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July Screw-Up

2008-07-03T22:13:31Z

Hey All,

I had said I would like to put together the July Screw-up, but I don't think I can. I am going in for a spine injection the week before and am mostly flat on my back right now, so prep is kinda hard and I can't guarantee that I'd be able to go (depends if the injection works or not). Sorry! I hope this isn't toooo last minute for someone to jump on this opportunity to facilitate a screw-up. :)

be well,
jenn

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tucking tips

2008-06-26T16:09:00Z

Anybody have good tips on tucking? Nothing worse then an unsightly bulg. How can you pull off hot pants and micro-mini's? Any tips will be apprecitated.
A

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Intro from Seattle

2008-06-25T18:20:33Z

Hello all, just joined. I am a seattle area crossdresser/transvestite looking to meet other crossdresser/transvestites and those who love us. I am new to social networking and hope to meet many people with like interests.

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June Screwup: Leather Cultures

2008-06-15T22:05:55Z

After talking with Rae, I've made a flier that we can print/pass out at things like the tranny picnic. not sure where I can post it. Hmm. In any case, here's the text:

screwup: BDSM for trans people, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Leather Cultures

Friday, June 13, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

with Rae Goldman

- What do we like about traditional leather culture?
- What do we know about traditional leather culture?
- What would we like to know?
- How can traditional and non-traditional leather folks interact well, even if we don’t 100% agree with the culture?
- What do the two cultures have to offer each other, where do they already agree, and how can these two groups communicate better?

Interested in the intersections of traditional leather culture and more non-traditional leather style? Join this facilitated discussion where we’ll talk about all of that and more!

Our new venue is Femina Potens, located at 2199 Market (at Sanchez) in San Francisco CA 94114, at the old Image Leather location.

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screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held at Femina Potens gallery. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared...

Femina Potens is wheelchair accessible, however the single gender-neutral bathroom is not. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, and are looking for an accessible restroom in the vicinity.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away.

Directions to Femina Potens:

The MUNI train lines M L and K all stop two blocks from Femina Potens, at the corner of Church and Market, these connect to BART at any of the 4 downtown BART stations.

Please use public transportation - parking near the Castro is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of Femina Potens neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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LLW early registration Extended through June 15th!

2008-06-06T19:01:40Z

LLW 2008 Early Registration
(Leather Levi Weekend)
August 7 - 10, 2008
Saratoga Springs Resort

LLW is hosting another fabulous run this August 7-10, and we would love to see you there. This is a friendly reminder that early registration for August’s LLW ends on June 15th! You can register online at: www.leatherlevi.org or contact us by mail at: Leather-Levi Weekend, P.O. Box 14085, San Francisco, CA 94114. If you have questions about registration, you can email our registration officer at registration@leatherlevi.org. Registration cost covers: all meals, open bar, dungeons, workshops, etc.

Registration cost:

• Early registration $240
(March 18 through June 15th)

• Regular registration $285
(June 16 through July 31st)

• Special newcomers price $199*
(limited to the first 90)

• Scholarship Deadline (June 1st)

Additional Options:
(1st come, 1st served)

• Singe bunk: + $50

• Queen/double bunk: + $100
(per bunk)

• Private room/ cabin: + $175
(per room/cabin)

• Camping space: no additional fee

* Newcomer is defined as a person who has never been on a leather weekend (IML, Bootcamp, IMsL, Hellfire, etc.) or bike run (Satyr’s, Golden Gate Guards run, etc.).

Twisted Summer Camp!

LLW was voted Best Biker & Buddy Event, Best Run Show, and Best Run in Norcal 2007!

For more detailed information, please visit our new website:
www.leatherlevi.org

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Trans as F*ck This Saturday, June 7th !!!

2008-06-06T18:58:40Z

TRANS AS F*CK An evening of TranSEXxxhibitionism that rocks the gender bound world!

Saturday, June 7th
9:30
@ SomArts in San Francisco

Tix $8-15 sliding scale http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33876

Join us for an evening of erotic performance where transgender and genderqueer performers will explore, celebrate and heal what it means to be sexual in our trans bodies. Trans as Fuck is radical performance that shatters the confines of sexual expectations. This show is about expressing and exposing ourselves. Quite literally.

Featuring performances by Charlie Anders as Emcee, 'ron daniella, solidad decosta, Luis Gutierrez-Mock, Storm Florez, Seeley Quest, Helen Wong and a short film by Annie Danger

http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/QFest08/TransAs.html

Curated by Storm Florez. Original concept by Seeley Quest and Storm Florez

A part of the San Francisco National Queer Arts Festival

Add us to your Myspace! http://www.myspace.com/transasf_ck

***INFORMED CONSENT: There will be consensual, explicit sexual content in the show. Audience members are welcome to leave at any time during any performance; however there will be no ticket refunds.

This is an 18 and older event.

Trans as Fuck: Exhibitionism at its finest! Trans as Fuck was founded in 2004 by Bay Area artists/activists, Seeley Quest and Storm Florez. The two artists were each looking for places to celebrate and heal their relationships with their bodies and sexuality via performance and realized that no such venue existed for trans and genderqueer people. The two decided to create a show specifically for this purpose.

The show has been a great success and has showcased a hot and talented line-up of performers with heartfelt, humorous and intense acts, some which have included stripping, body manipulation like piercing and pumping, erotic dance, fisting, squirting and carrots in butts.

Performers incorporate music, spoken word and frank discussion in their pieces which has allowed audience members to connect and engage with what's happening on stage. This year, Trans as Fuck was the recipient of a Queer Cultural Center grant, and will be featured in the 2008 National Queer Arts Festival.

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Slightly off topic: Sex without a uterus?

2008-06-04T09:47:32Z

So, I just had a hysterectomy two weeks ago. It was laproscopic and I got to keep my cervix. It's technically called a supra-cervical laproscopic hysterectomy.

One of the things my doctors did not tell me was that my orgasms would change without my uterus. I used to have these very intense orgasms with lots of contractions, that I now find out were probably uterine contractions.

My question is if there are any folks out there who have had a hysterectomy did it affect your orgasms? I know some folks who had hystos only use their dicks, but I also know some folks still use their front holes for fucking. Are there things you learned that helped you still have really good orgasms with your "vagina"?

I suppose I could also use some good advice from the ladies who have had vaginas constructed as well, since in some ways we're not all that different. Are there activities that are more sensory or positions that provide more pleasure than others?

Also, where might be a better place to ask these questions? I was hoping there might be queer sex positive sites cause most of the places I find info about hysterectomy tend to be focused on straight married women.

Thanks
-robin

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A class on Pain Processsing and Catharsis

2008-06-03T18:36:02Z

"Pain and Catharsis"
SF Citadel
1277 Mission Street
Tuesday June 3rd
Class from 8-10PM, Doors opening at 7:30

Would you like to take your masochism to the next
level? Do you wish to have less fear and more
catharsis in your scenes? This class focuses on
exploring and developing ways of channeling
energy/pain, as well as learning to experience
catharsis with authenticity. Each participant will
have the opportunity to try multiple methods for
processing "pain," as well as gain an understanding
of the advantages, disadvantages and potential uses of
these ways of processing sensation in their play. The
class is geared towards
masochists, but sadists and other orientations are
welcome to attend.

Mistress Lark graduated from Humboldt State University with
A Bachelors Degree in Sexual Arts, focusing on the
intersections of Tantra and BDSM. She is a Graduate
of the Journeyman III Academy of California with
advanced training in Leather history, traditions,
spirituality and practice. She has taught in both the
kink and non kink community for years and is happy
to be teaching at the SF Citadel.

Keri has been in the scene for over eight years and is
a cadet at the Journeyman III Academy, class of 2008.
Her column, "Kink in the City" can be read in the
monthly on-line magazine, kink-e-zine.com. Through
BDSM, she has discovered her own power and
strength. She identifies as a slave who is not a
beginner's model.

