The Artist Lounge
Shane aka Brown Bear Butch. has been writing and performing poetry nationally since 2013. And creates and sells poetry zines. They are a musician with interests in playing guitar, harmonica, and a bit of piano
They have a heavy background in anti-racism work & fighting for LGBTQ+ rights.
They have experience hosting skill shares about anti-racism, fundraising for gender-affirming care, jail and court solidarity support, direct action 101, as well as trans 101
~Poetry-Music-Multimedia~
IG:brownbearbutch
Juneteenth Black, Blue & Brown play party
Save The Date
Juneteenth
Black, Blue & Brown
Play Party
6/14/2024
8pm -12 am
Experience a different kind of liberation
Folk-Sum
Come celebrate
Folk-Sum with BLX.
What is Folk-Sum?
An in-person invite-only event.
June 22, 2-7 pm
Fun, “Games”, Food & Conversation
Why is it invite only?
One of our members are opening their home to us. As we raise funds we hope to be able to afford a space that will be open to all in our community.
Banned Book Fundraiser for CJ Library
Save the date Oct. 1-7th 8:30 pm
Let freedom read.
Banned books fundraiser for the Carter Johnson Library @cj_library on IG
@blx_alternative IG Live
Join Sir Raven s they talk about and read banned books. Hop on our IG live and tell us what banned book is your favorite and why.
The Carter Johnson Library's collections include thousands of leather, fetish, S/m, kink, and alternate sexuality books, magazines, posters, art, newspapers, ephemera, and memorabilia dating back to the 1700s.
The Carter/Johnson Library is designed to put people in touch with their history by allowing them to hold it, read it, smell it, and know it.
“Never again landfill. Never again the flames.”
BLX Artist Lounge
Join us as we unwind and relax from all the June events. Art has helped clear the mind, and gives relief from world events. You will be allowed the space to create through different artistic mediums.
This is an online space with the understanding that everyone is an artist in their own right, and we all utilize creativity to navigate the world.
All art forms welcome, art journaling, doddling,crochet, knitting, collage.
Materails needed: anything you have on hand, example plan paper, colored pencils, crayons markers.
BLX members will have the opportunity to have some suplies sent to them.
Our Code of conduct:
We do not tolerate any form of phobias. If you don't know what they are, this group is not for you.
We will not tolerate any kind of isms. Again if you don't know what they are, this group is not for you.
We will not tolerate any form of shame or blame.
We will not tolerate any activity that violates the personal consent of group members.
Dyke March
Dyke March from their website:
PROTEST MARCH, NOT A PARADE.
The March is a demonstration of our First Amendment right to protest and takes place without permits or sponsors. We recognize that we must organize among ourselves to fight for our rights, safety, and visibility.
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BLX community please note the march begins in front of the Library on 5th Ave. Look for the Dykes on bikes! It ends at Washington Square Park. Because there are no barriers along the street you can leave the march at anytime you want.
Please take care. Bring water, wear comfortable footwear, and remember if you need to leave, leave. Get food, and rest.
BLX Juneteenth Potluck Picnic
Come OUT to keep the PRIDE energy going. Bring your blankets and chairs. Come break bread, and play games with the BLX community. Time and place coming soon.
BLX Pride Kickoff brunch
Celebrating 1 year of BLX.
Brunch & Learn Electro-Play with International Ms. Leather & Guest Speaker Ms. Jae Brown.
Join BLX for an afternoon of education and yummy food.
We will break bread together, and learn about electro-play facilitated by our newly sashed International Ms. Leather 2023 Liquid, where you can learn a new skill or enhance the electro-play skills you already have. We will also be sitting down for a Q&A with special guest Jae W. Brown, a Trans Non-binary musician, actress, and activist. All at a private loft in Brooklyn, NY.
A light brunch will be provided, so come with an empty stomach, open mind, and open heart. We look forward to serving you.
Tickets are available HERE in 2 Tiers, Early Bird & General Admission. Our Patreon Subscribers receive a 20% off discount.
Jesús Lebrón: Activism, Friendship & the Legacy of Queer Bookshops.
This panel discussion will host Jesús Lebrón, a Bronx-born activist for LGBTQ+ rights and former manager of the Oscar Wilde memorial bookshop. Jesús will be joined on the panel by his long-time friend and fellow activist Brendan Fay, as well as AL from the Bluestocking Cooperative Bookstore and Marisol King as moderator.
Instagram Community Conversation
Non-Binary and competing at International Mr. Leather
(IML) How does one compete in a contest where Tom of Finland is the ideal?
IMsL and Bootblack
Join us as we head to IMsLBB
Our CPO Liquid is running for the title of International Ms. Leather. Come cheer them on. Meet up with us, to enjoy a cigar, some whiskey, or just chat it up. Or find us in the Carter Johnson Library. Follow us on Instagram @ blx_alternative where we will update our shenanigans.
Blaque: A Kink & Queer BIPOC Meet Up
Join us this month at the Star Bar to connect with kinky ad queer people of color. This is an inclusive space for us, to get together, check-in, and talk about sex positivity and kink while creating community. All levels of experience are welcome. Must RSVP through the Bloom app on Instagram @ bloomcommunityapp
See you there
Owned and Operated
Liquid will be hosting a roundtable conversation on IG Live with Blactinx-Owned and/or -Supporting Kinky Business.
Community conversation
Beyond Consent: Vetting negotiation & risk profile with MrBLK (Link coming soon)
Sip, Chat Unbox
Mondays in November:
On IG, we will be doing an unboxing of some interesting devices of pleasure.
Community Conversation
In Conversation with LatinX Men in BDSM / Kink / Fetish
This conversation among 3 prominent LatinX men in the BDSM / Kink / Fetish community will shed light on how they make their mark in the scene and create space for themselves in the larger community. Providing advice and encouragement for those who think there is no space for them.
IG Live
IG Live: Consent and kink WITH SUSAN WRIGHT OF NCSF
Join us on Instagram @ BLX_Alternative
Bottoms & Submissive”s Munch
Do you identify as an s-type?
Are you looking for community & like-minded individuals?
Well then, this munch is for you.
The “S-Types Munch” is a social gathering centered around the day to day lives of s-types (bottoms, submissives, slaves, servants, switches, pets, littles, middles, etc.), who are looking to meet and mingle with other like-minded individuals.
Brunch/ Meet & Greet
BLX was started because we didn’t see BD/SM Kink education with a focus on Black and Brown Queer folks. Have you felt the same? Have you had some ideas you wanted to suggest, a class you wanted to teach or see but never felt there was a space for you? Join us as we host a meet and greet. Let’s discuss BD/SM Fetish and Kink through a Queer lens.
Our Code of conduct:
We do not tolerate any form of phobias. If you don't know what they are, this group is not for you.
We will not tolerate any kind of isms. Again if you don't know what they are, this group is not for you.
We will not tolerate any form of shame or blame.
We will not tolerate any activity that violates the personal consent of group members.