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Renowned bear author Les K. Wright reflects on his emotional and transformative experience at the Bear Your Soul retreat at Easton Mountain, where participants engage in community-building, explore masculinity, and heal through workshops and personal connections, highlighting the retreat’s deep sense of community and its role in addressing loneliness.
Mike Ciriaco highlights Easton Mountain’s role as an LGBTQ+ retreat center offering a wide range of programs, including clothing-optional events that provide participants with a sense of freedom, body positivity, and self-expression, alongside traditional camp activities and community-building in a safe and supportive environment.
The article covers the then-upcoming “Poly Men Who Love Men” Spring Retreat at Easton Mountain, where polyamorous GBTQ men can engage in community-building activities, workshops on relationships, and fun events like dance parties, yoga, and more, all in a safe, inclusive space designed for personal growth and connection.
The article discusses several gay-friendly resorts near New York, highlighting their welcoming environments, activities, and cultural experiences. Easton Mountain is featured as a retreat in Upstate New York focused on connection, personal growth, and community, offering workshops and events that foster healing and celebration for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Bears in Excess interview Freddy Freeman about Bear Your Soul and its involvement with Easton Mountain, and how Easton contributed to Bear Your Soul.
Kyle Elliott recounts his transformative experience at the International Gay Coaches Conference at Easton Mountain, sharing how the retreat fostered community, self-acceptance, and healing while helping him reconnect with his purpose as a coach and gain deeper mental health insights.
The Gay Men of African Descent record a compilation video of their time at Easton Mountain during a retreat.
Joe Donahue interviews John Stasio and Wil Fisher on topics such as Easton Mountain’s mission as an LGBTQ+ retreat center, their focus on peace, social justice, and youth leadership programs, including their arts camp and leadership summit for LGBTQ youth, and a fundraising music festival to support scholarships for disadvantaged youth.
Kilian Melloy discusses topics such as the purpose of Easton Mountain as a retreat center for gay men, the spiritual and emotional challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, and the programs offered to foster personal empowerment, healing, and community building in a supportive environment.