW Second St. Tigard: 5:30-7:30 pm Thursday, 15296 SW Royalty Parkway. 503-846-4965.)

»HEALTH Anti-Violence Bradley-Angle House provides emergency shelter for women-identified domestic violence survivors. Individual support and advocacy are available for any queer people who have experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse in their relationships. Free, confidential and safe.

(Crisis: 503-281-2442. Sexual and Gender Minority Services Program: 503-232-7805, ext. 3. melissaa@bradleyangle.org.)

Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence serves survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Linn and Benton counties and offers a 24-hour hot line, confidential shelter, legal and hospital advocacy, safety planning and support groups. (Crisis: 541-754-0110 or 800-9270197. Business: 541-758-0219.)

Clackamas Women’s Services offers shelter, support and resource referral to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Lesbian, bi and trans friendly. Wheelchair accessible. TTD, relay calls and collect calls accepted. (Crisis: 503-654-2288. Business: 503-722-2366.)

Kids on the Block Awareness Program, a service of Impact NW, is a valuable resource for the children, parents and teachers with topics like Preventing School Violence, Appreciating Cultural Differences, Making Healthy Choices and more. Visit kidsontheblockimpactnw.blogspot. com for more information.

Portland Women’s Crisis Line offers free and confidential services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence; operates a 24-hour crisis intervention hot line that provides referrals for shelter, counseling and support groups; provides sexual assault advocates; and offers a program for sex workers. Foreign language translation is available. (503235-5333 or 888-235-5333. www.pwcl.org.)

Sexual Assault Resource Center promotes social justice by eliminating sexual violence through support, advocacy and education. Services include a 24-hour confidential crisis line, free counseling and support groups, community education and volunteer opportunities. (Crisis: 503640-5311. Business: 503-384-0480. www.sarcoregon.org.)

General Breathe Free, the Oregon LGBTQ Coalition Against Tobacco, provides education around queer tobacco use and advocates for tobacco reduction. (503-784-5813. r.e.szego@cascadiabhc.org.)

Men’s Tantric Yoga offers body/mind/spirit health in a safe, structured environment for men to explore their connection to self and to others.

Two classes weekly. (www.elementalhealing.org) Outside In operates a clinic for anyone who can’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan as well as needle exchange services that include those who inject hormones. Provide transitional housing for youth 20 and younger and for those HIV-positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers of all ages. (10 am-6 pm Monday-Friday. 1132 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3800. www.outsidein.org.)

Pivot is a community space for men into men. We offer a variety of programming that is both social and educational in nature, a drop in space (that’s right, sip our coffee and use our WiFi for free, we don’t mind), and weekly STD/HIV testing. Oh yeah, free condoms and lube, too. Drop by. Get into something different. (Wed - Sat 3-9pm. 209 SW Fourth Ave. 503-445-7699. www.pivotpdx.org) Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette provides confidential and affordable sexual and reproductive health care, including STD testing and treatment, 20-minute anonymous HIV tests, annual exams and condoms. Sliding-fees, insurance welcomed. Se habla español.

Health centers in Southeast and Northeast Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Salmon Creek, Salem, Bend and Vancouver, Wash. (888875-7820. www.ppcw.org.)

Recovery Center for Family and Adolescent Research offers free counseling for parents of drug-abusing youth 15 to 20 who refuse to go to treatment. Counseling is also available for adolescents 13-17 who have both substance abuse and depression, as well as for adolescents 15-22 who use methamphetamine. All of our programs are part of a

federally funded treatment study to help qualifying parents engage resistant youth in counseling, have a family therapy focus, and are free of charge. (503‑243‑1065. www.ori.org/cfar/portland.)

Dual Diagnosis Anonymous is a peer support program based on a version of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with an additional five steps focusing on dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse). Meets at Live and Let Live Club. (7‑8 pm Friday. 1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑222‑6468.)

Extended Family hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. (5:30 pm daily.

2400 NE Broadway. 503‑281‑8868.)

HIV+ AA Meeting at Rosewood Apartments invites those in recovery who are either infected or affected by the disease. (7 pm Monday and Thursday. 4810 NE Sandy Blvd.)

