Kink & BDSM Resources Index

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Local dungeons

  • CSPC - Center for Sex Positive Culture, based out of Gallery Erato (an erotic art gallery) in Pioneer Square. Visit their website here

  • Subspace - Just outside of Seattle in Tukwila. They host a variety of events in a photo gallery space. Visit their website here

  • In general, the best way to find local parties, events, socials, and education is via fetlife.

Kink education

  • Pan Eros Foundation - is the best place for local (in person) kink education in Seattle proper. Visit their website here

  • Wicked Grounds - is a longstanding San Francisco based kink organization with a huge amount of online education available. You can get tickets to their online events here

  • Full Circle Kink - is a local Seattle rope education org. They host a variety of in-person rope workshops and classes. Check out their website here

  • Crash Restraint - is a website offering free video-based rope content including safety and tying (from beginner to advanced). Check out their website here

  • Shibari Study - is a paid subscription offering high quality shibari instructional videos. Check out their website here

  • The Duchy - is a rope-focused education org and website. Check out their website here

  • Kink Academy - is a freemium platform offering a wide variety of online kink education. Check out their website here

BIPOC-Centric kink

  • Pleasure Hole is Seattle’s main BIPOC kink organizer. They primarily organize on their instagram here

  • Diadem Events / MxPucksAPlenty is another wonderful BIPOC-friendly kink organizer. They primarily organize on fetlife here

  • BIPOC Rope Group is a newly formed rope jam - monthly at Subspace. They primarily organize on fetlife. Join their fet group here

  • Onyx Northwest is a Leather club for Men of Color. Check out their website here

Specific kinks

  • SEAPAH (Seattle Pups and Handlers) is the center of Seattle’s leather pup community. Check out their website here

  • Rope In Seattle - is a curated website with various rope events and education listed on a calendar. Check out their website here

  • HypnoKink Enthusiasts Group - is a group dedicated to hypno kink. They primarily organize on fetlife here

  • Seattle Latex Circle - is a group dedicated to latex. They primarily organize on fetlife here

Trans Resources

  • Seattle Trans List - A community-sourced list of resources, for & by trans people. Visit the list here

  • Seattle Gender Affirming Surgery Providers - View the list here. (Provided courtesy of DoulaStevie)

  • Legal Name and Gender Change Checklist - View the checklist here. (Provided courtesy of DoulaStevie)

Other resources

  • Kink Aware Professionals - listing of psychotherapeutic, medical, legal and other professionals who are kink, poly, and sex friendly. Visit their website here

  • Soteria of Washington - offers low cost or free private investigative services for marginalized and stigmatized communities (such as kink). Visit their website here

  • Poly Friendly Professionals - professionals across a variety of fields who are poly friendly. Visit their website here

  • San Francisco Sex Information - Provides free, confidential, accurate, non-judgmental information about sex. Also offers sex educator training, and a hotline for questions about sexuality, gender, and relationships. Visit their website here

  • OmgYes - Research-backed information, guides, and tutorials on women’s pleasure and intimacy. Visit their website here

  • Peer Seattle - General LGBTQ support for the broader Seattle area. Peer coaching, support groups, free HIV testing, and more. Visit their website here

  • Seattle Men In Leather - is the main group creating offerings primarily for gay leather men. They have some BDSM education. See their website here

  • Seattle Leather Service Corps - offers some education geared towards the leather community. See their website here