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Yahoo group

2008-06-01T18:54:00Z

Is there more discussion on that one? I'd love some input on the Meet/Greet/Discuss idea for July. Also, I'd like to join the yahoo group..can someone send me a link? I tried a search but wasn't rewarded :(

Thanks!
Jenn

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Gay vs. Straight; Male vs. Female - 60 Minutes Reports

2008-05-16T01:27:54Z

With gay marriage in the news in California, I thought I'd post a link to a website with some clips from "60 Minutes" about extreme childhood gender non-conformity and being gay.

I'm not so sure about the relationship between how you self-identify your gender and your sexual orientation, but some of the experts 60 Minutes consulted thinks there is a correlation. Regardless of whether there is or not, here is some fascinating information on gender dysphoria and on homosexuality.

http://60minutes. yahoo. com/segment/68/gay_or_straight

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April, May, June Screwup topics needed

2008-05-15T17:19:57Z

Hey good peeps....we need topics for the next quarter for screwup. We'll probably be moving to a site on Market street, just fyi.

You don't have to consider yourself an expert...Screwup is diy, so if you have a passion or an interest, just share that experience, how others can do it, do a little research on helpful things to share (nothing like learning while sharing), and ideally something folks can do in the setting. Those are my helpful hints, and not necessarily what is expected by others who attend.

Screwup is BDSM for Trans and Queers, so it's helpful if the topic can be trans centric, or really inclusive of trans issues/awareness, it can be a sex positive presentation, instead of BDSM (like I did a porn night in febuary, but it was trans porn). March was on fun with ropes.

Post here or the screwup yahoo group and folks will help you nail it all down, so to speak.

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Trans Community Picnic, Sunday May 18th

2008-05-13T01:15:20Z

Please join us on Sunday, May 18th and forward this announcement widely.

** Trans Community Picnic! **

Dolores Park, San Francisco
Sunday May 18th
11am - 4pm
Co-sponsored by Colage, United Genders, and Our Family Coalition

Join us in Dolores Park on Sunday, May 18th, from 11am - 4pm for a potluck picnic, games, music, spoken word, and performances by trans, intersex, genderqueer, and allied community members. Come add your creativity and ideas to this DIY picnic in Dolores Park! All genders, ages, hormone levels, and anatomies enthusiastically invited. Bring food to barbeque, your guitar or spoken word piece, food to share, art supplies, hula hoops, soccer balls, frisbees, magic tricks, and games to play! To perform, please email samdavis66@sbcglobal.net.

This will also be a great opportunity to meet other transgender families � including transgender and gender non-conforming parents, children, prospective parents, and people with transgender parents. COLAGE celebrates the release of its new Kids of Trans Resource Guide, a valuable publication by and for people with transgender parents! Stop by the picnic tables during the picnic to pick up your copy, meet other transgender families, and learn more about the COLAGE Kids of Trans Program. For more information or to order a copy, please contact kidsoftrans@colage.org.

Proceeds will benefit the San Francisco Trans March, which takes place on Friday June 27th. For more information, please email info@transmarch.org.
Spread the word!

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May Screwup: Cornerstore Kink! (This Friday, May 9th!)

2008-05-10T06:02:22Z

screwup: BDSM for trans, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Cornerstore Kink: Facilitated by Ash

Friday, May 9th, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

Looking for an inexpensive way to supplement your toybox? Just planning an impromptu date and feel the need to get creative? Come to Cornerstore Kink to share ideas and check out fun creations from your local stores. No items shown will be over $5.00! Examples will be brought, feel free to bring your items too.

Our new venue is Femina Potens, located at 2199 Market (at Sanchez) in San Francisco CA 94114 at the old Image Leather location.

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$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away.

Femina Potens is wheelchair accessible, however the single gender-neutral bathroom is not. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, and are looking for an accessible restroom in the vicinity.

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held at Femina Potens gallery. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared...

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to Femina Potens:

The MUNI train lines M L and K all stop two blocks from Femina Potens, at the corner of Church and Market, these connect to BART at any of the 4 downtown BART stations.

Please use public transportation - parking near the Castro is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of Femina Potens neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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money stuffs

2008-05-07T19:26:31Z

Hi everybody. Seeing as I have hardly been able to make it to the meetings lately, and I am no longer involved at all on the screwup tribe (or tribe as a whole, for that matter), it makes sense to me to pass on my duties as your beloved treasurer to another.
So, who would like to take my place?
I have something like $1500 in cash, all belonging to Screwup. The best way to contact me (unless you have my phone number) is via email, as I don't check tribe anymore.
Much love to y'all,
*justin

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Access to Femina Potens??

2008-05-06T01:44:33Z

Just wanting to make sure that we have easy access (key or someone coming with a key) to FP for this Friday's screwup... I seem to remember some confusion with a previous event, and wantto make sure things go smoothly. Anyone got this covered, or should I check into it?

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Society of Janus presents ... Pain Pig: The Art of Giving & Receiving Pain as Pleasure

2008-05-01T21:49:27Z

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

at SF Citadel, 1277 Mission Street at 9th Street, San Francisco, CA

Doors 7 pm

Program 8 - 10 pm

Cost: $5 members of Janus & reciprocal organizations (e.g. The 15, Exiles); $15 all others

We've seen them -- bottoms who can't seem to get enough, and the tops who love to dish it out to them. They take play up a notch, and searing pain turns into sizzling heat.

Join us this evening as renowned leatherman Daddy Peter Fiske discusses a subject near and dear to his heart -- the art of turning pain into pleasure. Peter will demonstrate how he has incorporated pain in his scenes, using the sadistic skills he is famous for. Those who wish will be given the opportunity to volunteer to experience Peter's skills firsthand. And, if we're lucky, we'll get a chance to see some of his more exotic toys in action.

About Our Presenter:

Daddy Peter Fiske has been a Leatherman since 1964. He is SF LeatherDaddy XXI and is a former board member and President of the SF Aids Emergency Fund and a co-founder of the SF Breast Cancer Emergency Fund. He has served on the board of SF LGBT Pride and recieved the heritage of Pride Award in 2005 for longtime service to the SF LGBT community. He is a Chairman Emeritus and a member of the 15 Association since 1980 and a member of Delta International. He has presented at Leather events all over the country and is known for his large collection of whips and his skills in using them.

This Janus program is open to all attendees 18 yrs of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.
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Okay, Here is a Quandary

2008-05-01T08:32:38Z

And I'm not saying that my thoughts are necessarily appropriate. I would have felt different, for instance, at The Queer Playground. And probably still different at various other parties, but lets see if I can explain it all to you.

My girl and I went to Midori's Bang for the Buck Party.

The decription was: "So you know, this isn't strictly a SM play party. It's a lot more then that. It's a women's sex party that's kink positive with a strip-o-rama and free strip lesson before the party"

Now we were starting to play near the recovery area when we noticed a transperson lying there, naked with a large meat dick, wanking to beat the band.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I have always thought Bang for the Buck was a party focussed on Women's Energy. So I wasn't expecting it. And it made me, my girl, and a few other people uncomfortable. We would have moved, but there was no where else to play. So I kept my back to the wanker, and tried to stay between my girl and any view of that.

Several other women commented on this negatively in the course of the evening.

Were we wrong to expect that meat dicks would be a little more discreetly used? What if anything should we have done differently?

Because we have more and more trans and gender fluid people in our community, things like this are going to come up a lot more often. I think it's worth discussing. As someone said to me, "a female bodied person fingering zir clit at a men's party is not going to be tolerated, so why would a male genitaled person playing with a penis at a women's party." Do you agree, disagree, want to stop any gender or orientation specific parties?

Domina (please don't rake me over the coals for this. I'm not prejudiced against trans people, I just feel this isn't appropriate in what is supposed to be "women's space.YMMV)

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some may be interested in this - Stop AIDS Project's FTM and Internet workshop

2008-04-27T23:59:49Z

Transcoded: FTM Disclosure, Sex, and the Internet

Upon hearing the word 'disclosure' when hooking up online for sex, most guys think of HIV. But Internet ads and profiles include sharing other aspects of who we are, including gender. Join us for a discussion about giving up the 'T' in a predominantly 'M4M' world of Manhunt-ing.

