The Pincus Center for Inclusive Treatment and Education

08/14/2025

Sara is accepting new individual clients! They are not available to take couples or triads at this time. Reach out to Sara for a free consultation: https://thepincuscenter.com/practitioners/sara-burleson/

08/12/2025

Did you know August is the anniversary of an LGBTQ+ riot that predates Stonewall?

The Compton's Cafeteria Riot occurred in San Francisco in August 1966. The exact date is lost to time. Police and the diner's management had repeatedly harassed and arrested the drag queens, trans women, and other gender non-conforming patrons of Compton's Cafeteria. One night, the diner goers had enough of the police's discrimination. They fought back.

Although the Compton's Cafeteria Riot happened three years before the Stonewall Riots, it's a less widely known part of LGBTQ+ history. Because of a lack of news coverage in 1966, the riot was largely forgotten until trans activist and historian Susan Stryker began researching the event in 1995. Stryker interviewed people who had lived through the riot and released a documentary in 2005, "Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria."

Sources:
Q***r Youth Task Force of Santa Cruz County & The Diversity Center - Santa Cruz County: https://safeschoolsproject.org/lgbtq-history/lgbtq-history-august/

The Transgender District: https://www.transgenderhistorymonth.com/tht/comptons-cafeteria-riots

The Rainbow Stores: https://www.therainbowstores.com/blogs/blogs-guides/the-comptons-cafeteria-riot-the-trans-uprising-three-years-before-stonewall?srsltid=AfmBOorHbDwbfxCoHxbRlPbBchadOU3_xtcYsDmRaAMi9t037ZwISzRi

08/08/2025

Reese has lived experience being trans, q***r, disabled, neurodivergent and non-monogamous as well as experience supporting people who also exist at one or more of those intersections. Reach out to Reese to become a client! https://thepincuscenter.com/practitioners/reese-hebrank/

07/28/2025

Help us plan our next events!

The Pincus Center would like to offer more continuing education trainings on neurodiversity in Fall 2025. We want to hear from our beloved community.

What types of training on neurodiversity are you interested in?
- Neurodiversity and sexual pleasure
- New approaches to ADHD
- The intersection of neurodiversity and chronic illness
- Community building for neurodiverse people
- Other

Click the link for the official poll or let us know your answer in the comments: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhw5jUaojR0nRB8BJTBVzGo328TANuguSo0rjcWpLEoDEAqg/viewform

07/24/2025

Happy World B**M Day!

Do you know these three common B**M frameworks?

SSC stands for Safe, Sane, & Consensual. It means that whatever is happening in a B**M scene should meet these three criteria, as agreed upon by everyone involved in the scene. It's fairly easy to understand and an older concept, more widely known in the community. But critics say that "sane" can have ableist connotations.

RACK stands for Risk Aware Consensual Kink. This framework acknowledges that not everything in B**M can be deemed completely safe. It's important that all partners have full awareness of safety concerns. This can require a certain amount of research into potential injuries from planned activities. But no one can predict everything.

The 4 Cs are Caring, Communication, Consent, and Caution. This is a newer framework focusing on interpersonal connections between scene participants.

Consent is the common thread between each of these frameworks. No matter which one feels right for you and your partners, we hope you have fun celebrating World B**M Day!

For more information on the frameworks, check out this article by The Cage Magazine: https://thecage.co/magazine,167.html

07/22/2025

July is Disability Pride Month!

People with disabilities are polyamorous, kinky, and sexy. Having a disability does not mean a person can't have fulfilling romantic or sexual relationships. Anyone can be disabled at any point and almost everyone will become disabled at some point.

The Pincus Center is a safe, non-judgmental, sex-positive space to explore yourself and your relationships. You can bring your whole self, all of your intersecting identities, and find support here. We offer therapy and coaching that adapts to you, not the other way around.

07/14/2025

We loved seeing everyone at our S*x Positive Professionals Pool Party last weekend! 🌞

Stay tuned for our Fall events by signing up for our email list: https://thepincuscenter.com/contact/

07/14/2025

📅 July 14: International Non-Binary People’s Day
🌈 This day, set intentionally between International Men’s Day and International Women’s Day, recognizes those who live outside the binary—people who aren’t exclusively men or women.

But nonbinary people don’t exist on a sliding scale between two options. They exist beyond the binary. And they always have.

Whether someone identifies as nonbinary, agender, bigender, genderfluid, or under the broad nonbinary umbrella, they deserve visibility, protection, joy, and community.

As Katje van Loon, who founded this day, said in her interview with the BBC: “We can feel invisible in a world that still hasn't completely understood what we are. So it's nice to have a day that recognises our existence. Does it have to be a day where we're out in the streets marching? No. But it would be nice to get some flowers.”

🌼 So today, we see you. We celebrate you. And yes—we’re handing you flowers.

🗓 Nonbinary Awareness Week runs through July 20. Let’s keep the energy going.

07/11/2025

07/10/2025

Check out our monthly support group next Wednesday, a judgement-free zone to explore exclusive and open relationships.

Join the Monthly Drop-in Support Group for Mono/CNM Mixed Dynamic Relationships, led by Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff. The next virtual meeting is on July 16, 8 PM EST. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-drop-in-support-group-for-monocnm-mixed-dynamic-relationships-tickets-1125626391839