Lunch Bunch hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. (Noon daily, 1 pm Sunday.

2400 NE Broadway. 503‑281‑8868.)

Live and Let Live Club offers the sexual minorities community a safe place to find friendship, recovery and clean-and-sober activities.

Meeting space available for 12-step groups. (1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑238‑6091.)

Poz for the Cause, a 12-step recovery group for anyone infected or affected by HIV or Hepatitis C who has a desire to stop the suffering associated with alcohol and drug abuse, meets at Rosewood House.

(7‑8:15 pm Mondays. 4810 NE Sandy Blvd. Tom @ 503-916-9693 and Fred @ 503-805-5895.)

Rainbow Recovery Al‑Anon is a 12-step group of queer and questioning people who support one another in recovering from the effects of another person’s drinking. (6:15‑7 pm Thursday. 1244 NE 39th Ave. 503-292-1333, ext. 1. www.al‑anonportlandoregon.org.)

Rush Hour Reprieve is an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. (5:30 pm Monday-Friday. 1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑772‑5213.)

Sex Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step program for those suffering from addictive sexual behaviors. Any gender and sexual orientation is welcome. Weekly gay- and lesbian-friendly meeting focuses on Steps 1‑2‑3 and the spiritual solution. (7‑8 pm Tuesday. 909 NW 24th Ave., Second Floor. 503‑452‑5961. www.portlandsaa.org.)

Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alano Club and welcomes any sex abuse survivors age 18 and older. Newcomers are welcome! (909 NW 24th St.) Sunday Over the Rainbow, a 12-step Al-Anon group primarily for the sexual minorities community, helps family and friends of those addicted to alcohol or drugs on their own path to health and recovery. Meets in the Channing Room at First Unitarian Church of Portland. (5:15‑6:30 pm Sunday. 1011 SW 12th Ave.) The Triangle Project at Cascadia Behavioral Health Care is Oregon’s alcohol and drug addiction treatment program specifically for the queer community. Safe, respectful, confidential and effective since 1986.

Services include a group for gay and bi men struggling with meth addiction. (503‑230‑9654. www.cascadiabhc.org)

Sexual Axis is a free, two-session, one-on-one counseling program designed to help you take the stress out of safer sex and work toward reducing your risk. Help take the stress out of safer sex! Held at Pivot, 209 SW 4th Ave., 503-445-7699, pivot@pivotpdx.org The Multnomah County Health Department STD Prevention Program offers testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, HIV testing, Hepatitis C and syphilis testing to those at highest risk, and hepatitis A and B vaccinations. By appointment or walk-in. Most insurance plans accepted; sliding-scale fee. Se habla español. (9 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday except 11:00-4:30 pm Wednesday. 426 SW Stark St., Sixth Floor. 503-988-3700.)

Pivot offers free HIV and STD testing for gay/bi/trans and all men who have sex with men (because we think that’s hot). All testing is walk in and done on a first come, first served basis. Spanish speaking testing staff available: Tuesdays 5 - 8:30PM (HIV/STD), Wednesdays 1 3:30PM (HIV/STD), Saturdays 5 - 8:30PM (HIV only). 209 SW 4th Ave. 503-445-7699, pivot@pivotpdx.org

»SOCIAL Arts & Music Confluence: The Willamette Valley Mixed GALA Chorus rehearses Sundays at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem. (4‑6:30 pm.

5090 Center St. NE. 503‑364‑2370. confluence@aol.com. www.confluencechorus.org.)

Creative Connection is a social gathering for gay men who are artists, writers or musicians or who pursue some creative activity.

Noncommercial, nonjudgmental; supporting personal creativity for novices and professionals alike. Monthly potlucks on the second Friday.

(7 pm. Carl 503‑284‑2971.)

Foreign Film Group meets every second and fourth Sunday to screen foreign films at various venues, followed by a group discussion. (pdxgayfilm@yahoo.com.)

Motherlode Music Weekend. Spend Easter in the company of delightful women...play music, have fun, learn a new instrument. N.W. Women’s Music Celebration, April 23-25, 2011. YMCA Camp Collins, near Gresham. Registration available at www.motherlodemusic.com.

