Reminder: Smack Dab open mic featuring Jallen Rix at Magnet @ Wed Jul 21 7:30pm - 10pm (Queer Things)

more details » Smack Dab open mic featuring Jallen Rix at Magnet WED JULY 21, 2010 Smack Dab open mic hosted by Kirk Read and Larry-bob Roberts 8pm, open mic signup starts at 7:30 Featuring Jallen Rix At Magnet, your neighborhood queer health center, 4122 18th Street between Castro and Collingwood. http://www.magnetsf.org Speaker, author, and educator, Jallen Rix has come a long way to be a sex expert. Growing up as a Southern Baptist, he was taught that spirituality was heavenly but sexuality was from the devil. While obtaining a B.A. in creative arts and a minor in theology, he also went to great lengths attempting to change his sexuality from gay to straight in an ex-gay ministry -- to no avail. That experience set him on a journey of discovery that ultimately resulted in Jallen earning his Doctorate of Education in Sexology from The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality <http://www.iashs.edu/> in San Francisco. This has equipped him to teach human sexuality at the university level as well as consult in private practice. Over the years, Jallen has become an expert on the damaging effects of, and recovery from, the ex-gay movement <http://www.doctorrix.com/BottomlineEx-gay.pdf> . He has appeared on TV talkshows, such as Talk or Walk and ABC's News Magazine 20/20 (watch his appearance on youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/jallenrix?feature=mhw5#p/a/u/1/d6a5r8SB_3w> ). He pens the popular advice column, Sex Ed in Bed <http://www.doctorrix.com/sexedinbedindex.html> . As a sexologist <http://www.doctorrix.com/sexology.html> , Jallen creates an accepting and safe environment that provides support, humor and insight for a wide variety of people to raise their awareness for a more positive and healthier sexuality. Learn lots more about Jallen's background by reading his book Ex-Gay No Way <http://www.exgaynoway.com. All ages, all genders, all the time. If you'd like to perform at the open mic, please bring five minutes of whatever you want to share. Musicians, one song. Prose writers: that's about two and a half double spaced pages of prose. We're the friendliest open mic you'll find but we pay attention to time so that nobody accumulates further open mic-related PTSD. Presented by Army of Lovers, a project of the Queer Cultural Center with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Horizons Foundation, TheatreBayArea and the California Arts Council When Wed Jul 21 7:30pm – 10pm Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • larrybob@gmail.com - creator

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