Welcome!
Who are the Billys?
Who are the Billys?The Billys is a heart-centered community woven together by shared values and by our shared experience as gay, bi, and queer men. We strive to be present and mindful with ourselves and each other as we gather four times a year in extraordinary rural venues in Northern California, and now in collaboratively created, rich online venues. Each gathering is a work of art, carefully crafted by Billys to take us to places of joy and playfulness, intimacy and openness, creativity and self-expression. We embrace everyone with deep welcome and radical acceptance.
What are our values?
Heart Circle is our central ritual and consensus is our process; they embody our values. Ongoing Heart Circles keep us connected and in community in online events through the current pandemic. We encourage ourselves to be present and mindful by advocating an environment free of drugs and alcohol at our gatherings. We envision the creation of a world based on principles of nonviolence, sustainability, cooperation, service, and the building of deeper wisdom through shared perspective.
Upcoming In-Person Gatherings
Fall Gathering
Come join us! This year’s Fall Gathering comes at the end of summer over Labor Day weekend. In preparation for the cooler months to come, we’ll be soaking up the […]
Winter Gathering
The Billys will be at Saratoga Springs for New Years! Are you interested in helping to create this Gathering? Contact the Gathering Council.
Upcoming Online Events
Saturday Heart Circle
Please join us for Heart Circle, where we “sit” gently together, holding space for each other and sharing deeply. Heart Circle is where community is forged, and it is the […]
Sunday Afternoon Delight
Looking for something fun to do on a Sunday afternoon? Come hang out with old and new friends on the virtual porch. Don’t want to be lost in the crowd? You can wander off to an open break-out […]
Billy Values and Trans Inclusion
We (Dewey and Eric) would like to share some thoughts about making our Gatherings safer and more welcoming for our trans brothers. We’re talking now primarily to Billys who, like us, are not transgender. We certainly are not experts on the trans experience—we’re just two Billys who believe strongly that inclusion makes the Billys a stronger, better community.
COVID Safety at the Summer Gathering
INTRO As the summer gathering approaches and the dream of returning to Saratoga Springs is becoming a reality, we recognize you may have questions about the COVID policies we’re putting
BILLY TALK Feb 2021
Join Daniel as he interviews Tair and Dewey about the Envisioning Possibilities
The Art of Billy Heart Circles: a guide
The author of this article is Bill Blackburn (this article was loaded as a blog post by Daniel Mandel). Our space of healing & transformation The Heart Circle is understood