Classes in guitar, marimba, drumming, singing and much more. You’ll love it! Questions? LMVogt01@msn.com Portland Gay Men’s Chorus is open to singers, support members and volunteers. (503‑226‑2588. www.pdxgmc.org.)

Portland Lesbian Choir, a nonaudition community chorus, encourages women who love to sing in harmony—regardless of musical experience, age, race or sexual orientation—to join us for singing, skill building, socializing and fun, led by Director Kirsten Hart and assistant

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director Anya Lysak. Rehearsals take place at Ainsworth United Church of Christ. (6:45‑8:45 pm Wednesday. 2941 NE Ainsworth St. portlandlesbianchoir@hotmail.com. www.plchoir.org.)

Portland Gay Symphonic Band always welcomes new members, from accomplished musicians to those who have not played since high school. (www.portlandgaysymphonicband.org.)

Rose City Gay Freedom Marching Band performs once a year during Portland Pride. (www.rcgfb.org.)

Rose City Swing is a traditional 16-piece big band performing everything from classic dance standards to contemporary swing. Membership by audition. (www.rosecityswing.org.)

Satori Men’s Chorus welcomes new members of all ages and races, regardless of sexual orientation or musical background, to join Wednesday rehearsals. No audition necessary. (503‑242‑4244. www. satorichorus.org.)

General Asian Pacific Islander Pride is for LGBTQ people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in Oregon, providing safe and supportive opportunities to celebrate, educate and bring our communities together. (api.pride@gmail.com, api-pride.blogspot.com) Bad Girls is a social and educational leather and B/D/S/M club for self-identified women with an emphasis on safety and education.

Workshops, discussions, events and parties. Women of all orientations can connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women’s Welcoming Munch monthly. (503‑972‑2233. www.pdxbadgirls.net.)

Blackout Leather Productions is Oregon’s premier GLBTQ leather production company. We are proud to produce the Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather and Oregon State Bootblack contests, as well as LURE, NW Sash Bash, and other events. For more details, check out our website www.BlackoutLeather.org Bookwomen is a lesbian discussion group that meets monthly to share stories, favorite authors, top 10 lists and opinions and reviews of the assigned book. (503‑684‑0305. mikkata@comcast.net.)

Border Riders Motorcycle Club provides social opportunities for gay men interested in recreational motorcycle touring and camping.

(503‑325-2204, brmcprez@borderriders.com.)

Butch Crew PDX is a social group that welcomes everyone who identifies as butch/boi/macha/stud/tomboi/masculine of center/soft butch/bucha or any similar identity. Meet ups are the 2nd Sunday of each month at Q Center. Our core values are: Creating community, celebrating diversity & playing nicely with others. We don’t decide who belongs - you do. More information: ButchCrewPDX@gmail. com or find us on Facebook.

CHARGED+ is a free monthly club night for HIV+ men, on third Tuesdays, hosted by Zora Phoenix at CC Slaughters in Portland. (219 NW Davis St., 503-248-9135) Coqsure is a social group for people who were assigned a female sex at birth but identify otherwise (female-to-male, genderqueer, drag king, etc.). (503‑471‑1515. groups.yahoo.com/group/coqsure.)

50+ lesbian social group meets monthly. (4‑7 pm. 503‑642‑3360 or 971‑216‑1173. sutaytig@aol.com.)

FTM Pacific NW OR & WA is a discussion group for female-to-male trans men. (groups.yahoo.com/group/FTM_PacificNW) Funny Ladies, a social group for nice lesbians 35 and older as well as their friends and loved ones, holds potlucks on the second Saturday of each month. (flataps@yahoo.com.)

Gay Guys Gardening is a member supported organization focused on growing, harvesting and storing food crops. Contact Tom Winterrowd, 503-263-2696, or gayguysgardening@yahoo.com Gay Men Who Have Lost Their Partners meets at the West Cafe to provide an opportunity for conversation and socializing. The death need not have occurred recently. (7:30 pm second Wednesday. 1201 SW Jefferson St. 503‑701‑9376.)

