Burning Man LGBTQIA+ and our Allies
The @queer_burners on twitter is fed off a couple resources and with it we get it here to the web site as well. If you do not use Facebook, you will have limited access to some of the information, but just ask and we will get you what you need.
<< Look right in the left column of this page for the feed, too. or go to the Twitter link above.
You MUST be a member to access any camp info on the site. See some of the previous posts for more info.
We did it. I could not do it alone. Although I did put a lot of effort into this event it could not have happen if a few people had stepped up and lend a hand here and there. Whatever their efforts were I am grateful. Some of the people I would like to specifically thank is:
Bernadette Bohan | Kd Calfee aka Kitten |
Jean-Jaques | DJ Momme aka Fathom
This was our 2nd year and believe it or not year 3 is already somewhat on the calendar, but no real planning will go on until after the beginning of the year (September).
The expenses in 2012 for the event was $1200 and that may not sound like a lot, but it is when this is a non-money making operation. In 2013 we spent almost 50% of that to bring a stronger overall event.
- 2012 QBLS Report
- 2013 QBLS Report
Check out the reports and please make comments. If you can, please join us next year!
My eyeballs were falling out of my head the Friday night before. I was hoping to get out to First Friday in Oakland, but it was not meant to be. Alas, we had such an amazing day in the end.
We had attendees that traveled in from Georgia, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
Everywhere… potentially starting with ticket sales or the Burnal Quinox, things are starting to heat up in all the burner communities. Queer Burners is not sleeping… nope! We have meetings coming up and are working on:
- The Village Q goes to the Salt Lake City Regional
- Queer Burner camping trip
- Queer Burner Leadership Summit Apr 2013
- Cargo Cult: Burning Man 2013
A lot of upgrades and changes were completed today, but there will be some ongoing adjustments going forward. Some feedback from members has been critical of navigation (which is a huge value) so I worked on making this make sense more.
Members can see more than non-members; so you have to be logged in for some camp and camping information. All members can post and post to the new calendar system. All the posting rules still apply when if comes to putting anything on the site.
That is not to say that I am finished working on the site. A whole update is coming to the camps page and then I will be asking you all for help with the content for that page. Thank you!
You knew it was coming but did you know it was going to be $650.00? That’s right! Higher price for the benefit of having that tickie in your hand. The upside, the money goes to The Burning Man Project… yeah.
From the JRS:
Early-birds can participate in our Holiday Sale, which allows folks to buy tickets in time for holiday gifting. PLEASE NOTE: Holiday Sale tickets are priced dramatically higher than our regular tickets will be and Black Rock City, LLC will donate 3% of the price of each ticket sold during this early Holiday Sale to the Burning Man Project, a new nonprofit dedicated to spreading Burning Man culture around the world. (In addition, Black Rock City, LLC makes other substantial contributions throughout the year to support the Burning Man Project, including contributing the proceeds from fundraising events and many other forms of support.) So ... here are the details: - 3000 tickets will be offered at $650 each for the Holiday Sale. - In order to participate in this sale, you must pre-register at: http://tickets.burningman.com/registration-holiday2013.html - Registration is open NOW and will close at noon PST on Wednesday December 19th. - Those pre-registered will be able to participate in the first-come first-served sale on Thursday December 20th, starting at noon PST. - You may purchase a maximum of 4 tickets per person. - These tickets are not eligible for STEP, but are transferable (you are welcome to resell them on your own, if you wish). - The only payment types accepted are Mastercard or Visa credit cards, or debit cards with either the Visa or Mastercard symbols. If you don't have one of these cards, you will need to obtain a one-time use card. - Physical tickets will be shipped between June 1 and July 15, unless you opt for pick-up at Will Call in Black Rock City. (We will not be implementing identity-based ticketing (e.g. name-on-ticket) ... for more information, see this blog post from Larry Harvey: http://blog.burningman.com/?p=23887.) As always, you can find find full ticket information on http://tickets.burningman.com, and answers to your questions in our Ticketing FAQ (http://tickets2.burningman.com/faq.php) and spiffy new online ticketing forum (http://ticketsupport.burningman.com/home).
Site Registration is back open today because of the article that appeared on the JRS today. I am so grateful we have the community that we have and I hope to see it blossom even more over time. Like Burning Man itself, this project is stronger with member participation. Join and help do!
