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Robert's "Alternative Bellingham" Newsletter

It's an archived Yahoo Group. One need not subscribe to see newsletter on line. Announces weekly location of Wednesday Dinner and also has other notices from local GLBTA community. Post messages to the open forum group, or contact Robert directly with your information. I digest things from the mail and the open forum group for inclusion in Alternative Bellingham which is an edited newsletter that comes out roughly once per week. Messages appear in open forum group more instantly.

Also here are some features from past newsletters plus...
Pictures and videos of Pride in Bellingham from past years. This year's events planned for weekend of July 12 2009.

Bellingham Fourth Corner Pride Festival and Parade

July 8 to July 12 2009. Festival and Parade are Sunday July 12. Sponsored by P-Flag as well as many other organizations and individuals.
Bellingham Pride web site.

Queer NW Washington Video Site

Two YouTube sites for vids of events and organizations in Northwest Washington (primarily Whatcom and Skagit Counties, but would like to include Island and San Juan Counties whenever possible).

General Northwest Washington video site.

Special site for Transgendered issues in the region.

If there is an event that the sponsors would like to have videoed, please visit either site and send a message.

Especially encouraged are short promotional vids for groups and organizations in the area. It doesn't have to be fancy: who you are, what you do, when you do it and how to reach you can all be said usually in two minutes or less.

Whatcom One Queer Community

An organization dedicated to strengthening, supporting and sustaining a visible and cohesive LGBTQ community in the Whatcom County Region of Washington State."

GLBTA community center project in Bellingham

Community center developing in Bellingham.

Village Vida Center

Survey for gay community center in Bellingham

Hi everyone,

I am extremely passionate about starting a community center for our LGBTI folks.
If you have time please go to (click on) the site below to fill out the survey.
If you already have filled one survey out - either on paper or the internet -
please don't fill out another.

Survey.

Pass it on ...Peace, dalia.

Whatcom Gay Men

The purpose of this group to provide a safe, open and nurturing environment where we can meet up and socialize with other like minded gay men. Also we are a portal where we connect you to the resources, that the Metro Bellingham Gay community has to offer, including events sponsored by gay-owned or gay-friendly businesses. Our number one goal is do our part to achieve a vibrant, healthy and welcoming, gay environment in Bellingham. Group is on Myspace.

Skagit Gay Social

The Skagit Men's group is a place for men ages eighteen through fourty-five to; meet new people, socialize, get support and have fun. The group currently meets every other Wednesday at varying locations. Activities have included: bowling, roller skating, movies, potlucks and hikes.
Please visit our Myspace group.

Camp for gay men Labor Day Weekend

GBT Men Are Invited to Escape to the Great Outdoors this Labor Day Weekend at CAMP.
Q-Squared Men, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, is hosting its annual CAMP (Come And Meet People) getaway this Labor Day weekend for Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (GBT) men at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington State.

Celebrating its 14th year, CAMP provides camp-goers a unique opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and connect with fellow GBT men in a healthy, fun-filled environment. Like traditional summer camps, the weekend event will offer a wide variety of fun-filled activities, including campfire sing-a-longs, hiking trips, a dance, talent show, and a variety of workshops and outdoor games. CAMPers will have the choice of staying in a modern cabin or roughing it in their own tent.

Transportation to and from the event is available.

To sign up, visit
QCamp.org
or call 253-216-3997.
P.O. Box 23129
Seattle, WA 98102

Evergreen Empire

Bellingham's drag court social and fund raising organization has new web site.

Two local social networking sites

Cruise, Chat, Connect, enlarge your community. Always free, local.
Stop Light Loose Jaw
More adult The Red Light Lounge

Evergreen Aids Foundation

Support services and volunteer opportunities. Sponsors community events, fund raisers and work for AIDS prevention. Offices at 1509 Cornwall Ave. Bellingham, WA. 98225 Phone 360-671-0703

Skagit County PFlag

Phone: 360-856-4676
Join us for Monthly Support Meetings Located at:
Central United Methodist Church
1013 Polte Road
Sedro-Woolley, WA
7:00 PM the second Monday of each month.

National PFlag web site.