• Learn why non-disclosure is not the same as dishonesty.
• Discuss how trans guys choose to disclose information and in what contexts.
• Share tips for dealing with online harassment, abusive language, "chasers," and trans stigmatization in traditional M4M cyber-spaces.
• Think through the opportunities and benefits that accompany disclosure, as well as the risks.
• Find out about trans-welcoming web sites where you can pursue sex, love and friendship.
• Explore new ways to use the Internet for negotiating safer sex as it applies to trans bodies and desires.

Time: Tuesday, April 29 @ 7-9pm
Place: 2199 Market Street, San Francisco

Stop AIDS Project www.stopaids.org
Femina Potens
dotMEN

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One of the biggest parties of the year....IMsL

2008-04-26T16:34:16Z

Don't miss out on the best party of the year! International Ms Leather
(IMsL) and International Ms Bootblack (IMsBB) will be rockin' San
Francisco next weekend, May 1-4, 2008. This weekend of fun and frolic
welcomes all Leatherwomen and EVERYONE who loves them – including
Leathermen!

Online Registration closes April 27th at midnight – pre-register today
at www.IMsL.org.

And if you're too busy shining your boots to go online and register,
we'll still let you come party with us! Full weekend packages ($140),
tickets to Seduction – presented by Good Vibrations ($20), Brunch with
burlesque performers Twilight Vixen Revue (sponsored by Stormy
Leather) and keynote speaker Laura Antoniou ($45), and Day Passes
which include entrance to either the Opening Ceremony or Contest ($50)
will all be available at the door! We even have vending only passes
available for just $5 for you folks who only have time to come shop.

With every ticket we invite you to:

PLAY – 24 hour play spaces created by EDGES Dungeon and Wycked
Synsations
LEARN – Over 40 educational classes with top-notch presenters
PARTY – Uniform Party, Boots & Cigars Party and a dozen hospitality
receptions
SHOP – The Vendor Mart and Silent Auction will tempt you with goodies

In addition, you're going to miss the following Special Events if you
don't come to IMsL:

Thursday
Seduction — an Evening of Burlesque, Strip Tease, Lap Dancing, Drag,
and more! Presented by Good Vibrations
Opening Party at Good Vibrations - Polk Street Store

Friday
Opening Ceremonies with formal Color Guard
Bootblack Salon and Leathercare Lounge
Charity Celebrity Auction
Uniform Party

Saturday
Outgoing Titleholder Roast & Mad Scramble Auction
22nd Annual International Ms Leather Contest emceed by Shann Carr
10th Annual International Ms Bootblack Contest
Boots and Cigars Party
More Bootblack Salon and Leathercare Lounge

Sunday
girl/boy Breakfast
Brunch with burlesque performers Twilight Vixen – sponsored by Stormy
Leather
Keynote Speaker, Laura Antoniou
Wind Down Party at the Eagle
Shan Carr Comedy Show (additional admission fee)
Afterglow Party

What a weekend!!

You can also volunteer for the event and come for free! Volunteering
is great community service and a fabulous opportunity to CRUISE! You
can meet people, be a part of your community AND save money:
• 2 hours - receive a big Thank You from IMsL.
• 4 hours - receive a collectible IMsL Volunteer Pin.
• 8 hours – receive a half price Basic Weekend Package, and a
Volunteer Pin.
• 12 hours – receive a Free Basic Weekend Package, and a
Volunteer Pin.
Sign up for the option that works best for YOU at imsl.org/volunteer.php.

Visit www.IMsL.org to register before this Sunday, April 27th at
midnight PDT or we'll see you at the door!

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A class about Pain!

2008-04-26T00:28:16Z

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Screwup Tonight!! (April 11th, 2008) The Magical, Wonderful World of age-Play!!

2008-04-11T19:28:36Z

7 p.m., 777 Valencia Street, SF (between 18th and 19th streets)

Are you an "adult" who often wishes they were coloring, watching cartoons, playing, or cuddling instead of working?

Has playing duck, duck, goose with friends ever seemed more entertaining than clubbing or bar hopping?

Do you find yourself in the role of a parent or guardian of sorts in your relationship(s)?

If you've answered "yes" to ANY of those questions then this workshop is for you!

At this workshop/discussion/skill-share we will discuss the different types of age-play that are commonly practiced, the myths surrounding age play, the potential pitfalls one may come across when entering an age-play relationship, and whatever else you wanna talk about.

This ideally should be fun and informal, so feel free to come in the dress that best brings out the innner little or big in you and to bring a toy. Who knows? There may even be a little prize for you when you leave :-)

Screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held in Room 22 at the New College of California. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared...

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to the New College of California

The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).

Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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Help! Screwup needs a New Home!!!

2008-04-08T00:05:37Z

It's really not looking good for us at New College... They finally lost their accreditation the other day, and will likely be heading out soon. While other venues have been lovely about letting us drop in when we've been temporarily homeless in the past, none of them has the space to take us on in an ongoing way. So, we need a new place to meet, every second Tuesday, ongoing. it needs to be wheelchair accessible, kink friendly, inexpensive/free, and near public transit. If anyone has any ideas of who we could approach, please let me know a.s.a.p.!

There has been one suggestion for the center for Sex and Culture. Anyone have a contact there that they can follow up on?

Thanks,
J.W.

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One IMsL ticket for $75.00

2008-04-07T01:52:11Z

I have one ticket left for IMsL.

The ticket is good for thursday all the way thru Monday.
If you are intersted please let know. Time is running out and this is a deal.

I purchased a group ticket of 10 and my friends got most but I have one left.
message me if interested

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SPREAD THE WORD April Screwup- The Magical, Wonderful World of Age-Play!!

2008-04-03T20:49:42Z

Are you an "adult" who often wishes they were coloring, watching cartoons, playing, or cuddling instead of working?

Has playing duck, duck, goose with friends ever seemed more entertaining than clubbing or bar hopping?

Do you find yourself in the role of a parent or guardian of sorts in your relationship(s)?

If you've answered "yes" to ANY of those questions then this workshop is for you!

At this workshop/discussion/skill-share we will discuss the different types of age-play that are commonly practiced, the myths surrounding age play, the potential pitfalls one may come across when entering an age-play relationship, and whatever else you wanna talk about.

This ideally should be fun and informal, so feel free to come in the dress that best brings out the innner little or big in you and to bring a toy. Who knows? There may even be a little prize for you when you leave :-)

Screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held in Room 22 at the New College of California. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared...

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to the New College of California

The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).

Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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Job posting- webdesigner for ftm/butch/boi website

2008-03-29T17:58:38Z

All qualified encouraged to contact me! My last designer fell through. I am seeking someone with design skills including the capability to intergrate shopping carts, bulletin boards and movies onto the site. The shell of the site has been created already. Pay is negotiable dependant on experiance. Possibility of future work with updates. Email me at ash@butch-boi.com or contact me through Tribe. Please feel free to pass this on. Cheers, Ash

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Passing this along for Bootdog... I think it might be fun, and will be roped to a table in leather alley for most of pride day...

2008-03-24T18:07:44Z

Greetings.

My name is Andrew Johnson. I am honored to be the coordinator of this
year's Leather Contingent for the San Francisco Pride Parade.

I am writing to invite your organization to participate in the Leather
Contingent this year. We are holding our second planning meeting on
Saturday, March 29th from 1 to 2 pm, in Room 300 of the SF LGBT
Community Center. I realize that this e-mail is providing short
notice for the meeting, but I hope a representative from your
organization will be able to attend. If no one from you organization
can attend this meeting, please drop me an e-mail and let me know if
you are interested in participating. We will have a few more
organizational meetings before Parade Day.

One important topic is that of vehicles in the Contingent. Currently,
we are under a deadline of April 1st to register all of the vehicles
which will be in the Contingent. Due to our status as a small
not-for-profit Contingent, there is no fee for registering vehicles
prior to April 1st, but this is a hard-and-fast deadline. If you
think your organization may be interested in having a vehicle, please
e-mail me IMMEDIATELY and let me know. Included in that, please let
me know if you're planning to have a passenger vehicle or a large
truck. Cancellation later in the planning process is completely
acceptable and will incur no cost or penalty.

