My plan is to be an out proud homo this Pride. It will be the first spent together for me and my boi and I want to soak up all the gay I can possibly stand.
Below is a smattering of where you can expect to find me over the coming weeks, but it is in no way the full list. I’m still figuring out all the goodness for Pride in Art and picking films for Out on Screen!
Canadian Mayhem’s Bride of Pride party will of course be a highlight, and I plan to do the Dyke March and the Annual Pride Parade with the Mayhem banner. Join us as we walk? Drop a line into the comments!
How about you? If you are in and around Vancouver, what are you up to this Pride. Will I see you there?
Canadian Mayhem presents…
The Bride of Pride Party
Friday, July 31, 2009
A kinky, sexy party for all Queer Women in Vancouver
http://canadianmayhem.com
Bride of Pride is a BDSM/sex playparty for kinky women* into queer, woman-to-woman BDSM. Dress in whatever makes you feel good, bring your toys and your playpartners, and come join us! We encourage costumes and flights of fancy, but we won’t turn you away if you’re not in fetishwear! Just for fun, we’ll have a few special theme areas, like puppy play, and ageplay and wrestling space and more!
Doors 8 pm – midnight, Party until 1 am.
The WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac St, Vancouver.
*Who’s Invited:Â Â All past, present and future women, of any orientation (homo, bi, hetero, trans), who enjoy woman-to-woman kink and BDSM. Women of all experience levels are welcome! Transguys welcome!
Tickets will be $15 in advance, or $20 at the door.
Details: http://canadianmayhem.com
Dykes on Bikes @ The DykeMarch 2009
Saturday, August 1
http://www.vancouverdykemarch.com/
Gather 11:30am at the west wide of McSpadden Park.
Starts at noon.
Dykes on Bikes @ the Pride Parade 2009
Sunday, August 2
For those starting on the East Side
(Oh, the joys of the queer-women biker gang run through the heart of the city…)
Commercial and 3rd Ave. Between 10 & 10:30 arrival, leave the east end for the west end at 11 am.
Parade starts at Robson and Thurlow! http://www.vancouverpride.ca/parade-route
Offical start time is noon… bykes arrive at Robson & Thurlow at 11am (or earlier, or later).
Go to the head of the parade. No paperwork required.
Details, Parade Guidelines and BykeDykes mailing list!
http://bykedykes.vancouverleather.com/
LEATHERDYKE Post-Pride Picnic in the Park
MONDAY, August 3
4pm –> 8pm
Where: Trout Lake / John Hendry Park 3350 Victoria Drive, southeast corner
Highly informal. Free. All welcome. A bunch o’ leatherdykes are throwing down blankets, laughs, and good company. Come on down, bring your partner/s, friends (kink-friendly), a blanket, food n drink, something to share, chairs, sunscreen…and most importantly, yourself! (*In good weather only)
http://www.vancouverleather.com/pride2009
Queerotica
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Back again with an evening of LIVE readings of queer erotic fiction and poetry from some of Vancouver’s hottest writers!
Starts at @ 7:31pm sharp @ The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada as part of the Pride in Art Festival 2009
$5 (suggested donation) goes to support the artists directly!
Produced by Elaine Miller and Afuwa Granger
http://elainemiller.com/queerotica
NubianImp Projects strives to: provide forums for advanced education and celebration (to strengthen the bonds within community, tribes and chosen-family) through sex-positive event production aimed at queers and their allies.
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