Bloom and Sex-Positive LA present The Queer Bazaar Extravaganza! This will be an all gender, queer connection event featuring a meet-and-greet event, burlesque demo, impact play class, self care lounge, compliment corner, and more. It’s everything you could imagine all in one space! Our goal is to bring together all our fave LA-based queer humans and organizations leading activities including Cuties (live figure drawing), Queer Thirst (hanky code tutorial), Mistress Justine Cross (flogging/impact demo), Miss Spent Youth (burlesque mini-class), and one of our fave SPLA members, Nicky Endres (tarot readings)!
****This is a masked and vaxxed venue! Please be prepared to show your vax card!****
More detailed info below.......
**SPEED-FRIENDING WITH BLOOM**
You’ve heard of speed dating, but have you heard of speed friending?? Come meet other queer folks and see what you have in common in less than 3 minutes!
Bloom Community helps people meet around events and build community. Bloom is for people looking for connection who share our community values: consent, communication, and respect. We are centered on sex-positive, queer, kink, and ethically non-monogamous communities and have prioritized seeking partnerships with communities with POC leadership. IG: @BloomCommunityApp
**LIVE FIGURE DRAWING WITH CUTIES**
Cuties is excited to bring you a live drawing session with Cuties CEO Sasha Jones and model/performer April Flores. Tap into your creative side as Sasha and April move through a series of short poses and finishes with two longer poses. No experience required. Colored pencils & sketch paper will be provided, feel free to bring your own materials if you'd like.
Cuties is a Black & queer-owned and operated community space providing resources and events, both virtually and in-person, to the LGBTQIA+ community. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Cuties began as a coffee shop and safe space focused on providing queer community and a place to gather that wasn’t centered around alcohol. IGs: @cutiesla @theeaprilflores
**IMPACT PLAY WITH MISTRESS JUSTINE CROSS**
Learn some impact play basics with Mistress Justine Cross! We will discuss safe striking zones on the body, basic techniques, style and flow, as well as some tips for negotiation and aftercare.
Mistress Justine Cross is a professional BDSM consultant and lifestyle Dominatrix based in Los Angeles. She is the owner of both Dungeon East and Dungeon West, Los Angeles’s premiere dungeon studios, which have been used for high-profile photo and video shoots. @TheJustineCross on IG
**TAROT WITH NICKY ENDRES**
Nicky Endres (they/them; she/her) is an Asian-American Non-Binary Transfeminine Queer actor, comic, and voice artist. An advocate for inclusion, representation, and consent, even Nicky's bluest stand-up has the edutaining effect of an intersectional feminist sex-positive TED talk. Irreverent, but devoted to punching up, Nicky also brings their particular brand of fun of sass to their hidden skill: Tarot Cards. Find Nicky on social media; all handles are @MxNickyE
**BURLESQUE WITH MISS SPENT YOUTH**
Get in-touch with your body and sexuality by dipping your toes in the burlesque world with Burlesque Instructor, Performer & Producer of Babylon Cabaret Miss Spent Youth! You don't need a stage or fancy costumes to invoke the glamour and power of a sensual tease…you can be as sexy as you want to be either just for yourself or for someone special. No dance experience necessary! All bodies and abilities enthusiastically welcomed! Get ready to unleash your inner burlesque persona! @ms.spentyouth on IG
**HANKY TUTORIAL WITH QUEER THIRST**
Ever notice a cutie with a hanky in their back pocket? Left pocket, right pocket, red, black, pink... what does it mean? Chat with the folks behind Queer Thirst to learn about the history of hanky codes, how to flag, how to explore kinks safely and consensually. We're here to give practical advice including a basic primer on roles, fetishes, and safety. Come say hi!
Queer Thirst is made up of a team of queer organizers. We host queer-centered play parties & workshops, prioritizing queer, BIPOC, trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming folks, & women as attendees, leadership, & vendors. @queerthirst on IG
**COMPLIMENT CAFE WITH EXEC DIRECTOR ERIN TILLMAN**
Need some words of affirmation? Come get some from your event host, Sex-Positive LA Exec Director, Erin Tillman at her Compliment Cafe! Order up and get ready to feel appreciated!
Erin is a Certified Intimacy Coordinator, Certified Sex Educator, inclusive Dating & Consent Empowerment Coach, Consultant, Author, Speaker, and TV/Radio/Podcast Host based in LA. She is the current Executive Director of sexuality nonprofit Sex-Positive Los Angeles and author of her award-winning book, The Consent Guidebook. She has contributed to Lifetime, Buzzfeed, Elle Magazine, Men’s Health, Washington Post, and more. @DatingAdviceGrl on IG & Twitter / @SexPosLA