Whether you are able to attend the meeting or not, you can always find
up-to-date information at http://www.hotboots.com/pride, which is our
official homepage, graciously provided by Larry Kenney, the proprietor
of hotboots.com. Also, you may choose to join the Leather Contingent
Yahoo Group, which can be found at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFLeatherPrideMarchers/

Thanks for your attention; if you have any questions, please feel free
to drop me an e-mail. I hope to see you at the Contingent meeting on
Saturday and at the Parade.

Yours in leather,

Andrew Johnson
aka Bootdog
Coordinator
SF Pride Parade Leather Contingent

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Qoc/Toc sex radical from London, UK, in San Francisco all April (and Mexico City over Easter, Vancouver in early May)

2008-03-20T22:52:53Z

I am new to this tribe (as well as tribe.net - be my friend!), and would love to meet lots of people, especially:

- Sex educators (I'm a trainee sex therapist, programmed workshops at Transfabulous 2 and led body image and race/gender awareness workshops at various queer/trans/kink/feminist gatherings)

- Perverts (happy bisexual switch, likes rope and lots of other things and people, gaydar.co.uk/adrino, myspace.com/prince_jei)

- Queers of colour (is it true that there's qoc munches in San Francisco?)

- Lefties, artsies, whores, poets, intellectuals, bears, multi-issue organisers of all kinds...

Also looking for nice hangouts, events, friends, allies, cheap accommodation (maybe flatshare with London? I have a cat and a nice central flat in zone 2).

Get in touch.
Look forward to hearing from you,

Jin (prince_jei@hotmail.co.uk)

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March Screwup - Rope Play

2008-03-19T03:51:39Z

So - after looking around for the past month, it seems that our best bet this month is to meet at New College. Flier and information for screwup next Friday is below. Please share it far and wide!

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screwup
BDSM for trannies & queers
Rope Play Workshop

Friday, March 14 7pm
New College - 777 Valencia St (between 18th and 19th)

Bringing the play back to bondage, Mykkah will share some fun ideas about playing with rope. * This will be a hands-on workshop; bring your rope if you have any.*

Screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held at New College. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared.

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. New College is wheelchair accessible and has gender neutral bathrooms. Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to New College
The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).
Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy. If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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Somewhat Off Topic, But in Case Anyone is Interested

2008-03-04T08:49:01Z

I'm back in school right now, and I recently met a woman who teaches Womens and Gender Studies at Sonoma State. We were talking and I mentioned my difficulty in not seeing people as male or female (though I'm getting better.) She mentioned she wished she knew more gender fluid, trans and genderqueer people in the area (she recently moved here) who might want to speak to her classes. She said that some of her students are already so set in their thinking they need some evidence of other viewpoints and alternatives.

I don't think she's on Tribe (and if she is, I'd be very surprised to see her on the more BDSM type Tribes, though it could happen) but I'd be happy to pass on your email address if you're interested in possibility talking about your experiences. So if you want to talk to her (she's a very nice lady, and dyke identified) please send me email and I'll put you in touch. I told her that I might know some people, and that I'd ask them if they would be interested.

Also, don't ask me for more information. You'll need to find out more from her. She's not my teacher. I met her totally by accident, and I'm taking computer courses, not gender studies. I thought she was another returning student.

Domina

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Leather Levi Weekend Kickoff Party, March 16th!

2008-02-29T18:42:30Z

Registration Kick-Off
Sunday, March 16, 2008
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
THE POWERHOUSE
~ Raffles! Door Prizes! ~
~~ Win A Free Weekend! ~~
August 7 - 10, 2008
Saratoga Springs Resort
www.leatherlevi.org
LLW 2008

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March Screwup - Rope Play

2008-02-27T02:48:41Z

Hey y'all,

I'm facilitating/leading the next screwup on Friday, March 14. I'm working out a couple of details for the workshop. First, the flyer. I have some basic text, but will wait until our location is finalized before posting the actual flyer. Here's the text I'm rolling around in my head for the flyer:

Rope play workshop.
Bringing the play back to bondage, Mykkah will share some fun ideas about tying people up… or down.

The second small detail is that I was planning to have a somewhat substantial demo to start off the workshop. For both that and the more instructional portion of the workshop, I need a couple of volunteer stunt bottoms. If you love rope, know how to sit still, and aren't afraid to get somewhat naked in front of a room of people, feel free to send me a note offline. I'm hoping to find models who differ by gender and body type. Oh, and I'm hoping to "practice" a bit this month before the workshop next month. Sometimes "research" and "practice" and "homework" are really kind of fun.

Looking forward,
Mykkah

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IMsL for FREE - Volunteer!

2008-02-22T05:17:43Z

IMsL for FREE - Volunteer!

Do you want attend IMsL for FREE? Or half-off?

Come volunteer for the hottest event in San Francisco! IMsL has 30+ workshops, 24/7 dungeon space, events and socials that cover more than 72 hours!
IMsL is May 1-4, 2008, in SF. Check out www.imsl.org for more details.

Volunteering is great community service and a fabulous opportunity to CRUISE!

Choose an option that works best for YOU!
2 hours - You'll receive a big Thank You!! from IMsL
4 hours - You'll receive a Collectible IMsL Volunteer Pin, available only to volunteers
8 hours – You’ll receive Half-off IMsL Basic Weekend Package, and a Volunteer Pin
12 hours – You’ll receive a Free IMsL Basic Weekend Package, and a Volunteer Pin

Please go to http://imsl.org/volunteer.php to sign up to volunteer!

IMsL needs lots of volunteers! Please forward this email to any and all Leather or LGBT email lists and to your friends. Encourage them to volunteer!

See you at IMsL!

Rae Goldman
Volunteer Coordinator
volunteercoordinator@imsl.org
http://imsl.org/volunteer.php

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IMsL for FREE - Volunteer!

2008-02-22T05:16:53Z

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Nor Cal Sus Con - Suspension Convention

2008-02-22T04:35:12Z

Nor Cal Sus Con - Suspension Convention

sus.pend

* hang; especially: to hang so as to be free on all sides except at
the point of support
* to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support

Pierce Ink is proud to sponsor the Second Annual Northern California
Suspension Convention! Suspension enthusiasts from all over the country
will be joining us for what’s guaranteed to be an amazing weekend of
suspension artistry. We will be welcoming several internationally
recognized suspension practitioners, such as Allen Falkner (TSD) and
Steve Joyner (CoRE).This is your opportunity to either be suspended or
observe some of the country’s leading suspension educators and health
educators at their finest.

Spaces are limited, so register as soon as you can! To view other
sponsors of this event, click on the sponsors link above. For more
information regarding suspension, refer to the following website:
http://www.suspension.org

*Where: Pierce Ink’s Backroom
48 Race St, San Jose California 95126
When: March 15th & 16th, 2008*

We're going to try and schedule all suspendees for Saturday, but if we
do not get to everyone, the overflow will be scheduled for Sunday.
Suspendees will be scheduled on a first come, first serve basis, so
register as soon as you can to insure your timeslot and suspension type!
http://www.norcalsuscon.com/ FMI and to register

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IMsL 2008 – Strap On Your Boots and Ride

2008-02-15T08:24:48Z

IMsL 2008 – Strap On Your Boots and Ride

The 22nd Annual International Ms Leather contest and the 10th
Anniversary of the International Ms Bootblack contest return to San
Francisco to be celebrated from May 1 – 4, 2008. IMsL can boast being
the longest running women's leather competition. There is no other
contest with its history. No women's contest has continually brought
fierce, yet friendly, competition of leather women, educational
seminars, one-stop shopping for all kinky needs at the vendors' space,
and, of course, hot play parties around the clock. Each year, leather
women and *everyone* who loves them, experience an unforgettable event
which leaves them, not only with two outstanding title holders to
represent them for the following year, but with tingling memories of
their weekend and a hunger for next year's event.

