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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

3 clinical trainings from TASHRA, live on Zoom + async 🖤 10/25 Altogether Ooky w/ Dr. Danielle Kramer · 4 CEs · $160 ($80 no CEs) 11/1 Existential Analysis w/ Xavier Williams · 3 CEs · $120 ($60 no CEs) 11/22 Ready, Set, PrEP! w/ Dr. Erik Wert · 3 CEs · $120 ($60 no CEs) Register: tashra.org

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Altogether Ooky: Feminist Theory + Kink, Cut from the Same Cloth 🖤✨ 📅 Sunday, October 25th 🕘 9:00 AM–1:15 PM PT 🎓 Offering 4 CE credits 📢 Presented by Dr. Danielle Kramer ( @inbedwithdanielle ; she/they) Register here: tinyurl.com/altogether-ooky-26 or the link in the bio!

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Join us for Playing Doesn’t Stop at Graying: Kinky Edition. 📅 Sunday, August 23rd 🕘 9:00 AM–12:15 PM PT 💻 Live online via Zoom; asynchronous option as well. 🎓 3 APA and AASECT CE credits available 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/playing-doesnt-stop-at-graying

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

There is a real care gap for Kink-identified clients. The 2026 Kink Clinical Guidelines give all clinicians the tools to provide better care. Free to download and share at dsrei.org/kink-clinical-guidelines #KinkAffirming #MentalHealth #SexPositiveTherapy #KinkAware

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Ready, Set, PrEP! 🩺 Beginner/intermediate HIV prevention training for providers working with kink/BDSM clients, with Dr. Erik Wert + live Q&A. 📅 Sun 6/28, 10am–1:15pm PT 🎓 3 APA & AASECT CEUs 📺 Recording for 30 days 💸 Scholarships/discounts Register: tinyurl.com/PrEP4KinkyClients

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

TASHRA is seeking members for our Community Advisory Board. Help keep our research, education, and outreach grounded in kink community experience. We welcome diverse voices from kink, Leather, BDSM, and fetish communities. Interested? team@tashra.org!

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Rewriting Desire: Narrative Therapy, Kink, and the Erotic Imagination 🖤✨ 📅 Sunday, April 26th 🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT 🔗 Register now: tashra.org/?p=7231 📢 Presented by @drerikamiley.bsky.social , PhD, LMHC, CST. 🎓 3 CE credits available | TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Rewriting Desire: Narrative Therapy, Kink, and the Erotic Imagination 🖤✨ 📅 Sunday, April 26th 🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT 🔗 Register now: tashra.org/?p=7231 📢 Presented by @drerikamiley.bsky.social, PhD, LMHC, CST. 🎓 3 CE credits available | TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Rewriting Desire: Narrative Therapy, Kink, and the Erotic Imagination 🖤✨ 📅 Sunday, April 26th 🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT 🔗 Register now: tashra.org/?p=7231 📢 Presented by @drerikamiley.bsky.social, PhD, LMHC, CST. 🎓 3 CE credits available | TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

TASHRA is seeking new Board members to help advance kink-affirming healthcare. We’re especially looking for experience in nonprofit governance, finance, fundraising, legal, or organizational development. Diverse perspectives welcome. Interested? Email team@tashra.org.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Permission—Again and Again: The PLISSIT Framework as the Foundation of Kink/BDSM-Affirming Clinical Practices 🖤✨ Date: March 1st Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT Register: tinyurl.com/PLISSIT 🎓 TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA. 3 APA & AASECT CE credits available.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Santa Baby: Solstice Kinks and Naughty Winks ✨🎅 Huge thanks to our TASHRA board members and volunteers who shared their clinical expertise, community insights, and lived experiences through engaging presentations. 🎓 We were thrilled to gift attendees FREE APA/AASECT continuing education credits.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Santa Baby: Solstice Kinks and Naughty Winks 📅 Dec 14 | ⏰ 9-11 AM PST | 🎓 1 AASECT & APA CEU A FREE event! Join us for a festive panel exploring how holiday traditions, spirituality, and seasonal celebrations intersect with fetish and kink expressions. Register: www.tashra.org/event/santa-...

