CO June Queer Quest

The true diversity of nature reminds us that being Queer or Transgender is both natural, beautiful and something to be celebrated! Showing up as who we are, with our many gifts, honors our deep belonging and connection to the natural world.

In some earth-based cultures, queer community members are honored and seen as gatekeepers to the ‘other world’, as edge walkers and a source of connection between the community, nature and the mystery. With the challenging and rapid changes we see in humans, technology, and our environment, now is the time to come back to our roots and the gifts that the queer community brings to the world. Connecting deeply to yourself, finding belonging in community and fully accepting all of who you are, is both a radical act of rebellion against systems of oppression and discrimination, and a radical act of communion with all living things!

Join us in this supportive circle surrounded by the tallest peaks in Colorado, and under billions of stars for this ceremonial rite of passage, designed specifically for the Queer and Trans community. Coming together and showing up as the multifaceted person you are and being witnessed by the community, is healing for you, for the land and for everyone.

Here is what others have said about the Queer Quest over the years:

“In sacred circles before, I have found an ally or two, another queer person who understands in some fundamental way some part of my story. But to sit in sacred space with an entire group that shares that common thread, that common understanding of shame and fear and celebration, that is a gift that I had no idea until I stepped into that space that my soul was craving.” -Alicia B.

“Every Queer person on the planet needs to do this program. This is the most important work for yourself, your community and the earth.” -Quinn F.

“The Queer Quest was like coming home to a fullness and richness of myself and community I had never known before but longed for so deeply.” -Nadya Z.

“Claiming a seat in the council of fellow queer questers was empowering and affirming to my spiritual, psychological, ancestral, and physical bodies in ways I could not have anticipated. QQ gifted me what I didn’t know I was missing and needing so deeply: a rite of passage to bring intention and worthiness to the journey I am on as a trans adult.” -Luca T-S.

“I couldn’t encapsulate the experience of my Queer Quest into a few sentences any more than I could distill down a proper explication of the sun, moon, clouds, rain, sadness, joy, life and death all onto the face of a postage stamp.” -Paul F.

“As an elder cis-gendered man who now considers himself primarily gay, the opportunity to be around people of all ages and identities was a profound learning and spiritual experience.” -Steve B.

If you are feeling the need to be in queer community and do deep, personal work for yourself, your community and the earth, then this program is right and the time has come.

To secure your place, the first steps are to enroll by clicking the ‘Enroll’ button below and then sending a deposit or sending a check to the School of Lost Borders by clicking the ‘Pay Deposit/Tuition’ button.

Financial access help is available, with scholarships, payment plans and additional funds for BIPOC participants all available.

Please email us if access help is needed. Once you are enrolled, you will receive more information about the next steps in the process.

Program Overview: The program is divided into three sections; severance, threshold time, and incorporation.

When you commit to coming, the ‘severance’ part of your ceremony begins where the psyche begins to prepare you for change. This is a time to pay close attention to your dreams and all that is coming up in your life. When you pack up and leave your daily life behind, you leave behind what no longer serves, and you will enter a time where you will be wholly seen and witness each other’s unique queer stories while setting an intention for your solo time.

The ‘threshold time’ is your solo time of four days and nights out in a vast and beautiful Colorado wilderness area. Base camp will be held not far from your solo spot and you will have a ‘buddy’ nearby who will check a sign from you each day to ensure your well being.

Finally, the days spent after the solo time are the first days of your ‘incorporation’ experience. During the incorporation time you will share the story of your solo. The guides will reflect or ‘mirror’ your story back to you in order to bring it into the world in a concrete way. The witnessing by the group will ensure there is no doubt about the transition you have made.

Finally, we will prepare you to carry your story and yourself back into the world where the incorporation process will continue to unfold over the year ahead.

Program Questions Contact: Meiko at [email protected] or Pedro at [email protected]

*We recognize and honor that the word “queer” has been used in the past as a derogatory term and is still hurtful for some in the Queer and Trans community. Many organizations and communities have reclaimed the word “queer” and this has been both empowering and uniting of the multiple complex identities within the community. We use the word here as an inclusive term and shortcut for the LGBTQIA+ lettering.