***Update: This event has been canceled. Stay tuned for future Queer con Leche events! Link to their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DbtjkFFSkqp/

Covid-Safer SF/Bay Area@covidsafersf.bsky.social · 4d ago

1/ (Oakland) (18+) Sat. 11:30 a.m - 4 p.m.: "Queer Con Leche: Oakland Pride & Drag Brunch," Afro-Latin social dance party. Tickets available for two options: 1) the mask-required dance party + outdoor drag brunch, and 2) the mask-required dance party only, which begins after the brunch. [cont.]

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1/ (Oakland) Sun., Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m.: "George Jackson/San Quentin" film/discussion at Moments Co-op. Masks required. Free. Low-scent space. Tickets/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-nigh... [cont.]

big ups to the comrade who further legitimized the public record of life-saving mutual aid (& who cited yours truly 🥹)

(SF) Sat., Aug. 22, 9-11 a.m.: KN95-or-better mask-required hours at @exploratorium.bsky.social for their "Life in Space" exhibit. Thanks, @exploratorium.bsky.social! (If you have Calfresh, tickets are $5 each, and you can get up to 3 additional $5 tickets!) www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calend...

Life in Space Mask-Required Hours | Exploratorium Museum Event

Enjoy our summer exhibition in a mask-required environment. Complimentary masks will be available.

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1/ (Oakland) (18+) Sat. 11:30 a.m - 4 p.m.: "Queer Con Leche: Oakland Pride & Drag Brunch," Afro-Latin social dance party. Tickets available for two options: 1) the mask-required dance party + outdoor drag brunch, and 2) the mask-required dance party only, which begins after the brunch. [cont.]

(SF/online) Fri., Aug. 21, 6-8:30 p.m. Free open mic drag takeover at @sfdcc.bsky.social. Masks required for audience; performers who wish to unmask are required to first test negative on a rapid test. Indoors/outdoors. More info: disabilityculturalcenter.org/event/open-m...

1/ (Online auditions; rehearsals in Oakland) Through Aug. 8: Auditions open for The Queer Choir's 2026-2027 season. All rehearsals in a well-ventilated space, with N95s required for all. For details on how to submit an audition recording, e-mail thequeerchoirsings (at) gmail (dot) com. [cont.]

(Los Gatos) Sat., July 25, 2-8 p.m.: Masked hangout hosted by South Bay Masked Events. KN95s or better required. Indoor/outdoor event w/ open doors & air filtration. CO2 levels from last event: avg. 500-600. Pay what you wish; NOTAFLOF. More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

1/ (Berkeley) Tues., July 28, 7 p.m.: "I’m Outside," an outdoor open mic from the hosts of Cedar Rose Bachata. Rain cancels. Cedar Rose Park. KN95/N95+ masks required and provided (well-fitting, no vents). Please skip if you’re sick or feel like you might be getting sick. [cont.]

(Berkeley) Sat., 7/25, 10am-5:30pm: "Ace [Asexuality] Unconference." James Kenney Community Center (inside James Kenney Park). KN95s or better required indoors. Note: masks not required outdoors. Free. More info: www.asexualitysf.org/events/ace-u...

2026 Ace Unconference

Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:30pm | Berkeley, CA The Ace UnConference is the largest gathering of aces in the SF Bay Area. Join us for friends, fun crafts, new reads, and great discussi...

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***Update: This event has been cancelled. Please keep an eye out for the next Queer Con Leche party in August!***

Covid-Safer SF/Bay Area@covidsafersf.bsky.social · 3w ago

(Oakland) (18+) Sun. July 19, 12-4 p.m.: "Queer Con Leche: Hot Queer Summer," Afro-Latin social dance party. KN95s or better required/provided & must be worn at all times indoors. Food/drink available but must be consumed outdoors only. Tickets / more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-con-...

(SF) Sat., Aug. 22, 9-11 a.m.: KN95-or-better mask-required hours at @exploratorium.bsky.social for their "Life in Space" exhibit. Thanks, @exploratorium.bsky.social! (If you have Calfresh, tickets are $5 each, and you can get up to 3 additional $5 tickets!) www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calend...

Life in Space Mask-Required Hours | Exploratorium Museum Event

Enjoy our summer exhibition in a mask-required environment. Complimentary masks will be available.

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Are you stressed out about masking and being air-aware when it seems like nobody else cares? Or is Long COVID stressing you out? Join us and @airsupportproject.bsky.social on July 26 for a discussion with Amy Stewart, LCSW, about managing stress with being air-aware or with having a chronic illness.

