History and Mission
Established in 2007, the Center for Positive Sexuality is a 501c3 non-profit educational and research unincorporated association. Our mission is to address social issues through sex positive research and education.
A sex-positive perspective acknowledges the wide range of human and sexual diversity among individuals; a multitude of sexual identities, orientations, and practices; gender presentations; and the need for accessible healthcare and education. Sex positivity also encourages open and safe communication, ethics, consent, empowerment of sexual minorities, and the resolution of various social problems that are associated with sexuality. We define positive sexuality through our 8-dimension model.
Our mission to provide information to professionals, students, and others is consistent with the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health which includes “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being related to sexuality…” requiring a “…positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination, and violence” and that “the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected, and fulfilled.” (2002)
Commitment
Recent events, both internal and external to the Center for Positive Sexuality, have brought to light the dangers and challenges that come with creating and maintaining a space where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and where everyone has the right to accurate and timely information about themselves and their communities. In a climate of scapegoating, hatred, and the weaponizing of information to deny individuals of basic human rights, it is important that voices clearly and unequivocally articulate what they stand for, and what they stand against. In this regard, the Center would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm the following commitments:
We DO NOT support individuals, organizations, or ideologies that espouse white supremacy.
We DO NOT support individuals, organizations, or ideologies that actively work to deny basic human rights to any group.
We DO NOT support individuals, organizations, or ideologies that promote violence or hatred of ANY group.
We remain committed to supporting diverse identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sex, and orientation, through our research, education, and advocacy.
Our mission statement remains the same as it always have: to address social issues through sex-positive research and education. There is no room for hatred in our mission statement, and there never will be.
More Information
If you would like to know more about the individual educators, please go to our Educators page. If you would like to know more about the individual researchers, please go to our Researchers page.
The Center for Positive Sexuality is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and has given presentations and delivered papers at various conferences and conventions across the U.S and internationally.
This project is funded personally by the volunteers as well as through public and private donations and grants. If you would like to contribute to the furthering of sex-positive information and education, please donate today.