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The Official LGBTI Six Flags Out in the Parks Tour 2009

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Benefiting The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Action Fund

Out On The Mountain – 6 Flags Magic Mountain ~ Valencia CA
Friday September 25th ~ 5-11pm

Serving Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley regions
Out In Events + Tom Whitman Productions in conjunction w/ Logo NewNowNext Concert Series present

• DJ The Perry Twins
• Live Performances Morningwood & The White Tie Affair.

The direct link for Magic. Please go to it & ’share’
Thanks: http://www.outinevents.com/index.php?locations_id=13

Out On The Bluegrass ~ 6 Flags Kentucky Kingdom ~ Louisville KY
Sunday August 16th ~ 3-8pmServing Eastern Indiana, Lexington, Nashville & Southern Ohio regions

• DJ Seth Gold
• Hosts Jason Westbury & The Kentucky Imperial Court
• Party includes the water rides
• Official After-Party @ Connection ~ 130 S Floyd St
Louisville, KY 40202-1206

The direct link for Louisville. Please go to it & ‘share’
Thanks: http://www.outinevents.com/index.php?locations_id=6&osCsid=c9r5ihv8qd2qdhscapqdumk3d4
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Out In America ~ 6 Flags America ~ Bowie MD
Friday August 28th ~ 5-11pm

Serving Washington DC / Baltimore / Delaware / Virgina regions

• DJ’s Seth Gold & Justin Ryan
• Live Performances: Ultra Naté; Sylvia Tosun; Colton Ford; The Daisy Spurs + DC Cowboys Dance Company
• Hosts: “Houston” on the air @ HOT 99.5 & Dennis C Copertino
• Party includes some water rides (swimsuit time)

The direct link for America. Please go to it & can ‘share’
Thanks: http://www.outinevents.com/index.php?locations_id=11
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Gayment ‘A LaRonde ~ 6 Flags LaRonde ~ Montreal
Friday September 4th ~ 6pm – 3am

Serving Montreal Quebec, Toronto, Plattsburgh NY, Burlington VT regions

* Le Drugstore hosts Les Jardins Nightclub (8pm -3am)
• DJ’s Justin Ryan & Corey Craig
• Live Performances: Ultra Nate & Sylvia Tosun
• Multi-Media Presentation by Phase1 Digital
• Shows choreographed by dancer/singer David Poulin
• Special Shows by Le Drugstore Troupe thru-out evening
• Hosts Kat Coric, Davis Prado & Tom Orlando Events

* Official After-Party @ Parking (included w/ tix) featuring DJ Patrick Guay

* Community Partner: The BBCM Foundation of Montreal, a non-profit organization supporting HIV-AIDS groups as well as gay community groups in Canada.

The direct link for Montreal. Please go to it & ‘share’
Thanks: http://www.outinevents.com/index.php?locations_id=10

 

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Artist Kat Coric Birthday Bash / Fundraiser Aug. 22

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In honor of her 40th birthday, multidisciplinary artist Kat Coric announces an HIV fundraising campaign & blow out birthday bash. When Kat speaks: I listen.
Club Parking, 1296 Amherst, Montreal, Quebec
Saturday August 22, 2009 ~ 10pm – 3am
Featuring DJ’s Stéfane Lippé & Patrick Guay.

 

The campaign & party are billed as an inclusive community manifestation & Montrealers are invited to participate & vote for the HIV charity that they feel needs the most financial assistance.
“…Parking Nightclub is pleased to host Kat Coric’s birthday party & to encourage community activism by donating proceeds of the event to a needy HIV charitable organization..” stated club owner Greg Thibault. Proceeds from the birthday party as well as 100% of the donations received will benefit the charity that receives the most votes.
Eligible organizations must be registered Quebec HIV charities.

“…Having lost friends to HIV, I have naturally adopted the cause as my own. That’s why I am appealing to everyone to open his or her hearts & be generous & more importantly sensitive to the plight of those affected by this disease. Get involved; vote & donate what you can. Come out & party w/ us @ Parking on August 22 because it will be a night to remember…” stated Ms Coric.
Vote now: kat.coric@gmail.com

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Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Receives TOM Original

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Hudson of Feature, Inc. donates TOM drawing (ToF 88.09) to RISD Museum in June of 2009.toff9323

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Durk in Frontiers INLA / Aug. 13, 09

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Long Durk Road By KEN KNOX

Tom of Finland Foundation cofounder Durk Dehner reflects on his dream job and the vast influence that Tom of Finland has had on gay culture.

Durk Dehner was a latecomer to the Tom of Finland phenomenon. Raised in Canada, the cofounder of Tom of Finland Foundation didn’t even begin to live life as a gay man until he wound up in New York City, where he discovered Tom’s artistry posted on a bulletin board at the Spike bar on the lower west side of Manhattan. “In a flash it was in my pocket for me to stare at and covet,” he recalls. “I didn’t get to see Tom gracing the covers of any muscle mags in Canada, [but his art inspired me] to become this image of a beautiful sexy leather man who wore queer right on his lapel.”

Dehner’s story is not the only one of its kind. Indeed, many gay men first experienced their attraction to uber-macho men through the drawings and scribbling of Tom of Finland, whose racy illustrations depicted an array of blue-collar men, wartime sailors and leather daddies engaging in sweaty, aggressive sex. “Tom’s role was that of a liberator,” Dehner remarks. “He redefined what it was to be homosexual. He created visual archetypes of masculine homosexuals indulging freely in sex together that these men could identify with for themselves. He set the proud love of man-on-man in full motion.”

Given his intense reaction to Tom’s work, it comes as no surprise that Dehner would come to be so involved with the man who had inspired him. Born and raised in and around Calgary, Dehner grew up idolizing the “rockers and Hell’s Angels” he saw on television. “Bored with school and teenage stuff,” he was doing transcendal meditation by 15 and hitchhiking across the continent at 16. Though he got one girl pregnant (his son lives in Europe), Dehner knew he was gay. By the time he reached New York after a stay in Montreal, Dehner was ready to “commence my gay education and development session of my life.” He modeled for photographers like Ken Haak and Bruce Weber, and appeared on the covers of many magazines. After discovering Tom’s work, his friend, Etienne, gave Dehner Tom’s address, and the two men began a romantic and creative relationship that would last until Tom’s passing from emphysema. Dehner was initially hired on as Tom’s public relations liaison in an attempt to bring Tom out of the underground and into mainstream consciousness. During their time together, the two men created the Tom of Finland Foundation, which celebrates 25 years this month.

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Venus – Berlin – Oct. 15-18, 2009

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Exhibitors from more than 35 countries will present their latest products and innovations in this int’l adult trade show.

http://www.venus-berlin.com/en/fachbesucher/tickets/

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EROTIC HERITAGE MUSEUM – FIRST ANNIVERSARY – SEPT. 12

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EROTIC HERITAGE MUSEUM CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY

WITH SEXY FUNDRAISER SEPTEMBER 12TH

 

EHM is pleased to announce that Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) has lent special pieces from its permanent collection for the anniversary show. “ToFF shares the same belief that the educational and cultural merits of erotic art promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality,” said Dr. Henkel. “It is wonderful to be able to work with other nonprofit organizations towards a common goal:  education, preservation and celebrating our rich cultural heritage.”

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FIAE 09 – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EROTIC ANIMATION

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Our online submission form is now available, so submit your film! The Regulation and the answers to all your questions can be found via our submissions page. The deadline for submitting your online form is August 31st, 2009, and we must receive your DVD by September 15th, 2009. We are waiting your film!

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