events

FRI, 15 SEP 2023 • Berlin 

Desire in Words: A Reading at Instinct #14

19:00 – 22:00

Kurfürstenstraße 31/32, 10785, Berlin

www.instinct.berlin

Desire is lust, desire is need, desire is dangerous, desire is loving. As part of Instinct #14, we are delighted to invite the Berlin Queer Writers Circle and authors from the Village Book Club to share their words of desire in fiction, erotica, essays and reflections. After the reading, the group will talk about how they approach writing about desire.

Eintritt frei / free entrance 

FRI, 24 MAR 2023 • Zürich 

Explicit Uncensored: Alexander Cheves 

10 pm 

Ausstellungsstrasse 21, Zürich, Switzerland

EXPLICIT is a sex-positive queer dance party and a counter-protest to queer censorship and sexual shame. Join us before the party starts to hear an intimate reading from sex writer Alexander Cheves, reading from his new book, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and discussion, and books will be for sale. 

Tickets at the door. 

WED, 11 JAN 2023 • Atlanta 

An Evening of Queer Readings  

7 pm 

Dad's Garage, 569 Ezzard Street, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 

Join us at Dad's Garage in Atlanta for an evening of readings by four queer male authors: Alexander Cheves, Martin Padgett, Stephan Ferris (aka Blue Bailey), and Matt Bearden. The readings will be followed by a discussion and Q&A and books will be for sale. Hosted by Unbound Edition Press and Good Boy Productions. 

Free event. 

SAT, 3 DEC 2022 • Provincetown  

Book Reading & Signing 

3 pm 

ASGCC Drop-In Center, 301 Commercial St., Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States 

Join us at the Aids Support Group of Cape Code's new community center on Commercial Street in historic Provincetown. To commemorate World AIDS Day, we invite you to an intimate reading from sex writer and author Alexander Cheves, reading from his new book, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions

Free event. 

THU, 13 OCT — SUN, 16 OCT 2022 • Palm Springs 

Book Reading, Signing and Q&A 

Various times. Please check the schedule at the event. 

18+

This is a men-only, clothing-optional fetish event for weekend ticket holders only. Purchase tickets and see venue and event information at reegur.com/events. 

SAT, 17 SEP 2022 • Dublin 

Speaker, The International Dublin Writers' Festival

Findlater Place, Dublin 1, Dublin, Ireland 

This event is open to writers and authors across Ireland and the world. Spaces are limited and all events are for weekend ticket-holders only. Tickets and information at internationaldublinwritersfestival.com. 

FRI, 5 AUG 2022 • Montreal

Book Signing 

2-5 pm 

Le Village, Ste-Catherine Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 

Join Violet Hour, Montreal's queer book club, in welcoming author Alexander Cheves for an outdoor book signing event at Community Day in the Village. 

Free event.

MON, 1 AUG 2022 • Montreal 

Reading and Reception  

8-9 pm 

Priape, 1311 rue Ste-Catherine East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 

Join us at Priape in Montreal's Gay Village for a reading and reception with gay sex writer and author Alexander Cheves, reading from his new book My Love Is a Beast: Confessions. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and discussion and books will be for sale. 

Free event. 

SUN, 31 JUL 2022 • Montreal

Le Grand Effeuillage Littéraire

7 pm 

Théâtre La Comédie de Montréal, 1113, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada 

Animé par Denis-Martin Chabot. Cet événement s’inscrit dans les mouvances anglo-saxonnes du Naked boys reading et du Naked girl reading et selon les principes du nudisme, les auteurs, autrices et autaires se dévêtent complètement ou en partie (sous-vêtements) pour lire des poèmes ou des textes. Sans artifice, vêtements ou bijoux, juste leur corps ou leurs corps en sous-vêtement, les artistes n’ont que leurs mots pour se couvrir. Célébrant la diversité corporelle et des identités de genre et des orientations sexuelles, cette soirée a pour but de faire découvrir la littérature queer dans toute sa simplicité et sa complexité. Événement sexy pour les 18 ans et plus.

Hosted by Denis-Martin Chabot. This event is part of the Anglo-Saxon movements of Naked boys reading and Naked girl reading and according to the principles of nudism, the authors, autrices and autaires undress completely or in part (underclothes) to read poems or texts. Without artifice, clothes or jewelry, just their bodies or their bodies in their underwear, the artists have only their words to cover themselves. Celebrating body diversity and gender identities and sexual orientations, this evening aims to introduce queer literature in all its simplicity and complexity. Sexy event for 18+

Please note: This event includes full nudity. 18+

Tickets at the door. 

FRI, 29 JUL — TUE, 2 AUG 2022 • Montreal 

Panelist, The 24th International AIDS Conference 

Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tickets and information at aids2022.org. 