Get Off My Axe! is a lesbian RPG gaming group in the tradition of Dungeons & Dragons, d20, etc. We play various PG-13 campaigns as suits us, sharing laughs and kicking kobolds as we go. Dust off your geek armor and join us! (LynneMe2@gmail.com) Happy Ours Productions is a grassroots group dedicated to building the visibility, community participation and collective leadership of lesbian women of color through a wide variety of social, networking, consciousness-raising and action-oriented activities, events and projects.

(503.764.9351, www.happyoursproductions.com.)

Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon is the oldest gay, lesbian, bi and trans social/fund-raising organization in the state of Oregon. Meetings are the first two Mondays of each month. (www.rosecourt.org.)

Jewish Gay Men’s Group—please call for meeting time and place.

(503‑246‑5939. efraimlevi@aol.com.)

Keshet is a social connection group for queer Jews and their spouses, partners, significant others and good friends, meeting monthly for potluck dinners and special events. (Ira Forleiter, iraf@spiritone.com, or visit www.gayjewishportland.com.)

Lavender Womyn is a lesbian social group with chapters in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis-Albany, Rogue Valley, and Grants Pass. They organize several events throughout the year including potlucks, BBQ’s, bowling, bunco, game night, and more. (Visit lavenderwomyn.com or email Kim at support@lavenderwomyn.com for more information.)

Lesbian horror movie fans meet at various Portland theaters to watch movies together. Contact kawfeelover@yahoo.com for more information.

Lesbians with Degrees is a social group that was started for degreed women, but no degree is necessary. Just come and join the fun! Pool parties, Scrabble and more. (Lani 503‑233‑3557. Join listserv at LesbianswDegrees-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.)

Les Couve Groove, a lesbian potluck group for SW WA. Meets the second Sunday of every month, 5-8 p.m. in members’ homes (except for May, when we meet the third Sunday to respect Mother’s Day.) For more information, contact us: lescouvegroove@gmail.com. Y’all come!

Windandsea is a group embarking on the journey of bringing the Oregon Coast LGBT community together. Let’s get together and figure out how to enhance our coastal lives together, and have fun!

(Commonwind@yahoo.com) Oregon Men Enjoying Naturism is a social organization for gay male naturists/nudists. Social gathering second Saturday of every month. (omenpdx@omenpdx.org. www.omenpdx.org.)

PDX_FTM is a social group for female-to-male trans men and allies. (groups.yahoo.com/group/PDX_FTM.) PDX Gay Board Gamers meets monthly in Northwest Portland to play

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everything from old-time gems (Life, Monopoly) to new classics (Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico). Bring your favorite game along! (11:30 am-5 pm first Sunday. brunt1234@gmail.com.)

Poder Latino is a nonprofit social community voice group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that reaches out to Latinos and Latinas by organizing events and retreats and advocating HIV prevention. Meets every other Monday at Outside In. (6:30 pm. 1030 SW 13th Ave. Hugo 503‑997‑8615 or Audencio 503‑261‑5463.)

The Portland Gay Men’s Garden Group meets once a month to explore various gardens and nurseries. Come socialize and meet other men who love plants. Contact Jim at 503-309-4342.

Portland Leather Alliance is one of the largest pansexual, nonprofit B/D/S/M, leather and fetish lifestyle organizations in the Northwest.

Regular social and educational opportunities, including KinkFest, Leather Ball and Fall Vendors Fair. (www.pdxleatheralliance.org.)

Portland LeatherMen 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.

TuckerWalter@gmail.com.)

Portland Lesbian Book Club gathers monthly to chat about a chosen book or to attend selected events. (6:30 pm third Tuesday. groups. yahoo.com/group/portlandlesbianbookclub.)

The Portland Lesbian Garden Club enjoys all things green, from the latest perennial or vegetable finds to yard design and container planting. We focus not on meetings, but on garden and nursery tours, plant/ seed exchanges, and holiday parties. All ages and levels of expertise are welcome, and for $10 a year you can have access to our entire website: www.lgcpdx.org. Give us a call at 503-909-2002 with your contact information to become a member.

PDX Lesbian Network hosts monthly card, games, pool and bowling nights, brewpub visits, hiking, kayaking, backpacking, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, monthly bookclub, etc. We also have an annual campout for members in Summer and parcipate in the Hood to Coast relay. This is a Network, so if you want to host an event please feel free to do so. Please find us on Facebook and request to become a member.