The weekend will begin Thursday night with "Seduction" presented by
Good Vibrations – an evening of burlesque, strip tease, drag kings and
queens, go-go dancers, lap dancing and more. On-site play spaces will
open Thursday night as well and remain open all weekend. The weekend
continues on Friday with hospitality receptions including our new
Uniform Party, educational workshops, world-class vendors, charity
auctions and our Bootblack Salon and Leather Lounge staffed by the
contestants for the International Ms Bootblack competition. Saturday
brings the contests and the annual Boots and Cigars party. Sunday's
brunch has been reformatted and will be highlighted by a keynote
address from the hilarious, and often irreverent author, Laura
Antoniou, creator of `The Marketplace' Series.

Registration is now open, with an early bird price of *only* $99,
available until February 29. Registration may be completed online at
www.imsl.org. Tickets for the Sunday brunch may be secured at the same
time. Also on the website is a link for making reservations for the
host hotel, the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway. Alternatively, rooms may
be reserved by calling (415) 441-4000. Those who mention group code
SML receive the IMsL discount.

Discount packages are being offered this year which can be used by
leather clubs, leather families, contestant entourages and other
groups to save some money. These group discount packages offer 10 full
weekend packages for the price of 7 ½. See www.IMsL.org for more
information.

The delightful and entertaining Shann Carr (IMsL 1988), will return as
emcee. Judging the International Ms Leather contest are Sarah Humble,
Head Judge (American Leatherwoman 1994), Lady Faye Falconnier
(International Ms Leather 2006), Skeeter (of Mr. S Leather and Madame
S), Mr. Marcus Hernandez (Bay Area Reporter), Mike Gerle
(International Mr. Leather 2007), diamond (Black Beat, Inc), and slave
marsha (International slave 2001).

Former International Ms Bootblack titleholders will judge the 10th
Anniversary International Ms Bootblack contest, including Slaveboi
Eddie, Head Judge (2003), Ms V (2007), Alex Bettencourt (2006), Izzy
(2004) and michael ann (2000).

Those who are interested in competing to represent the women's leather
community as International Ms Leather or International Ms Bootblack
can find applications on the website or by emailing
contestantcoordinator@IMsL.org. Intelligent and articulate women,
capable of communication and outreach both to leather and non-leather
communities worldwide, are encouraged to apply.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the International Ms Leather Contest
Weekend and applications for volunteer positions are available by
writing to volunteercoordinator@IMsL.org or by visiting www.IMsL.org.
Volunteers will receive a special collectible IMsL pin and either a
partial discount or a full discount on the registration fee so this is
a great way to be a special part of the IMsL team.

As with any contest, the producers of IMsL welcome hearing from
prospective vendors, sponsors, donors, advertisers – and anyone else
who has or requires information. Contact Glenda Rider at
executiveproducer@IMsL.org or visit the website at www.IMsL.org to
begin the ride.

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Exiles Program: Kinky Open Mic!

2008-02-10T23:49:00Z

Exiles February Program: Kinky and Erotic Open Mic
Friday, February 15th, Women's Building, 3543 Valencia, SF.
Doors & open mic sign-up 7:30, program at 8pm. $4 members, $10 non-members.
Attend and get $5 off the Total Eclipse of the Heart After Valentine’s Day Women’s Party at the SF Citadel!
All women (and those whose gender self-identity is other than male) who are over 18 are welcome.
theexiles.org/program.html

Kinky and Erotic Open Mic! This dynamic, jam-packed evening will feature pros, novices, and maybe even a few virgins – open mic virgins, anyway! We have 2 fabulous featured performers lined up for your listening and viewing pleasure: Gina De Vries and Jennifer Cross! The program will be rounded out by hot performances and readings by Exiles members and guests. In putting this program together, it became clear that our community is full of wild, creative imaginations – writers, storytellers, poets, and more! So far we have several kinky stories lined up, and at least one erotic & kinky slam poem. This program is open to all Exiles members and guests who would like to perform something: erotic comedy? kinky singing or dancing? A fantasy Scene? A true story? Bring it on!! We ask that material be limited to 5 minutes per person to allow for everyone who wishes to perform. Open Mic sign-up at 7:30pm, Program begins at 8pm.

As an added bonus, everyone who attends the February Program will receive a coupon for $5 off admission to the Total Eclipse of the Heart After Valentine’s Day Women’s Party at the SF Citadel! So get hot and bothered at the Exiles Kinky Open Mic, and then head over to the Citadel and play until 1am. Visit www.SFCitadel.org for more information on the play party.

Bios of our featured performers:
Jennifer Cross is a femme dyke incest survivor and smut writer. Her erotica has appeared in a plethora of anthologies, including, most recently, Best Sex Writing 2008, More Five Minute Erotica (Carol Queen, ed!), Nobody Passes , Best Women's Erotica 2007, Naughty Spanking Stories A-Z 2. Based in the Bay Area, she's featured at such lascivious events as Sizzle, Writers With Drinks, the National Queer Arts Festival, and the Queer Open Mic. She participated in the smutty part of 2006's LitQuake LitCrawl, pouring out porn for a capacity crowd at GoodVibes. She's is a co-collaborator in the dyke erotica collective Dirty Ink, and, because she cannot get enough dirty words, leads erotic writing workshops and co-facilitates (with Carol Queen) a monthly Erotic Reading Circle at the Center for Sex and Culture. Jen writes to release, transform, and create space for as much unspoken erotica as possible, and is a firm believer in the transformative power of smut. She's preparing for a countrywide femme porn tour (Body Heat), which commences in April 2008, and will be sharing some of the kinky, naughty pieces that she's getting ready to take across America !

Gina de Vries is a queer writer and activist from San Francisco. Her fiction, memoir, journalism, and smut have been published and performed dozens of places, including: TransForming Communities, Baby Remember My Name, Tough Girls 2, Dirty Girls, More Five Minute Erotica, On Our Backs magazine, Curve magazine, Sodom & Me: Queers on Fundamentalism, and Bound to Struggle: Where Kink & Radical Politics Meet. She blogs for national LGBT blog bilerico.com, curates shows for San Francisco in Exile, works at the Center
for Lesbian & Gay Studies at California's grooviest divinity school, and spends far too much time thinking about god, sex, and words. She enjoys glitter, genderfuck, pretty boys, tough girls, and things that go whap. Check out her website at queershoulder.livejournal.com.

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February Screwup! Trans Porn!

2008-02-09T20:20:27Z

February Screwup: Trans Porn!
screwup: BDSM for trans, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Trans Porn: Loosely facilitated by Ken from Trannywood Pictures

Friday, February 8, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

We meet at THE NEW COLLEGE of California in San Francisco
Room 22 (2nd Floor),
766 Valencia Street (near 18th Street)

Trans Porn will explore some of the current community based trans porn with a relaxed group discussion of the joys and frustrations of porn and fucking in and out of trans community.

Bring your questions, as well as your personal experiences to share!

Hope to see you there!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to the New College of California

The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).

Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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New College location and March Screwup...

2008-02-09T18:29:50Z

In light of all the chaos that is spinning around New College these days, it might be wise for us to find an alternate space to hold Screwup in March. Any suggestions from the group? Should we maybe check in with Femina Potens? Other thoughts for cheap/free wheelchair accessible, kink friendly venues? March is the hands-on rope demo, and we need to be somewhere where nudity, or at least near nudity is fine.

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New College Question for tonight (Feb Screwup)

2008-02-08T17:55:48Z

Just checking the hive mind. We have Screwup Tonight at New College. But I woke up to the early news saying that they have postponed their spring semester. Does anyone know if their building is still open during this postponement?

Reading the website, I think it is open, but it also reads like a lot of spin (like I wrote it, lol).

Just checking.

Let's assume Screwup is still at regular location, unless we hear otherwise.

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screwup rope needs a home & another eastbay munch?

2008-02-08T06:58:21Z

I've got rope at my house that belongs to screwup, and I'm likely to need someone else to hold onto it soon. It would be especially good for someone to take it who's been attending regularly; I don't want a rope workshop to be without it because I am loath to leave my hermitage.

Speaking of which, I miss seeing folks who I only see at screwup. Would anyone be into attending another Eastbay munch?

