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This class focuses on specific safety concerns of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. We welcome all Portlanders. Please fill out our online registration form on or after the registration date listed for each month.
- Please plan to attend all three sessions at the location you select.
- Please cancel your registration before the first session if you cannot attend all three
sessions.
Introductory Class Schedules
The LGBTQIA2S+ Introductory class focuses on the specific safety concerns of the Queer community, including the topics of: Trusting and using your intuition, how bias affects your judgment, establishing and setting boundaries, assertive communication, de-Escalation Strategies, the benefits and Risks of various Escape Options, negotiating consent, healthy/unhealthy relationships, signs of abusive relationships, as well as many physical self-defense strikes and escapes. Introductory Classes are open to ages 14 and above. Young people under 18 need to be accompanied by a participating adult.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Registration opens on Tuesday, August 4th @ 6:00 pm
LGBTQ+ INTRO CLASS: Saturdays, September 12th, 19th & 26th from 9:30-12:45 in the NW neighborhood (exact address given upon registration)
NOVEMBER 2026
Registration opens on Tuesday, October 6th @ 6:00 pm
LGBTQ+ INTRO CLASS: Wednesdays November 4th, 11th and 18th from 6:00-9:15 in the Mississippi neighborhood (exact address given upon registration)