2014: Caravansary
For countless centuries, travelers along the Silk Route crossed paths in caravansaries, a network of oases and sanctuaries that dotted the 4,000-mile road from Europe to East Asia. These bustling caravan stops offered more than just shelter from the desert wilderness; they were vital centers of cultural exchange, bringing together traders, pilgrims, monks, nomads, traveling entertainers, and wild-eyed adventurers from all points of the compass to share their stories around a common fire. Though fueled by mercantilism, their legacy to us is a grand commerce of ideas — a swirling exchange of languages, legends, technologies, philosophies and art that helped shape nearly every aspect of our modern world.
Highlights from the Queer Burners historical archives:
- Dispatches from Burning Man (great stories of Queer Burners' first times on the playa)
- The 2014 census showed that LGBTQ+ burners made up 15.4% of the population
- This was the year that Plug & Play camps became a thing
- Toaster's Trip Report of the 2014 burn
- The 2014 Queer Burners Leadership Summit
Camp Directory 2014
Gayborhood Camps (P = Placed / NP = Not Placed / U = Pending / V = Part of Village / * = Confirmed for 2014)
To apply to any of these camps or to explore who they are more please follow the links!
- *Comfort & Joy : Large Camp : Web | Facebook : Queer Male : P
Comments: Mostly Queer Male with a strong connection to the Radical Faery Community
San Francisco | Approx 200 People - *Camp Beaverton: Large Camp : Web | Facebook : Queer Female Identified : P
Comments: Mostly Queer Female Identified camp
San Francisco & Boston | Approx 150 People - *Gender Blender: Large Camp : Web | Facebook : Mixed : P
Comments: The name says it all. mixed group with various genders
San Francisco | Approx 30 People - *Bloasis: Large Camp : Web | Facebook : Mixed : P (confirmed on Facebook)
mostly Los Angeles | Approx 80 People - *Dickstracted Camp: Small Camp : Web | Facebook : Mixed : P
mostly Los Angeles | Approx 20 People (*Esteban's post on Facebook) - *GlamCocks: Large Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Amazing infrastructure and cast with a strong twink male populace
San Francisco & Los Angeles | Approx 125 People - *Paradise Motel : Large Camp : Web | Facebook : Mixed : P
Comments: Amazing infrastructure mixed straight and gay participants. Serves snow cones as a community gift.
San Francisco/L.A. | Approx 40 People (updated 24 Jan 2014 by Mark D.) - *AstroPups : Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Mostly a Bear type populace; shower parties
San Francisco | Approx 50 People - *Down Low Club: Small Camp : Yahoo | Facebook : P
Comments: Hosts the Official Meet & Greet; maintains a sex club, too
Southern California | Approx 15 People - *Sun Guardians: Small Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Spiritual camp with yoga and meditation
San Francisco & Salt Lake City : Approx 25 People - *Mudskippers : Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Known for serving root-beer floats - yum!!!
Los Angeles/North Caralona | Approx 50 People - *Crisco Disco: Small : Web | Facebook : V (C&J)
Comments: Features and Art Car
Los Angeles | Approx 5 People - Camp Montage: Small : Web | Facebook : V (C&J)
Comments: Features a large art curation; can be reached through C&J
San Francisco | Approx 5 People - Carrot Dome: Small : Web | Facebook : V (C&J)
Las Vegas | Approx 10 People - *Camp Conception : Large Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Seattle | Approx 150 People - *Celestial Bodies : Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Sacramento| Approx 50 People - *Yes Please : Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : P
San Francisco | Approx 50 People (updated 23 Jan 14 by Matty) - *Camp Run Free : Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Sober camp, ideal for people who are looking for support.
San Francisco | Approx 30 People - *Camp Stella : Small Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Sober camp, ideal for people who are looking for support.
(third party confirmation)
San Francisco | Approx 20 People - Ulibaba & The Horny Thieves : Size Unknown : Web | Facebook : U
Unknown Home Base
City Camps
Poly Asylum: Large Camp : Web | Facebook : U
Bay Area | Approx 90 People (not coming back 2014)- *Poly Paradise : Mega Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Phoenix | Approx 250 People - Homojitoville : Size Unknown : Web | Facebook : U
Comments: Pedal powered roaming bar
Unknown Base - Sukkat Shalom : Large Camp : Web | Facebook : P
Comments: Spiritual camp with a focus on Judism
GayBurbia
- *Burner Buddies: Medium Camp : Web | Facebook : NP
Comments: They like'em Hairy, Hung and Hot
Southern California | Approx 50 People
About the graphic at the top of the page: this was assembled after the 2014 Placement Team made it's announcements. It shows a lot ore camps than we knew about. It is so cool that there are more queer camps coming to Burning Man.