Portland Metro Prime Timers meets monthly on fourth Sundays.

Established in 1980 as a social group for older Gay men as well as younger men who enjoy their company. Activities include potluck meals, picnics, dinners out, Bingo, celebrations of special holiday occasions. Check out our website: web.me.com/byron.w/pdxpt. Contact: 360-254-1718 or 503-286-4613.

Rainbow Eastenders is a group of active senior gay men who meet at Rainbow Vista in Gresham to socialize, travel and attend outings, including holiday parties, ocean cruises and dining out. Come make some new friends. (11 am third Saturday. 1350 W Powell Blvd.

503‑667‑5575. ian@rainbowvista.com.)

Relationship Gardening is a support group for single, gay men who desire monogamy. ($25/week, Call 503-348-0405 for pre-screening, relationshipgardening.com) Rose City Discussion Club, the largest and oldest open pansexual/ alternative sexuality club in the Northwest, is open to all orientations, fetishes and lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual. (rcdc@teleport.com. www.rcdc.org.)

Sappho Social Club is a group of women 40 years and older building community through social and cultural activities. (thesapphosocialclub@yahoo.com.)

SOMOS LGBTQ Latinos group is a welcoming social and educational gathering for GLBTQ Latinos. (6:30-8:30pm, Educate Ya, 200 NE 20th Ave. Suite-10, somos.info@gmail.com) Soyboys Vegetarian Men’s Group is a fun, social gathering for gay and bi men who are interested in a healthy vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.

A variety of activities and monthly potlucks on the last Saturday. (veggieguys@aol.com.)

Tuesday Twilight Tastings meets for casual tastings of fine wines and inspired food at West Cafe. (6‑8 pm third Tuesday. 1201 SW Jefferson St. RSVP to 503‑784‑4807 or 503‑227‑8189.)

Physical Recreation The Adventure Group organizes a variety of activities year round, including hiking, walking, cross-country and downhill skiing, rafting and mountain biking. (PO Box 2201, Portland, OR 97208-2201. www. adventuregroup.org.)

Amazon Dragons Paddling Club invites women 16 and older to join Portland’s only out lesbian dragon boat team. Be part of the fun and fitness with this dynamic group. (www.amazondragons.org) Turf Girlz Golf Group. www.turfgirlz.com Lesbian Equestrian Group gets together for equestrian activities in the Pacific Northwest. (Denise 503-654-3865. Lynn 503-777-2339. kelrav@rdrop.com.)

Out Dancing teaches dancing for same-sex couples at Ankeny Street Studio. Classes for different dance styles start each month: country, swing, tango, cha-cha, etc. Call for schedule. (503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com. home.att.net/~outdancing.)

OutKayaking, Portland’s gay and lesbian sea kayak group, explores the lakes, rivers and bays of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. (www.outkayaking.org.)

PDX Pride Bowling League is recruiting for fun games Friday nights September through April. (info@pdxpridebowl.com.)

PDX NetRippers is Portland’s queer soccer organization with competitive indoor soccer, outdoor scrimmages, practices for all levels and regional tournaments. (Kyle bendoverbeckham@gmail.com. www. myspace.com/netrippers.)

Portland Gay & Lesbian Bowling Association meets Sundays from Labor Day through Memorial Day at Hollywood Bowl. Drop-ins welcome anytime. (3:30 pm. 4030 NE Halsey St. Mailing address: PO Box 42034, Portland, OR 97232. 503-693-6261. pdxbowl@yahoo.com. www.pdxbowl.com.)

Portland Gay Basketball Association welcomes all skill levels. (groups.yahoo.com/group/PortlandGayBasketballAssociation.)

Portland Frontrunners welcomes gay, lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and interests, whether you’re a running novice or a seasoned marathoner. (Gary info@portlandfrontrunners.org. www.portlandfrontrunners.org.)

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Youth Services Portland metro’s LGBTQ youth community is fortunate to have plentiful resources, support groups, social clubs and educational programs offered in the region. Through a passionate network of nonprofit organizations, empowered youth activists and a commitment to providing safe spaces, outreach and leadership skill training, the organizations that follow have put in the hours and dollars to help the youth community realize that they are not alone—and that it does get better.

