Organizations

The Center for Sex Positive Culture

The CSPC was the birthplace of the research that founded A Kink in the Cure. Formerly known as The Wet Spot, the CSPC is a non-profit, membership-based organization located in Seattle, Washington. It organizes events and provides space for several different sex-positive subcultures, notably BDSM, Swinging, and polyamory groups. This amazing community orchestrates events where members can explore and celebrate their sexuality in a consensual and supported environment.

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

ncsfreedom.org

With the goal of fighting for sexual freedom and privacy rights for all adults who engage in safe, sane and consensual behavior the NCSF manages the Kink Aware Professionals list under the resources tab on their website. A great resource for finding Lawyers, Counselors, Accountants, and other professional services that will be understanding of alternate lifestyles.

StoryCorps

storycorps.org

StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

sexscience.org

The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality. SSSS brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals who believe in the importance of both the production of quality research and the clinical, educational, and social applications of
research related to all aspects of sexuality.

Society of Janus

soj.org

The Society of Janus is a San Francisco-based support and education organization for people interested in learning about BDSM. They provide opportunities to meet others with similar interests in a safe, relaxed atmosphere.

Vino and Vulvas

vinoandvulvas.com

The mission of Vino & Vulvas is to invite community between cross-disciplinary sexual health providers and the public, and to create conversation that encompasses the depth of inclusive human sexuality.

The Pan-Eros Foundation

pan-eros.org

The Pan-Eros Foundation provides community and volunteer opportunities, including helping with the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, workshops, and other sexy, special events. Meet new people and participate in the community.

Books

Counselling Adult Survivors.jpg — Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

**Christine Sanderson**

homemade biography.jpg — Homemade Biography: How to Collect, Record, and Tell the Life Story of Someone You Love

**Tom Zoellner**

tearoom trade.jpg — Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Spaces

**Laud Humphreys**

interviewer's handbook.jpg — The Interviewer’s Handbook: A Guerrilla Guide: Techniques and Tactics for Reporters and Writers

**J.J. Brady**

like it was.jpg — Like It Was: A Complete Guide to Writing Oral History

**Cynthia Stokes Brown**

reearch design.jpg — Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

**J.W. Cresswell**

doing a successful.jpg — Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods

**Martin Brett Davies**

gift of fear.jpg — The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence

**Gavin de Becker**

ethical slut.jpg — **The Ethical Slut: A Roadmap for Relationship Pioneers**

**Dossie Easton and J.W. Hardy**

vagina monologues.jpg — The Vagina Monologues

**Eve Ensler**

history of sexuality.jpg — The History of Sexuality

**Michel Foucault**

they went whistling.jpg — They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and Renegades

**Barbara Holland**

sexual abuse of children and adolescents.jpg — The Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents

**Margaret O. Hyde**

power of survey design.jpg — The Power of Survey Design

**Giuseppe Iarossi**

Listening is an Act of Love

**David Isay**

Everything Bad is Good for You

**Steven Johnson**

guide to sex and disability.jpg — The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability

**Cory Silverberg**

new directions in sex therapy.jpg — New Directions in Sex Therapy

**Peggy J. Kleinplatz**

waking the tiger.jpg — Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

**Peter Levine**

curating oral histories.jpg — Curating Oral Histories: From Interview to Archive

**Nancy MacKay**

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

**Mary Roach**

voice of the past.jpg — The Voice of the Past: Oral History

**Paul Thompson**

real world research.jpg — Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practioner-Researchers

**Colin Robson**

sex at dawn.jpg — Sex at Dawn

**Christopher Ryan**

Petersen’s Research Papers Unzipped

**Susan H. Stafford**

Videos

Peter uses his famous "Slinky" presentation to demonstrate the effects of trauma on the nervous system, and his philosophy of treating trauma; which involves slowly releasing (or titrating) this compressed fight-or-flight energy a bit at time to give the individual the ability to reintegrate it back into their nervous system.

Trauma, Somatic Experiencing and Peter A. Levine PhD

Web Resources

Who are the Victims?, Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
Statistics published by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network regarding victims of sexual violence.
Sexual Assault Stactics, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Statistics published by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence regarding victims of sexual violence.
The Center for Well-Being » Somatic Experiencing
An overview of Somatic Experiencing as a therapeutic method for processing past trauma.
Types of therapy
A comprehensive informational list of different types of therapy.
National Health Services: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
An overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its efficacy.
A brief description of EMDR
An overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and its efficacy.