Catholic design in kink: Transgressing the "divine" to reclaim shame led by Gabriella Garcia is the second eros study. Despite the deeply atrocious history of the Catholic church, its elements relentlessly appear in places of transgression. From BDSM dungeons, to queer cinema, to sex work, this study will explore how perverting the ultimate oppressor has has created a tapestry of the erotic as complex and prismatic as a Cathedral’s stained-glass window. How can embracing the manifestation of Collective Shadows within us open new pathways of intimate connection?

This event will feature breathwork, guided meditations, herbal education, open conversations, and a sexy cool down activity! We will also screen Four Chamber’s “Divine Rites ii.”

From Four Chamber’s: Think St Sebastian shot with arrows, think the whipping scene in The Passion of the Christ, think lesbians sent to the convent to be punished. There will be light snacks of the catholic kind…

This space is for and centers queer and trans folks and our erotic expressions <3 all are welcum who respect this. Tickets are limited in order to maintain a smaller intimate group dynamic with higher priced options for those who also want to support the mission as this is a not for profit passion project.

eros studies is an intimate gathering: part educational series, part munch*, part oral history but mainly a series of casual gatherings that invite collective exploration into the realms of ecology, sexuality, kink, and BDSM organized by Cy X (@cyberwitch666).

Gabriella Garcia (s/h) is a researcher, performer, and poetic technologist. Her work explores the protection of radical self-expression, networked subcultures, and cybernetic intimacy. As a performance artist, Gabriella works to create spaces ruled by vulnerability. Find her on IG @stabriella

Cy X (they/them) an erotic writer, performance artist, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. They work to uncover the way that the erotic and space co-construct each other and utilize a perverted design philosophy that exposes structures of power while also identifying new opportunities for being a body amongst other human and other-than-human bodies in this world.

Event is located in East Williamsburg on the first floor of a building with no stairs.

Address will be sent 24 hours before the event.