E. Winter Tashlin

E. Winter Tashlin

At a Glance:

E. Winter Tashlin has been a Project Contributor since August 2011, has written 9 entries and currently lives in Gorham, Maine.

Bio

Eric (Winter) Tashlin is a writer, presenter, activist, and religious leader who teaches workshops on such diverse topics as queer/LGBT issues, alternative sexuality, pagan spirituality, polyamory, and disability awareness. His extensive presenting credits include Transcending Boundaries Conference, Dark Odyssey, Five College Queer Gender & Sexuality Conference, The Floating World, Free Spirit Gathering, NY State School Nurse's Association, and the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Mr. Tashlin was the spirituality programming coordinator for Dark Odyssey WinterFire 2012, and is a past head of adult education for the First Pagan Church of Ashpodel.

In addition to his writing on The Bilerico Project, Mr. Tashlin has been published in books by leading pagan authors, as well as several different journals and magazines. His photography work as been featured in Salacious Magazine, as well as in books on paganism, BDSM, and trans* life. He has appeared in television documentaries covering topics such as polyamory, spirituality and genital integrity in both the United States and Great Britain.

He received his BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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Are Kids Coming Out Too Early?

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | February 18, 2012 3:30 PM | 15 comments

Different people have different trajectories for becoming aware of their sexual orientation and their gender identity. Denying the experience of someone like me does not positively contribute to the fabric of our community, even if we may represent a slightly uncomfortable reality.Read More

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PA's 'Year of the Bible' Illustrates A Deeper Political Aim

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 30, 2012 11:00 AM | 5 comments

The Pennsylvania state house recently passed a resolution declaring 2012 "the year of the Bible," and affirming the Christian bible as the "word of God." As a queer person of non-Christian faith, it is a concerning, if empty, gesture.Read More

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Young Adult LGBT Books Can Make a Big Difference

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 27, 2012 1:30 PM | 5 comments

As an out queer boy in the mid 1990's, I did not have many role for being an LGBT young adult. Being a voracious reader, I often found myself searching out subtext where the author likely never intended it.Read More

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The Coming Out Negotiation

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 25, 2012 9:28 AM | 1 comments

SMBC Theater's fun take on coming out to parents who have... different ideas of what it means to be gay....Read More

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Beyond Shame: Embracing Sexual Freedom

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 16, 2012 4:30 PM | 2 comments

Self acceptance and sexual freedom is not a switch that is either on or off. Simply by coming out as LGBT, we are not automatically free beings, unconstrained by childhood or cultural baggage, although many of us feel that we should be. Read More