Publications and media
Queering Psychedelics
Queering Psychedelics features 38 essays from some of the most influential Queer thought leaders in psychedelic medicine. The Queer Medicine Community’s own Justin Natoli contributed an essay on “How Psychedelics Can Help Guide the Transformative Journey of Polyamory.”
Jeering Psychedelics: A Critique of Jacques Mabit’s Criticism of Queering Psychedelics
In this essay, Justin Natoli debunks Jacques Mabit’s homophobic and problematic criticism of Chacruna’s Queering Psychedelics conference. Beyond critiquing Mabit’s comments, Natoli gives an informative run through of queerness and the problems that have been historically present in accepting and understanding the queer community and concepts therein.
How Ayahuasca Can Help Gay Men Create Better Dance Parties
Gay men’s dance parties are communal rituals that carry the potential for deep healing, both individually and as a collective. However, wounds from the closet create an atmosphere of exclusion that can harm instead of heal. Through Ayahuasca ceremonies, another form of communal ritual, I learned how to craft more fulfilling experiences at these parties.
Psychedelics and Queer Spirituality
In this talk, Queer Medicine Community founder Justin Natoli discusses the concept of an archetypal “Divine Queer” that exists alongside the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine archetypes. From this perspective, they explore the spiritual journey of re-integrating the Divine Queer back into this sacred trilogy.
