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2013 MAY NEWSLETTER

    The 2013 May Newsletter can be found here.


    Three items of note–

    1. Wednesday, May 8. PFLAG Meeting at 7 PM at St. Stephen’s Church with program on bullying. We will have a short film followed by discussion. Do you have tales of bullying to share?

    2. Saturday, May 11, Farmer’s Market Table. We’re getting ready for the Saturday Market season–PFLAG and the Welcoming Congregations will have a table on the second Saturday of each month–May through Oct. First date is May 11. Can you help staff a table for a few hours for one of those Saturdays? Send an e-mail ASAP to brent.burford@gmail.com and we’ll get everyone scheduled.

    3. Sunday, May 19, Just the Girls Coffee Hour 11 AM. For for OUT Oregon Coast coffee this month, a change. The OUT Oregon Coast LGBT Women’s Coffee Hour is switching day & location this month–It will be a Sunday gathering instead of the usual Tuesdays–it will be:

    Just the Girls Coffee Hour Sunday May 19th 11am-Noonish Green Salmon, 220 Hwy 101 in Yachats. For more information on that, contact pamela@pamelamadison.com

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    Additional calendar items—

    OCC PFLAG Calendar

    Monday, May 6, 3:30 – 6:30 pm: BBQ Fundraiser for Pink Prom (for LGBTQ-&-friends high school students) and UO TeachOut Conference—South Eugene High School Parking Lot

    May 8, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting, ( Short film on bullying followed by discussion)—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport

    May 11: PFLAG and Welcoming Congregations Table at Newport Saturday Market

    May 19, 11:00 am-Noonish: Just the Girls Coffee Hour—Green Salmon, Yachats

    June 4, 9:00 am: OUT Lesbian Coffee—Coffee House, Newport Bayfront

    June 12, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport

    June 18, 9:00 am: OUT on the Oregon Coast for Lesbians–Green Salmon, Yachats

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    The Coastal AIDS Network* monthly activities: –Second Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Activity Night” (call for information (541)994-5597) –Third Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Pizza Night” (Newport Abbey’s Pizza) –Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Men’s Pot Luck” (Locations vary! Call (541)994-5597 or email coastalaidsnetwork@gmail.com for information) –We also try to have pizza in Tillamook or Pacific City. Email Dan, coastalaidsnetwork@gmail.com or leave a message for him at (541)994-5597.

    *CAN activities are open to everyone, regardless of HIV status or sexual orientation except for “Men’s Pot Luck.” Occasionally we bend that rule for special events.

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    2013 APRIL NEWSLETTER

      The 2013 April Newsletter can be found here.


      Highlights: Upcoming events calendar for Oregon Central Coast PFLAG is below. Events in the next week are: —Tuesday, April 2 LGBT Women’s Coffee Hour at the Coffee House on Newport’s Bayfront —Monday, April 8 NOW forum on Bullying. Local NOW Addresses Youth Issues “The Effects of Bullying, Sexual Harassment, & Dating Violence” is the topic of the panel discussion at the April 8 NOW (National Organization for Women) meeting at 7:00 pm at Central Lincoln PUD in Newport. PFLAG members Jordan Ostrum and Jeanne St.John are panel members who will discuss these hostile experiences in local schools. —Wednesday, April 10 PFLAG Meeting at 7 PM at St. Stephen’s Church with program on LGBT Families with kids. PFLAG Secretary Deb Lyman will host and introduce the program and speakers.