—Ryan J. Prado

SMYRC

The Trevor Project

PSU QRC

Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center 503-872-9664 + smyrc.org SMYRC creates safety and support for LGBTQ youth in Oregon through youth empowerment, community building, education and direct services.

866-4-U-TREVOR (866-4887386) or trevorproject.org

503-725-9742 or qrc.pdx.edu

PFLAG PFLAGPDX.org + ClackamasPFLAG.com facebook.com/pflag. portlandblackchapter PFLAG supports LGBTQ persons, their families and friends through love, understanding, education and advocacy.

TransActive TransActiveonline.org TransActive’s group for transgender and gender nonconforming youth meets every 4th Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at OHSU Richmond Clinic. E-mail info@transactiveonline.org for more information.

Portland State University’s The Trevor Project is a national Queer Resource Center 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

QPOWER

The Pride Project

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QPOWER is a group of young, motivated leaders committed to The Pride Project is a program fighting to pass the policies and for LGBTQ youth 21 and under elect the candidates that will in Washington County. bring full equality to Oregon.

503-260-5792 + prideproject.org

Outside In

Queer Scouts PDX

503-535-3800 + outsidein.org

“Queer Scouts PDX” on Facebook

Outside In helps homeless youth and other marginalized people move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

GLSEN Oregon 503-936-5614 + glsen.org/oregon

The Living Room

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is The Living Room is a program valued and respected regardfor LGBTQ youth ages 14-20 in less of sexual orientation or Clackamas County. gender identity/expression.

“The Living Room, Clackamas County” on Facebook

Rose City Softball Association is Oregon’s largest sports organization for the GLBT community. With open and women’s divisions at all levels, RCSA plays slow-pitch softball games on most Sundays throughout the summer at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro. Join a team or form a new one! (4450 NW 229th Ave. membership@rosecitysoftball.org. www.rosecitysoftball.org.)

Rosetown Ramblers, Portland’s gay and lesbian square dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels. (PO Box 5352, Portland, OR 97228-5352. www.rosetownramblers.com.)

Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian scuba divers in the Portland area, teaches new recruits and takes dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific Northwest waters. (rubyredflippers@yahoo. com. www.rubyredflippers.org.)

She Rocks, a supportive rock climbing group for lesbians 18 and older, organizes year-round climbing and training events chosen according to skill level. Monthly meetings are held at Bagdad Pub. (6:30-7:30 pm second Thursday. 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. www.sherocks.wetpaint.com.)

Team Portland Tennis meets Sundays at University of Portland. All levels of play welcome. (8 am-noon. www.teamportland-tennis.org.)

»COMMUNITY Support Clackamas County PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meets every fourth Tuesday at Atkinson Memorial Church in Oregon City. (7‑9 pm. 710 Sixth St. 503-3413208. www.clackamaspflag.com.)

Late Awakenings, a support group for lesbians who came out later in life, meets monthly at Q Center. (7 pm third Tuesday. 4115 N Mississippi Ave. 503‑227‑0605.)

Central City Concern’s Women’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program provides employment and housing services to female Veterans who are homeless or in transition. Resume building, job search skills and general case management can help you in your quest for self-sufficiency! (2 NW 2nd Ave, 503-226-7387) Daddies and Papas, a social and support network for queer men raising children in the Portland area, offers play dates for kids, parenting tips and resources at Q Center. (10am-Noon, third Saturday of each month. 4115 N Mississippi Ave., daddiesandpapas@gmail.com.)

The Dads Group is a social support group for gay, bi, trans or questioning men who are dads or want to be dads. Meets 7-9 pm the 4th Thursday of the month at the Q Center. For more information call Brett 503-310-4723 or Terry 503-697-7004 or visit www.thedadsgroup.com.

Forest Grove PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes everyone to to its monthly program and support meetings at the Forest Grove United Church of Christ. (7 pm, third Tuesday monthly, 2032 College Way. PFLAG.FG@gmail.com. 503232-7676. www.grovenet.org/WesternWashingtonCounty/pflag) Gay/Bisexual Men’s Therapy Group. This weekly therapy group is meant to create a safe space where gay, bisexual, queer men and the like from the Portland/Vancouver area can intimately discuss issues relevant to their lives. Our goal is to help gay men build intimacy and

trust in ways that facilitate interpersonal growth, depth, and connection.

