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QUEER FAMILIES = HEALTHY FAMILIES
a conference about LGBT parenting

Saturday, October 11, 2008
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center

Featuring Nationally Recognized Presenters:
* Welcome address by Assemblyman Mark Leno

* Charlotte Patterson, Ph.D., Leading Researcher of LGBT Families

* Shannon Minter, NCLR Lead Attorney for California Supreme Court Marriage Lawsuit

* Screening of “It’s Still Elementary,” a Film by GroundSpark and Debra Chasnoff
* 12 Break-out Workshops on Cutting Edge Topics: Attachment Dynamics, Queer Dads, Blended Families, Gender Issues, Insemination, Adoption, Polyamorous Families, Legal Issues, Queer Families of Color, Transgender Parents and School Advocacy.

6 CEU’s available for MFTs and LCSWs; MCEP accreditation pending
Continental breakfast and box lunch provided
Childcare provided (reserve in advance)
Youth programming provided for 8 years and older (reserve in advance)
Online registration begins September 1, 2008
Conference Information: www.gaylesta.org/events.html
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Presented by: Gaylesta the LGBTQ Psychotherapists Association, The San Francisco LGBT Community Center and Our Family Coalition
Co-Sponsored by: New Leaf Services for Our Community, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) and Lesbian Health Research Center (LHRC)
Banner Sponsor and Luncheon Host: RBC Wealth Management
For more information about the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, visit www.sfcenter.org

I also want to post info about me as a therapist but I haven’t tried that yet-maybe another day.

I received this invitation from the DeFrank Center and I felt your community list would benefit from the information.

Host:
Cassie Blume

Location:
DeFrank LGBT Community Center 938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 US
When:
Friday, October 3, 6:00PM

Phone: Lain: (408) 998-7983 ext. 212 Join us for an evening of music, food, speakers, photos from our voting booth and everything you need to defeat Prop 4 and Prop 8. $5 donations support the work of the Equality for All Campaign and the Campaign for Teen Safety. Thanks to our Co-Sponsors: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center; Planned Parenthood Mar Monte; ACLU Silicon Valley; Generation Engage

Please contact Cassie for more details:
Cassie Blume
Youth Programs Coordinator
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
CassieB@DeFrank.org
408.293.3040 x111

What: Double-Header Benefit Queer Contra Dance When: Saturday, October 4; experienced dance 3:30-5:30, potluck 5:30-6:45, regular dance 7:00-10:00 Who: Dean Allemang calls with The Fiddlerats Where: Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street (btwn Telegraph & Broadway) in Oakland Map & Directions: http://www.humanisthall.net/DIRECTIONS.htm How much: $10 for one dance, $15 for both dances (or pay what you can)
Want a high-voltage jolt of musical anti-depressant? Here’s our prescription: spend this Saturday dancing to The Fiddlerats, a trio of talented twenty-somethings who are rising stars of California’s contra dance scene, with the ever-charming Dean Allemang as caller. And you’ll get an extra jolt of pleasure knowing that you’re aiding two of your fellow dancers: all proceeds from both dances will go towards defraying the costs of Mark’s kidney donation to Robert.
The day begins with an experienced dance from 3:30-5:30. If you’ve been to a few of our dances and feel comfortable with the basic moves, then consider yourself experienced!
Next, we’ll adjourn to the hall’s verdant backyard for a potluck dinner from 5:30-6:45. Entrees, desserts, beverages, bread and cheese…all edible contributions are welcome! We’ll provide the plates, utensils, napkins, and cups.
Finally, we’ll swing into the evening with our regular dance (everyone is welcome!) from 7:00-10:00.
Dance, food, music, community…join us on Saturday for a perfect storm of queer contra joy!
What’s contra dance? http://www.downhomedancing.org/whatiscontra/index.htm
More Queer Contra info: http://www.queercontra.org/

Coming in October, a lesbian made documentary that just won best documentary at the Boston Film Festival.
Micki Dickoff will be here for the showing. Come see the film and meet the director.

