History of The Center
FAQ About The Center
Events
General Behavior Guidelines
Directions and Parking
Membership Levels
Founder Biographies
About The Center
Founded in 1999, the Center for Sex Positive Culture is a nonprofit, membership-based community center. The Center was a one-of-a-kind organization 10 years ago, and remains unique given its nonprofit status and community center architecture.
It was established in a bold attempt to create an environment that was accommodating to sex positive communities and transformative in all areas of human sexuality, and has succeeded in creating that environment.
Mission and Sex Positive Vision
Our mission is to inspire and assist volunteers to produce experiential events where members can explore their sexual interests in a physically and emotionally safe environment.
As proponents of sex positive culture, we believe that the appropriate uses of sex extend beyond reproduction. They include creating personal pleasure, bonding interpersonal relationships, promoting spiritual growth, and enhancing emotional and physical health. In a sex positive world, everyone has the freedom and resources to pursue a fulfilling and empowering sex life.
Framework
We have developed a framework to ensure a safe and supportive community center by requiring all new members to attend an orientation and providing them with clear facility rules and event rules, guides to appropriate conduct and etiquette, safer sex and cleanliness guidelines, and a privacy and confidentiality agreement.
We are a leader in the sex positive culture, creating norms of inclusion and non-discrimination, and serving as a model for other organizations launching centers around the country. Sex positive groups like the Sharma Center and Love Tribe in Portland were inspired by it.
Offerings, Activities and Outreach
We offer more than 100 events monthly, daily events including themed dance parties, daytime playtime space, and special events like New Year's Eve. We host offsite events like Paradise Unbound and the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, founded in 2002, which is now run by our sister nonprofit, the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.
We collaborate with the Foundation, hosting workshops, discussion and support groups, and other Foundation events, and also house the Foundation's Pacific Northwest Library for Sex Positive Culture. We both actively participate in national conferences focusing on various topics on sexuality and related to sex positive organizations like Pride and GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender). In addition, we both participate in Seattle festivals like the Capitol Hill Block Party and Pride, host regular forums at local colleges and universities, and participate in radio talk shows.
Structure and Leadership
As a Washington State nonprofit 501(c)(7), our conduct is guided by a board of directors who are seated for three-year terms. Board members are vetted through a nominations committee and voted into office by the Foundation Board of Directors. We follow a corporate structure, with a full-time executive director, part-time site coordinator, and executive officers including a president, secretary and treasurer, each serving one year terms.
Volunteering
We are a grassroots effort and with a few exceptions are run primarily on volunteer effort. Many volunteer opportunities are available. We offer volunteers free entry to events at which they are working and other perks depending on the type of work and time spent, and volunteers gain valuable experience that can be applied in the greater community.
Membership
As of July 2009, more than 11,500 people have joined. Membership is required to attend most of our events. We offer different levels of membership with varying costs and benefits. In order to support all groups and interests, we encourage members to suggest and organize events, and new ideas are always welcome, particularly now that we have expanded to over 10,000 square feet and programming is increasing by 30 percent.
History of The Center
Seattle is a national leader in supporting all areas of sexuality. Through the 1980s, the leather community laid the groundwork for other sex positive groups to seek a space here. However, despite Seattle's sexually progressive spirit, there has generally been a lack of space for non-mainstream lifestyles.
In the mid 1990s, Allena Gabosch, Executive Director of the Center, was a co-owner of Beyond the Edge Cafe, providing a modest space for parties and workshops. The Cafe closed its doors in 1999, creating a void in the community. A town hall meeting was called, during which two of the organization's founders, Russell B. and Michael Gilbert, began passing notes, and the idea of the Center for Sex Positive Culture was born.
The core tenets of the Center were to be a nonprofit, since the goals of the Center are not primarily financial; to be a community center, because there is more to the culture than just play; and to focus on sex positive culture at large, to have a further reaching impact. They remain the same today.
As proponents of sex positive culture, the Center believes that the appropriate uses of sex extend beyond reproduction. They include creating personal pleasure, bonding intimate relationships, promoting spiritual growth, and enhancing emotional and physical health. In a sex positive world, everyone has the freedom and resources to pursue a fulfilling and empowering sex life.