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a new person seeks advice

2008-02-04T17:24:18Z

hey y'all, i just moved here from boston and was psyched to find out about this group. i was wondering specifically if anyone has an opinion on clubs like the power exchange concerning is it a comfortable (like socially not physically) place for a not-very-much-passing trans person to attend on no particular occasion. and less specifically do you have opinions on which of the 50 bdsm groups in the area are most worth the membership dues on the criteria of being most radical/fun/a good organization to do political advocacy type work with. also: is there anything like a leathercrafting night in the east bay? i have some supplies and i like to share.
sincerely, encian

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February Screwup topic and discussion/workshop leader???

2008-02-02T03:39:07Z

January Screwup was lively and fun! So sorry that the notice was too short for many, but it was pretty well attended (12 or so?), and a good time was had. Thanks to everybody who came on such short notice, and especially to Mykkah- who set the ball rolling and made it happen!

So, I was wondering what we were up to for the next couple of months. I'm personally going to be in thesis hell, but hope to be able to at least attend.

Last night there were a few ideas proposed. Anybody ready to step up and claim a month?

Oh, and I have the donations from last night-$23.00, and will get them to Justin asap.

Cheers,
Jay

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Be an extra in Gus Van Sant movie about Harvey Milk

2008-01-24T22:07:51Z

On Monday night, February 4th and Friday night, February 8th, the feature film MILK (directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk) will be re-creating three 1970's marches through the Castro.

We are looking for volunteers to appear in the these marches in the film. THERE ARE NO AUDITIONS. IF YOU SIGN-UP ON THIS SITE AND SHOW UP, YOU WILL BE USED. All ages, races and genders are welcome. But, you MUST be 18 or over to participate.

more info:
http://www.milkmarch.com/

post this on other kinky and faerie lists so the crowd will be filled
with leather and fabulous drag

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Tantra Weekend w/ Dossie Easton and Barbara Carrellas!

2008-01-23T06:18:13Z

Great event coming up in SF - Transformative Tantra Weekend!
Please forward to anyone or any lists who you think would be interested. Thanks!!

Transformative Tantra:Transgender, Transgressive, Transcendent
February 2nd and 3rd, 2008, 10 AM to 5 PM
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco

Barbara Carrellas, author of Urban Tantra and Dossie Easton, co-author of Radical Ecstasy and The Ethical Slut, join forces to explode the myths and embrace the power of SM, gender journeying and Tantra.

If you are curious about the ecstatic possibilities of Tantra and other energy-focused sexual paths, but have felt too queer, too gender-queer, too kinky, too slutty, or too down-to-earth to feel comfortable in traditional Tantra groups, you'll love this weekend-facilitated by two women who have spent their entire adult lives exploring perverted paths to ecstasy. Persons of all genders and lovers of all stripes are welcome.

What is/are your gender(s)? Your partners' gender(s)? Do you really have to choose only one? We'll look at what gender is and what it isn't, and then find new ways to express it, pervert it and play with it. Next, we'll explore sexual energy as a physical force that you can activate, build, shape, and ride to amplify all your erotic encounters. We'll end our first day with a shared journey, as we intertwine our experience of masculine and feminine and both and neither into a big ecstatic circle of breath.

On Sunday, we'll explore the different elements and styles of energy-sharing and power exchange in sexual relationships. Using techniques from Tantra and BDSM, and the occasional bit of rope, we'll experiment with consciously polarizing and uniting opposites: active and receptive, masculine and feminine, power and helplessness. Is it true that the further apart we polarize our roles, the hotter the spark that bridges the gap? Let's find out!

All genders, sexual preferences and orientations are welcome.

To register or for more info contact: <mailto:mail@sexandculture.org>mail@sexandculture.org or 415-255-1155. The full weekend workshop is available for $395 per person, early bird special of $360 if you reserve before January 1st.

Trans Tantra Introductory Evening
Friday, February 1, 2008
7 - 10 PM at the Center for Sex and Culture
$25 per person

Meet the authors Barbara Carrellas and Dossie Easton for an evening of chat and some experimental journeys in breath and consciousness. Get a taste of the weekend to come, satisfy your curiosity about Tantra and other energy-focused sexual paths, and discover how Tantra can help you unleash some unique abilities within yourself. Persons who have no experience in Tantra who intend to attend the full weekend are particularly encouraged to attend this evening, but all are welcome to join us for a taste of Tantra.

BIO

Dossie Easton, a long time player on the San Francisco S/M scene and well-known killer bottom, is co-author with Janet Hardy of The Ethical Slut, a guide to infinite sexual possibilities as well as The New Bottoming Book and The New Topping Book, When Someone You Love Is Kinky, a book designed to give to outsiders to inform them about our lifestyle, and most recently, Radical Ecstasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence. She is a licensed psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and more in her private practice, with a particular interest in how SM journeys into Shadow can bring old wounds into the healing light of consciousness and and give them a shot of life force in the form of good hot sex. You can check out her website at www.dossieeaston.com.

Barbara Carrellas is the author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century and Luxurious Loving: Tantric Inspirations for Passion and Pleasure. She is the founder of Urban Tantra, an approach to sacred sexuality that adapts and blends conscious sexuality practices from Tantra to S/M, and the cofounder of Erotic Awakening, a pioneering series of workshops focusing on the physical, spiritual and healing powers of sex. Barbara was named Best Tantric Sex Seminar Leader in New York City by Time Out/NY Magazine for her Urban Tantra workshops. Barbara has been featured in the videos Selfloving, The Sluts & Goddesses Video Video Workshop, Zen Pussy, Annie Sprinkle's Amazing World of Orgasm, in the film Sacred Sex and in several episodes of the HBO television special Real Sex. Barbara frequently lectures, performs and facilitates workshops with her partner, author and gender outlaw , Kate Bornstein. www.barbaracarrellas.com, www.urbantantra.org.

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Cunts for Fags returns Jan 30!

2008-01-21T01:25:51Z

This is a fabulous queer presentation of anatomy & physiology with live models, a chance to ask all the questions you've ever wanted to and get practice with "female condoms" if you'd like. Feel free to cross-post!

Cunts for Fags
demystifying the innies of the genital world
a detailed introduction to the vulva geared towards gay men

Wednesday January 30th
7:30 PM
Center for Sex and Culture
(1519 Mission St. Suite 1 in San Francisco)

$5-$20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
18+ -- People of all genders and orientations welcome

Queer presenters, live models, a safe space to ask questions.

People who came said:

"I feel like a shroud of mystery has been unveiled for me, and I didn't have to go and put a perverted ad on craigslist up like I had originally thought."

"I really learned a lot and I didnt even realize how much until our house guest came home last night and she was asking me all about it and i just started spewing out all the things I learned."

"It really did help me start to get past my ambivilance toward my own cunt and get excited about exploring it in new ways that don't feel as threatening anymore. [...] Thanks again for helping me be more friendly to my body. I can't tell you how much I was missing it."

"Thanks for a great workshop - a beautiful experience. I'm grateful for the sweetness of all the participants, and, more than anything, for your courage, graciousness, and wisdom."

For questions and to enroll, email castroworkshops@gmail.com. (Walk-ins also welcome.)

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LLC call for workshops and posters

2008-01-18T01:20:33Z

I'm forwarding this, so there are the weird >>> but anyway, I went last year, when it was in Minneapolis, and it was great. This year, it is here in SF at the same hotel the IMsL is at. I'll post more about IMsL later.