NESHOBA
Sunday, October 19 2:45 PM @ the Roxie Theater
Directed by MICKI DICKOFF AND TONY PAGANO , 90 mins

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0UJtv48DqI

Rated: NR

Hello! My roommate and I are looking for a two bedroom unit in San Francisco. We are two queer women, ages 25 and 28. We are clean, quiet, responsible, respectful and pay rent on time. We consider our home our sanctuary, and are looking for a nice place to call home. We are flexible on neighborhood, and can move-in immediately. We are looking to pay $1200, but for the right unit we may have some more flexibility.
About Us: Jenn works as a Park Ranger for the East Bay Regional Park District and loves her job! In her spare time she writes, sews, rides horses, and works as an independent contractor doing grant writing and database management.
Nicolina works as a Sound Engineer, and co-owns an independent non-profit queer record label. In her spare time she likes to play music (not at home, in her record label’s studio!) and practice Portuguese.
Shelter (the dog) is a 38 pound Belgian Sheepdog mix. She measures 20 inches to the shoulders. She has been with Jenn since she was a puppy and is very well-trained and mellow. She doesn’t have any bad habits like lonely barking, scratching, digging, etc. Jenn keeps her very well exercised, and she bathes and brushes her regularly. Shelter is extremely bright, loving, and gets along well with other dogs, people, and children. She goes to work with Jenn two days a week. Shelter has excellent previous landlord references.
If we sound like a good fit for your unit, or if you know of anything available you can reach Jenn at 510-893-0536 or grngrrl@gmail.com
Thanks! -Jenn and Nicolina

BDSM SAFETY: FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THE EXILES NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

2 Bedroom Cottage available in Oakland’s Oakmore area beginning Oct 20th. Wonderful, sunny, artsy, open layout with clawfoot tub in bathroom, washer/dryer, big windows, private deck, safe, LGBT- friendly neighborhood and LGBT neighbors, Easy commute to UC Berkeley and SF (casual commuter/V Bus). $1750 per month + PGE (garbage and water paid for).
Please call Kayla or Tamar at 510-482-5079 or email tamarp@berkeley.edu

LESBIAN SEX RESEARCH STUDY
Are you a lesbian who has experienced an unusual, nonordinary, transcendent or mystical state while having sex with a female partner?
Seeking lesbians over the age of 21 for a dissertation study, not including those experiences that occurred while using mind-altering drugs or alcohol, while practicing BDSM, or while practicing Tantra, Taoist or other esoteric sexual arts designed to create an altered state. (Involves a 1 to 2 hour STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL interview either over the phone or in-person). 
This is research for a doctoral dissertation, which has been approved by an ethics review board at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto.
Write to Anne at TranscendentSex@aol.com
Thanks for your interest!
 

Hi everyone,
A couple of us are going to hike in the East Bay on Tuesday at 1 if you want to join us.  This will be a relatively flat, easy, and relaxing hike, with time to look at wildlife and nature.  We’ll decide where (near the bay or further inland) closer to Tuesday, depending on the heat.
Bev

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NEWCOMERS EVENT Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 7pm The San Francisco LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street (at Octavia) www.sfcenter.org 415.865.5555 Are you a Newcomer to San Francisco?
Are you a woman who identifies as lesbian, gay, transgender, queer or bi? Are you over 40? Meeting new people — friends or lovers — does not seem to get any easier with age. Come to this no-stress event and try your luck. Center Women Present, The San Francisco LGBT Community Center’s new women’s programming initiative, invites women who have been in San Francisco for less than two years to come to The Center on Wednesday, September 24th at 7pm and meet one another. We are interested in providing this opportunity for Newcomers because of the strength that many of us draw on being in the women’s community. Moving to a new city can be a big adjustment and we’d like to help you start making connections. There will be a meet and greet followed by a discussion of where to go, what to do and a list of resources to take home with you. The event will close with a facilitated dialogue that explores, “What does our ideal women’s community look like?” We look forward to seeing you there and hearing about the excitement and challenges of being a Newcomer to San Francisco. We kindly ask for a $5-15 donation for our events, but no one is turned away for lack of funds!
Center Women Present is a queer women’s initiative started at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, serving all self-identified women, including lesbians, queer, bisexual, and transgender community members. The program intends to address women’s community issues through volunteer-led projects and is shaped primarily by input of community members, with assistance of The Center’s staff.
Join our Yahoo Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cwp