Founding president Michael Gilbert commented on the clear, "tremendous community energy building for some time. We saw that something could happen and felt tired of people being taught to be ashamed of their bodies and sexualities."
The original founders - Russell B., Michael Gilbert, Jim Duvall, Jane Duvall, Laurie Miller, Sol Michaels and Allena Gabosch - initially envisioned a weekend party place. Jim Duvall explained, "we felt we were going to attract other clubs to use the space as a rental space, more like a kinky hotel ballroom" and were "surprised that most events came through the membership and were put on by us."
Russell B. suggested a large, community center space for more than just play: now workshops, social events and more are offered. In May 2000, early board member Russell Harmon took on Thursday nights with special programming including dance and club-like music, and now, 10 years later, the Center hosts events every day of the week, and more than 100 social, support and educational events each month.
At first, "we were just a bunch of people fumbling in the dark, doing something completely unheard of," Allena explained. Now, "we're a leader. We've been one of the few places out front in the sex positive movement, setting an example for others to make centers, have conversations, and spread the sex positive message in and outside of Seattle."
Allena believes we are in the midst of a "sex positive renaissance" as the world is shifting and seeing how different orientations, genders and sexualities can all co-exist. The Center is one of the leaders in this renaissance.
The Center inspires and assists its volunteers to produce experiential events where members can explore their sexual interests in a physically and emotionally safe environment. To better advance sex positive culture, the Center evolved into two organizations in 2007.
The Foundation for Sex Positive Culture promotes the many ways sex is beneficial through education, outreach, the arts, advocacy, and research programs that serve the public. It provides social and support group meetings, averages more than 16 workshops per month and offers extensive informational resources and research opportunities. Its Pacific Northwest Library for Sex Positive Culture has a broad collection of over 6,000 pieces - many rare and unusual - and is one of the largest of its kind. As a 501(c)(3), the Foundation is eligible for tax benefits, matching contributions and grant funding, and donations may be tax deductible.
Growth continued with the addition of the Annex space in 2008, and with an expansion to over 10,000 square feet of additional space July 1, 2009. With more space, the Center increases programming and outreach to different groups. Membership is over 11,500, and June 5, 2009 was the landmark 10th anniversary.
The Center was a one-of-a-kind organization 10 years ago, and remains unique given its nonprofit status and community center architecture. "I'm in awe," says Allena, "We're bigger, better, bolder and brassier!"
From its beginnings as a dirty, cement-floored room with only one working bathroom affectionately know as "the throne", the Center has come a long way. Perhaps the greatest marker of the Center's success is the now internationally recognized Seattle Erotic Art Festival, founded in 2002 to promote freedom of sexuality, speech and creativity through the erotic expression of fine art. Through the Festival, now managed by the Foundation, the Center is able to reach beyond its typical community to the general public and world.
Goals for the next ten years include continuing outreach in Seattle, nationally and eventually internationally. The Center and Foundation will become more of an educational force. The founders envision hosting an international sex positive conference and discuss the inevitability of similar centers spreading across the nation. The Center serves as a model and has incredible potential to change a culture and propel the sex positive renaissance forward.
Frequently Asked Questions About The Center
What is sex positive culture?-
As a proponent of sex positive culture, the Center believes that the appropriate uses of sex extend beyond reproduction. They include creating personal pleasure, bonding interpersonal relationships, promoting spiritual growth, and enhancing emotional and physical health.
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In a sex positive world, everyone has the freedom and resources to pursue a fulfilling and empowering sex life.
What is the Center for Sex Positive Culture?
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Founded in 1999, the Center is a nonprofit, membership-based community center.
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The Center is a grassroots effort created by and for those who consider themselves sex positive, and with a few exceptions, is run exclusively on volunteer effort.
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Members suggest and organize events, and the community feeds its own culture and supports itself.
Why join the Center?
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Most events at the Center are for members and their guests only, and members get access to CenterSpace, a private, online social network.
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Everyone has the freedom and resources to pursue a fulfilling and empowering sex life.
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By joining, members generate revenue for the Center and support its mission to inspire and assist its volunteers to produce experiential events where members can explore their sexual interests in a physically and emotionally safe environment.
What is offered by the Center?
