Center for Sex Positive Culture

The Intro to Sex-Positive Culture is a mandatory orientation that all potential members must attend before joining and is designed to introduce the broad range of experiences available at the Center for Sex Positive Culture. The orientation provides attendees with a history of Sex-Positive Culture in Seattle and reviews some of the expectations and etiquette expected at our events. Orientations also include a question-and-answer period so that attendees can get any questions answered.

Orientations 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.

Once you've decided to attend an Orientation, please email director@sexpositiveculture.org if you need more information. The next available date can be found on the calendar page and directions to the location where orientations are held are on the directions page.

Please note: Orientations are restricted to people with picture ID showing that they are over 18 years old.

Membership Levels

An outline of the costs and benefits of each membership type is listed below by membership level:

Friend

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 Friend

The same privileges as a Friend membership. Supportive Friends donate an extra $35 once a year to the Center when they renew their membership.

Friend with Benefits

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.

Friends Guest Policy

All Friends, Supportive Friends and Friends with Benefits can bring paying non-member guests to any Center event. The following rules and restrictions apply:

1. Basic members may bring non-member paying guests to our members-only events twelve times per calendar year.

3. Basic members are required to arrive with or before their guests and the guests must depart when the basic member leaves.

4. Basic members are responsible for their guests' behavior and will sign off on the guest release form.

5. Non-member guests of basic members may attend only four events before required to become a Center member

After the 12 person limit has been reached our out of town guest policy applies. All basic members can bring out of area guests at any time, however they must notify the director at least 48 hours in advance and send me the guest's full legal name and I'll send a "permission slip" back to the member to print and show the cashier.

It is advised to save your 6 yearly guests for local people and use the out of town guest policy for all other guests.

Premium Membership

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

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.

Lover

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 Memberships

Lifetime members receive all the benefits of Partner and Lovers along 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 a Lover Lifetime Membership costs $15,000 and both memberships can be paid in four quarterly installments in the first year.

Joining the CSPC

Intro to Sex-Positive Culture