It is IMPORTANT that you complete your profile questionnaire and answer the verification email sent to you. Any questions please use the contact form. 🙂
Right now my priority list is:
- Quire: 2 or 3 Camp Outs for 2013/Regioanals
- Quire: Queer Burner Leadership Summit 2013
- Queer Burners: 5 years in 2013
- Queer Burners: Massive Site Update
Members and participants are always welcome to give their input, take over some of the batons, or implement ideas. The Quire Page (linked above) has a place to start sharing projects and linking back to it from anywhere. Make a post for it as well! Just sign in and write it up. I will publish it after making sure the formatting is good.
Love & Light
All new memberships are on hold til January 2013. Use the contact form to request a membership that will be manually put in with: your user name, default world name and email address. I will give you a default password you can change… and all you have to do next is complete your profile.
Since the last post there have been some cool things going in with some of the do’ers here on Queer Burners. The Quire: QUEER BURNER LEADERSHIP NETWORK and a lot of the dialog does take place on Facebook. It does seem to provide the easiest access for the general population. You will see many of those posts in the Twitter feed in the side column.
Quire is a space for the people who are willing to invest themselves on some level to help make the things that go on here happen. If this is not you, then enjoy the Gay Burners page (5 years old in 2013) and the Queer Burners Group (more social).
Enough of that! Let’s talk about some of the fun stuff coming up!!!!
Well, and some of the other stuff too!
With the upcoming 5 year anniversary goals for 2013 include: (Events Page on QB.Com)
- Queer Burner Leadership Summit (TBD before April)
- “Sweet Thing” Queer Burner Camp-Out /Â Retreat
- San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
- “The Village Q” @ Element-11 in July 2013
For now that is it and this is an update to the previous posting.
There is a link to the Quire web site above in the tool bar. Be a part of it if you want to make great things happen. Yes… I said mutha-f’kin great!
BMorg (Burning Man Headquarters)
We have been described by some burners as isolating ourselves frim the rest of the Burner community which I feel is really a misconception. So I have taken steps to try and address this with the powers that be to show ourselves as a pro-active force when it comes to community and the 10 principles. Here is a letter I am working on that will be going out this coming week:
I am writing hoping to engage in a dialog that will help us be a better part of the community at large. It has come to my attention there is an idea in the Burning Man Organization (BMorg) that the network I started, then let grow, is an attempt to segregate ourselves from the rest of the Burner community as a whole. I hope to show you and anyone inside the construct of Burning Man that this is as far from the truth as possible.
This notion that we were segregating ourselves came to me from a trustworthy and reliable source who heard this at Burning Man main office. We are interested in suggestions of what we can bring to the table to improve our relationship. This is not someone I would like to see exposed for passing this information on but I am thankful for providing insight into how we can improve our mutual understanding.
I did post this concern on one of our boards and got some very interesting feedback… it is on the Gay Burners Facebook Page and I invite anyone to look at it at their convenience.
We (yes, we) want to:
On a side note from me personally (Scott aka Toaster): if there is a history that has affected our ability to develop projects together I would like to ask if we can suspend that and start over.
Expectations
None. By reaching out we hope to erase the idea that we are attempting to operate outside of the Burning Man principle Radical Inclusion. In fact, we have been striving to do the opposite.
What we bring to the table
in 2013 we are looking at our 5 year anniversary and will be planning events of our own and will be going to support and participate in other regional events including Element-11; all detailed on our main Facebook; and a 2013 Queer Burner Leadership Summit
3 facebook groups, 1 facebook page and our web site
What we hope to convey
the Queer-Burner project is really no different than any of the regional communities out there with participants
Conclusion
Just on the few bullet points above and before the season starts making us all nuts can we arrange a meeting at BMorg with the Regionals Office, Placement and anyone else with an interest. I would like to bring Kitten from Comfort & Joy and Foxy from Camp Beaverton Home for Wayward Girls with myself. We come to listen and share with the effort to build a better relationship with the organization that started what we have adopted in our lives within our collective as part of the over all Burner Culture.
Burning Man Regional Conference / Regional Conference
I would like to attend this year again representing my community and bring some of my strongest partners including Kitten and Foxy. Thank you.