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All activities and events are outlined on the Events Page and Calendar.
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The Center offers more than 100 events monthly, including themed dance parties, daytime playtime space, and special events like New Year's Eve. There's something for everyone.
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It hosts events by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, including social and support group meetings and an average of more than 16 workshops per month.
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It houses the Pacific Northwest Library for Sex Positive Culture, which has a broad collection of over 6,000 pieces - many rare and unusual - and is one of the largest of its kind.
Who is able to join?
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The Center encourages diversity and tolerance, offering membership regardless of gender, orientation, play style, race, religion or political persuasion.
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Members are at least 18 years of age.
How do you become a member?
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Potential members attend a mandatory orientation, Intro to Sex Positive Culture, offered regularly through the month, generally on Thursday and Saturday night.
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Orientations and other events are outlined on the Events Calendar.
What are membership benefits and costs?
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Various levels of membership are listed online under Join, from basic Friend memberships for $55 to premium Lifetime Lovers memberships for $15,000.
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A guest policy for guests of basic members is listed online under Join.
What are the demographics of the current membership?
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Because the Center works to support all sex positive communities, members are of all ages (18+), abilities, races, genders, shapes, sizes, orientations and interests.
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The community is wide and varied, including:
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GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)
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Youth (members between 18-35 years old)
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Writers and artists
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Support groups addressing sexually transmitted infections and disabilities
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Lifestyle forums for members in relationship dynamics like Slave-Master, Domme-Submissive and polyamorous
Why volunteer?
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With a few exceptions, the Center is run exclusively on volunteer effort. It is because of volunteers that the Center is able to support its members and grow.
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There are a variety of available volunteer opportunities listed online.
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In appreciation of their time, the Center offers volunteers free entry to events at which they are working, and other perks depending on the type of volunteering and amount of time spent.
Why donate?
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If you are not interested in joining the Center, you can still support its goals and mission by donating online. A gift of $25 is suggested, but any amount helps.
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Donations help the Center continue investing in its facilities, outreach, and programming, to meet the growing needs of its membership.
What privacy/security measures are there?
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The Center has developed a framework to ensure a safe and supportive community center, by requiring all new members to attend an orientation providing them with clear facility rules and event rules, guides to appropriate conduct and etiquette, safer sex and cleanliness guidelines, and a privacy and confidentiality agreement. A release form is signed.
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The Center does not tolerate phobic, biased remarks and attitudes, and fights sexual discrimination.
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On-duty volunteers serve as helpers and supervisors.
If you have any further questions, please write director@sexpositiveculture.org.
Events
All events at the CSPC, whether of an educational, support, or social nature, are for the purpose of creating a safe and enriching space for those who are part of modern sex-positive culture. All of our social events, most of which are preceded by workshops or discussion groups, give our members an opportunity to put into practice the skills and theories presented by our various educators and leaders. Our events also give our many volunteers valuable experience that can be taken outside of the community center and put into use in the greater community. We work to support other sex-positive groups by offering the use of our space to hold discussions and workshops that are (usually) open to the public. We also occasionally sponsor special events at other locations, such as Paradise Unbound, a gathering of individuals and groups from the sex-positive community held over Labor Day Weekend, and the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, a juried exhibition of artists and collectors from around the world held in the early spring.
Please note: many of our events are only open to our members. All potential members must attend an Intro to Sex-Positive Culture, which are generally held every Thursday at 7:00 PM, every Saturday at 6:30 PM, and on the second Friday and the fourth Friday of every month at 7:30 PM. Please check our schedule to verify dates, as orientations are changed or canceled from time to time.
Event Staff
Most of our events have the following staff. Our staff all wear badges.
Event Coordinator (EC) - This person is that night's party manager. They take care of problems the other staff can't deal with, handle emergencies and oversee volunteers. They are where the "buck stops" when it comes to decision making.
Monitor or DungeonMonitor (DM) - The Monitor's facilitate your experience in play. They are there to get you cleaning supplies, help with equipment, get water or other necessities and, when needed, enforce our rules.
Ambassadors - Their job is to be the hosts of the party. They are a friendly person to talk to. They answer questions, introduce new members and guests to people. They are the person, that you as a guest, should seek out if you have any questions. They wear an orange badge and usually set at the round table.
