Seattle Sex Positive Community Center

The Wet Spot / Center for Sex Positive Culture

dance, play, community center

Active or defunct:|Active

Located in Seattle, Washington, USA. Has own rather sizable building in the Interbay area.

info AT wetspot DOT org

Link on Seattle Weekly

Calls itself a "Sex-positive community center" ("SPCC"). Enormous range of activities ranges from workshops on both the physical and emotional aspects of sexuality and BDSM to play parties, dance nights, non-sexual social gatherings, offsite party at a heated pool, to more unusual activities like somewhat kinky life drawing sessions for artists or a weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting or a bunch of people watching (and heckling) porn films. Also various support groups (e.g. Women's Welcoming Committee, Slaves' support group). Runs an anual art show, the Seattle Erotic Art Festival (SEAF).

Probably the best free circulating library of sexually related materials (books and videos) in the English-speaking world. It's run as a non-profit. You can barter volunteer time for almost admission to almost any events. Prices reflect the non-profit nature of the venue Both relatively public and relatively private play spaces Lots of cool equipment A club-worthy sound system

Pretty equally mixed among gay and straight, male and female (with no small number in between in either category: with reference to the latter, Seattle is home to the Ingersoll Gender Center, so it has a lot more transsexuals than your typical scene) No alcohol, no smoking Located in an off-the-beaten-path part of town Very different rules on different nights Some evenings are VERY LOUD, especially the weekly Thursday night dance/play party known as The Grind Some evenings are very quiet, such as the monthly Sunday night bondage party One night a month of men-only, one night a month of women-only Range of permitted play at most of the play parties is extremely broad No guys wandering around wanking Members range from age 18 to definite OAPs Organization is also involved in BDSM activism and outreach Membership club, and you have to go through an orientation to become a member (but there is some accommodation for members to invite guests, especially out-of-town guests; also, out-of-town visitors active in the kink world can contact ahead for arrangements).

The one thing unequivocally bad is that you can pretty readily tell that it is converted warehouse space.

Comment

Wet Spot was reorganized as The Center for Sex Positive Culture

See Also

• Clubbing
• Sex positive movement

External links

• Official website
• Seattle Erotic Arts Festival

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