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May 2020
LGBTQ Beginning West Coast Swing Class!
West Coast Swing is the smooth version of Swing, done to Hop hop, Blues, Top 40. It's sexy--sassy--fun! This is a Beginning class for total newbies - 2 left feet are perfectly acceptable and everyone is welcome. You can sign up to learn the lead or follow role, and we'll rotate partners in class. 4 week series starts April 7 Tuesdays 7-8pm (Followed by dancing) Seven Nightclub $40/month Register in advance with Victoria (me!) so I can keep the lead/follow…
Find out more »LGBTQ Middle School Family Nights
Join High Desert Middle School in the 'Foods Classroom' to help build community support for our LGBTQ youth. All Central Oregon LGBTQ Youth and their families are invited. Each evening will be different, and we hope you can make it to all of them. March 18th - Connect with Community Partners April 15th - Studen/Parent Panel May 13th - Dinner and a Movie June 3rd - End of Year Celebration and Next Steps Hosted by HDMS SAGA (Sexuality…
Find out more »June 2020
Join us this year for a Virtual Pride! Throughout the month of June we will share events/activities as well as reflect upon the strength of our LGBTQ+ community. Pride is more than a party. It’s community. It’s a life line. Below are some ideas on how individuals + businesses can get involved (please reach out to us to participate): - Submit Virtual Events and we will add to our website + Social Media - Pride Swag Bags: donate pride goodies…
Find out more »OUT in Focus – ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
Out In Focus // The Miseducation of Cameron Post We are thrilled to collaborate with OUTCentralOregon on a virtual screening of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST which won a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1993 after teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a treatment centre in a remote area called God's Promise. While she is being subjected to questionable gay conversion therapies, she…
Find out more »OUT in Focus: The Surrogate
Out In Focus // The Surrogate Jess Harris (Jasmine Bachelor, “The Good Fight”), a 29 year old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti, “Looking”) and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones, Slave Play). Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the…
Find out more »Virtual Bend Pride 5k Run/Walk 2020
While saddened to have canceled the Bend Pride 5K Fun Run & Walk this year, OUT Central Oregon welcomes and encourages you to participate in our Virtual Bend Pride 5k, June 20-30. While we can’t all be together in celebration, we still run, walk, hike, or bike with PRIDE. Wear your brightest colors or boldest ensemble, get outside, and share a photo with our community by posting on a social media platform of your choosing (#BendPride5k). Help us all be…
Find out more »Virtual Dance Party – PRIDE
Join us for a 'Virtual PrideFest 2020 - Dance Part' - June 20th from 7-9pm. With Tantrika (bringing us a Vocal channel and collaborative jam and Laser Fog (with a DJ dance set)!
Find out more »Reclaiming Pride: Toward a Radical Queer Politic
Session 1: Queer Liberation and Abolition Tuesday, June 30th, 6:30pm-8:00pm Session 2: Queer Liberation, Abolition, and Labor Date and Time: Tuesday, July 28, 6:30pm-8:00pm Session 3: Racial Capitalism, Abolition, and Decolonial Struggle Date and Time: Tuesday, August 31, 6:30pm --------------------------------------------- Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BDV90ePvT4uHu7ATadhCIw --------------------------------------------- In the years since the white supremacist, vigilante murder of Trayvon Martin we’ve seen an increase of radical politics entering the mainstream, but have seen very little radical change.…
Find out more »OUT in Focus: Rainbow Retrospective- A Decade of Queer Comedy Shorts
Rainbow Retrospective- A Decade of Queer Comedy Shorts In partnership with Film Festival Alliance, RAINBOW RETROSPECTIVE: A Decade of Queer Comedy Shorts is available to view from anywhere in the U.S. & Canada. This retrospective ofhumorous hits represents a fascinating time capsule of LGBTQ+ humor and evolvingperspectives over the last decade. (Some language & profanity.) Films to date include: Gay Shark Tank, d. Guy Shalem, 15 min., 2010 Something Real, d. Guy Shalem, 9 min., 2012 Gayby, d. Jonathan Lisecki, 11 min., 2010…
Find out more »OUTSPOKEN: Virtual Spoken Word + Space for LGBTQ+ Expression
Join us for OUTSPOKEN: Virtual Spoken Word and space to LGBTQ+ expression. All LGBTQ+ identifying individuals are welcome but priority will be put towards the amplification of voices within the BIPOC community. feel free to dress up, get creative, and show up in this loving virtual space via zoom on June 21 4:30pm. Signup here: https://forms.gle/ddvMBCSybALDw5gy6 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84951852601?pwd=cTFJR3pyR2YrbDRsd0N5elpNNXp3dz09 Meeting ID: 849 5185 2601 Password: 749730
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