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Looking for beauty wherever life hides it. I said what I said. — Sex Ed 😎

The Bay Area’s fall calendar is stacked.From LeatherWalk to Folsom, Castro to Bearrison, the next couple of months are f...
08/16/2026

The Bay Area’s fall calendar is stacked.

From LeatherWalk to Folsom, Castro to Bearrison, the next couple of months are full of the street fairs, community, leather, friendship, and beautiful chaos that make San Francisco feel like San Francisco.

Save the dates. Find your people. Show up.

SEP 20 — LeatherWalk + Leather Pride Fest
SEP 27 — Folsom Street Fair
OCT 4 — Castro Street Fair
OCT 17 — Bearrison Street Fair

See you in the streets.

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Was it what they said? What they did? Or how they made you feel?Ask that about the people who left. Then ask it about th...
08/16/2026

Was it what they said? What they did? Or how they made you feel?

Ask that about the people who left. Then ask it about the people you left.

The real growth isn't figuring out who's to blame — it's realizing you don't have to give anyone the power to control how you feel.

I said what I said — S*x Ed. 😎

They say, “Let go and let God.”But when you let go, gravity takes hold.You fall.And sometimes the hardest part of recove...
08/13/2026

They say, “Let go and let God.”

But when you let go, gravity takes hold.

You fall.

And sometimes the hardest part of recovery is discovering that no one is coming to pick you up.

Recovery keeps teaching me the same lesson I did not want to learn:

Falling is easy. Gravity does the work.

Climbing back out means finding one place to put your hand — then another — while you’re still carrying everything that came down with you.

I’ve hit bottom more times than I can count. Today wasn’t that.

Today was just rough — the kind of day when you can’t tell whether you’re climbing or just barely hanging on.

I’m tired. I won’t pretend otherwise.

But recovery was never about pretending everything is fine. It’s about telling the truth about exactly where you are — and reaching anyway.

Because maybe “let go and let God” was never supposed to mean letting go of yourself.

Maybe faith is trusting that there’s something worth climbing toward, while still understanding that you have to reach for the next ledge.

And then the next one.

I’ve worked too hard to stop now. I still have dreams I intend to make real. I still believe there is a better life waiting for me — as long as I keep doing the work to make it mine.

So today, I reach.

Tomorrow, I climb.

I said what I said. — S*x Ed 😎

08/12/2026

Morning routine, city edition.

The city is already moving at full tilt, and half the crowd looks like they’re running on spite and cold brew. Honestly? Fair.

You don't need a map or a massive agenda to claim your space out here. Just step outside, pay attention to the chaos, and let the pavement do what it does.

I said what I said — S*x Ed 😎

Monday.Saw a walker outside Civic Center this morning with more personality than most folks even attempted— a little har...
08/11/2026

Monday.

Saw a walker outside Civic Center this morning with more personality than most folks even attempted— a little hardware, a little humor, zero apologies. The message was already clear: wherever you’re at, however you’re getting there, you can still bring a little sass.

Style is never optional. Not for the easy days — for all of them. In heels or on wheels. Always.

I said what I said — S*x Ed 😎

08/09/2026

It’s 65 degrees in San Francisco… which apparently qualifies as beach weather in the Castro. 🤷‍♂️😂

Month's end has a funny way of taking inventory.Some things I thought I'd still have... I don't.Some things I thought I'...
07/31/2026

Month's end has a funny way of taking inventory.

Some things I thought I'd still have... I don't.

Some things I thought I'd never find... I finally have.

Clarity.

Funny how life works. Sometimes it strips away everything you thought defined you before it shows you what actually does.

This year has asked more of me than I ever expected. It has humbled me, challenged me, frustrated me, and, every once in a while, surprised me.

Turns out resilience isn't something you discover when life is going well.

You discover it when you don't have the luxury of quitting.

So here's to August.

To fresh starts that don't happen on January 1st.
To rebuilding instead of pretending.

To choosing honesty over appearances.

And to remembering that some of the strongest people you know are fighting battles you can't see.

I'm still here.

Still standing.

Still betting on what's next.

I said what I said.

— S*x Ed 😎

The Blind Butcher has that rare Castro combination: intimate without trying too hard, stylish without taking itself too ...
07/30/2026

The Blind Butcher has that rare Castro combination: intimate without trying too hard, stylish without taking itself too seriously, and just enough drama to make dinner feel like an occasion.

The Wagyu burger is worth ordering, but the real surprise was the Roka salad—arugula, apple, walnuts, cranberries, and feta. Honestly, one of the best salads I’ve ever had.

The red-shaded lamps, deep green walls, tufted banquettes, and beautifully stocked bar give the whole room a sexy little glow. The music keeps the place alive, the service knows exactly what it’s doing, and whether it’s date night or just you, a martini, and an open barstool, the mood is already handled.

Then again, it’s the Castro. The queens know a little something about setting a scene.

📍 The Blind Butcher
4058 18th Street, San Francisco

I said what I said.
— S*x Ed 😎

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Fear has a way of making the dark feel permanent. It isn’t.Keep moving.I said what I said. — S*x Ed 😎
07/29/2026

Fear has a way of making the dark feel permanent. It isn’t.

Keep moving.

I said what I said. — S*x Ed 😎

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