PFLAG, Bellingham-NW Washington

A local chapter for parents, family and friends of gay people as well as gay people, themselves, who want to get involved.

More information about P-FLAG 360-733-1500 or write to:
PO Box 28704; Bellingham, WA. 98228-0704

See some images, videos, information about the Yearly Fourth Corner Pride Festival. There was a parade in 2007.

Whatcom County Health Department

Testing and so forth. Lisa Shoemaker has sent me a packet of flyers. One of the things is an invitation to a Tuesday night group for young men ages 19-25. "Young Men Together," it's called. A place to learn, share and grow. Every other Tuesday 5:30-7:00pm beginning 4/15/03. Call or stop by for more information. 360-676-4593 or visit HIV/STD Program 1500 N. State #201, Bellingham.

Other groups are possible as well. I met with Lisa and mentioned interest in things for older men, such as an over 40s group. She said the conference room is available and she can put energy toward different aspects of the community if the interest is there.

They also sent a brochure with clinic hours for things like HIV testing including some new Tuesday evening hours.

Just Us Youth Group

A safe and confidential weekly support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ally 14-18 year olds.

Just Us Youth Group Myspace page

WHAT - A support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning youth and their allies

WHEN - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

WHERE - Call for location

CONTACT US:
Northwest Youth Services - 360.734-9862
NWYS Safe Home Hotline - 360.676-1022/800.456-1022
PFLAG helpline - 360.733-1500

Facilitated by Northwest Youth Services trained volunteers.

A safe, confidential, supportive environment for sexual minority youth, youth with sexual minority parents, youth questioning their sexual orientation, and for youth allies.

We all can manage so much better with a little support.

Zay Smith Program Coordinator, Just Us.

Safe Schools Coalition state wide web site.

WOW! Women of Whatcom

Announcing a new Yahoo group for creating and sharing events of interest to women in Whatcom County....

We need a central place where women can go to find out what's happening. WOW! Women of Whatcom has a calendar where events can be posted, and messages can be sent to the group to arrange new events, find rides to events, etc.

Events aren't necessarily exclusively for women, but they are of particular interest to lesbian, bisexual, or straight women. Events are in Whatcom County or nearby (within an hour's drive or so).

Lesgo

Announcements of current events around northwest Washington. Mostly catering to women and lesbian activities. Also includes some general events.

Center for Gender Sanity

Po box 30313, Bellingham, WA 98228
Transitions That Work is a consulting service for transsexuals who plan to transition on the job, their coworkers, and their employers. We offer help in planning a successful transition, guidance for employers dealing with transition issues, and diversity training about transsexualism. See our website for more information.

Gay into straight America

A fantastic voyage. Journey into people's hearts across America. Two women in a purple Suburban and trailer with a poodle. A spiritual awakening, touching lives. They are from Whatcom County!

The Betty Pages (print publication)

Betty Desire

Famous for her local humor and her Drag Race shows held each Wednesday Evening at 10:30 PM in Rumor's Cabaret.

She has a monthly publication called "Betty Pages." Available at Rumors, Village Books and a few other places.

Youtube video from when Betty did her show in Mount Vernon a while back.

Mailing address:
Betty Pages, PO box 2724, Bellingham, WA. 98227.

Betty's Myspace site.

Betty's fan club on Facebook.

Front Runners of Bellingham

Bellingham Frontrunners is a running and walking group for the Bellingham GLBTQ community. We meet every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Lake Padden in front of the bath house at the swimming area (West Entrance off Samish Way). Please join us for a brisk run or a leisurely walk around Lake Padden (2.6 miles). We usually go out for brunch after the run.

There is also a hiking group.

Hike planned once per month. Announcements in Robert's newsletter, or contact the hiking group / Frontrunners phone number. Hiking group carpools to a trail head.
For more info - contact (360) 527-0711.

Google map meet at Lake Padden. Images of Lake Padden. Photos taken by Carl, posted by Robert.

www.frontrunners.org or Bellingham listing

Bellingham Radical Fairies

Coffee Klatch Saturday mornings 10 am to noon at Three Trees Coffee on Holly and other things as well.