Cashiers - They take the money and greet you when you arrive.
There are various other staff members, such as Librarians, Door/security and clean-up crew, but the above are the ones that you will most likely encounter on your visit to The Center. These are all volunteer positions. If you would like to pitch in and help out regularly or from time to time, contact Volunteers@sexpositiveculture.org for info!
General Behavior Guidelines
Our space is usually laid out with areas for socializing, play that includes voyeurism and play that is semi-private. The play areas and who's allowed into them are usually clearly marked. Take the time to read ALL signs before you enter a room and if in doubt to whether you belong there, err on the side of caution and don't enter until you've asked a staff member.
Another very important rule is that No means NO at the Center. If someone tells you no (whether it's a request to play or have sex or a request to just talk) please accept their "no" and move on or change the conversation. Do not ask why, or ask if they'll do something else. We are very strict about this rule.
Also, we do not allow touching in a sexual or sensual manner without express permission. Do not touch anyone unless you know that the touch is welcome. Again, if you aren't sure, err on the side of caution and don't touch.
The most dangerous type of BDSM play is breath control play. We understand that there is controversy about the risks involved, but due to potential liability we have decided to limit breath control and carotid artery compression play on our premises.
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Service Animal Policy: The CSPC is a community with a wide variety of events. Ideally, we would like to admit trained service animals. However, Event Coordinators must consider the animal's behavior in the specific situation, the safety of the animal and the assistance provided to the member. Any animals who are admitted must stay in the immediate vicinity of their owner and are not allowed to wander around or play. They must also remain quiet. ECs have full discretion to ask members to remove an animal that becomes a distraction, is loud or refuses to stay put. Please consider that certain types of play like loud whips may be very disturbing to animals as well as their possible reaction to very large crowds. CSPC volunteers are committed to providing assistance to members with disabilities, please ask or write for assistance. Also, please write if you would like to help us train our volunteers about service animals work, needs and expectations. Therapy animals are not allowed on the premises.
The only thing that should go into the toilet is poop, pee and toilet paper! That's it, period. All other waste go into the trash.
This policy includes any of our off-premise events such as Paradise and the pool parties.
Directions and Parking
The Center for Sex Positive Culture is located at 1602 15th Ave. West, at the corner of 15th Ave. West and West Garfield Street, next to the Magnolia bridge, in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle.
It is a one-story, wheelchair-accessible building, painted white (blue trim) with blue "spot" painted on the front. The Annex is located next door at 1608 15th Ave. West, in the brown building connected to our main building. You enter the Annex on 15th.
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Coming from either south of Northgate going South on I-5, or coming anywhere south of Seattle and going North on I-5, take Mercer Exit, make a right at the light, left at next light, stay in middle lane until you come to Denny (you'll be near the Space Needle) take a right and follow Denny until you must make a right or left (it turns into Western then the road turns into Elliot). Make a right and follow Elliot until you come to the Magnolia Bridge. When you pass under the Bridge, make a right and we are on the corner.
Parking: Before 6:00pm, parking is allowed only on the street and along the south side of our building. After 6:00pm, parking is also allowed in front of our building . Do not block any gates! We will not be held responsible if you are towed for parking illegally!
Bus Routes: Buses 15 non-express, 18 non-express, and 81 (which travel between downtown, Ballard, and a few areas north of Ballard) all stop right in front of our building. Buses 19, 24, and 33 (which serve Magnolia and Discovery Park) also pass nearby. Please contact Metro at (206) 553-3000 or http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov if you have further questions.
Membership Levels
Standard members
Friends may attend all of our events by paying the normal attendance fees (typically, $15 to $20). Friends may bring local guests up to 12 times a year and out of town guests at anytime (with prior permission) and they have no other privileges. A Friend membership costs $55. Renewals are $35 each year during the month you joined.
Supportive Friends donate an extra $35 once a year to the Center when they renew their membership.
Friends with Benefits receive $5 off regular events at $10 or below, $10 off all other regular events. (this does not include special events like New Year's Eve or off site events with the exception of the pool party) This membership costs $350 a year and can be paid in two installments at the discretion of the Executive Director.