THU, 28 JUL 2022 • Montreal 

Panelist, The For Fuck's Sake Summit 

Organised by M*Pact Global 

Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

M*Pact will convene gay, bisexual, and queer men from around the globe on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Montreal, immediately before the International AIDS Conference. The thematic focus of this groundbreaking summit will be gay sex and sexuality. 

For over 40 decades the HIV response has overlooked, devalued, or pathologized gay sex. But gay sex has value and meaning and is an important part of our lives and our experiences. This summit will be compelling and provocative and explore various issues, such as the audacity of having a free sexuality with HIV, the joys and challenges gay sex workers face in an increasingly censored internet, the evolution of hookup culture, access to HIV care across the world, and much more. 

The For Fuck’s Sake Summit 2022 will provide a space where gay, bisexual, and queer men can foster a stronger sense of community and increase the visibility of the various political and cultural issues connected to sex, while also reducing anti-sex and anti-gay stigma. 

Tickets and information at mpactglobal.org/ffss22. 

SAT, JUN 18 2022 • Fire Island Pines

Book Signing 

2-5 pm 

General Store, Fire Island Pines, 49 Harbor Walk, Sayville, NY 11782, United States

THU, 5 MAY 2022 • New York 

A MOUTH FULL: Queer Storytelling Hour

Doors 7 pm / Show 8 pm 

The Eagle NYC, 554 West 28th St, New York, New York, United States 

$10 suggested. 

SAT, 30 APR 2022 • Online   

Speaker, The Leatherfolk Book Club

8 pm CT 

This virtual book club "for kinky folks who like books" has welcomed queer luminaries like Garth Greenwell, Gayle S. Rubin, and Samuel R. Delaney to speak about their work. 

Join at leatherfolkbookclub.com. 

FRI, 29 APR 2022 • Augusta 

Book Reading, Signing and Q&A 

3 pm 

Metropolis Entertainment Complex, 1250 Gordon Hwy, Augusta, Georgia 30901, United States

Please note: This is an adults-only, clothing-optional event available to weekend ticket holders only. 18+ 

Tickets and info at fistfest.org. 

THU, 17 MAR 2022 • Austin

Panelist, "Tech and the New Fluidity of Male Sexuality" 

11:30 am 

Organised by Sniffies 

From Out Traveler, written by Donald Padgett:

Sniffies, the map-based meet-up app for guys, revealed it is bringing queer sex to SXSW.

The interactive cruising app announced its participation in a panel discussion entitled “Tech and the New Fluidity of Male Sexuality” taking place Thursday, March 17, at 11:30 a.m. (CT) as part of SFSW’s Culture Track. Sniffies’ CMO and creative director, Eli Martin, will moderate the panel which will feature Jacob Tobia (they/them), Zachary Zane (he/him), and Alexander Cheves (he/him).

Martin tells Out Traveler the panel will examine existing attitudes on male sexuality, challenge the rigid binary of sexual identity, and examine the role of social media in breaking past traditional boundaries of male sexual expression.

“We’re hoping to challenge an outdated and outmoded version of masculinity that so many people uphold as the standard for men,” Martin tells Out Traveler via email. “The time is ripe to open a conversation about reinventing a masculinity that is non-toxic; a new masculinity that holds space for people of all sexual and gender identities.”

The panel will feature actor, writer, producer, and author Jacob Tobia (Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story); Zachary Zane, the Brooklyn-based activist, sex expert, and author of the “Sexplain It” Men’s Health sex advice column; and author, fetishist, and 2021 Out100 honoree Alexander Cheves.

The pairing of Sniffies and the “Tech and the New Fluidity of Male Sexuality” panel discussion is a perfect fit, according to Martin.

“Sniffies is proud to be a space where our users can express their entire authentic selves outside of the rigorous censorship promoted by other platforms,” Martin says. “Our incredible community of users has embraced this digital space that eschews shame, stigma, and judgment so that everyone can feel empowered to explore and experiment on the Sniffies map.”

One goal of the panel, Martin says, is to push folks to “think critically about their role” in creating a world where systems of oppression that limited gender expression have been dismantled. 

“If we’ve done our job, the audience will leave our session thinking about sexual expression and gender identity in an entirely new way,” Martin says.

The “Tech and the New Fluidity of Male Sexuality” at SXSW 2022 will take place Thursday, March 17, at 11:30 a.m. (CT) in the Waller Ballroom DEF at the Austin Marriott Downtown. For information on the panel discussion at SXSW, visit their website (www.sxsw.com). And be sure to visit the Sniffies website (www.sniffies.com).

SUN, 5 DEC 2021 • Chicago 

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

The Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States 

18+

Tickets at the door. 

FRI, 12 NOV 2021 • Online 

Quarto Magazine at Columbia University Hosts Three Queer Authors

7-8:30 pm 

Join us online as Quarto Magazine hosts a virtual reading and discussion with queer authors Sophia Anfinn Tonnessen, Carlo Matos, and Alexander Cheves as they launch bold new work from Unbound Edition Press.

Tickets and info at unboundedition.com. 

