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A-Camp 6.0 Recamps Part Three: Queers, Queers, We’re Everywhere!

In our third of four recamps, Elicia Sanchez laughs so hard she almost pees in her pants except she wasn’t wearing pants, she was wearing tights.

By Riese|February 2, 2016|25 Comments
Camp

A-Camp 6.0 Recamps Part Two: I’m A Jenny In A Bear Suit, Baby

We’ve got everything: diva cups, girls with feelings and guitars, hand massages, busted knees, phantom doors, QTPOC speakeasy takeovers, Gabby in a canoe, Jasika Nicole in a smoke machine, fresh tears cried for Maddie, a bloody nose, butt sex, lip-syncing and gosh, so much more.

By Riese|January 26, 2016|80 Comments
Camp

A-Camp 6.0 Recamps Part One: We Get By With A Little Help From Our New Friends

Welcome to the first recamp of A-Camp 6.0, in which everybody has a lot to say about the airport, cabins get decorated, campers show up, and opening ceremonies are had.

By Riese|January 22, 2016|82 Comments
Camp

A-Camp 5.0 Recamps Part Three: Can I Get A F*ck Yeah

It’s the last recamp, in which people get married and dance and you say farewell to Mt. Feelings and have a lot of feelings about it.

By the team|January 20, 2015|38 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Recamp 5.0 Part Two: Let’s Get Knighted In A Flower Crown

On the second recamp of A-Camp my true love gave to me one cool pool party, five all-camp photos, one epic RenFair and an extra long staff reeeeadddadinggggggg!

By the team|January 16, 2015|55 Comments
Camp

A-Camp 5.0 Recamps Part One: Started From The Bottom, Now We’re Queer

Registration for A-Camp 6.0 is around the corner, so welcome to our first of three recamps regarding what happened last year and how AMAZINGLY AWESOME IT WAS.

By the team|January 14, 2015|98 Comments
Camp

A-Camp October 2013 Recamp #4: You Look Wonderful Tonight

It’s our very last recamp! In this heart-pounding tale of love and life, a bunch of weirdos go to prom, witness an epic proposal, and share all their feelings.

By Riese|November 21, 2013|84 Comments
Camp

A-Camp October 2013 Recamp #3: If You Wanna Be My Lover, You Gotta Get With My Carnival

We sang, we danced, we laughed, we cried, we bobbed for apples, we got a bear hug, and we lived to tell the tales!

By Riese|November 15, 2013|61 Comments
Camp

A-Camp October 2013 Recamp #2: How Do You Spell “Regalement”?

On day two we read our feelings out loud, stripped and spelled, tied each other up, got crazy/beautiful and cheered for our lives!

By Riese|November 13, 2013|73 Comments
Camp

A-Camp October 2013 Recamp #1: Let It Snow!

It’s our first behind-the-scenes A-Camp 4.0 Recamp in which we reminisce about the day before we met you and the day we met you and how everything started to snow!

By Riese|November 12, 2013|129 Comments
Camp

A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #4: YUP.

In our last recamp, we party at the pool, dance all night, have feelings, display talent, and wish it never had to end.

By Riese|June 24, 2013|114 Comments
Camp

A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #3: Fun Before 2pm, Fun After 2pm

You’ve got swagger, fashion, comedy, whiskey, geeky pick-up lines and the coolest klub on the mountain!

By the team|June 21, 2013|84 Comments
Camp

A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #2: Nothing Compares 2 U At Camp

“I’m gonna support the SHIT outta you.” (Also, a Lilith Flair playlist!)

By the team|June 19, 2013|77 Comments
Camp

A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #1: Over The Mountain and Into The Woods We Go

Welcome to the first of four fantastic recamps of May 2013 A-Camp. In this fascinating installment, we’ll detail the very first moments of our time together on the mountain and also bears.

By Riese|June 18, 2013|123 Comments
Camp

A-Camp September Recamp 4: Small Town Saturday Night

Our final A-Camp September recamp contains breathtaking accounts from the ground and will reveal the date upon which May registration will open.

By Riese|October 16, 2012|103 Comments
Camp

A-Camp September Recamp #3: Reading Dancing Spooning Singing Sewing Clubbing Dreaming

On the third day, they created the heaven and earth, read some poems out loud, talked about coming out and religion and spooning and discovered the truth about cats and dogs.

By Riese|October 12, 2012|104 Comments
Camp

A-Camp September Recamp #2: Blame It On The Altitude

On Thursday, geeks and introverts met each other, girls in white got wet, everyone got wild and we all had mature discussions about intense topics like gender and being a queer woman of color!

By Riese|October 9, 2012|142 Comments
Camp

A-Camp September 2012 Recamp #1: We Absolutely Started The Fire

It’s the first recap of our amazing five days at A-Camp — read all about Pre-Camp (which is like preschool but for the team) and the day everybody arrived on the mountain trauma-free!

By Riese|October 8, 2012|184 Comments
Camp

A-Camp Recap Day #4: The One With All The Feelings

This is basically a snack-pack of camp recap — we’ve got a Sunday rundown, cabin photos, heaps of memories and final feelings and a little essay situation! Maybe even an announcement of some kind.

By Riese|May 16, 2012|159 Comments
Camp Straddleverse

A-Camp Recap Day #3: We’ve Got Talent

Day Three’s activities included the sex panel, the talent show, the queer women of color panel, the picking up chicks workshop, ‘zine-making, the dance and SO MUCH MORE!

By the team|May 14, 2012|148 Comments
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