Premium members contribute to the Center on a monthly or yearly basis, so they may attend all of our regular night events at no additional charge and they receive a reduction in costs for our special events (like New Years and other Special Events). There are four premium membership levels: Partner, Lover, Lifetime Partner, Lifetime Lover
Partners may bring up to five non-member guests to our members-only events at the normal attendance fees. Partners may also have up to three free hours of space usage each month on a nonexclusive first-come first-served basis (subject to space availability and cancellation fees). Partners pay a $50 one-time setup fee and $75 monthly. The first month's charge includes both the monthly fee and the one-time setup fee, for a total of $125. Please note: there is a 10% discount and no setup fee if you choose to pay your year's Partner membership in full. That comes to $810 and can be paid in cash, money order or credit card.
Lifetime Partner members receive all Partner benefits with two additional perks. Lifetime Members can attend all of our events at our space, regular or special (this does not include events away from the Center, such as The Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Paradise or Cirque du Noc) for no additional charge.Lifetime Members also can use the Annex up to two times a year for their own private event (of course it is subject to availability and our usual guidelines around age and alcohol). That means that twice a year Lifetime Members can have a party and invite up to 48 other people at no cost for the venue. A Partner Lifetime Membership costs $8,000 and can be paid in four quarterly installments in the first year.
Lovers may bring one member or non-member guest to our members-only events at no additional charge, and may also bring up to eight additional non-member guests at the normal attendance fees. Lovers may also have up to six free hours of space usage each month on a nonexclusive first-come first-served basis (subject to space availability and cancellation fees). Lovers pay a $50 one-time setup fee and cost $150 monthly. The first month's charge includes both the monthly fee and the one-time setup fee, for a total of $200. Please note: there is a 10% discount and no setup fee if you choose to pay your year's Lovers membership in full. That comes to $1620 and can be paid in cash, money order or credit card.
Lifetime Lovers members receive all Lovers benefits along with two additional perks. Lifetime Lover members can attend all of our events at our space, regular or special (this does not include events away from the Center, such as The Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Paradise or Cirque du Noc) for no additional charge. Lifetime Members also can use the Annex up to two times a year for their own private event (of course it is subject to availability and our usual guidelines around age and alcohol). That means that twice a year Lifetime Members can have a party and invite up to 48 other people at no cost for the venue. A Lover Lifetime Membership costs $15,000 and can be paid in four quarterly installments in the first year.
Founder Biographies
Russell B.Over 1998-1999, Russell B. met the future founders of the Center for Sex Positive Culture. At Beyond the Edge Cafe on January 8, 1999, it was his note passing with Michael Gilbert that gave rise to the idea.
In his years at the Center, Russell managed the organization's web site and wrote the first volunteer training manual, annual report and member newsletter. He arranged insurance, credit card billing, federal tax-exempt status, and accounts payable/receivable; wrote out minutes and bylaws; managed bookkeeping; secured local and state licenses; and filed the first federal tax return. During his time on the board of directors, he served in each position including board president.
But perhaps most importantly, he relentlessly argued for a broader vision: that the organization's unifying theme could be sex-positivity as a whole. Russell describes his time at the Center as, "frankly, the best time of my life".
Russell became active in Seattle's sex positive culture in the 1990s. In 1995 he founded the Society for Human Sexuality at the University of Washington as well as sexuality.org, which he continues to manage.
Russell earned an engineering PhD from the University of Washington in 1998, and in 2008 enrolled in its law school. He is a licensed massage practitioner, and until beginning law school, held a day job in the computer industry. Russell has also hiked all the way around Mount Rainier and ridden a bicycle across the United States.
Russell can be reached at shs@sexuality.org and his personal journal can be viewed at http://russellb.livejournal.com.
Jim Duvall
Jim Duvall is one of the initial founders of the Center for Sex Positive Culture. He served as president of the board of directors and founded the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.
As a sexuality activist, Jim has volunteered for many organizations over the years. He is a past president and board member of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.