LGBTA at Western Washington University

LGBTA Events calendar.
WWU LGBTA on Facebook.

The first openly gay organization in Bellingham that I am aware of. It is one of the first campus groups in the US. Started in 1969. Sponsored the first drag show to be held on a US. college campus in 1973. Mostly caters to students in their early 20s, but open to anyone. Has an office, discussion groups, provides speakers for classes, has an information library sponsors events such as educational films, lectures and art shows dealing with gay rights.

Office is room 515 Viking Union, Western Washington University. Phone 360-650-6120.

Some other WWU Queer groups including Queers and Allies for Activism which has a site on Facebook.

CPNWS Gay and Lesbian History and Archives Project

The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies is pleased to announce the CPNWS Gay and Lesbian History and Archives Project. It is our belief that the history of the GLBT community in Bellingham and the surrounding area is diverse, unique, and important.

The Center actively:

* Solicits archival material (photographs, documents, publications, posters, and other printed material). This material is cataloged and accessible to researchers through the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

* Conducts Oral History Interviews.

* Generates public programs, such as exhibits, workshops, and publications to disseminate the collective experience uncovered in the collecting process.

If you are interested in sharing your memories of the local gay and lesbian community, or you wish to donate photographs, drawings, videos, publications, or other materials, please contact Center For Pacific Northwest Studies and ask about the GLBT collection.

Center For Pacific Northwest Studies main site

Here are guides to some of the GLBT collections at the Center:

Gay and Lesbian Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection:

Robert Ashworth collection on the Union of Sexual Minorities Center of Western Washington University, 1975-1984:

Hands Off Washington Whatcom County Coalition Records:

Motherlode Records

Anacortes LGBT

A Yahoo group and web site for Anacortes area in Skagit County.
Anacortes_LGBT Yahoo Group.
Out Anacortes web site.

Information for Anacortes and beyond.

Whidbey Out and About

A Yahoo Group connecting community on Whidbey Island. In towns like Oak Harbor, Coupville, Langley and so forth.

Gudlife Port Townsed, WA.

The place to find out what's going on in the HBT community in and around Port Townsend and the Eastern Olympic Peninsula. Activities include The Out at Lunch Bunch" gathering Wednesdays, 1 p.m. at Madison Street Cafe, corner of Washington and Madison, downtown Port Townsend.

Gay Surrey.com

Serves the G.L.B.T. communities of Surrey, Delta, White Rock, Langley, Burnaby, New Westminster, East Richmond, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and all of the Lower Fraser Valley.

Washington Gender Alliance

Bellingham based. Find Snohomish County group also via their web site.

Bellingham Leathermen Yahoo Group

We are a group of gay and bisexual men who promote and have an interest in the gay men leather community of the Bellingham WA area.
The group is primarily a social and education organization. The group is open to men who any interest in leather from novice to the seasoned leatherman.

Social every second Saturday of the month. 7:30 to a bit after 10 PM at Rumor's Cabaret in Bellingham.

Blog by local person for marriage equality

Gay Tax Protest log by local individual.

Residential senior care home

THE FIRST TIME EVER …..there is a residential senior care home catering specifically to the Gays and Lesbians. We are offering private pay accommodations situated in Ridgemont area of Bellingham with a garden-like setting with beautifully decorated residential facilities, exercise room, music room, Jacuzzi. Each private room has individual connection to Internet, cable TV and private phone. Our meals are based a great deal on a locally grown organic produce with high nutritional value. Each resident can order additional services including massage, physical therapy, RN, hairdresser, foot and hand clinic….and many others.
Friendly staff, individually designed programs… Saturday piano nights
Call our home at: (360)739-8859 and drop by to say “hi.”

G/L Friendly Bible & Christian Fellowship Group,

We are G/L and therefore a G/L Friendly Christian Fellowship Group
providing a comfortable environment for these Christians in need of special
G/L Friendly fellowship, . We provide many types of events, such as fun and
exciting Bible studies, fellowship discussions, outing events, video doc's
and movie reviewing, meeting singles like yourself, bar-b-q's, fishing &
camping trips and more.

