Godless Perverts Social Club Topic: Public Sexuality — Where Do We Draw the Line
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We are now having Godless Perverts Social Clubs twice a month -- third Thursdays as well as first Tuesdays!
The discussion topic for this Thursday's "Topical Thursday" meetup: "Public Sexuality — Where Do We Draw the Line?" How open about your sexuality should you be in public? Where’s the line between being proudly out of the closet and creating a hostile environment for people who haven’t given their consent to be involved in your sexuality?
This month, the great accomplishment of the Philea probe touching down on a comet was marred by one thing: When Matt Taylor, the head scientist went on-air to talk to the press, he was wearing a shirt covered with fetish imagery and semi-nude women. The shirt not only sparked controversy not only about whether it was appropriate, but conversation about how many problems women have being taken seriously in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.
This Thursday, let’s talk about the ethics and etiquette of being open about your sexuality. When is necessary to live honestly, and when is it a violation of consent?
Join us every third Thursday of the month at Wicked Grounds, San Francisco’s renowned BDSM-themed coffee house for an evening of conversation and socializing. Community is one of the reasons we started Godless Perverts. There are few enough places to land when you decide that you’re an atheist; far fewer if you’re also LGBT, queer, kinky, poly, trans, or are just interested in sexuality. And the sex-positive/ alt-sex/ whatever- you- want- to- call- it community isn’t always the most welcoming place for non-believers. All orientations, genders, and kinks (or lack thereof) welcome. There’s no admission, but we ask that you buy food and drink at the counter, or make a donation to the venue. Wicked Grounds serves dinners, light snacks, and beverages.
We are now having Godless Perverts Social Clubs twice a month -- first Tuesdays, and third Thursdays! The third Thursday Social Clubs will be a little more structured — we’ll pick a topic, let people know what it is ahead of time, have a moderator/ host who leads the discussion. (First Tuesdays will continue to be loosely-structured casual affairs, where we just nosh and sit around schmoozing about whatever topics happen to come up.)