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Live Oak launches lesbian series
2008-03-19

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Live Oak, 1300 W. Belmont, announced the launch of Connected, a free Saturday series for lesbians. Live Oak is a psychotherapy/change consultation group.

Connected is a series of conversations and activities to foster community and identity for lesbian, bi and queer women. The series will start on March 22 with 'Identity: Recognizing Self Within Community.'

Other upcoming topics:

-April 26: 'Urge to Merge: Dating and Relating'

-May 31: 'Family: Identifying, Participating and Creating'

Registration is required for this free series, but pre-registration is required. Call Lisa at 773-880-1310 ext. 87.

See www.liveoakchicago.com .


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