Ken

Leather Leadership Conference 12 is extending the deadline for
>submission of presentations, panel discussions and poster sessions to
>January 26th, a two-week extension. Submissions are open to ALL
>members of the community and information about criteria and how to
>submit a topic can be found on the LLC 12 website at: http://
>loc.leatherleadership.org/llc12/submit.html
>
>LLC, a once-a-year national event that helps develop and strengthen
>leadership skills within the BDSM/Leather/Kink community, is being
>held April 11-13, 2008 in San Francisco.
>
>Past workshops included subjects such as ?Youth in leadership,?
>?Making space for diversity,? ?Working with the media, ?Understanding
>sexual freedom issues? and much more. Past speakers and presenters
>have included noted figures in leather leadership and sexual rights
>along with newcomers and even presenters outside the lifestyle who
>are experts in a particular field of leadership.
>
>The theme for LLC 12 is ?Arouse!,? and the goal is to excite existing
>and potential community leaders and activists and foster a greater
>sense of connection between and within community groups. Leather
>Leadership Conference is appropriate for those new to the scene,
>those new to leadership and those who have been organizing within the
>community for some time and can use some inspiration and spark.
>
>At LLC 12, the Opening speaker will be Guy Baldwin, noted author and
>leather activist. The Saturday speaker will be Michael Thorn, Editor-
>in-Chief of Instigator Magazine. More presenters, speakers and events
>will be announced soon.
>
>Leather Leadership Conference is appropriate for those new to the
>scene, those new to leadership and those involved in the community
>who can use some inspiration and spark.
>
>Leather Leadership Conference began in 1997 when a coalition of New
>York City community activists joined forces to produce training
>sessions for those in the SM/Leather/Fetish community. Each year, LLC
>travels to a different city. LLC 3 (1999) was held in San Francisco
>and 2008 marks the first return to the Bay Area.
>
>Hotel and conference registration are currently open and early
>registration and special hotel rates will be available for a short
>time. Details can be found though the website.
>
>For more information visit http://loc.leatherleadership.org/llc12

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Screwup TONIGHT! (Friday, January 11th)

2008-01-16T04:41:12Z

January Screwup: Kinky Dating!
screwup: BDSM for trannies, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Kinky dating: Loosely co-facilitated by Jay and Mykkah

Friday, December 14, 2007 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

We meet at THE NEW COLLEGE of California in San Francisco
Room 22 (2nd Floor),
766 Valencia Street (near 18th Street)

Kinky dating will be a relaxed group discussion of the joys and frustrations of dating in and out of BDSM community.

Some possible topics:
How do I find potential partners?
How do I broach the topic of trans/kink/specific play preferences etc?
How do I make the first advance as a bottom?
How do I keep myself safe with pickup play or other play with strangers?
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Bring your questions, as well as your personal experiences to share!

Hope to see you there!

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$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to the New College of California

The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).

Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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next screw up?

2008-01-12T20:40:39Z

hey all,

what's our next topic and any more details??

Micah.

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Fairy Tails New Year's Eve play party in SF

2007-12-29T01:36:44Z

Fairy Tales Erotic Play Party – December 31 to the beginning of 2008

Be welcome all ye queer and kinky children of the Fae to revel in the waking of the New Year. Welcome are those who seek pleasure together in couples be ye two or more that play together. Only come single if ye be gay and queer with a corruptible mind to play.

There shall be much revelry as you enter into the land of Fairy Tales.

Enter unto a location known only to those who have trod the paths of erotic wonder and joy. At the portal leave your cares and worries behind. Fluid bonded pairs and polys are allowed freedom to explore each other without barrier -- but beware -- if you are found seducing the innocent without cundum you shall be punished with summary banishment.

The Throne:

Court shall be held, and all complainants from the last year may approach the sergeant-at-arms for an indulgence and audience with a Queen. Some Judgments both true and factual may be had, welcome the punishment or your reward, for they shall be public. Remember that the Drag-on holds the Magical Power of Drag and to approach the Drag-on means to willingly place yourself totally in its power to require you to change or remove your clothes.

The Sacred Test:

To enter the Frolic area one must engage in the kiss of St. Genital. Your choice of kiss shall determine your path based on the whimsy of the Portal Keepers.

The Storytelling:

During the evening's festivities anyone may approach the Bard and ask permission to tell. Telling consists of confessing the hottest thing you have ever done with your sexuality during the orgiastic festivities. You are encouraged to confess publicly while engaged in sex with yourself or others. Occasionally someone may speak in tongues whilst engaging in orgasmic meditation, one may touch oneself during these moments also. In addition, some simple erotic and suggestive stories will be read out loud by local fools of ill repute.

Dungeon:

Slings and chains and whips for public miscreants and sensualists, safe clothes check, places to bind and be bound, crosses for the devout, horses to ride (no, not that kind. At least not tonight;) latex covers for members and paws, free hand crafted foods and quality libations shall be present.

Music:

Both live entertainment and recordings of old castle sounds shall be present and dancing in the common area is encouraged.

To RSVP tell us your name and perhaps those of the lovers you wish to bring by emailing: sexandcultureparties@gmail.com. Please include contact info for yourself that we may welcome you to the land of Fairy Tales.

Tickets

$30.00 - $50.00 Sliding Scale. Some work x-change available by arrangement.

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Kinky Crafts

2007-12-15T07:11:13Z

thanks everyone who came,

it seemed everyone had a great time, and I can say for myself that I surely did.

It made me happy to see everyone into the topic and making things and enjoying each other's company. A few people expressed interest in an ongoing kinky craft extravaganza, so I'd say here is the place to connect about that. I cannot take it upon myself to organize for such a thing right now, but I may very well participate.

Thanks again,

Micah.

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December Screwup: Kinky Crafts

2007-12-14T04:33:15Z

screwup: BDSM for trannies, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Kinky Crafts: Facilitated by Micah Riot (casually) and anyone else who wants to show their artsy skills

Friday, December 14, 2007 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM

We are back at THE NEW COLLEGE of California in San Francisco!!
Room 22 (2nd Floor),
766 Valencia Street (near 18th Street)

Kinky Crafts will be a laid back night to skillshare, talk, laugh, exchange ideas and get to know each other even better.

Micah Riot is going to show how to make duct tape floggers, so bring duct tape. There are not very many things out there that one could not make out of duct tape. Always a good thing to have on hand to waste a couple of hours. He may also show how to make TRANNY DOLLS and fun sensation toys out of fimo clay. Since upon completion of their molding they have to be burned to get hard and more permanent, bring a container for the fimo parts to get home safe to your oven.

Here is a list of things you can bring that may be fun to play with at our next Screwup:

-ducttape
-fimo clay
-scissors
-packing tape
-scraps of cloth
-needles and thread
-stuffing/cotton balls from a dollar store
-magazines
-adhesives
-markers
-cloth dye markers
-your old estrogen and testosterone vials (once I have enough I will make an art piece out of mine)

or anything else that you can think you may be able to use creatively and with kink on your mind.

Some supplies will be brought. If you want something specific and you can't afford it, ask us, we may be able to get some of it with the screwup fund money.

Come again. Or for the first time. Enjoy. Participate.

Hope to see you there!

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$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Spread the word by downloading, printing, and distributing flyers.

Please contact screwup@screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.

Directions to the New College of California

The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California, many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).

Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California is not easy.

If you do drive, please be considerate of the New College of California's neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue or white zones.

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Trans Tantra Weekend with Dossie Easton and Barbara Carrellas!

2007-12-11T19:36:30Z

Great event coming up in SF - Trans Tantra Weekend!
Please forward to anyone or any lists (including the screwup list!) who you think would be interested. Thanks!!

Trans Tantra: Transgender, Transgressive, Transcendent
February 2nd and 3rd, 2008, 10 AM to 5 PM
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco

Barbara Carrellas, author of Urban Tantra and Dossie Easton, co-author of Radical Ecstasy and The Ethical Slut, join forces to explode the myths and embrace the power of SM, gender journeying and Tantra.

If you are curious about the ecstatic possibilities of Tantra and other energy-focused sexual paths, but have felt too queer, too gender-queer, too kinky, too slutty, or too down-to-earth to feel comfortable in traditional Tantra groups, you'll love this weekend-facilitated by two women who have spent their entire adult lives exploring perverted paths to ecstasy. Persons of all genders and lovers of all stripes are welcome.

What is/are your gender(s)? Your partners' gender(s)? Do you really have to choose only one? We'll look at what gender is and what it isn't, and then find new ways to express it, pervert it and play with it. Next, we'll explore sexual energy as a physical force that you can activate, build, shape, and ride to amplify all your erotic encounters. We'll end our first day with a shared journey, as we intertwine our experience of masculine and feminine and both and neither into a big ecstatic circle of breath.

On Sunday, we'll explore the different elements and styles of energy-sharing and power exchange in sexual relationships. Using techniques from Tantra and BDSM, and the occasional bit of rope, we'll experiment with consciously polarizing and uniting opposites: active and receptive, masculine and feminine, power and helplessness. Is it true that the further apart we polarize our roles, the hotter the spark that bridges the gap? Let's find out!

