Bi+ Game Night: The Power of Play! 🛝🎲🃏🧩
Details
Play isn’t just for kids... It’s queer magic. ✨ Join us for a night of games, laughter, and connection as we explore how play shows up in our queer identities, our relationships, and our everyday lives.
Please bring a pie, apple cider, or other holiday-themed sips or snacks to share! 🍂🥧☕
Discussion Theme (20–30 min)
How do we stay playful in our queer identities? How does play deepen our connection—to ourselves, each other, and our joy?
Light Agenda
🕣 8:30–8:45 Arrive, mingle, get cozy
🍷 8:45–9:15 Sips, snacks, and group chat on “The Power of Play”
🎲 9:15–11:30 Game time! (board, card, and party games encouraged)
Bring
Your favorite game, a drink or snack to share, and your most playful self.
Optional Pre-reads & Videos
- TED Talk: Play Is More Than Just Fun by Stuart Brown — how play fuels creativity, connection, and emotional health. (https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun)
- Podcast: For the Wild: adrienne maree brown on Pleasure Activism and Play — exploring play as resistance and joy as power. (https://forthewild.world/listen/adrienne-maree-brown-on-pleasure-activism-and-play-181)
- Article: The Queer Art of Play by Them.us — how queerness and playfulness overlap as acts of liberation. (https://www.them.us/story/the-queer-art-of-play)
- Short Read: Queer Joy Is Revolutionary by Autostraddle — a love letter to play, pleasure, and chosen family. (https://www.autostraddle.com/queer-joy-is-revolutionary-431237/)
- Book Excerpt: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown — the chapter on “Cultivating Play and Rest” (on why play requires courage in a productivity-obsessed world).
Accessibility & Vibes
Low-pressure, come-as-you-are. Join for the chat, the games, or both — whatever feels good.
Photos & Privacy
📸 Photos are opt-in only. We honor where you are in your journey.