If you read nothing else today… read the following article, and then, if you are so moved, check out the workshop this Saturday 2-4PM lead by Don Kilhefner, co-founder of the Radical Faeries, at Faetopia 2010 http://gayadults.eventbrite.com
Reimagining the Gay Community
by Don Kilhefner

The gay and lesbian community stands at the edge of a generational tectonic shift [...]

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Bringing QUEER ECOLOGY Home to the Castro
Experience visions of future eco-topias at the EcoHomo Action Center, part of the Faetopia Festival during all of Pride week. Creating a unique space in the Castro, EcoHomo brings together local artists, community-led workshops, urban greenspace and hands-on exhibits to explore the connection between our actions and the environment [...]

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In a modern Metropolis, how important are shared values?
According to experts in the field, Shared Values are considered to be the foundation of ethics, community and culture. When people’s values are met or matched, they feel a sense of satisfaction, harmony, or rapport. In groups, organizations and social systems, values form a type of [...]

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Carmelo López Bernal, 13, at the recent annual town-wide muxe celebration, the occasion for his first appearance in the identity of a girl.
In parts of Mexico, trannies are celebrated & enjoy a special place in society, according to a recent New York Times article:
“Muxe” is a Zapotec word derived from the Spanish “mujer,” or woman; [...]

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Bound for pleasure?
Comfort & Joy’s resident videographer III made a “restrained” special appearance at the Tingel Tangel Halloween Ball — as part of yet another unique video installation.
The next Tingel Tangel will be at the very fabulous Cafe du Nord in late November. Watch our UPCOMING page [...]

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Space of Comfort & Joy presents to the community two positively orgasmic techno mixes for the fall 2008 season.  For free.  You can download them, or, if you can find Space at GHOSTSHIP on November 1st, he’ll give you a copy.  It’ll be like “Where’s Waldo”, only way more cool.

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This year at Burning Man, Comfort & Joy is offering three 2-hour therapeutic massage workshops that focus on techniques that that can help reduce pain & stress while improving flexibility. The instructor is a deep-tissue bodywork specialist named Gentle with 18 years of experience.
These workshops begin at Noon on Tuesday, Wednesday & [...]

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Wondering where you’re gonna shake it all day long in Black Rock City? THE DEEP END serves up a great vibe and banging beats from sun-up to sundown, every day on the playa. Add to all that some luxurious sun and heat, costumes and cocktails, and you’ve got the perfect mix of all-out fabulousness all [...]

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