Episode 23: Art, queer ancestors and healing sex

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Episode 23: Art, queer ancestors and healing sex

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Mar 18, 2018

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Listen as Artistic Director Seth Eisen discusses how art can bring queer ancestors OUT of the shadows and into the light in his new San Francisco collaboration OUT of SITE, and the multigenerational healing that can happen from diving deep into our queer history.

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Mar 18, 2018

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Bespoken Bones supports the development of radiant erotic wellness in past, present and future generations! The intention of this podcast is to create a rich, multi-disciplinary archive of research around the topics of ancestors, sexuality, trauma, and ecology.

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Episode 23: Art, queer ancestors and healing sex

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