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Attacks on LGBTQIA+ and kink communities are rising, but our commitment to science and justice isn’t. This #GivingTuesday, stand with TASHRA to train affirming providers, fund research, and defend our rights. 💪 We’re resilient together. 💌 Donate @ tashra.org/donate #KinkCommunity #HealthEquity

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Giving Tuesday is Tomorrow! For over a decade, TASHRA has been transforming healthcare for kink, BDSM, and sexually diverse communities. This Giving Tuesday, we'll be sharing why TASHRA's work is more critical than ever. 🖤 Stay tuned for our campaign launch.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Consent Is Sacred: Reimagining Ethics in Marginalized Research Contexts 📅 Thu, Nov 13, 2025 | 🕒 11 AM–12:30 PM PT | 💻 Zoom 🎓 1 APA CE & 1 AASECT CE available 👤 Presenter: Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/consent-in-research 💸 Scholarships + group discounts available

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

November @TASHRA: two online trainings for clinicians + community • Intro to Therapy Pt. 2 — Sun 11/2, 10a–2p PT. 4 CEs. 🔗 tinyurl.com/kinkymindbodypt2 • Consent Is Sacred — Thu 11/13, 11–12:30p PT. 1 CE. 🔗 tinyurl.com/consent-in-research

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Citizens as Co-Creators: Community-Engaged Research as a Liberation Practice 📚🤝 Oct 9th, 2025 · 11 AM PT | Online via Zoom w/ Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. Learn liberating, trauma-informed research practices that center healing, justice & shared power. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/researchasliberation

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Intro to Therapy with Kinky Clients Pt 2 🌱🖤 Nov 2nd, 2025 • 10 AM–2 PM PT • Online via Zoom 4 APA & AASECT CE credits Learn tools for consent repair, “drop” vs anxiety, and kink as healing. 📢 With Anna Randall, DHS, LCSW & Zita Nickeson, PhD, LMHC 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/kinkymindbodypt2

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

✨ Research as Relationship ✨ 4-part webinar series with Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. 📅 Dates: Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11, Jan 8 🕒 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET | 7 PM London — 1.5 hrs each 💻 Online via Zoom 🎓 1 APA & 1 AASECT CEU available for licensed clinicians. 🔗 Register — tinyurl.com/ResearchasRelationship

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Citizens as Co-Creators: Community-Engaged Research as a Liberation Practice 📚🤝 October 9th, 2025 · 11 AM PT | Online via Zoom w/ Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. Learn liberating, trauma-informed research practices that center healing, justice & shared power. 🔗 Register: www.tashra.org/event/citize...

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

💬 What’s Age Got to Do with It? A deep dive into adult age-gap relationships through a GSERD lens 🕰💞 📅 Sept 7, 2025 | Online via Zoom ⏰ 9 AM PT 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits Explore research, biases, and affirming skills for working with age-gap relationships. tinyurl.com/TASHRA-agegap

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🔦 Research Spotlight “Construction and Validation of a Questionnaire on Kinky and BDSM Fantasies and Activities in Portuguese Adults” (Vilhena et al., 2025) A team of Portuguese researchers has created the IFAKBDSM, a comprehensive tool to study kink & BDSM fantasies and activities. [THREAD]

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Missed our August Newsletter? Not on our listserv? We’ve got you! Featuring: Meet the Team, Director’s Note, Movie Review, Project Update, Research on kink & self-actualization, plus upcoming events! 👉 Catch up here: mailchi.mp/79237327b6ac...

