LaQueer - April 2025

WHAT: LaQueer: An LGBTQ+ Sex-Positive Party

LaQueer is back and ready to welcome the CSPC’s queer community for safer kinky and sexy fun. We welcome all kinds of play and sex that are allowed under the CSPC’s rules, and welcome people all across the various spectra of queer identity. We will have rope suspension points, kink equipment like spanking benches and racks, and space for everything from cuddles to needles.

• WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight
• WHERE: The Gallery Erato, located in Pioneer Square at 309 1st Ave S.
• COST: $30 (sliding scale available)

WHO: This event is for queer folx and their friends! “Queer" here is used as an umbrella term for anyone who identifies as not-heterosexual or not-cisgender, including but not limited to people who identify as: gay, lesbian, bisexual, genderqueer, agender, bigender, transgender, third gender, trans, genderfluid, gaymo, bicurious, asexual, homosexual, homofabulous, homoflexible, heteroflexible, intersex, questioning, pansexual, MTF, FTM, butch, femme, fag, dyke.

If you identify with one of these groups, then this party is for you!

If you aren't queer and are not attending with a queer person, we invite you to join us at a different event. We ask that you respect our intention to create a queer space with this event.

Want to come? Get your tickets online!

There will be no tickets available at the door for this event, tickets are only available through pre purchase online. Click here for information on our refund policy.

What to expect upon arrival

• All attendees are required to show a valid government-issued ID. If you do not bring your ID or it is expired we cannot admit you.

• Guests will need to fill out a guest form and a waiver.

• Please review our Essential House Rules and share them with your guests.

• Please arrive in street-legal attire.

• There is a coat closet on the main floor, and lockers in the basement which can be secured with padlocks (please bring your own padlock if you wish to use one).

• This is a “yes means yes” space. Please don’t initiate ANY KIND of physical contact with anyone without asking and obtaining a “yes” first.

• We have people here of all genders and orientations. Do not assume anything about anyone based on how they look or who they are playing with.

• When voyeuring from social areas please be conscious of how your energy may project into a scene, even from afar. Give the players their space unless you are invited to come watch up close by the participants. If you are asked to move away or look away from a scene please respect the request.

What to bring with you

• Whatever makes you feel sexy and confident. Don’t forget your toy bag!

• A reusable water bottle for refilling at our water station

• We invite you to bring your own clean sheets and towels to use, as that helps us keep down our laundry costs.

What we provide

• Safer sex supplies, cleaning supplies, clean sheets and towels

• Light snacks for keeping energy up

Directions and Parking

Gallery Erato is located at 309 1st Ave S. There is a pay parking lot along our north wall. Pioneer Square has free on-street parking after 6 p.m., and there are many paid parking garages in the neighborhood. This neighborhood is very well served by public transportation, including many bus lines, the streetcar, and the LINK light rail.

Accessibility

• There is a small lip from the sidewalk into the Gallery.

• We have a wheelchair ramp that our registration volunteers can put down to transition over this lip so that our main floor will be accessible to folks in wheelchairs. Please let us know when you arrive if you need the ramp.

• There will be play stations, refreshments, and restrooms on the main floor. Unfortunately, the basement of our space is only accessible via stairs.

• Restrooms are gender neutral, and can be found on both floors.

• This is not a scent-free space.

Have more questions? Check out our FAQ! We are a 100% volunteer-run organization, so it helps us immensely if you review the FAQ before emailing us. Thank you!