As many of you know, I have made Bray’s Place my home community in Second Life, even going so far as to give up one of my Linden Homes and moving into a lovely house on the Bray’s Place sim (and you can, too; just check the Bray’s Place website listing of available plots of … Continue reading Upcoming Events at Bray’s Place in Second Life
Up until now, I have either owned my own place in Second Life (for several years I had a rather expensive homestead in Bay City), or I had a Linden Home as part of my Premium membership. But recently, I decided to move into a community run by Bray Preston-Rising, which I have written about … Continue reading Moving to Bray’s Place in Second Life: One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made
In a virtual world where you can do anything (or be anything) you want, it can be surprisingly difficult to find a place to call home. Community can sometimes be elusive in Second Life, which is why sims such as Bray’s Place are deserving of note. Bray’s Place describes itself as: Bray’s Place is a … Continue reading Finding Community in Second Life: Bray’s Place Blues Club and Social Community
Have you read my previous blogpost on Sex and Gender Issues in Virtual Worlds? Or on LGBTQ Spaces in the Metaverse? At a time when many red states in the U.S. are passing laws against drag performers and transgender people, it’s vitally important for LGBTQ people and their allies to have safe places in which … Continue reading The White Pearl Salon: A Home for the Trans Community in Second Life (and in Real Life!)