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      OCC PFLAG Calendar:

      —April 2, 9:00 am: OUT Lesbian Coffee—Coffee House, Newport Bayfront —April 5, 7:00-9:00 pm: Drop-in social for LGBT folks who are deaf or hard of hearing—Eugene Coffee Company, 1840 Chambers St., Eugene —April 6, 7:30 pm: Damsels Divas & Dames 2013: I Will Survive–A Benefit for HIV Alliance—Hult Center, Eugene —April 8, 7:00 pm: NOW Meeting, “The Effects of Bullying, Sexual Harassment, and Dating Violence”—Central Lincoln PUD —April 10, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting, “LGBT Families Raising Children”—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport —April 16, 9:00 am: OUT on the Oregon Coast for Lesbians–Green Salmon, Yachats

      —May 3, 7:00-9:00 pm: Drop-in social for LGBT folks who are deaf or hard of hearing—Eugene Coffee Company, 1840 Chambers St., Eugene —May 7, 9:00 am: OUT Lesbian Coffee—Coffee House, Newport Bayfront —May 8, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport —May 21, 9:00 am: OUT on the Oregon Coast for Lesbians –Green Salmon, Yachats

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      The Coastal AIDS Network* Monthly activities:

      —Second Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Activity Night” (call for information (541)994-5597) —Third Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Pizza Night” (Newport Abbey’s Pizza) —Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Men’s Pot Luck” (Locations vary! Call (541)994-5597 or email coastalaidsnetwork@gmail.com for information) —Pizza: We also try to have pizza in Tillamook or Pacific City. Email Dan, coastalaidsnetwork@ gmail.com or leave a message for him at (541)994-5597. *CAN activities are open to everyone, regardless of HIV status or sexual orientation except for “Men’s Pot Luck.” Occasionally we bend that rule for special events.

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      2013 MARCH NEWSLETTER

        The 2013 March Newsletter can be found here.


        The March PFLAG meeting will be on Wednesday, March 13, at 7:00 pm at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, located at the corner of SW 9th St. & Hurbert St. in Newport. The presentation for the March PFLAG Meeting is —

        Two Spirits: Traditional & current roles of LGBT people in Native American cultures with speakers from the Siletz Tribes

        On Friday, March 8th at 12:00 noon, the International Women’s Day Bridge Walk for Peace will meet at the north end of the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Women and the men who love them will bring signs & banners celebrating women and their struggle for justice and peace. This is co-sponsored with Interfaith Community for Peace & Justice and National Organization for Women.

        Watch for updates with more activities related to Oregon United for Marriage! Thanks to everyone who joined us in Newport and Lincoln City on Feb. 14 to be among the first to sign petitions to place marriage equality on the ballot in 2014!

        If you haven’t yet joined PFLAG, please use the form on page 8 of the newsletter, or our online Paypal button located at: www.pflagocc.org

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        OCC PFLAG Calendar

        March 5, 9:00 am: OUT Lesbian Coffee—Coffee House, Newport Bayfront

        March 10, 4:00-6:30: Honoring Rabbi Yitz Husbands-Hankin—Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Avenue, Eugene.

        March 13, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting, Native Americans and LGBT—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport

        March 19, 9:00 am: OUT on the Oregon Coast for Lesbians–Green Salmon, Yachats

        April 6, 7:30 pm: Damsels Divas & Dames 2013: I Will Survive–A Benefit for HIV Alliance—Hult Center, Eugene

        April 3, 9:00 am: OUT Lesbian Coffee—Coffee House, Newport Bayfront

        April 11, 7:00 pm: PFLAG Meeting, LCDS Bully Prevention Update—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport

        April 17, 9:00 am: OUT on the Oregon Coast for Lesbians–Green Salmon, Yachats

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        The Coastal AIDS Network* monthly activities:

        Second Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Activity Night” (call for information (541)994-5597)

        Third Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Pizza Night” (Newport Abbey’s Pizza)

        Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 pm: “Men’s Pot Luck” (Locations vary! Call (541)994-5597 or email coastalaidsnetwork@gmail.com for information)

        We also try to have pizza in Tillamook or Pacific City. Email Dan, coastalaidsnetwork@ gmail.com or leave a message for him at (541)994-5597.

        *CAN activities are open to everyone, regardless of HIV status or sexual orientation except for “Men’s Pot Luck.” Occasionally we bend that rule for special events.

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        Social LGBT Oregon Coast Group:

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