OUT Central Oregon develops and supports events and provides information to encourage community involvement and build well-being for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Winter PrideFest
Winter PrideFest – an LGBTQ+ Ski weekend at Mt. Bachelor. Community events include ‘Wigs an Icebreaker’, Apres Ski Dance Party, and Panel Discussion on Inclusivity in Sport
Bend Pride 5k
Celebrates inclusivity on a festive course through Bend, Oregon, including Drag Dash, Spirit awards, and Costume Contest!!
OUT in Focus
A collaborative project with BendFilm aimed at increasing access to films which highlight diversity and inclusion.
September 2021
National Public Lands Day – Stewardship project event at South Twin Lake
Celebrate #NationalPublicLandsDay - GIVE BACK to the lands that give us so much. Join us in restoring a trails for a stewardship project event at South Twin Lake - Saturday, September 25th! Signup @ https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/02cbe2c84d314463b1cb53069c8c5d28
Find out more »Late Night Plant Shopping – Drag, Tunes and Champagne
Late Night Plant Shopping - Plants Drag, Tunes and Champagne @Somewhere That's Green Monthly Donation to: Vamanos Outside
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Support Group – Teen
LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group for Teens 13-17 Accpeting OHP and Pacific Source, private pay and sliding scale options available. Contact: Clara Hanson LCSW 541-904-5216 ext 13 clara@brightwayscounseling.com
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Support Group – Adults
LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group for Young Adults 18-30 Accpeting OHP and Pacific Source, private pay and sliding scale options available. Contact: Clara Hanson LCSW 541-904-5216 ext 13 clara@brightwayscounseling.com
Find out more »TransParent – Central Oregon Support Meeting
TransParent Central Oregon Chapter hosts its first Virtual Meeting; with ongoing meetings every Last Thursday of the month - 6-8pm! Transparent strives to provide an environment that encourages parents and caregivers to speak openly about their own experience in raising a transgender or non-binary loved one. For more information, reach out to central.or@transparentusa.org Learn more about TransParent USA here: https://transparentusa.org/
Find out more »October 2021
LGBTQIA2S+ “Sport Climber’s Toolbox” @Smith Rock
OUT in the Wild provides community based programs that teach outdoor technical skills in an inclusive and equitable environment. Details at: https://outinthewild.org/shop/ols/products/the-sport-climbers-toolbox-sliding-scale-85-225
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Support Group – Teen
LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group for Teens 13-17 Accpeting OHP and Pacific Source, private pay and sliding scale options available. Contact: Clara Hanson LCSW 541-904-5216 ext 13 clara@brightwayscounseling.com
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Support Group – Adults
LGBTQ+ Peer Support Group for Young Adults 18-30 Accpeting OHP and Pacific Source, private pay and sliding scale options available. Contact: Clara Hanson LCSW 541-904-5216 ext 13 clara@brightwayscounseling.com
Find out more »AIDS DIVA: The Legend of Connie Norman
Tickets @ BendFilm: https://www.bendfilm.org/2021-festival-schedule/ October 8th - 9:30pm and October 9th - 5:45pm As the self-appointed "AIDS DIVA" and ACT UP/LA spokesperson in early 90's Los Angeles, Connie Norman stood proudly in her multiple, fluid and evolving LGBTQ identities. Both beloved and confrontational, Connie's soulful and salty rantings and intersectional politics were heard widely through her newspaper column, and pioneering radio and cable TV talk shows. Serving as a bridge in both gender and politics, and modeling "wokeness" in an…
Find out more »“The Unexpected Shorts”; FREEZERBURN
Tickets @ BendFilm: https://www.bendfilm.org/2021-festival-schedule/ October 8th - `10:30pm and October 9th - 9:45pm Lou, a queer Latina whose suppressed sexuality manifests as a magical being who’s sometimes a person and sometimes a cat, comes out to her boyfriend Sam mid-orgasm. Once that CAT is out of the bag, there’s nothing she can do to get it back in, and after a bewildering, wild fight, Sam leaves, taking the cat with him as a sort of hostage. After a few months apart,…
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