If you are interested in becoming involved in the Gay Men’s Therapy Group, or if you would like information about fees and the initial assessment process, please contact Dr. Rich Nobles, Psychologist Resident, at Portland Psychotherapy at 503.281.4852 ext. 6. Please leave a message and Dr. Nobles will return your call shortly.

Gay & Grey is a program of Friendly House, a non-profit neighborhood center & social service agency in Portland, OR. We offer social events and outings, weekly lunches, peer support groups, resources, and case management for LGBT seniors. We also provide diversity trainings in the community and a housing assessment program to identify LGBT friendly housing options for LGBT elders. For more information or to learn how you can participate, contact Friendly House at 503.224.2640 or eracoordinator@ friendlyhouseinc.org. Also be sure to check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/gayandgreypdx GLBTQI disability group brings together the GLBTQI community with physical disabilities of all types, and friends, for activities such as movie-going, music, eating out and exploring Portland. (For information, 503-213-3801 or pdxglbtqidisabled@comcast.net) Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group for lesbians and gay men meets to share information and provide support in dealing with the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis. (6:30‑8 pm third Wednesday. Melissa Greeney 503‑223‑9511.)

Northwest Gender Alliance is a monthly social and support group for individuals desiring to explore and express another gender. (PO Box 4928, Portland, OR 97208‑4928. 503‑533‑8787. nwga@nwgapdx.com. www.nwgapdx.com.)

PFLAG Portland Black Chapter is a place for Black gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people to come together with friends and family and support each other. Meet ups are the 3rd Saturday of each month at SMYRC at Noon. 503.232.7676 www.pflagpdx. org, facebook.com/pflag.portlandblackchapter Portland PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes all to its monthly meetings at First United Methodist Church. (7 pm second Tuesday. 1838 SW Jefferson St. 503‑232‑7676. www.pflagpdx.org.)

Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alano Club and welcomes any sex abuse survivors age 18 and older. Newcomers are welcome! (909 NW 24th St.) TRANS-FEM strives to engage and unite anyone on the transfeminine spectrum through community building, social events, and activism. Meetings at Q Center every third Tuesday from 7-9 p.m.

(Flora.ivy@gmail.com or AJFauna@gmail.com) Parent Access to Gender Expression Support (PAGES) group for parents and family members of gender non-conforming and transgender children and youth age 18 and younger. PAGES provides an opportunity for parents and family of trans youth to share their experiences with one another in a secure and supportive setting. PAGES group meetings are free to participating family members and caregivers. Childcare is available if needed. (7-9 pm, second Monday of every month. For information and to register, 503-927-7052, family@transactiveonline.org.)

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Tranz Guyz is a peer support and discussion group that meets at Q Center for people assigned female at birth but identifying as trans men/guys, intersex, genderqueer, questioning, FtM, etc.

Topics include medical and emotional health, coming out, “passing,” hormones and relationships/sexuality. (6‑8 pm third Sunday.

69 SE Taylor St. tranzguys@gmail.com; tranzguyspdx.org) Veterans for Human Rights is a non-profit Veterans Organization that promotes the full recognition and equal protection of active reserve and Veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces. VFHR advocates for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve openly in the U.S. Military. VFHR opposes all forms of discrimination and promotes patriotism. (971-2357432, vfhr.org or Facebook “Veterans for Human Rights”)

Political Radical Women are active in the struggle against bigotry and exploitation. Call us to get involved! (6:30 pm second and fourth Monday. 819 N Killingsworth St. 503‑240‑4462. rwpdx@igc.org.)

Basic Rights Oregon (BRO), the state’s largest grassroots queer rights political organization, lobbies the Legislature, educates the public and works to end discrimination through election activities.

(503‑222‑6151. www.basicrights.org.)

Democratic Party of Oregon’s GLBT Caucus participates in policy decisions and outreach, recruits and supports candidates and delegates, and gives sexual minorities access to elected officials and candidates. (503‑224‑8200. www.stonewalloregon.org.)

