Brenda Love

Brenda Love, Ph.D., (born December 13, 1950) is an American writer, international lecturer and sexologist. She is a leading authority on paraphilias, fetishes, sadomasochism and unusual sex practices. She has documented over 600 sex practices in the encyclopedia and it remains the most comprehensive and valuable research available today for therapists, physicians, educators, and law enforcement agencies.

Dr. Love has promoted understanding and non-judgment of fetish behavior in public lectures and as a guest on numerous television and radio programs. During her career she served as a counselor on the National STD Hotline, The San Mateo Suicide and Crisis Center, The National AIDS Hotline, and the San Francisco Sex Switchboard.

She received her doctorate in psychology from Hamilton University (1992) and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College & University (1990). She is also a biographee of Who’s Who of American Women, and of Who’s Who of Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century. Brenda has been a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Student Affiliate of the American Psychological Association, the Mystery Writers of America, and the California Writers Club.

PUBLICATIONS

Love, Brenda, (1992), The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, Little Brown Publishing ISBN-10: 0349115354}. The book is available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese and French.

Love, B, Contributing writer for 'The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality'(2001), (ISBN 0826412742) by Francoeur, R. An updated one-volume version was published in 2004 under the title The Continuum complete international encyclopedia of sexuality (ISBN 0826414885).

Love, B, (1992), "500 Unusual Sex Practices" video, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco

Love, B, Cook C; (1995), "Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices" DVD, Harvest Moon Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Love, B, (1991), "Gastronophilia", Not Naughty News;, Woodside, CA, Vol. 1, No. 2,

Love, B, (1992), "Entomophilia", Not Naughty News;, Woodside, CA, Vol. 2, No. 1

Love, B, (1993), "Pie Throwing", Not Naughty News;, Woodside, CA, Vol. 3, No. 1

Love, B, (1994), "Hierophilia and Pecattiphilia", Passionate Living Magazine;, Woodside, CA, Vol. 4, No. 2

LECTURES

Love, B, (1990), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", Mensa group, Sacramento, CA

Love, B, (1990), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (20 lectures between 1990-1993 for Professors J. Smolinsky, D. Caust and Morisak)

Love, B, (1991), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", Society of Janus, San Francisco, CA

Love, B, (1991), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", National Sexuality Symposium, San Francisco, CA

Love, B, (1991), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", Lifestyles conference, Palm Springs, CA

Love, B, (1993), "Unusual Sex Practices", Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Seattle, WA

Love, B, (1993), "Unusual Sex Practices", Holisbreath conference, San Rafael, CA

Love, B, (1993), "Unusual Sex Practices", University of California at San Francisco, CA

Love, B, (1993), "Unusual Sex Practices", American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists {AASECT}, Denver, CO

Love, B, (1993), "Unusual Sex Practices", World Congress of Sexology, Rio de Janeiro

Love, B, (1994), "500 Unusual Sex Practices", Keynote speaker for San Diego Society of Sex therapy and Education Annual Dinner

Love, B, (1994), "Paraphilic Curiosities Across Six Continents", American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August 13, 1994

Love, B, (1995), "Obstacles in Writing a Sex Book", California Writers Club, San Francisco, CA, January 21, 1995

Love, B, (1998), "Serial Killers", Mystery Writers of America, San Francisco, CA, May 9, 1998

REFERENCES

Frymer, M, (1992), "Everything you want to know about sex but are afraid to try", San Jose Mercury News, Living Section E, San Jose, CA, Nov. 17, 1992, E-1

Hayde, M, (1992), "She can tell you everything you wanted to know...and an awful lot you might be surprised to find out...about sex", The Peninsula Times Tribune, San Mateo, CA, Oct. 9, 1992, F-1

Sandack, R., (1995), "The 3rd degree, Brenda Love: She teaches weird sex", Chic Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, April 1995, 23-24