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We were proud to present The Kink and Flourishing Study at #APA2025! 💡 Our research shows how kink can support healing, resilience & growth. Thank you to all who joined us and to APA for affirming kink & sexual diversity in healthcare. 💜 #TASHRA

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Where brilliance meets survival and survival becomes revolution ✨ Happy Birthday to our incredible Research Director, Dr. Kaston Anderson Jr. You are a scholar, truth-teller, and fierce advocate for justice, healing, and equity. We’re honored to walk alongside you in this work. 🎉

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

📚 Research Spotlight 📚 A recent study published in The Journal of Sex Research by Wei Bai, Haihan Wang, and Lijun Zheng explores a growing relationship model in China known as “fourth love.” (5 pt 🧵🪡)

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Happy International BDSM Day! This global celebration honors kink culture, sexual expression, and the vibrant BDSM community. The observance was founded in 2003 by Kurt Walter Fisher, a Swiss kink advocate who opened Europe’s first BDSM club. He chose 7/24 as a nod to “24/7” kink lifestyles! (🪡🧵)

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Center for Positive Sexuality @ctrsexpositive.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Every year on July 14th, we recognize and celebrate folks who identify as #Nonbinary. These are people who don’t identify exclusively as a man or woman. They may identify as both, neither, or fall somewhere else inside/outside the gender spectrum which is vast and ever-changing.

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Kinky Mind & Body Pt. 2: Consent & Healing A 4.5-hour clinical training on how kink can support healing, how to navigate consent violations, and how to distinguish kink from abuse. 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits 💻 Online via Zoom 🕒 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm London 🔗 Link in bio to register!

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Embodied Healing: Kink & Psychedelics 🗓 May 10 | 🕒 11AM PT | 💻 Zoom A deep dive into the overlap of PAT & BDSM healing spaces, w/ focus on ketamine therapy. 🎓 3 APA & 3 AASECT CE credits 🔗 Register: link in bio #PsychedelicTherapy #KinkHealing #TASHRA

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Kinky Mind and Body: Consent & Healing 🗓 May 3 | 🕒 11AM PT | 💻 Zoom Explore consent, healing, and empowerment in kink-informed therapy. 🎓 4 APA & 4 AASECT CE credits 📍 TASHRA Training Series 🔗 Register: link in bio #KinkAwareTherapist #SexPositiveTherapy #TASHRA

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The ATR Study: Exploring Authority Transfer in Power-Exchange Relationships Are you kinky and in a power-exchange relationship of 2+ years? We’d love to learn from your experience. To check eligibility, visit: csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

🧠 Kinky Mind and Body: Introduction to Therapy with Kinky Clients (Pt 1) 🖤 📅 Date: Sunday, April 6th, 2025 🕒 Time: 11 AM – 3:30 PM PT / 2 PM – 6:30 PM ET 💻 Location: Online via Zoom 📖 3 CEUs - TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA. 🔗 Register now — tinyurl.com/intro-2-kink... [THREAD]

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Psychological Safety in a Scene: Panic Attacks and Other Anxious Moments – What Causes Them and What to Do About Them 🗓 Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 🕒 Time: 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern (1 hour) 💻 Location: Zoom – Online 💰 Sliding scale – No one turned away 🔗 tinyurl.com/psych-safety... [THREAD]

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Master Media Communication with Susan Wright in "Prepared to Discuss the Current Political Climate?" - Sunday, March 23 - 10 AM - 12:15 PM PST / 1 PM - 3:15 PM EST - Online via Zoom - $75 USD with APA CEU credit; $37.50 USD w/o APA CEU credit - Register now: tinyurl.com/TASHRA-media-training

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Jess, who supports our Community Education team at TASHRA, will be representing TASHRA and the research team at SELF LeatherFest this June!

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

📢 TASHRA On Demand is live! We’re excited to launch our new platform offering asynchronous workshops for: ✨ Professionals: Deepen your knowledge of kink/BDSM and earn AASECT & APA CE credits. ✨ Community: Learn about consent, empowerment, and kink's role in well-being. tashraondemand.vhx.tv/products

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

📢 Announcing TASHRA On Demand! 💡 Asynchronous workshops for: ✨ Healthcare Professionals: Earn CE credits while learning inclusive care practices for kinky/BDSM communities. ✨ Community Members: Learn about consent, empowerment, and kink’s role in well-being. Explore: tashraondemand.vhx.tv/products

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

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TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance @kinkhealth.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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