Contact
- Questions about applying to SPP: membership@sexpositiveportland.org
- Questions about events: events@sexpositiveportland.org
- General questions: ed@sexpositiveportland.org
I have applied but haven't been accepted yet...why not?
It may take a week or two for applications to be reviewed, as SPP is a primarily volunteer-run organization. Please see the Join Us page for more information about the application process.
Sex Positive Organizations
- AASECT - American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
- The Center for Sex Positive Culture, Seattle - They do the annual, Seattle Erotic Arts Festival (SEAF)
- Go Ask Alice - Columbia University’s Health Education Program
- International Professional Surrogates Association
- The Kama Sutra Temple
- The Kink Aware Professionals Directory - Therapists, Counselors
- The Kinsey Institute
- Metropolitan Community Church
- Miss Vera’s Cross-Dressing Academy
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Radical Faeries (Portland Chapter) Facebook Page
- SIECUS - Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
- World Association for Sexual Health - Previously the World Association for Sexology
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health - This organization was formerly known as HBIGDA.
If you know of other organizations that should be on here, please let us know. Thank you.
Gabriella's Reading Recommendations:
- A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski, 2012
- The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint for the Human Spirit by Joseph Chilton Pearce, 2002
- The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler, 1989
- Desire: the Tantric Path to Reawakening by Daniel Odier, 1999
- Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America by Christopher Bram, 2012
- The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Adventures, 2nd Edition by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy, 2009
- Finding God Through Sex by David Deida, 2005
- The Future of Love by Daphne Rose Kingma, 1998
- Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein, 1995
- Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides, 2005
- The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fulfillment by Diana Richardson, 1999
- Is It Love or Is It Addiction? by Brenda Schaeffer, 1987
- Jewel in the Lotus: The Tantric Path to Higher Consciousness by Sunyata Saraswati and Bodhi Avinasha, 1995
- Kundalini Tantra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, 1984
- Love, Freedom and Aloneness: The Koan of Relationships by Osho, 2001
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel, 2007
- The Multi Orgasmic Man by Mantak Chia and Douglas Abrams, 2009
- The New Bottoming Book by Dossie Eastman and Janet Hardy, 2011
- The New Topping Book by Dossie Eastman and Janet Hardy, 2011
- Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino, 2008
- Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David Schnarch, 2009
- Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington and Molina Williams, 2012
- Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits by Taj Anapol, 1997
- Red Hot Tantra by David Ramsdale and Cynthia Gentry, 2004
- Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body by Riane Eisler, 1996
- Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá, 2010
- Sexual Health and Erotic Freedom by Barnaby B. Barratt, 2004
- Tantra Rising by Nora Isaacs, 2025
- Tantra: The Way of Acceptance by Osho, 2005
- Tantra: The Yoga of Sex by Omar Garrison, 1964
- Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love by Daniel Odier, 1997
- Vagina: Revised and Updated by Naomi Wolf, 2013
- The Way of the Superior Man, A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work and Sexual Desire by David Deida, 2004
- The Way to Love by Anthony DeMello, 1995
- Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body by Tami Lynn Kent, 2011
- Your Brain on Sex: How Smarter Sex Can Change Your Life by Stanley Siegel, 2011
