We here at Gazetteer SF are very excited to announce the launch of a new event series called Chat Room. Every few months, we’ll pick a topic and gather together some of the most interesting local artists, writers, experts, and dilettantes for presentations, discussions, and even performances, looking at the topic from every angle.
We’re planning on a very interactive event, with an emphasis on audience participation and feedback. This is not your average, boring conference slate of panel discussions.
It’s all part of our mission to build community, so please give us a text at (415) 787-6570 if you have any feedback.
The inaugural Chat Room will focus on love (and dating and sex) in the San Francisco Bay Area, and take place November 14 at Swedish American Hall in the Castro.
We’ll be holding two more Chat Rooms in the first half of next year at Swedish American Hall, on topics to be announced.
Chat Room events will always be free for Gazetteer SF subscribers, while non-subscribers may purchase tickets here. Please note, however, that space is limited.
Below is the program we’ve nailed down so far for Chat Room: Love. We’ll continue to update details at the event page here.
CHAT ROOM: LOVE
Presented by Gazetteer SF
Nov. 14, 2024
Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30-10pm
Swedish American Hall
2174 Market St
San Francisco, CA
94114
Our first ever Chat Room event will focus on love (and sex and dating) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The lovely and vivacious Jillian Gnarling will act as mistress of ceremonies for the evening, which will feature performances by local drag queens to be announced. There will be a 10-minute break between each segment.
All Chat Room events are free for Gazetteer SF subscribers but space is limited. Subscribers may write to at lc@gazetteer.co to receive your free ticket code. Non-subscribers may purchase tickets here for $20 + fees.
Tickets include free flow beer and wine from 6:30-9:30pm. This event is 21+.
Modern Romance in San Francisco (30 minutes)
Gazetteer SF culture reporter Joshua Bote interviews Elizabeth Dell, founder and CEO of romance app Amorus, on finding love in the Bay in 2024. Dell is also a film producer, with credits including Destination Wedding starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder.
Ask a Sexologist! (30 minutes)
Let’s get the crowd involved, shall we? Sexologists Carol Queen and David Khalili will answer your most intimate or vanilla or clueless or raunchy sex questions that you’ve ever wanted to ask… but perhaps been too scared? Don’t be shy. Questions can be asked in person by attendees, or via text message by anyone at (415) 787-6570.
Carol Queen, legendary SF author, sociologist, and a leader of the sex-positive feminism movement, is also the resident sexologist at the Good Vibrations sex toy shop empire.
David Khalili founded Rouse Relational Wellness in 2021 to address the shame and anxiety that show up all too often in sex and relationships, and is a licensed marriage and family therapist and board-certified sexologist.
AI-powered Orgasms (30 minutes)
Yes, you read that right. Anna Lee, founder of sex tech company Lioness, will join Gazetteer SF business and tech reporter Megan Rose Dickey in conversation about the sex tech industry, smart vibrators, and using AI to track and improve orgasms.