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC), provides lesbians 60 and older the chance to meet like-minded women in our common struggle to confront ageism, to share mutual interests and to experience the joy of playing and working together. (1 pm second Wednesday. 503‑286‑3575.)

Oregon Log Cabin Republicans meet every second Tuesday at Hobo’s. Come meet other LGBT Republicans, enjoy food and drink, and discuss relevant issues. (5:30-7:30 p.m. every second Tuesday, Hobo’s, 120 NW 3rd, contact Chuck King for more information at oregonlogcabinrepublicans@gmail.com or 503-616-4549)

General Home Free, a program of Volunteers of America for women and children surviving domestic violence has openings for compassionate people to assist in our restraining order advocacy program.

You will provide emotional support, safety planning and resource referrals. Training is provided covers dynamics of domestic violence, with an emphasis on legal issues. Last year, advocates assisted over 2,400 petitioners! Call Jen at 503.802.0494 to get more information & to take action.

Babble-On Toastmasters, Portland’s most diverse Toastmasters club, meets every Sunday afternoon to have fun while developing communications and leadership skills. Laughter and applause guaranteed. Contact 503-330-2706 or visit www.babble-ontm.org for meeting time and location.

Bisexual Community Forum is a space to meet people and discuss issues relevant to the bi community at The Deli. Everyone is welcome.

(7:30 pm first Monday. 441 N Killingsworth. Laury 503‑285‑4848.)

Deaf & Hearing Out Reach (DHOR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building community among deaf and hearing queers and allies. Visit our Web site for programs, services, events and community resources. (503-517-8880 TTY/voice. info@dhor.org. www.dhor.org.)

Double Rainbow Foundation is available to help all queer parents who co-conceive children to be treated equally. We believe, regardless of gender, two adults in committed relationships who agree to co-create children should be given the same rights as heterosexual couples. http://www.myspace.com/doublerainbowfoundation.

Equity Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by gays and lesbians to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people. Equity has distributed more than $2.8 million in grants and scholarships throughout Oregon. (503-231-5759. www. equityfoundation.org.)

Getting Bi PDX is a women’s group that meets for discussion, coffee and planning social events. ( www.gettingbipdx.com .)

KBOO-FM’s Out Loud queer news and public affairs show, featuring local guests and announcements, airs second and fourth Tuesdays. This Way Out, the international queer show, airs on first, third and fifth Tuesdays. (6 pm. 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 FM Hood River, 100.7 FM Willamette Valley. www.kboo.fm. kboooutloud@yahoo.com .)

Queer-friendly Northwest Veterans for Peace meets Sundays at Tully’s Coffee. (11 am. 935 NE Broadway. nwvp@teleport.com. www.peaceveterans.org.)

The Oregon Safe Schools and Community Coalition seeks to create safe schools and communities for families, educators and students statewide. (503-260-5792. www.oregonsafeschools.org.)

Polyamory Circle is a gathering for folks exploring options beyond monogamy. Discussions include open relationships, extended families and intentional communities. Everyone is welcome. (7 pm third Monday. Laury 503-285-4848.)

Pride at Work Oregon is a new affiliate of the AFL-CIO that lets union members rally support for gay, lesbian, bi and trans issues and lets the queer community support workplace rights and respect on the job. (PO Box 4731, Portland, OR 97208. 503-516-2498.)

Pride Northwest, a volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks vendors and volunteers for the Portland Pride Festival, which is held every Father’s Day weekend at Waterfront Park.

(503-295-9788. info@pridenw.org. www.pridenw.org.)

Q Center is a space that increases visibility and fosters a connection within Portland’s queer community. (4115 N. Mississippi, 503-234-7837. info@pdxqcenter.org. www.pdxqcenter.org.)

Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises (SHARE) has closed their doors and turned their program over to Friendly House.

SHARE activities and advocacy is now incorporated in Gay & Grey.

For assistance or to get involved please call 503-224-2640.

The Sexual Minorities Roundtable meets second Tuesdays with representatives from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau to discuss and resolve issues between the queer community and law enforcement agencies. (Noon-1:30 pm. 1111 SW Second Ave. #1526. 503-823-0027.)

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