APRIL '07 EVENTS


Wednesday, April 4, 7:30 pm -- 4/4 -- PINK JAPAN with MIDORI
Pink Japan: Contemporary Sex Culture at CSC, 290 Division at 10th, Suite 405 * $20

From cuisine, music, fashion, technology to anime, Japan's cultural influences on the West is immense. In many ways the Japanese erotic cultures are also influencing today's Western tastes. Yet the daily realities of Japan's gender relations, sexual habits, sexual consumer culture and gay/lesbian/transgendered world remain hidden to us, creating an aura of mystique. In this funny and insightful talk, join Midori for a double-expatriate's photo tour of Japan's hidden sexual culture today.

Midori is a Kyoto born, Japanese-American author and sex educator based in San Francisco. Raised by trail blazing feminist professors in Japan, she's well versed with the contradiction that is 21st Century Japan. Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in psychology and trained as a sex educator, she possesses a keen insight into culture and sexuality.
www.PlanetMidori.com

(photo by Steve Diet Goedde)

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Friday, April 6, 6-8 pm -- BENEFIT FOR WANDERLUST BIKE TOUR!
Our associate Nora and her trusty bike Rhonda will take to the highways next month to pedal across country seeking sex-positive folks as well as people working for reproductive rights. Come send her off and donate to her expenses as she blazes a trail of CSC associates all across the US! 6-8 pm at Good Vibrations, 1620 Polk St btw. Sacramento and Clay.

Here's what Nora says about her trip:

I'll be spending the summer touring the country by bicycle, interviewing, listening to, and connecting people who are doing groundbreaking, interesting work that in some way combines reproductive health care, political advocacy, and sexuality education.   

I am fortunate to be sponsored by the Center for Sex and Culture and supported by Good Vibrations, two amazing organizations which are supporting my trip. On the road, I hope to gather knowledge and information, forge connections between people who could mutually benefit from knowing each other, and get inspired and excited by the amazing communities, ideas, and projects that are being manifested every day. 

I'll be writing about my experiences, taking pictures, posting podcasts of my interviews, and more, depending on how fancy I get technology-wize, and I hope that you'll follow along with me from the comfort of your computer screen.  While I can't promise that it will be informative, I can promise that I will endeavor to be entertaining.  I just hope you're easily amused.  

This trip would not be possible without the support of the amazing people at Good Vibes, at the Center for Sex and Culture, at the ACLU of Northern California, and the people in my life who have provided guidance, support, and advice as this trip has been planned.  

I invite you to become a part of this network, and by supporting me, supporting the spread of knowledge and information about reproductive health care, sexuality, and politics.  There are several ways to support me, all conveniently outlined below for your reference. 

• Connect me with your people - Firstly and most importantly, I'd love to know who YOU know that you think I would like to talk to.  (I'd also like to talk to you!) On my website there is more info about who exactly I'm looking for, and why, as well as an invitation that can be sent to folks you know. 

• Attend my Going Away Party and Fundraiser! Good Vibrations is hosting a happy hour shindig where you can hear more about my trip live and in person, bid on fabulous silent auction items, buy wanderlust t-shirts and other propaganda, and look at a giant map that explains what an absolutely absurd amount of ground I have to cover.

http://wanderlustwithrhonda.com (bookmark to keep up with Nora and Rhonda via Nora's blog!)

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Saturday, 4/7, 8 pm -- Fabulous Benefit for CSC and Joe's House of Happy Feet
975 Howard btw. 5th and 6th * $15-50

With Jackie Strano from The Hail Marys (and her lovely wife Femmepress Shar, if we're lucky!), Twincest, Tom Orr of Dirty Little Showtunes, Ryan and Wendy from RAWdance, Raina Bird, and more!! This is going to be a GREAT show -- don't miss it! And help CSC and Joe's brand-new performance space (where we will be doing many of our larger cultural events, now that CSC's offices won't hold more than 50 people) catch up after all their move-in expenses!

Would your business like to purchase an ad for the program book? Please let us know!


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Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 7:30pm -- CSC co-sponsors Frameline at The Center:

Enough Man

San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street @ Octavia - FREE!
Please arrive early as seating is limited!
Screening followed by discussion with filmmaker.

Distributed by Frameline Distribution.Co-presented by Center for Sex & Culture, Fresh Meat Productions, Tranny Fest, Trans March and United Genders of the Universe.

Documentary meets explicit sexuality in Luke Woodward's groundbreaking debut video about body image, relationships, sex and sexuality from the perspective of nine female-to-male (FTM) transmen and their partners. Featuring health educators, college students, sex workers, activists and artists, Enough Man navigates the terrain between objectivity and personal identity, allowing viewers into some of the most personal and rarely discussed areas of transgender life. By, for, and about FTMs, Enough Man is at once sexy and political, punchy and poignant.

Dont miss this special FREE screening of this provocative film!

Cant make this screening? Enough Man will be released by Frameline Distribution on DVD on April 10th! Visit www.frameline.org/distribution/hv for details!

With generous support from Folsom Street Events, Frameline proudly presents admission-free screenings at the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of every month throughout 2007.Please join us for the third season of Frameline at The Center, a provocative series of films and discussions focusing on social issues of particular relevance to the LGBT community. For more info please visit: www.frameline.org



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4/13-15 -- JOURNEYMAN III ACADEMY, CA (Private event by application only, go to http://ca.j3a.org for information) This will be our orientation weekend for the new class, covering topics like etiquette and protocol, graduation requirements, mentoring, and service at instructor receptions.

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