Jim began his career as an erotic photographer in the early days of the World Wide Web, taking pictures for phone sex workers. He shoots fine art nudes, often involving bondage and fetish themes. He began janesguide.com with his former partner Jane Duvall. He has also shot images for several other web endeavors, among them bondage.com. His art has been shown at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival and many other erotic art festivals around North America. He also shoots images for The Betty Pages, an LGBT magazine serving Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Jim also teaches on a variety of topics, from erotic photography to rope bondage, at events and for groups all over North America. His teaching style ranges from hands on technique classes, to demonstrations, to entire class hypnosis or guided meditation. He has taught at national events such as Shibaricon, Sinsations in Leather, Kinky Kollege and South Plains Leatherfest, as well as numerous local workshops in the Pacific Northwest.
Currently, Jim works as a fine art photographer and also manages the Little Red Bistro in the Little Red Studio art complex in Seattle. He can often be seen performing at the Little Red Studio events and shows and bartending in the bistro bar.
Jim can be reached at jim@jimduvall.com.
Allena Gabosch
Allena Gabosch has served as Executive Director of the Center for Sex Positive Culture since its founding in 1999. She has been active in the sex positive movement practically from its beginning, and says she's "busy creating sex positive culture on a daily basis!"
Allena has been producing educational and social events for the sex positive community since 1990. She co-owned and ran Beyond the Edge Cafe in the mid-1990s, providing a modest space for parties and workshops, until they closed their doors in 1999. It was then that Jim Duvall approached her with the idea of the Center and asked her to be its Executive Director.
She is a frequent speaker on many sex positive subjects at colleges and conferences around the United States and Canada, with an emphasis on BDSM and polyamory. In addition, she is the Festival Producer for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. She is a past board member of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. In the Spring of 2008, Allena was appointed to the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities.
Allena is a bisexual, poly switch and considers herself extremely blessed as she has a rich and full poly life, with many amazing and loving people in her "polycule". In her less than mundane non-kinky life, she is active in Landmark Education, loves theater, good food, walking around Seattle and hopes to run for Seattle City Council in a few years.
Allena can be reached at director@sexpositiveculture.org.
Michael Gilbert
Michael Gilbert was the founding president of the Center for Sex Positive Culture. With Russell B., he conceived of the original idea for the organization - a community nonprofit rather than a private enterprise - and recruited the original leadership team.
Michael set and managed the leadership's agenda throughout the organization's formative months and years. He led the board of directors through the recruitment and hiring of Allena Gabosch, the implementation of a successful fundraising and bootstrapping startup period, and the lease and development of a suitable property.
Most importantly, Michael developed and secured leadership and community support for a grand vision: to make the Center not a small club for a few hundred friends, but rather a large scale agent of cultural transformation with thousands of members. The results of that vision are with us today.
Michael began advocating for sexual minorities in the late 1970s. In the early 1980s, he started safer sex education programs at conferences. In the early 1990s, he started and nurtured several community building and educational programs for sex positive culture. Over the years, Michael has spoken at scores of conferences and taught many workshops.
Michael is a social entrepreneur who has founded dozens of projects and organizations over the years, served on more than two score boards of directors, and consulted or trained thousands of different civil society organizations. He builds communities of practice around visions of social change and social service.
Michael can be reached at michael@sexpositiveculture.org.
Russell Harmon
The initial founders of the Center for Sex Positive Culture approached Russell Harmon to sit in on early board meetings and help create a weekly dance event based on his involvement with the Seattle fetish club scene. Grind launched in May 2000, the Center's first weekday event. This Thursday night gothic/industrial dance party quickly became and remains the Center's most popular event.
Also in May 2000, Russell formally joined the board of directors, where he remained active until 2007. He served as president for a year, treasurer for a year, and also on numerous committees and special event teams. He continues to take an active role with Grind, helping DJ and run the event.
Russell has been involved in the Seattle leather scene since 1993. He is one of the meanies from Two Big Meanies, an altporn BDSM site focusing on fun, connected and kinetic play. He has also taught various BDSM and sexuality workshops since 1999.
Outside of his sex positive efforts, he works doing freelance sysadmin and web development, and plays with rock climbing, airsoft, bodybuilding and motorcycles.
Originally from Maine, Russell moved to Seattle in 1991 and settled in. He identifies as a bisexual switch, who loves learning and passing along his knowledge at every opportunity.
Russell can be reached at russell@twobigmeanies.com.