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The Center for Sex and Culture or CSC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in San Francisco, California. It serves as a community center, library, and gallery space, and is home to the annual San Francisco Masturbate-a-thon event.

The organization was founded in 1994 by Carol Queen and Robert Morgan Lawrence.

Mission and Vision

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The mission of the Center for Sex & Culture is "to provide judgment-free education, cultural events, a library/media archive, and other resources to audiences across the sexual and gender spectrum; and to research and disseminate factual information, framing and informing issues of public policy and public health."

Events and Membership

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Recurring events include:

  • Erotic Reading Circle: Every 4th Wednesday
  • Sex Workers Writing Workshop: Every 2nd Saturday
  • SF Jacks: Every 2nd and 4th Monday
  • SF D/s Discussion Group:

Library and Archive

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Sustained by donations from patrons and staff, the Center for Sex and Culture Library and Archive's collection includes over 6000 books[1]. The collection includes graduate and undergraduate dissertations, erotic pulp fiction, sex education textbooks, and HIV/AIDS education materials[2].

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History

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References

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(will link below properly when complete) Category:LGBT organizations in the United States Category:Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco, California Category:Sex-positivism