Welcome to the Center for Sex Positive Culture. The Center is a non-profit, membership-based community center located in Seattle, Washington.
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Welcome to the Center for Sex Positive Culture. The Center is a non-profit, membership-based community center located in Seattle, Washington.
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News from the Director
A Sex Positive Renaissance The text version of my keynote speech at Southplains Leatherfest in Dallas February 24th. Construction Notification: Phase 2 BeginsThis is to give everyone fair warning that the construction project is entering "Phase 2", which will mean that they will be working the northbound lanes directly in front of the Center. Most of the work is scheduled for "normal" work hours of 7am - 4pm; however, they will be working at night when they begin taking out the old pavement so this may impact getting into and out of the Center during events. For more information you can access the construction project page at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/denny_15th_pave.htm Good Asian Drivers Tour May 7th1608 15th Ave W at the Center Annex 8PM (doors open at 7:30) $10 suggested donation Hosted by the Center and Foundation for Sex Positive Culture www.sexpositiveculture.org For more information write director@sexpositiveculture.org Kit Yan transgendered champion slam poet and Melissa Li lesbian folk rocker are driving across the country in a small automobile, spreading their music and words wherever they go. Follow them as they travel through 30 states and 20 major cities, seeking out the Asian and queer communities, and representing voices that are not often heard. We are thrilled to be hosting Kit and Melissa on their tour across America. They will be performing one night only at the Center. They are a talented, edgy, funny and exciting duo. Please take time to check them out on their web site http://goodasiandrivers.com/ Their show starts at 8PM and will be followed by a chance to ask questions if Kit and Melissa. Kit Yan wants people to realize that being queer is more than OK; in fact, its hot. He uses humor and realism to accomplish this mission and leaves the audience begging for more. Originally from Waipahu, Hawaii, Kit is a transgendered boi posing as a model queer minority to change the world through poetry. He has been slamming in the Boston slam scene since he was 18 and has won numerous slams all over Massachusetts. Kit was featured with nationally recognized poets like Jason Carney, Iyeoka Okoawo, Reggie Gibson and Michael Brown. Before the age of 21, he landed a spot in the Lizard Lounge national slam team, competed in the Individual World Poetry Slam, and won the worlds largest slam. Kit fires up the audience by screaming in their faces about his personal experiences on identity, gender, politics, and cultural struggles, all the while retaining the status of being an all around nice guy. Kit has slammed and performed at colleges and schools including Harvard, Wellesley College, Babson College, UMaine, Colby, Tufts University, Olin College, and Northeastern University. Kit released his first CD, but is now working on revamping it to include his newly testosteroned voice. Melissa Li is a fierce Asian-American lesbian singer-songwriter, who has performed in the Boston area for over 8 years. Her music is a mixture of folk rock and pop, with a hint of soul and a whole lot of queer, and heavily influenced by Ani DiFranco, Jonatha Brooke, Kris Delmhorst, Deb Talan, Melissa Ferrick, and a slew of other pop/rock/folk divas. Through deeply personal acoustic songs, often punctuated with a vocal style reminiscent of hip hop, Melissa rants about love, loss, and social injustices. Melissa started performing in high school talent shows, developing songwriting skills and teaching herself the guitar at the age of 15. She performed wherever she could, starting from small coffeehouses, community groups and even in underground train stations. Since then, shes carved a name for herself as one of the most talented and popular Asian-American performers in Boston. She has performed at the Brattle Theater, Somerville Theater, and Boston Pride main stage to an audience of hundreds. She has also performed in most colleges and universities across New England. Most recently, she won the honorable Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation award for her first musical Surviving the Nian, produced by The Theater Offensive in the Spring of 2007. Surviving the Nian is the story of a young woman who returns home to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year with her African-American lover. The unfolding of the family drama that ensues directly confronts stereotypes facing queers and Asians in mainstream society today. |
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