If you would like to join us at our fun weekly events, please contact me
at this posting. We are presently located downtown Anacortes, and will be
moving to Bellingham by mid Fall Season. Meetings are Daily, as we feel led
by the Lord to congregate. Main meeting is Saturday, so we do not disrupt
your personal Sunday events. Membership is small, but we are growing. All
people, preferences & ages welcome.

We are Christian Concordant Universal Reconciliationists – The following
is not a requirement for fellowshipping with us, but, we teach that the
Bible really says, Hell is only the grave, and no one is tormented eternally
for what Adam did to us- "all" of Adam's Children are reconciled through the
Work of the second Adam, Christ. The Bible does not teach what you think it
does, nor what Traditionalists have taught you. There is therefore, no more
condemnation for those in Christ; and ALL of Man has been given to Christ
for reconciling!
Concordant.org
COTACT:
Bro. Ross Marshall
1-360-421-7195
POB 1141
Anacortes, Wa. 98221

Bellingham Pride Families

Bellingham Pride Families events give parents and children the opportunity to meet other local GLBTQ parents in the area.

Fourth Corner Polyamory Group

Fourth Corner Poly is a discussion and support group for people who are open to more than one loving and honest relationship in their lives.

We meet every 3rd Thursday evening of the month in Bellingham. Details, locations and more information available in Yahoo Group.

Triskeli Guild

A Bellingham Area and Pacific Northwest BDSM Social group promoting an alternative lifestyle community. We encourage participation by all genders, races, and sexual preferences. We advocate safe, sane, consensual play AND safe sex. We have all levels of experience from curious to experienced.

Pride Foundation

Fundraising, community building. Organization based in Seattle is now starting branches in other parts of the state including Whatcom/Skagit Counties.

MY RAINBOW FELLOWSHIP in Everett, WA.

HIV+ & GLBT Christian Worship at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 2005 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98205

7:00 PM, Friday Evenings

Opening worship Friday, May 30th 2008

Faith Lutheran Church, Bellingham

As a Reconciling in Christ congregation, believing in a loving God, we welcome all people without regard to gender, ethnicity, race, economic and social status, or sexual orientation.

Pastors Sharon Swanson, R.L. Christensen
Faith Lutheran Church,
2750 McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)733-3970

Scrabble Anyone?

Gay men's scrabble club starting up that would meet monthly on Sunday afternoons to play a few low-key rounds. Superiority in scrabble is not required, and the club is open to all ages. Interested players can contact 360- 650-9734.
Thanks much, Warren.

Stonwall Democrats

National organization with a local person (Michele) as one of it's main statewide officers. She is also involved with Gender Sanity.

Agape Fellowship

For more information contact Kathy

Camp TRC

Nation's largest member owned gay campground. Located east of Granite Falls, WA. which is east of Everett. Gets many campers from all over the region; especially Seattle and Vancouver.

Border Riders motorcycle club

Members from BC and around Pacific Northwest. Gatherings, rides and friendship.

GMOWIS

A Site Dedicated to uniting the Men in the Island Region of WA State & The PNW as a Whole.

Washington Dykes

Statewide Yahoo Group for lesbians with link exchange to this guide.

Slum Doctor Programme

Bellingham based charity sponsors dances and other events to raise money for AIDS patients in Africa.

360-671-7389

Sean Humphrey House

A 6 unit apartment complex for people living with AIDS in Bellingham. Phone 733-9357

Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship

A welcoming congregation for GLBT people. There, many of the sermon topics and discussions at the church deal with gay issues. The building has been a great resource for various fundraisers and events in the gay community. Church located at 1708 I St. in Bellingham Phone 733-3837

First Congregational Church

United Church of Christ, 2401 Cornwall Ave. Bellingham, 734-3720.

