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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · 11d

It’s done! The "Book of Ecstasy" will be published By St. Martin's next summer. It’s for anyone who has ever felt left out of mainstream conversations about sex, pleasure, or identity. It's a fiercely inclusive, radically affirming path to ecstasy—for every body, in every season of life.

Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · 12d

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day I am making a donation to The Phoenix Two Spirit Native & First Nations Scholarship Fund. If you're able, please join me in helping to create a brighter future for the next generation of two spirit youth.

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The Phoenix Two Spirit Native & First Nations Scholarship - Pride Foundation

This scholarship was created in 2013 by Phoenix Two Spirit for LGBTQ Native and First Nations students who have current or future activism and/or leadership in the Native community. Words from the Cre...

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great News! @seaniwildlove is back in NYC with his incredibly wise and oh-so-much-fun workshop, Getting Conscious With K!nk. It’s August 2 -3 in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

I took this workshop in 2020 and I loved it! Check it out, sign up and go!

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Getting Conscious With K!nk w/ Seani Wild Love

For the first time since 2020, Seani Wild Love will be in NYC for his highly anticipated upcoming conscious k!nk training & experience

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Jun 28

Fact check: Okay, one of them did happen.

Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Jun 28

Keep Fighting! Keep Dancing! Happy Pride 2025

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Mila Jam - It's Raining Them (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by milajammusic

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Jun 20

Hysterical and pathetic.

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here is three straight minutes of Donald Trump saying things will be happening “in two weeks” (spoiler alert: none of them ever happened)

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Jun 6

This month! 21 June 2025—Urban Tantra in NYC! One day only. Register now: www.newcenterny.org/event/urban-... ❤

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 27

Join me! www.newcenterny.org/event/urban-...

Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 23

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 22

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 14

Ever tried to describe a great theatrical moment or performance? Then you know how hard it can be. That's why we have Ben Brantley, whose writing is so sublime, so creative and so intense you can taste the performance he describes. Like this: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
#Gypsy

Audra McDonald’s ‘Gypsy’ Showstopper Is a Revelation

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 11

Every Mother’s Day I have been republishing an article I wrote 9 years ago For the Un-Mothered on Mother’s Day. Every year I hear from people who tell me that it’s exactly what they needed to hear on a day that’s difficult for them. So here it is again. ❤️
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For the Un-Mothered on Mothers Day – Barbara Carrellas/Urban Tantra®

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 9

If you are anywhere near the UK, go to Koinonia! Founded and facilitated by Rowan Bombadil, Koinonia is an award-winning elemental ritual playspace, featuring dance, play, cuddles, sensation, embodiment, ecstasy, tea & cake, and more... GO!
makinglovewithgod.co.uk/events/event...

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 6

Urban Tantra: Sacred Secs for the Twenty-first Century—my most popular in person workshop—offers us all spiritual and emotional strength through breath and pleasure. Pleasure is a source of immense personal and social power.
Join us—let’s have some FUN!
www.newcenterny.org/event/urban-...

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · May 3

Just in time for the times we’re in! @katebornstein.bsky.social has written an updated edition of "Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, & Other Outlaws". Kate has added 20 more alternatives to meet the challenges of these perilous times. Available wherever you buy books.

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Apr 29

My Latest Post on Substack. urbantantrika.substack.com/p/the-black-...

The Black Panther Cubs: when the revolution doesn't come

The children of the Black Panther Party offer us lessons for today

urbantantrika.substack.com

Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Apr 24

At last! Some important WINS for Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Nonbinary, & Intersex communities!

Chosen Family Law Center @chosenfamilylaw.bsky.social · Apr 24

GREAT NEWS! NYC Council just passed landmark legislation to uplift our Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Nonbinary, & Intersex communities!

We’re honored to have worked with NYC Council Members & their staff on these "Protect Trans Futures" laws!

Read more: chosenfamilylawcenter.org/translawsnyc

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Apr 24

www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

Video: Opinion | What Have You Learned About America in Trump’s First 100 Days?

Opinion columnists reflect on the lessons they’ve learned about America in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Apr 12

Actual headline from the @nytimes.com. Friends, if you’re a U.S. citizen please fight back any way you are able. If you are a non-citizen living in the U.S., keep your head down. If you’re outside of the U.S., stay there, or go someplace where history and human rights still matter #StaySafeStayAlive

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Apr 5

Seriously important thread by Senator Chris Murphy re the real reasoning behind the tariffs.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Apr 3

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Mar 31

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! More Visibility = More Power! 🏳️‍⚧️

Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · Mar 31

Happy Transgender Day Of Visibility, my darlings. And fuck you very much, Donald Trump.

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Mar 13

Trump 2.0 may think he’s talking about sex, but he’s really talking about gender. And he has no idea what he’s talking about. substack.com/profile/2810...

Barbara Carrellas on Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/katebornstein/p/gender-think-and-resist?r=gqbvu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=post%20viewer

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Mar 10

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review Saying it's Harmful. Why isn't legacy media covering this?
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-german...

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review

The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Barbara Carrellas @urbantantrika.bsky.social · Mar 5

Some Justice at last! Thanks for the in depth report, @miralazine.bsky.social. www.erininthemorning.com/p/judge-bloc...

Judge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass Review

The ruling applies nationwide, and should allow hospitals that temporarily paused care to resume.

www.erininthemorning.com