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Forget Water on Mars, It’s a ‘Queer Feminist Cyborg Epic Time Travel Thing’

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(Photo: Alex Escalante)

(Photo: Alex Escalante)

A “queer feminist cyborg epic time travel thing” has taken residency at the Loft on Classon for a three-week festival that presents the culmination of the ETLE Universe, a maximalist work of science fiction instigated by Sarah A.O. Rosner in 2012. Bedford + Bowery covered the ETLE Universe this past spring, which saw the unveiling of a graphic novel, 3D-printed rings, and a photography exhibition. Now the collective is showing its final works, including an evening-length performance, a feature-length pornography, a performance of the Universe’s concept album, parties, and lectures (a full listing of showings is available here).

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Queer and Trans Punk Fest Aims to ‘Break Down All Those Boxes’

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Adult Mom (Photo: Richard Gin)

Adult Mom (Photo: Richard Gin)

Freak Out! Fest, a queer and trans punk music festival, is making its debut in Bushwick and the Lower East Side this weekend with over 20 bands playing shows at Silent Barn, ABC No Rio, and Cake Shop. The fest starts tonight at Silent Barn and continues with afternoon and nighttime shows on Saturday and Sunday.

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Here’s What Pride Looks Like in Brooklyn

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(Photo: Maggie Craig)

(Photo: Maggie Craig)

The fifth annual Bed-Stuy Pride transformed Herbert Von King Park this past Sunday into a space for the celebration of LGBT, two-spirited, and gender-non-conforming people of color living in Central Brooklyn. Local artists, small businesses, and non-profits came together to create a day of performances, workshops, and music that felt more like an activist picnic than the corporate-sponsored NYC Pride that’s held in Manhattan every June.

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Dagger, The Queer Lesbian Party Where Straight Dudes Pay to Play

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(Photos: Maggie Craig)

(Photos: Maggie Craig)

Even the most jaded of after-hours ravers probably haven’t seen this pricing scheme before: for women, entry to Dagger is $5 at the door before midnight and $10 after; meanwhile it’s $15 all night for “homo cys dudes” and $50 all night for “str8 cys dudes.” Those covers are actually enforced, and yet the people at the monthly party’s latest installment were still easily a third male-presenting.

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‘Magical Creatures’ Gathered For a Sexy, ‘Heart-Opening’ Party

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(Photo via Body (un)Bound Facebook)

(Photo via Body (un)Bound Facebook)

As I stepped into a Bushwick martial arts studio and walked down a tunnel laden with flowers made from egg cartons, I was approached by a stranger and asked, “How would you like to be greeted?”

I was confused. One of the evening’s performers pointed to sheets of paper taped to the tunnel’s wall, where beneath drawings for each of the five senses there were a few options: secret song, gentle breath on the back of your neck, incense.

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Secret Party Aims to Heal Through Butt Selfies, Cuddle Puddles and Moon Yoga

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Crafting party at the Honey House

At a secret location in Bushwick this Saturday the Iron Lotus collective will make its public debut with an event where attendees can expect everything from your basic DJ-fueled dance floor, to an erotic playspace for exploring consensual pleasure, to immersive theater and installation art. “Body (un)Bound: An Invitation” reflects the broad interests and skills of the collective, which is comprised of 14 artists, activists, and healers who have come together around the common mission of eradicating shame and promoting authentic pleasure.

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Photos: Designers Cast a Queer Fashion Show at Brooklyn Museum

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(Photos: chronicallylate)

(Photos: chronicallylate)

Queer fashionistas crowded into the basement of the Ace Hotel this past Sunday, hoping to get their shot at a runway spot for a gender nonconforming fashion show called VERGE that will be presented at the Brooklyn Museum during New York Fashion Week 2015. VERGE will be produced by four organizations—dapperQ, bklyn boihood, Die Young Die Happy (DYDH) Productions, and Posture Magazine—each of which chose two independent designers to showcase at the fall event. Sunday’s open casting call aimed to offer a diverse selection of models for the designers to choose from and to give an opportunity for those in the New York queer community who are interested in fashion but not necessarily professional models to be a part of the show.

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Your Weekend Plans: a ‘Queer/Feminist Cyborg Time Travel Thing’

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From "1ND3X," by Maria Baranova in collaboration with the A.O. Movement Collective.

From “1ND3X,” by Maria Baranova in collaboration with the A.O. Movement Collective.

Forget the Marvel Universe — the ETLE Universe has just been birthed in Brooklyn.

Faced with the challenge of how to make a career as a dancer relevant and profitable, Sarah A.O. Rosner and her team at the A.O. Movement Collective decided to embark on creating an intentionally undefinable “queer/ feminist cyborg time travel epic thing” that involves over 50 collaborating artists and 10 distinct works that range from academic essays to pornography.

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Our Trip to the Bushwick Queer Porn Film Festival

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Live porn shoot. (Photo: Gustavo Ponce)

Live porn shoot. (Photo: Gustavo Ponce)

“These are gluten-free, vegan pancakes,” Jacqueline Mary called out as she brought out a new stack of flapjacks, against the backdrop of a transexual man masturbating. “If you are not vegan or gluten free, don’t fuckin’ eat them. Because we don’t have that many. More will be coming out.”

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Queer Porn Film Festival Brings Porn, Pancakes, and ‘Meaning Beyond Getting Off’

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Still from Graphic Depictions.

Still from Graphic Depictions.

The first-ever NYC Queer Porn Film Festival (QPFF) is coming to the Spectrum in Bushwick this Sunday, hot on the heels of February’s NYC Porn Film Festival, which was also held in Bushwick. Festival passes have sold out online, but pre-sales to individual events are still available and tickets will be sold at the door.

Frustration with various aspects of the NYC Porn Film Fest worked as a catalyst for queer pornographers Tobi Hill-Meyer, Jacqueline Mary and Courtney Trouble to come together and plan something they’d already been thinking about for years.

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