Nerd Nite and BedPost Confessions [ASL INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED]
DATE: January 9, 2013
TIME: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
ADDRESS:
Corner of 5th and Brushy St.
Austin, Texas
WEBSITE: http://austin.nerdnite.com
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Nerd Nite and BedPost Confessions: Raise the Banner!
Nerd Nite and BedPost Confessions were both proud to be named “Best of Austin” by the Chronicle’s readers and critics in November.
This month we’re celebrating that fact-pattern by combining our normal events into a “raise the banner” party! Part nerdy, part sexy, all Chronicle-approved.
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And did we mention free booze?
MOST IMPORTANT PARTY AGENDA:
* 6:30 – NERD NITE SPEED-DATING
Get a jump on the evening’s themes (and a reserved seat for the main event) by mixing it up with some single nerds looking to generate a covalent bond: http://buytickets.at/nnatx/6971
* 7:00 – MAIN DOORS / FREE BOOZE
ND is happy to ply you with free Waterloo Rum drinks & pizza specials from 7-8pm
* 7:30 – SPEAKERS SPEAK
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Nerd Nite presentations:
“From Crocodile Dung to Condoms: An Oral History of Birth Control,” by Arlene Cornejo
People have been getting it on for ages, using all sorts of methods to prevent pregnancy. Find out what some of our ancestors have used while between the sheets, and about a time when you could have been jailed for mailing information about contraceptives. This history of birth control will bring us from the medieval ages to how our current methods such as condoms and the pill have come to be.
Arlene Cornejo is a health educator with Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas with more than 7 years of health education experience. She has worked with teenagers, young adults, and parents, currently focusing on delivering evidence-based sex education in the Austin area. Arlene is also pursuing her masters in Health Education at Texas State.
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“Cock Blocking in the Lonestar State: How Texas’s Sex Toy Ban Got Overturned in Court,” by Julie Sunday
Julie Sunday returns to the Nerd Nite stage to update us on last year’s examination of the Texas prohibition on owning too many sex toys.
Julie Sunday is a blogger and sex educator from Washington, DC whose first investigation into the regulation of sexual behavior was an article called ‘Sex from All Angles,’ published in her high school newspaper. She’s been writing about sex ever since. You can read more of her work on her award-winning blog, How to Have Sex in Texas.
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BedPost Confessions presentation:
“How Not To Be Sexy,” by Julie Gillis
A true story on what not to do.
Julie is a writer, producer, and speaker focused on social justice, sex, and spirituality. She has written for The Good Men Project, Good Vibes Blog, The Austin Chronicle Gay Place Blog, elephant journal and Persephone Magazine. She is also a performer and a co-producer of the popular monthly show, BedPost Confessions and produced the Austin based Ladies Are Funny Festival. Julie uses theater and storytelling to bridge the space between social justice advocacy and the everyday, with a personal focus and passion on LGBTQ, women’s rights and sexual education health. She believes in sexual literacy and education for all, and that sexual rights are human rights which should be honored and respected.
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* 8:30 – INTERMISSION
With rawking chiptunes by Run/DMG, and free be-wigging by wigmaster Coco Coquette
* 8:45 – SEXPERT PANEL
Our previous speakers return with one additional guest to untangle your so-sexy-they-must-be-anonymous questions and confessions.
As always, Nerd Nite is free. Buy yourself a beer to celebrate.
CONTACT PERSON NAME: Lewis Weil
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