FRI, 5 NOV 2021 • New York

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

Hosted by Nasty Pig 

Nasty Pig Headquarters, 548 W 28th St 548 West 28th Street New York, NY 10001 United States

Free event, ticketed to comply with local occupancy limits and COVID-19 restrictions.

Tickets at Eventbrite

WED, 3 NOV 2021 • Online 

Literati Bookstore Hosts Unbound Edition Press Authors | Readings and Q&A

7 pm CT

Join us online as Ann Arbor's beloved Literati Bookstore hosts a virtual reading and discussion with queer authors Alexander Cheves, Sophia Anfinn Tonnessen, and Carlo Matos as they launch bold new work from Unbound Edition Press.

Tickets at Eventbrite

MON, 1 NOV 2021 • New York

Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading Series 

7:30 pm

Niagara Bar, 112 Avenue A & 7th St., New York, New York, United States

Free event. 

THU, 21 OCT 2021 • Chicago 

Exhibit B Hosts Three Queer Authors | Book Reading & Signing

7 pm 

The Martin, 2500 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60622, United States

Free event, ticketed to comply with local occupancy limits and COVID-19 restrictions.

Tickets at Eventbrite

WED, 20 OCT 2021 • Minneapolis

Great River Review Hosts Three Queer Authors | Book Reading & Signing

7 pm 

Walter Library, 117 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States

Great River Review hosts a reading and discussion with queer authors Alexander Cheves, Sophia Anfinn Tonnessen, and Carlo Matos as they launch bold new work from Unbound Edition Press. This event will take place on the University of Minnesota's Walter Library Upson Room.

Free event, ticketed to comply with local occupancy limits and COVID-19 restrictions.

Tickets at Eventbrite.

SAT, 16 OCT 2021 • Savannah 

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

5 pm 

Club One, 1 Jefferson Street Savannah, GA 31401 United States

18+

Join us at Club One on Jefferson to welcome SCAD alum and (formerly Savannah-based) sex writer Alexander Cheves for a reading from his new book. Cheves will be reading on the cabaret stage where the late Lady Chablis performed her notorious weekend show. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and books will be for sale. 

Free event. 

TUE, 12 OCT 2021 • Atlanta

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Official Publication Day | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

Theatrical Outfit, 84 Luckie Street Northwest Atlanta, GA 30303, United States

Free event, ticketed to comply with local occupancy limits and COVID-19 restrictions.

Tickets at Eventbrite

FRI, 8 OCT 2021 • Augusta

Book Reading, Signing and Q&A 

5 pm 

Metropolis Entertainment Complex, 1250 Gordon Hwy, Augusta, Georgia 30901, United States

Please note: This is an adults-only, clothing-optional event available to weekend ticket holders only. 18+ 

Tickets and event info at fistfest.org. 

WED, 29 SEP 2021 • Portland

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

Eagle Portland, 835 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97217, United States

Free event. 

TUE, 28 SEP 2021 • Portland

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

Q Center, 4115 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97217, United States

Free event, ticketed to comply with local occupancy limits and COVID-19 restrictions.

Tickets at Eventbrite

SUN, 26 SEP 2021 • San Francisco

Book Signing at Unbound Edition Press (booth), the Folsom Street Fair 2021

All day. 

18+

Event info at folsomstreet.org. 

THU, 23 SEP 2021 • San Francisco

Alexander Cheves, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions | Reading & Book Signing

7 pm 

Folsom Street Events / Center for Sex & Culture Library, 145 9th Street, #Suite 105, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States

Free event.

WED, 22 SEP 2021 • Los Angeles

Book Reading and Q&A with Daniel Reynolds, Editor of Out Magazine

National Book Tour Launch Event 

7 pm 

Eagle LA, 4219 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029, United States

Free event. 

MON, 9 NOV 2020 • Online  

Panelist, "Let's Talk About: Sex" hosted by PERIOD. 

5 pm ET 

A holistic sex ed panel presented by PERIOD. and Rape Counselors of East Alabama (RCEA). 

Info at rapecounselorsofeastalabama.com. 

WED, 26 FEB 2020 • San Francisco 

Beastly: An Intimate Conversation With Alexander Cheves

Presented by the San Francisco Leatherman's Discussion Group (LDG) 

7:30-9:30 pm 

Catalyst, 1060 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States

18+

Free event. 

SUN, 18 MAR 2018 • New York

Panelist, "HIV/AIDS Healthcare Challenges" at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York, 10029, United States 

Special event, admittance for medical students only. 

THU, 9 NOV — SUN, 12 NOV 2017 • Los Angeles 

Contest Judge, LA Pup Pride 

Bullett Bar, 10522 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601, United States 

18+

FRI, 3 MAY 2014 • Savannah

Reader and Award Recipient, Artemis Magazine Awards 

2 pm

120 Montgomery St., Savannah, Georgia, United States 

For SCAD students and faculty only. 

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