Healing, Pleasure, and Play: A Queer Take on Psychedelics (in person & live-streaming)
Schedule
Sat Nov 22 2025 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Bureau of General Services-Queer Division | New York, NY
Join director/actor Marco Calvani and author Joe Dolce for an intimate, mind-expanding conversation about Modern Psychedelics: The Handbook for Mindful Exploration.These two longtime friends will dive into the unique connection between LGBTQ people and psychedelics — how these sacred molecules have fueled healing, creativity, and ecstatic self-discovery. Expect a candid, provocative dialogue about how psychedelics can be used to deepen emotional and sexual intimacy, dissolve old stories, and awaken new layers of pleasure and transformation.
If you’ve ever wondered how expanded states of consciousness can open the heart, ignite desire, and bring more authenticity to your relationships — this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
To reserve a copy of Modern Psychedelics: The Handbook for Mindful Exploration (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, August 5, 2025, paperback, $24.99) please write to us at [email protected] with “please reserve Modern Psychedelics for November 22 event” in the subject line.
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You can also purchase Modern Psychedelics (click on link below) on our online shop at bookshop.com/shop/bgsqd:
https://bookshop.org/a/14040/9780762488537
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@bgsqd
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
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Joe Dolce is the author of Modern Psychedelics: The Handbook of Mindful Exploration and Brave New W**d: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis.. He is also the founder and CEO of Medical Cannabis Mentor, an online education platform serving healthcare providers, dispensary personnel, and community colleges around the US. When not exploring the intersection of substances and consciousness, Joe runs Joe Dolce Communications, one of New York’s most esteemed presentation and media training companies. He is the former editor-in-chief of Details magazine and he lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Marco Calvani is an award-winning writer, director, producer and actor. Over the course of his twenty-year career he has received commissions from the Phoenix Theatre of London, Kunsthaus Tacheles of Berlin, and La MaMaTheatre of New York, among others. His first feature film High Tide premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim and features Brazilian star Marco Pigossi, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei and Tony-winner Bill Irwin. As an actor, he co-stars in Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons (Netflix) playing opposite Oscar-nominees Steve Carell and Colman Domingo. The show returns for a second season in 2026.
Where is it happening?
Bureau of General Services-Queer Division, 200 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011-7702, United States
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