RED… Away From the Cis-Male Gaze - Holiday Edition
Holiday Edition!
San Francisco, California, United States
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Description
What is red to you? The color of passion, the heat of fire. Blood, the liquid force in us all. Dig deeper and you’ll uncover even more. Do you see red paisley and think of plunging your fist deep inside a greedy and hungry hole? Does it scream CODE RED…where sensuality and sex collide? You’re only limited by your own imagination.
We invite you to cum start your kinky holidays with us! Delight in a night of queer celebration and whet your whistle with the mysterious just beyond our doors.
Are you a sexy elf scouting to determine who is on the naughty list and treating them accordingly or have you been “good” and deserve a special present? These are the kinky queer holidays, who knows what will shimmy down your chimney…
Red…an evening to satiate your hunger, in whatever form it growls from within you. Sleaze, debauchery, perversion, exquisite agony…Only you get to choose your own adventure.
RED is open exclusively to queer guests who identify as other than cis-gender male.
RED...Will Feature:
- Experienced house tops that can give you a taste of your heart’s desire
- Red’s House Tops
- The ambience of a grimy back alley with the luxuries of a vibrant dungeon playspace with hardpoints, St. Andrew crosses, massage tables, spanking benches, cages and so much more.
- Live RED DJ cultivating the energy that will urge your body to move.
- Social space with ice-breakers to help you connect with new people.
- Multiple pieces of accessible kink furniture on the ground floor
- Cozy cuddle room for aftercare, pre-care, and non-sexual intimate touch.
- Delectable bites to fuel your body as you dance, play, or fuck the night away.
Consent is Paramount
Part of our responsibility in fostering a consent culture is to provide some guidance to help prevent consent incidents from happening at our events.
Please make sure you read and understand our event rules and consent guidelines before you come to any AfterDark event. By coming to an event you acknowledge that you understand the rules and agree to abide by them. If you have any questions or need clarification on any of our rules or guidelines please contact us before coming to an event.
Any consent concerns can be confidentially given to the hosts at the event or by email at info@afterdark-events.com.
Dress Code:
Dress to kill. What makes you feel sexy, confident, ready to take on the world? Is it fetish wear? Is it leather? Is it a skimpy lingerie that leaves little to the imagination? Whatever it is, we want it here. Bring it. While dressing to the theme is strongly encouraged in order to help maintain the immersive ambiance of the night, lingerie or general fetishwear are also welcome as are dungeon blacks. We encourage you to dress up - make an effort to impress but if nothing else comes to mind then dress as you would for a fancy night out.
Inclusivity & Safety:
- Red is open exclusively to queer guests who identify as other than cis-gender male.** We want to thank everyone for their understanding in the cultivation of an exclusive safe space for our demographic. This party is designed to be an opportunity for all those who identify as other than cis-gender male to exclusively come together in a space just for them.
- We warmly invite and encourage individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and abilities to attend our event. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone can feel safe, respected, and celebrated. Your unique identity and experiences enrich our community, and we look forward to sharing this special experience with you.
- Consent and respectful behavior required. Read the event rules and consent guidelines.
- If you are having symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or other infectious diseases please stay home and do not come to the space until you are better.
The Venue
RED will take place at Stopgap in San Francisco. The exact address will be shared with ticket holders. For planning purposes, it is in SoMA and a 10 minute walk from the UN Plaza/Civic Center BART station.
While a new venue in its current iteration, the two floor building itself has a rich history in the kink community as one of the prior locations of the SF Citadel. It features a large and fully equipped dungeon playspace with equipment from the Citadel that has been restored plus much of AfterDark's own equipment. Stopgap provides safety and hygiene supplies, clean sheets, and more, elevating kink experiences for guests and offers turnkey solutions to organizers, content-producers, and others.
Accessibility
The entrance to the space is on the ground floor, which includes lockers, social areas, two bathrooms, and an accessible play space. There are no steps on the ground floor. The bathrooms are each single stall with grab bars on the wall and toilets mounted to the floor. The basement of the venue contains more play areas and can only be reached via stairs.
There will be music playing throughout the night, and ear plugs are available for free at the front desk. There are colored lights in use throughout the venue, including rotating “party lights” for ambiance. Cell phones are prohibited from being used in the venue and must be stored; however, you may speak to a host about reasonable accommodations if needed for things such as continuous glucose monitoring.
It is important to note that this is a dance party, which means the music upstairs will be loud and there will be flashing lights. We encourage everyone to do what you need to in order to take care of yourself within this environment. We will have earplugs available on site for those individuals who may want to dampen the noise level.
If you have any accessibility questions, please email us in advance at info@afterdark-events.com.
Tickets:
This event WILL sell out in advance of the event date.
Presale tickets are highly recommended to save your spot and save money. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait! Secure yours now and prepare for an unforgettable night of connection, discovery, and play! If you are a member of one of our partner groups, please check with your group for discount codes. ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE.
Organizers
This event is presented by the AfterDark Events team each of whom bring many years of experience organizing events in the kinky community starting with the founding of Mystique, SPANK!, Element, Aura, and a number of other epic parties. Feel free to reach out to them info@afterdark-events.com with any questions or concerns before, during or after the event.
Connect
As with all AfterDark events, we'll have role stickers at the party to help identify and spark connections. In addition - we will be using our wristband system to help people appropriately initiate social interactions. People who are comfortable being respectfully approached about the possibility of play will be wearing yellow wristbands. If you see someone wearing a red wristband, that indicates that they prefer to not be approached about play, but may be open to conversations on other topics. Let them bring up play, don’t bring it up to them.
If you want to meet and chat with others who are coming to this party ahead of time then check out RED... on Plura.
Any consent concerns can be confidentially given to the hosts at the event or by email at info@afterdark-events.com.