On Eagle's Wings Counseling

“Sue Stackhouse is a Registered Counselor in the State of Washington , a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Certified Reiki (energy healing) Master teacher, and an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) specialist who uses a holistic mind/body/spirit approach with techniques to facilitate healing and personal growth. With 25+ years of experience as a counselor, healer, teacher, social justice activist, human rights advocate and ordained minister, she is experienced with individuals and couples from all walks of life with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Sue provides transpersonal counseling for individuals and couples in life transitions, relationships, LGBTQI issues, gender identity, codependency, survivor issues, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, recovery and spirituality. She provides transpersonal hypnotherapy for a full range of issues including but not limited to health enhancement, smoking cessation, self-esteem, pain control, stress relief, anxiety/phobias, age regression and past life regression. Sue is also a Reiki Master teacher who offers energy healing sessions and teaches Reiki certification workshops Levels I, II and II. Reiki is a gentle, energy healing art that relieves/reduces pain and stress, balances energy, promotes relaxation, creativity, emotional release and self-healing capabilities.

Sue’s approach is compassionate, non-judgmental and respectful, honoring individual differences. She seeks to provide her clients with the best tools, services and resources available to facilitate healing on every level through the modalities of counseling, hypnotherapy, EFT and energy healing. A sliding scale may be negotiated on an individual basis so that fees do not stand in the way of providing services. Her office is in Bellingham . Call 360-599-2627 or email SueOEWC@aol.com for an appointment.”

Equal Rights Washington

A state wide civil rights groups for glbt rights.

Mystical Massage

Retreats, workshops, the work of Sequoia mostly based in Vancouver area. Men in Touch.

Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archive

Lisa Cohen, director / archivist for this new community organization went to school at Western Washington University here in Bellingham. Organization based in Seattle and serving entire Pacific Northwest. Archiving lesbian history. Collecting things like business records, personal papers & manuscripts, audio and visual materials, printed things and ephemera.

Snohomish County Gay and Bisexual Men's Task force

Serving Everett and Snohomish County area. A calendar of social events and more sponsored by Snohomish County Health District. Info line 425-339-5294

Libido Events

Vancouver BC Canada
Alternative Sex Education & Event Production.

Zip to Gay Travel

I run the site and think it would be a good candidate for a link from out of bellingham area links. We offer Vacation Packages for the gay and lesbian traveler, with hundreds of confirmed gay friendly hotels and resorts.
Thanks, Pete

Whidwood on Whidbey Island

I enjoyed seeing your web site. You actually remind me of a good friend of mine in Spokane that has done some bike trips. Also, I wondered if you would be interested in listing a link to my web site in your "out of Bellingham area links."
Thanks, Ron.

Out and About, gay hiking group, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver, B.C.'s gay men's hiking club. They come down to Bellingham and do a lot of things with us also. Bellingham people often go up to their many events. Hikes, bicycling, potlucks and so-forth.

Ski Buddies

Seattle based Skiing and recreation group that has ask to be listed in this guide, even though we are north of Seattle. Local people have participated as well.

Gay Radio

Fruit Salad glbt show 7pm

The Lesbian Show 8pm

Thursday evenings on CFRO 102.7 FM. Vancouver Co-op Radio.

We get it in most parts of Bellingham with rabbit ears.
(Remember rabbit ears?)

Open and affirming congregations in Washington State

List compiled and maintained by Ravenna United Methodist Church of Seattle.

Some National and Regional Listings

Search for your communities in some of these larger listings. Some friends of mine are working on a local yellow pages. Keep your fingers crossed, maybe someday they will do the walking.

Gayellowpages.com
A national gay and lesbian yellow pages listing since 1973. Publishes a guide. Is also on the net.

LBGT USA Net A new network of websites focusing on current news and resources for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual/Transgendered community. The LGBTUSA Network site is organized by US state and the LGBTUNIVERSE Network site is organized by world country.

Topics include: Jobs, Weather, Sports, Horoscopes, Coming Out, Pride, Parenting, Adoption, Nightlife, Restaurants, Shopping, Organizations, Social Groups, Travel, Retirement, Dating, Real Estate, Spirituality, Business, Celebrities, Movies, Finding Roommates, Household Repair, Wedding Planning, Hot Music, Politics, Pop Culture, and Life Change.

Also find:

Gay Vancouver Net
Gay business guide to Seattle Area
Northwest area LGBTQ buisness and other listings
GayFriendlyBiz.com

* To be listed in this site contact
Robert

Link exchange.