Other Community Events to Enjoy!
The CSPC throws amazing parties and hosts many important discussions on various topics. But luckily, we live in a place where there are many more options to dive into sex- and body-positive culture. The list below is just a sampling of some great events coming up in the next month.
We include non-CSPC events in the first issue each month. If you have an event suggestion, please email Marissa at newsletter@thecspc.org and it might make it into our next issue!
October 6–7
A Metamodern Prometheus ($1–50 | in person)
A literary burlesque about the creation of Frankenstein
October 6–7
Northwest Film Forum: Sex Demon ($7–14 | in person)
Last screened theatrically in 1981 and never released on home video, Sex Demon is a crucial—yet long-lost—piece of queer horror history that’s been preserved in 2K from a recently discovered 16mm release print.
October 8
Consent Academy: Consent, Neurodiversity, and Kink ($20–40 | online)
This discussion-focused workshop is designed to help folks of all neurotypes better understand and communicate with their neurodivergent partners and play partners. The workshop will give an overview of what neurodiversity is and why the neurodiversity paradigm is important. It will also cover how the systemic oppression of neurodivergent people can create barriers to consent and will address strategies for promoting trauma-informed and accessible spaces.
October 8
Sex Positive World: Cultural Spa: Healing Inherited Wounds ($0–30 | online)
This workshop is centered around trauma-informed practices that equip us with the skills necessary to address embodiment of traumatic experiences.
October 12–29
Seattle Queer Film Festival ($50+ | in person and virtual)
The 28th Annual Seattle Queer Film Festival runs October 12-22 (in-person) and October 22-29 (virtual) in venues in Capitol Hill and Columbia City, with virtual reach including Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Our theme for this year’s festival is “Queer Joy Is Cinematic”, while we also explore what ‘queer joy’ means to all members of our community, recognizing we must fight and exist in equal measure.
October 13
Kremwerk: Hyper-ween ($11.33 | in person)
We're throwing a spine-chilling party 4 u spinning emerging hyperpop, synthpop, nightcore, and whatever-the-fuck-core is next. HYPER is and will always be a queer party guaranteed to transform any space into an immaterial world, so we’re going to slay the haunted house down BOOts this year one last time.
October 15
Sex-Positive World: Awesome Boundaries ($0–25 | online)
Whether you’ve been taught to go against your own boundaries in order to please others or to push hard for what you want, or a mix of both, this on-line workshop is a place to explore together how we each got to where we are today with boundaries and how to get to a better place in how we set and receive boundaries.
October 21
Pan Eros: Seduction: Monstrous ($55 | in person)
It’s time for Seattle’s sexiest Halloween party! Gallery Erato is preparing to host Seduction: Monstrous—a night of music, dancing, ambient performances, and the hottest costumes to make it out of the bedroom await you!
October 22
SEA-PAH: Suicide Awareness Walk (free | in person)
The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about.
October 22
Sex Positive World: The Pleasure Talk ($0–25 | online)
Join us for an interactive workshop on creating safer sex and more pleasurable connections through awesome communication!
October 26
Papaya Project: Seattle Sexuality Professionals Meet-up (free | in person)
Are you a Sexuality Educator, Counselor, Therapist, or other sexuality-related professional living in Seattle? Do you want to connect with other people in your field, brainstorm future collaborations, or just have a space to collectively decompress? Join us for this monthly community meet-up!
October 26
Pan Eros: Creepy, Crawly Lap Dance ($42 | in person)
Creepy Crawly Lap Dance explores the spine chilling side of lap dancing just in time for Halloween! Ghouls, gals, and guys will learn a short choreography to take with them or use individual moves in whatever order makes you feel good. Lap dance pairs will have the option of only one person learning the moves, or to switch and allow both participants to learn.
November 1
Papaya Project: Sex Trivia ($10–20 | in person)
Join us for a fun, educational night of sex trivia and to fundraise for comprehensive sexuality education!