2015 APRIL NEWSLETTER

The 2015 April Newsletter can be found here.

Thanks again to Nel Ward, who is not only the editor, but will be the speaker at our April 8 PFLAG meeting! See more details on page 7 of the newsletter!

PFLAG members and friends are invited to attend a presentation of LGBT 101 by members of the Newport & Taft GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) Clubs. The session will be held from 4:00-5:30 pm on Wed., April 1 in the Community Room at OCCC in South Beach. Ineka Estabrook, PFLAG Co-Chair and our GSA/Teen Outreach leader, has been working with the students to present the four dimensions of human sexuality integrated with their own experiences of coming out to different types of families and cultures within our rural communities. A few of them have already helped lead this workshop for middle and high school students, and secondary staff at Eddyville School where they were very well-received.

2015 MARCH NEWSLETTER

The 2015 March Newsletter can be found here.

Thanks to our newsletter editor and blogger Nel Ward. She will be speaking about LGBT History at our April PFLAG meeting–plan now to attend.

Come to the March 8 PFLAG meeting to hear about the Gay/Straight Alliance club’s work at Newport High to prevent bullying and increase awareness and support for LGBT students.

Well-known author Lee Lynch will speak at the March 24 NOW meeting about her latest book, “An American Queer: The Amazon Trail.” Kindle copies are available for $9.99 and hard copies can be ordered for $12 through Nel Ward by calling 541-265-4516.

2015 FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

The 2015 February Newsletter can be found here.

Thanks to Nel Ward, our dedicated editor.

It’s a busy month, so add these dates to your calendar:

Wed., Feb. 4 at 9:30 am Upstander Week Proclamation at the Commission Chamber at the Courthouse. Please come to be an Upstander with PFLAG and students from Newport schools.

Sun., Feb. 8 from 2-4 pm is our Annual Love is Love Valentine Party. See more info in the newsletter and on our Facebook group.

Sun. & Mon. Feb. 8 & 9 at the PAC in Newport is PRIDE, the film about a LGBT group in London who raise money to support Welsh miners in the early 1980’s. The resulting culture clash and reconciliations are deeply touching. A MUST-SEE film!

Tues., Feb. 10 from 4-6 pm at Georgie’s is a monthly Happy Hour for LGBTQ folks and our allies. This is a fun gathering–join us!

Wed., Feb. 11 from 6-7:30 pm is our monthly PFLAG meeting at St. Stephen’s Church at SW 9th & Hurbert in Newport. We’ll watch the last half of the Alan Turing documentary.

Sat., Feb 14 from 5-7 pm is a special Out on the OR Coast Happy Hour at the Embarcadero.

See the calendar on p. 7 for more dates and details. If you can’t access the pdf version of the newsletter, please see our PFLAG OCC website at www.occpflag.org