Two Portlanders Tell Esquire About Sex in the Orgy Dome at Burning Man

They are a pastry chef and a winemaker.

By Sophia June

More than the heat or the robots or the pestilence, Burning Man is known for the orgy dome. Hell, it could be the name of the whole festival. It's air conditioned—but with more than 5,000 guests visiting the dome each year, it's unlikely nobody's coming out without at least something burning.

Earlier this week, Esquire wrote about the orgy dome experience, interviewing four people who spent time in there. And guess what! Two of them were from Portland: "Jocelyn, 28, pastry chef in Portland, Oregon" and "Jocelyn's partner, Luke, 34, winemaker in Portland, Oregon," as the article identified them. The other couple featured in the article—a set builder and a production assistant in LA.—had Esquire change their names.

Why an article about an orgy dome needs to contain such easily identifying information is beyond me, but hey: Portland gotta Portland.

Anyway, here's what Jocelyn said:

Here's what Luke said:

We look forward to a re-enaction by Fred And Carrie.

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