Ethnic Diversity of Burning Man

(1/25) There was a blog making the rounds on one of the Burning Man boards today that  started generating some thoughts. Is Burning Man a “white people thing”? What is the ethnic makeup of the population? And what is the difference between queer versus other when it comes to that census? [more]

Tickets! Tickets! WTmotherF Are My Tickets?

(1/24) Someone on one of the boards recently noted… hearing something is through the rumor mill is not fact (duh). However, do you wonder HOW MANY people registered for those 30,000 tickets? Rumor has it the tickets.burningman.com site got a million hits? [more]

Tickets! Tickets! Get Your Tickets!

(Jan 9/12) Got yours? Whether you got them on the pre-sale or are registering for the lottery today… it’s finally that time again. Questions about this lottery system have left some befuddled but I do guarantee this will sell out again and participants better act. There is also some good advice out there… so go forth! Because there is a lot going on … more

Dear Members

Quick note: please look in your profiles and do the following if you can: 1. add a pic of yourself (I know I keep harping on this one), 2. Under your Profile > Edit Profile … there are 2 more buttons for extended profile questions. Fill them out if you can and post that you updated your profile in your status. Cheers!!!

Welcome to QueerBurners (formerly GayBurners)

The name changed to draw in a more varied audience focusing on the LGBT+ part of the Burning Man experience, because Queer encompasses so many more of US. We are receiving over 1000 visitors a month in the slow times and 25,000 just before the event so some of the pages are being locked down to non-members. Please opt-in and be a part of this great thing! Complete your profile with a picture of yourself to put the cherry right on top. Thank you again…

10 Principles

This site will offer a series of articles highlighting the 10 principles of Burning Man as they are listed on the BurningMan[dot]Com site because to embrace and channel these are the core of the culture. The biggest truth a lot of people miss is that these are highly interpretive and can be applied in a variety of ways. However, there is a core spirit that is honored.

1. Radical Inclusion
2. Gifting
3. Decommodification
4. Radical Self-reliance
5. Radical Self-expression
6. Communal Effort
7. Civic Responsibility
8. Leaving No Trace
9. Participation
10. Immediacy       …. (source BurningMan[dot]Com)

Already articles have been written to highlight the different principles and how someone somewhere is applying them. If you have a story from your region or community to share demonstrating the principles please feel free to submit it.

Sister Groups

(Oct 24/11) The core of this site is Queer Burning Man people of any gender and any orientation. Some of us keep this culture alive throughout the year because the ideals ring strong within ourselves. We know some people just do not understand.

There has been some discussion of the Radical Faerie and their overlapping ideology of self expression and more, but this site serves to stay to it’s core and inform about resources and groups that might appeal to you. Another group that has come up on the radar that is spearheaded by one of our own is called The California Men’s Gathering [thecmg.org].

The link will be maintained in the Links section of the site [in the sidebar]. As we navigate the other 52 weeks of the year I will try and share more.

You Profile on this Site

Did you know that there is a lot more to your profile than you are taking advantage of? Take a look at this rogue’s profile and see 2 more sections you might have missed.

Click on your profile name where you logged in after you logged in. Then Profile > then Edit > …here you will see 3 buttons for editing:

• Burners (your main profile)
• Optional Questions (for general information sake)
• Stuff to do at Burning Man I might do (for fun…)

Please upload a pic of self preferable at a BM event. Keep in mind the photo policy. Sexual pics are a no-no but nudity is fine.

Admin Note: I am adding some new security on the site to cut down on spam. The login page will limit 4 attempts and lock you out for 20 minutes. If you cannot remember your password use the reset option on the login.

(Oct 3/11) Who you calling queer? Well thanks to member Riley GB has acquired www.QueerBurners.Com too and it points to this site. “Gay” is a fairly blanket term but some see it as excluding lesbians or other varied elements of our community. Gay also seems to exclude non LGBT people from joining. This is still a site for Burner Queers. Queer: we’re all queer in our own way. Look at what we do for 8 days a year!

(Sep 29/11) We might be at the beginning of the other 52 weeks of the year, but there is a lot of stuff going on in the Queer Burner world. We added some upcoming events and will be adding some recommended events that might require some planning.

• Article Series on the 10 Principles: 1st one features guys from Dickstracted Camp and Civic Responsibility called “Civic Results“
• Queer Playa Reunion tomorrow in San Francisco (sorry for the late notice unless you were following it on the Facebook)
• You will start seeing a little more on the Radical Faery culture/lifestyle that is a good marriage for some Burners (Comfort & Joy) on the site

As a reminder: all verified members can post on the site. It will have to go through moderation in most cases. Most of you are verified.

GayBurners.Com is a community site. You will start seeing the domain QueerBurners.Com on the site as the brand/label of the site seeks to be more inclusive. We’re all queer in our own way, right?

Thank you or being a participant on the site and I look forward to developing things more and making the site a greater value down the road. I could use someone that can code in PHP and Javascript to help on a couple small projects to boost this baby!

2012 Theme Announcement

According the JRS there is a lot of care going into the name for next year’s theme. In fact, the announcement is coming very soon. There has been a lot of rumors and speculation as usual behind the delay in the announcement. People seem to be relating it to the legal change of Burning Man to a non-profit; but there is misinformation in that too (not disinformation).

“It was only 5 years ago that Larry first conceived of and wrote the theme BEFORE the Man fell on that year to announce the theme for the following year. Black Rock City 2011 was fantastic and the theme for next year is great, but sometimes sorting out the exact language to inspire us all takes more time.” – JRS 9/22/2011

Will we see an acknowledgement of the Aztec Calendar? Will the number of tickets go up 20,000? Will the event be held in the dusty Black Rock Desert still?

Just like you the rest of us will be looking for the announcement in the next issue of the JRS [Jack Rabbit Speaks Newsletter]. If you are not getting the JRS you should be.

Decompression

What is your Decompression? It is already that time and communities were already spreading the word about their big plans usually happening within 60 days or so following the close of the big event. San Francisco’s based BMHQ reports to have the biggest Burning Man Decompression event out there. To see these the www.BurningMan.Com web site talked about the subject and has a calendar featuring all the official events.

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Happy New Year

At the Temple Burn on Sunday night someone shouted out “Happy New Year”. Many there knew what that meant as we move into our next Burner Year.

“Rites of Passage” delivered everything it was meant to and as personal accounts of individual journeys appear from various members of this site, it is with great hope and anticipation, that you will relate and reflect on the great things that transpired.

To see all the articles and links from the previous years you can see 2010 and 2011 by following the years under the NEWS tab above. With the passing of each year all posts on the cover page will start fresh while the year passing will be archived.

Many of the members of this site and some of the leadership that developed from the groups/camps out there are networking to provide a resource like this for ALL Queer Burners: that does NOT mean you are defined by your sexual orientation at all. Many of the labels we assume inthe default world are blurred on the playa and we seek to celebrate that noo matter what is or is not in your pants or whomever you sleep with.

-Toaster