How bear clubs can help fight social isolation
“Bears are welcoming in nature. Bear clubs have an intrinsic quality that traditional health services lack: social inclusion, the antidote for loneliness.”
Posts in category Bear Essentials
Clan of the Cavebear
The Bank Hotel Sunday February 24, 2019 Photographer: Ann-Marie Calilhanna
Bear Essentials festival kicks off for Mardi Gras 2019
Harbour City Bears have 15 furry events for you at their 23rd Bear Essentials festival – HOMO BEARECTUS – held during Mardi Gras 2019.
How to find your way into Sydney’s bear community
Harbour City Bears have a number of events you can head along to in order to get acquainted with the community, in a fun and social way.
This year’s Southern HiBearnation was the biggest and beariest yet
Each month we’ll take a trip into the woods to catch up with our community’s bears and their admirers. This month the VicBears talk Southern HiBearnation 2018.
Fifty shades of a growling good time
ONE of Australia’s biggest gay bear festivals returns to Sydney in February, with organisers looking to shine the spotlight on the diversity of the community. …
Mr Harbour City Bears night just around the corner
Who will be the next bear to wear the Mr Harbour City Bears leather sash? Every year the Harbour City Bears (HCB) runs the competition …
Bear Essentials roars into town
BEAR Essentials 2014 will feature 18 events in 10 days — and it’s all happening during Mardi Gras. But unlike other events on the festival …
