Gay labor day weekend

I had no idea what to expect, I just knew that I needed to be there. While I had no expectations, I was not prepared for the life changing and life saving event that took place. We are all on a similar journey of improving ourselves in body, mind and spirit.

It helped me find my power again. Some, estranged from parents and relatives, created new families. Continuing to stay in touch with Rowe brothers throughout the year nourishes me. Just as in the 80s, we are a group of men gathered in the forest, committed to sharing wisdom, experience, and connection.

Men experiencing suffering and loss found comfort and companionship. The weekend is yours to create. While a great deal has changed in the nearly 40 years since, we still gather for comfort, companionship, a sense of family, and a celebration of this life together.

We have all grown to love and to respect one another.

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We strive to create an environment where men make authentic connections, with each other and within themselves. Not only was Rowe beautiful, the men that I met there are unlike any others that I have met. Rowe Labor Day Men’s Retreat: A Tradition of Support and Love Inas the HIV/AIDS crisis was terrorizing gay communities across the nation, The Rowe Center took the bold step of opening its doors and creating a public weekend for men who love men.

There’s no better time to travel than Labor Gaybor Day Weekend. We are the oldest continuous gathering of our kind in the nation, a place where hundreds of lives have been transformed across the decades, and a place where all who seek to join us are warmly welcomed.

The celebration in the Lone Star capital is a weekend of music, dance, and unity — the state’s best gay dance party weekend. To a deeper extent each year, I have experienced brotherhood, joy, enlightenment, shared sadness, love, compassion and awe.

Because the weekend is designed and created by all the men who are part of it, each weekend is unique. Every ticket to the event benefits various LGBTQ charities; this year the beneficiaries are. Some Rowe participants find themselves attending as many workshops as possible while others prefer to devote most of their time to relaxing, reading a book in the Farmhouse lounge and catching up with old friends near the snack table.

Rowe Labor Day Retreat

Men experiencing suffering and loss found comfort and companionship. We are neuro-diverse, inclusive, and respectful. However, after nearly forty years, we have our traditions. It is a weekend when we can be kind to ourselves and our gay brothers.

Austin is famously weird — we all know the slogan — but it fully embraces its colorful side with the annual Splash Days party that takes place every Labor Day weekend. Each year, I look forward to sharing and learning from new men as well as from the close friends I have made in past years.

Some who felt abandoned by society, the nation, and sometimes even God, found the embrace of a brother, a community, and sometimes, even God. Many who were grieving also found something to celebrate. To be in the midst of other gay, bi and questioning men allows me freedom to be the authentic man I truly am.

We are peer-led and co-facilitated, with no hierarchy, gurus, or masters. While summer is the busiest time for most LGBTQ+ destinations, the end of August and the beginning of September find these spots. We are men of many different cultural backgrounds, races, body types, ages, and physical abilities.

As a community we agree to keep our gatherings alcohol and substance-free.