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Kinky Speed-Friending/Speed-Dating with PsychoKitty at SOMA Second Saturdays!
September 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PDT
Ready to Make Some New Kinky Friends?
Finding complementary partners in the kink and BDSM scene isn’t easy – even in the Bay Area. The San Francisco LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is stepping up to help kinky folks make connections with other kinky folks via FREE speed-dating/friending sessions held at the Second Saturdays street fair in SOMA.
Meet New People. Become Friends or Maybe More?
This event is perfect for newcomers to our community! Come and meet fellow kinksters ranging from other newcomers to community veterans! You will meet people who:
Want to explore new kinks.
Have kink interests that align with yours.
Would like to make new friends.
Want to find new partners.
Since this event is focused on speed-friending and speed-dating, not just speed-dating, this event is intended for people of:
All genders, sexualities, gender expressions,
All relationship configurations
All sexual orientations
Each session will last about 30 minutes and you will meet 5-10 new people during this time, having a mini-date with each. After the session you will be able to indicate which person you would like to follow up with and you’ll be connected!
Your Host:
Ryan “Psychokitty” has been helping people connect with similar events for over a decade, from the old Shibaricon in Chicago, to Dark Odyssey: Surrender, or hosting events at the SF Citadel, Catalyst, and of course Wicked Grounds.
Sessions:
We will have two sessions during the afternoon
2pm-2:30pm
3pm-3:30pm
This event is provided by Psychokitty and the San Francisco LEATHER and LGBTQ Cultural District. There is no cost for either the fair or the speed-dating/friending sessions. Come on down and meet some great new kinky folks during a great event!
About the San Francisco LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Vision Statement
The Organization’s vision is to rejoice, commemorate, and protect the contributions of our predecessors, contemporaries, and successors rooted in the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District and its diverse and marginalized peoples. United, we preserve, enhance, and advocate for the continuity and vitality of the Kinky and Queer communities of San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District.
To add your event(s) to this calendar, please write to Web@sflcd.org.
Additional Event Calendars:
Race’s Bar Events for Kinky Gay Men of the San Francisco Bay Area (Facebook membership required)
EROBAY SF Bay Area Community BDSM Events Calendar
Fetlife A Social Network for the BDSM, Fetish & Kinky Community. (Free membership required)
Gay Agenda SF What’s what for the gay in you.
The 15 Association For Men who Engage in BDSM.
ONYX Northwest A Leather Club for Men of Color
The Exiles A BDSM group for Women and Nonbinary Folks.
Society of Janus for People Interested in Learning about BDSM
Wicked Grounds Coffee, Kink, Community
Transform1060 A community-run non-profit educational and social space, serving the leather, kink, and fetish communities.
SF CumUnion Sex Parties for Men
442 Events Play Parties for Men
SF Catalyst (See Transform1060, above)
SF Oasis Internationally Acclaimed Drag Show Nightclub / Cabaret
Powerhouse South of Market’s “No Attitude” Cruise Bar
SF Eagle SOMA’s Historic Meeting Place, Welcoming All
Lone Star Saloon Bear Bar USA
Hole in the Wall Saloon Your Friendly Neighborhood Gay Bikers Bar
Cat Club A True San Francisco Nightlife Destination
Gaytravel4u Gay Fetish and Leather Events and Parties Worldwide
Leathermen Travel List of annual leather events