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Hi!! Check out our zine library on July 25th from 10am-12pm at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library in San Jose. MASKS REQUIRED!! Thank you @covidsafersf.bsky.social for posting our flyer 🖤

Covid-Safer SF/Bay Area@covidsafersf.bsky.social · 3w ago

(San Jose) Sat., July 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: San Jose Zine Library's July hours. Masks required. Free. Joyce Ellington Branch Library, 491 E. Empire St. From their flyer: "Craft supplies provided. Read a zine! Borrow a zine! Make a zine! Swap zines!" (via COVID-safe Bay Area/NorCal Discord server)

(Oakland) (18+) Sun. July 19, 12-4 p.m.: "Queer Con Leche: Hot Queer Summer," Afro-Latin social dance party. KN95s or better required/provided & must be worn at all times indoors. Food/drink available but must be consumed outdoors only. Tickets / more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-con-...

Queer Con Leche: Hot Queer Summer

Queer Con Leche is Queer Afro-Latin Dance Day Party. Salsa class, dancing, small bites, cafe/mocktails/cocktails, queer vendors, comminuty!

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(San Jose) Sat., July 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: San Jose Zine Library's July hours. Masks required. Free. Joyce Ellington Branch Library, 491 E. Empire St. From their flyer: "Craft supplies provided. Read a zine! Borrow a zine! Make a zine! Swap zines!" (via COVID-safe Bay Area/NorCal Discord server)

(Oakland) Sun., 7/19, 6 p.m.: "Fundi: the Story of Ella Baker," at Moments Co-op. Masks required. Free. Tickets/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-nigh...

(SF) Sun., July 19, 1-5 p.m.: Disability Pride Festival, hosted by @sfdcc.bsky.social. Takes place in the DCC building and the Kelsey. Masks required in the DCC building (entrance on 165 Grove St.); note that they're not required in the Kelsey. More info: disabilityculturalcenter.org/event/disabi...

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(Oakland) (18+) Weds., July 8, 7-10 p.m.: @filthystudios.bsky.social's monthly KN95-or-better-required bondage jam. Tickets/more info: bit.ly/mbfive

Masked and Bound: All Bondage Jam

Masked & Bound: All Bondage Jam Masked & Bound is now open to all types of bondage! Join us for our monthly, mask-required bondage jam, a free-form space where people of all experience levels ...

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FilthyStudios.com@filthystudios.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join @iamfivestar.bsky.social and @pollybombshell.bsky.social for Masked & Bound - our masked all bondage jam next week! April 15th. Come and explore rope, tape, wrap, and restraints. We also have some special jute rope for sale this month in some fancy colors. Come check it out!🖤 bit.ly/mbfive

(Oakland) Multiple mask-required dance workshops, parties, and other events hosted by Danny/Supernova in July! linktr.ee/supernova_me...

(Berkeley) Sat., Jul. 18, 4-7 p.m: Bachata class & social. KN95/N95 masks (or better) required/provided. Outdoors at Cedar Rose Park. 4-5 p.m.: bachata class ($10-$30, NOTAFLOF) 5-7 p.m.: social dance (free) More info: bit.ly/bachatapark

Update: Per the CIL, this event will have people unmasking for food and drinks throughout the "mask-required" areas. Which renders the mask requirement pretty ineffective. Hoping they design it differently next year.

Covid-Safer SF/Bay Area@covidsafersf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/ (Berkeley) Sat., July 11, 1-4 p.m.: “Disability & Trans/Queer Pride,” hosted by the Center for Independent Living. Note: per event description, masks are required, but it also says that food and drinks will be served. No details are provided on how these work together, and the organization …

Join us for our next masked outdoor park hangout on Sunday, July 12, from 2 to 5pm at Golden Gate Park (exact location shared once you RSVP). Find more details and access info, and RSVP here: tinyurl.com/m4eparkhang. We hope to see you there!

(Online) July 4 & 5! ⬇️⬇️

#MEAction Network@meactnet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pride should be accessible! For many in our community a virtual option is needed for access. We are excited to share One Free Community and @callingupjustice.bsky.social are producing a free, volunteer run, virtual event for disabled queer folx who don't have access to their local pride events.

1/ (Berkeley) Tues., July 28, 7 p.m.: "I’m Outside," an outdoor open mic from the hosts of Cedar Rose Bachata. Rain cancels. Cedar Rose Park. KN95/N95+ masks required and provided (well-fitting, no vents). Please skip if you’re sick or feel like you might be getting sick. [cont.]

Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social! Pandemic Roundup, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday.

Violet Blue®@violetblue.bsky.social · last mo.

New: I wrote about why we need to fight the calculated forgetting of recent history so we can make a better future. Also: how Musk killed 100's of thousands, details on the new Covid prevention drug, a look inside the fight to restart US Ebola programs, and more: www.patreon.com/violetblue/p...