All genders, sexual preferences and orientations are welcome.

To register or for more info contact: <mailto:mail@sexandculture.org>mail@sexandculture.org or 415-255-1155. The full weekend workshop is available for $395 per person, early bird special of $360 if you reserve before January 1st.

Trans Tantra Introductory Evening
Friday, February 1, 2008
7 - 10 PM at the Center for Sex and Culture
$25 per person

Meet the authors Barbara Carrellas and Dossie Easton for an evening of chat and some experimental journeys in breath and consciousness. Get a taste of the weekend to come, satisfy your curiosity about Tantra and other energy-focused sexual paths, and discover how Tantra can help you unleash some unique abilities within yourself. Persons who have no experience in Tantra who intend to attend the full weekend are particularly encouraged to attend this evening, but all are welcome to join us for a taste of Tantra.

BIO

Dossie Easton, a long time player on the San Francisco S/M scene and well-known killer bottom, is co-author with Janet Hardy of The Ethical Slut, a guide to infinite sexual possibilities as well as The New Bottoming Book and The New Topping Book, When Someone You Love Is Kinky, a book designed to give to outsiders to inform them about our lifestyle, and most recently, Radical Ecstasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence. She is a licensed psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and more in her private practice, with a particular interest in how SM journeys into Shadow can bring old wounds into the healing light of consciousness and and give them a shot of life force in the form of good hot sex. You can check out her website at www.dossieeaston.com.

Barbara Carrellas is the author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century and Luxurious Loving: Tantric Inspirations for Passion and Pleasure. She is the founder of Urban Tantra, an approach to sacred sexuality that adapts and blends conscious sexuality practices from Tantra to S/M, and the cofounder of Erotic Awakening, a pioneering series of workshops focusing on the physical, spiritual and healing powers of sex. Barbara was named Best Tantric Sex Seminar Leader in New York City by Time Out/NY Magazine for her Urban Tantra workshops. Barbara has been featured in the videos Selfloving, The Sluts & Goddesses Video Video Workshop, Zen Pussy, Annie Sprinkle's Amazing World of Orgasm, in the film Sacred Sex and in several episodes of the HBO television special Real Sex. Barbara frequently lectures, performs and facilitates workshops with her partner, author and gender outlaw , Kate Bornstein. www.barbaracarrellas.com, www.urbantantra.org.

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Erotic Breath Control survey closing on 12/10

2007-12-05T23:29:29Z

Last call for participants for my dissertation on erotic breath control. If you haven't taken it, but are thinking about it, please do it soon. It's closing on 12/10 at 11:59pm.

The survey is available at : tinyurl.com/2rjebh
The password is: final survey

Thanks to everyone who has taken it and passed it on!

-Kemi/Kathryn

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Sacramento MAsT (Masters And slaves Together ) chapter started!

2007-12-01T09:15:09Z

Hello everyone,

I wanted to tell you all that there is now a Sacramento chapter of MAsT (Masters And slaves Together).

If you are interested in joining, or getting more information on what MAsT is, or is all about, then please go check out the site:
www.sacmast.org

Let me know what you think, and if you joined, as I will be going to these meetings when they start in January.

Tyler

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Wanna wrestle at Queer Playground this Friday?

2007-11-25T04:06:28Z

We could sure use more queerfolk over at the Queer Playground Tribe: http://tribes.tribe.net/queerplayground?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5Bba91c951-f2c6-4ee5-84a6-f959b7e48176%5D

I was curious if there's any toughies out there that might want to roll around with me and wrestle, punch, and make-out rough-like on Friday, 10/26 at the Citadel. Think 12 year-old boys (all genders welcome) that get the house all to themselves without parental supervision and beat up on one another in a homo-erotic fashion.

I'm very flexible with this simultaneous power-sharing ('primal play'), but personally love receiving and giving the following:

Trying to pin one another/wrestle!
Punching
Biting
Hair Pulling
Name calling
Being silly & Laughing
Kissing
Spanking

This is very active play, sweat inducing (as in *I* sweat a lot, so you'll get slippery) and hilarious. We can take turns in-scene switching, or if you're actually stronger than me I'd love to be topped, but this isn't a scene that is focused on obedience or rigid Top/Bottom dynamics (which I also love), but being able to share power in an equal format, which can be very fun and liberating, and sometimes be reminiscent of ritualistic strength training. PM me or let's talk about it here. I love bruises, scratches and all kinds of marks, so if you have a lot of marks restrictions, this might not be the best scene for you.

Finally, while I am flexible about some things, aftercare is a must for me. I exert a lot of energy and there's nothing like laying in a bed cuddling and holding one another to help my inner-bully not feel like an awful Dr. Jekyll. I would also like to be able to chat with whoever I play with the next day and if comfortable, get coffee sometime down the road.

I have x-posted this for Primal on Dec 8th (and on the QP tribe), so if there's anyone out there that can't make it to QP, ask me details about Primal or check out their tribe:

http://tribes.tribe.net/primalparties?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B5e5c418e-5abb-4a01-b710-a88b2a5d25fb%5D

Also, I'm heading out to the Littles play party on Sunday as well. If there's any trans/queer/genderless/open-minded/friendly/awesome people interested in meetin up with me for that shin-dig let me know!

Thanks,

Johnny

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screwup: BDSM for trans & queers's topics - tribe.net

July Screw-Up

tucking tips

Intro from Seattle

June Screwup: Leather Cultures

LLW early registration Extended through June 15th!

Trans as F*ck This Saturday, June 7th !!!

Slightly off topic: Sex without a uterus?

A class on Pain Processsing and Catharsis

Yahoo group

Gay vs. Straight; Male vs. Female - 60 Minutes Reports

April, May, June Screwup topics needed

Trans Community Picnic, Sunday May 18th

May Screwup: Cornerstore Kink! (This Friday, May 9th!)

money stuffs

Access to Femina Potens??

Society of Janus presents ... Pain Pig: The Art of Giving & Receiving Pain as Pleasure

Okay, Here is a Quandary

some may be interested in this - Stop AIDS Project's FTM and Internet workshop

One of the biggest parties of the year....IMsL

A class about Pain!

Screwup Tonight!! (April 11th, 2008) The Magical, Wonderful World of age-Play!!

Help! Screwup needs a New Home!!!

One IMsL ticket for $75.00

**SPREAD THE WORD** April Screwup- The Magical, Wonderful World of Age-Play!!

Job posting- webdesigner for ftm/butch/boi website

Passing this along for Bootdog... I think it might be fun, and will be roped to a table in leather alley for most of pride day...

Qoc/Toc sex radical from London, UK, in San Francisco all April (and Mexico City over Easter, Vancouver in early May)

March Screwup - Rope Play

Somewhat Off Topic, But in Case Anyone is Interested

Leather Levi Weekend Kickoff Party, March 16th!

March Screwup - Rope Play

IMsL for FREE - Volunteer!

IMsL for FREE - Volunteer!

Nor Cal Sus Con - Suspension Convention

IMsL 2008 – Strap On Your Boots and Ride

Exiles Program: Kinky Open Mic!

February Screwup! Trans Porn!

New College location and March Screwup...

New College Question for tonight (Feb Screwup)

screwup rope needs a home & another eastbay munch?

a new person seeks advice

February Screwup topic and discussion/workshop leader???

Be an extra in Gus Van Sant movie about Harvey Milk

Tantra Weekend w/ Dossie Easton and Barbara Carrellas!

Cunts for Fags returns Jan 30!

LLC call for workshops and posters

Screwup TONIGHT! (Friday, January 11th)

next screw up?

Fairy Tails New Year's Eve play party in SF

Kinky Crafts

December Screwup: Kinky Crafts

Trans Tantra Weekend with Dossie Easton and Barbara Carrellas!

Erotic Breath Control survey closing on 12/10

Sacramento MAsT (Masters And slaves Together ) chapter started!

Wanna wrestle at Queer Playground this Friday?

SPREAD THE WORD April Screwup- The Magical, Wonderful World of Age-Play!!