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40

I only recently came back to Tribe, after I had an initial flurry of activity about a year ago. Since I started checking the site out again in the past few weeks, I am reminded of what I found so cool about this site. The people! So many cool, alt creative types! I know it's an international site now with users all over, but I still think Tribe has a very San Fran vibe, which is a great thing, in my book! So what about me? Well, I wear many hats: health educator, filmmaker, yoga student, community advocate, leatherman, artist... among others. However, my favorite roles have always been the ones that a strong connection to the heart: son, brother, friend and lover. I love spending quality time with friends and lovers. I am thrilled when a come across people who are gifted in the art of lively conversation. I also have a passion for community. Living in a major metropolitan area, can sometimes be an alientating, isolating experience. I think it is the anonymity that actually draws many of us here from redneck town and small-minded communities across the South and Midwest. Many of us arrive, just looking for a little space to be ourselves. In time, though, I believe we all need to reach out and being the process of creating community. And so this process of creating, and re-creating community is a really powerful idea, for me. I love working together to make SF live up to its reputation as the Best Place on Earth. For me that means focusing on the community that I know best here, the LGBT community, and particularly the queer men's community. I believe that there is more to our lives as queer men than drugs, alcohol, sex and partying. Not that there is anything wrong with any of those things... in moderation. A big part of the problem, though, is the huge amount of money poured into advertising that tells us that drugs, alcohol and partying ARE our life. I think we can aim higher. If you do too, please drop me a line!

To learn more about me, and some projects I'm involved in, please visit my website at www.twentyfive7.org