TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance (@kinkhealth)

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· 11d

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Jun 30

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Jun 21

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Jun 16

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Apr 23

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!

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Apr 22

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Apr 20

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Apr 1

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Feb 25

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Feb 18

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Dec 14

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Dec 6

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-...

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Dec 2

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Dec 1

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.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Oct 29

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Oct 22

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Oct 6

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Sep 22

✨ 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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Sep 17

✨ 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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Sep 17

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...

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Sep 3

💬 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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 29

🔦 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]

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 27

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...

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 22

💬 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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 19

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

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 12

💬 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. Link in bio.

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Aug 6

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. 🎉

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Jul 27

📚 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 🧵🪡)

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· Jul 24

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! (🪡🧵)

TASHRA- The Alternative Sexuality Health Research Alliance@kinkhealth· May 21

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!