Our classes will be held online until further notice. Zoom links are sent out 3 days prior and then again 1 hour prior to class. Please note: our classes are LIVE. Some classes are recorded and available to watch online for one week, based on educator discretion. Interested in a private group class? Email us at education@sheboptheshop.com and let’s talk!
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Workshops and Community Nights can be ASL interpreted upon request. Please request interpretation at least 1 week in advance by emailing us at events@sheboptheshop.com.
Knocking on the Back Door: All About Anal
Whether it's in the context of straight or queer sex, butt stuff is frequently shamed and looked down upon in the media. But hiding past all the shame are many delightful pathways to pleasure. Cum join Aeryn Ayla as we enter the back door and learn all about anal!
Queer Safer Sex
Sex education rarely addresses queer sex, and that leaves people trying to figure it out on their own. In this class, Stella Harris will break down sexual risks based on body parts and acts, rather than gender or identity, covering everything you need to know to have a comprehensive safer sex negotiation.
Juneteenth Pre-Party Community Night (FREE in-person event)
Come celebrate community and sex positivity with us at our Juneteenth pre-party! She Bop’s Jae Evans and Ayanna will be your hosts while you mingle, ask questions, and enter to win some vibrators and goodies in our free raffle.
Boundaries That Get You Off: How to Pleasure-Focus Communication in BDSM Negotiations
Setting boundaries and negotiating limits is crucial when exploring kink and BDSM, but the process doesn't have to be dull or overwhelming! Join sexologist and intimacy educator Lilithfoxx as she discusses pleasure-focused and practical tips for effective, inclusive, trauma-informed, and mindful communication in BDSM.
Queer Your Orgasm!
Having an orgasm the same way every time can get redundant. If you're bored with your masturbation routine, this class with Marla Renee Stewart is for you! In this workshop, we're celebrating our pride by learning ways to queer our orgasms, whether on our own or with someone else.
Sex Ed QUICKIE: The Ultimate Orgasm — Building Sexual Energy with Edging
Do you want your orgasms to feel consistently satisfying, delivering the full power of your passion? Are you adventurous to try new things in pursuit of great sex? Edging is a technique to build sexual energy and finish with an intense wave of pleasure. This workshop with Jessie Fresh is about creating the most pleasurable lovemaking you ever had.
Knuckle Up: Vaginal & Anal Fisting
Attention all Size Kings and Queens! Fisting often reads as wildly inaccessible to folks who have only seen it on their computer screens, yet it's one of the most intimately connective, revolutionary sex acts you can engage in. Manual sex aficionado Andre Shakti is ready to knuckle up and show you how to experiment safely with the best sex toys we come equipped with: our fingers!
Discovering Your Dominance
Are you new to kink? Has a partner asked you to take control but you're not sure how? Do you see Cat Woman and think, I wish that was me? Do whips give you a special tingle? This class is for you! Join Ms. Eve for a workshop designed to guide new players into the murky waters of kink — and pop you out the other side with tools and techniques to start your dominance journey!
Femme for Femme Community Night (FREE in-person event)
Come celebrate Portland’s Femme for Femme community at She Bop! This is a FREE, private event by and for queer, lesbian, bi, and/or pansexual fem(me)s who love fem(me)s. Anyone who considers themselves fem of center is encouraged to join us. We will have refreshing drinks, games, and gifts to take home!
Pleasure is More Than PIV: Exploring Non-Penetrative Sex
The common narrative is that sex is penetrative (generally penis in vagina), but what if we told you there was a whole world of pleasure that didn't involve penetration? Well, there is! Join Javay da BAE for a deep dive into non-penetrative sex and how truly amazing it can be.
Service and Submission as a Lifestyle
Do you want to make service more of a lifestyle? Whether you are brand new and asking yourself "is service for me?" or a hardened lifestyler looking for tips to expand and perfect your service, this class with seasoned kinkster lily will help you look at new and unique ways to serve.
Slow Burn Burlesque
Feel your sensual power and mesmerize your audience of one or many, with tantalizing Slow Burn Burlesque. High Priestess of Tease Eva D'Luscious will guide you through exercises to find joy in your body, slinky moves to express yourself, and the 4Ps of Striptease — so you can take it off with ease.
Penis to Prostate: A Guide to Internal and External Pleasure
In this class, Stella Harris will discuss communication techniques and ways to create intimacy that don't require an erection, as well as how to relax, slow down, and enjoy a range of sensations without being goal-oriented or rushing to a finish line. This class is for anyone with a penis or prostate, or who likes playing with them!
Love Hurts… but Sex Doesn’t Have To!
Any form of unwanted pain during or after sex can be challenging, and it impact our enjoyment and pleasure. Pain can run the spectrum from acute to chronic, localized to referred, and everything in between. Come join pelvic health specialist Essie Neeway as she talks all things 'sex pain relief.'
Five Ways To Say No
In the sex-positive community, we say "if it isn't a hell yes, it's a hell no!" That's great in theory, but what happens when someone is looking at you expectantly and waiting for an answer to their proposition? In this class with Leah Carey, we'll practice saying a confident "no."
How to Eat Pussy Like a Champ with Luna Matatas!
It's time to upgrade your cunnilingus skills! Do you want to learn techniques to give better oral sex to your partners? Are you curious about how to give more pleasure through squirting, fingering and multiple orgasms? Luna Matatas is here to help!
Talk Dirty To Me: The Art of Being Foul and Sexy
Finding the right words in life can be difficult, and finding the right words in the bedroom can be even harder. But there is no need to be tongue tied! This workshop with Javay da BAE will help you get out of your head about dirty talking, give you tips and pointers on how to grow your filthy vocabulary, and teach you how to get creative on your own.
Kinky BIPOC Community Night at She Bop! (FREE in-person event)
Come celebrate Portland's kinky BIPOC community at She Bop! This is a FREE, private event by and for kinky Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color! Guests will have the opportunity to mingle, ask questions, and enter to win some vibrators and kinky goodies in our free raffle. Come for the community, leave with a full heart and some treats for the bedroom and beyond!
Adaptable Aftercare for All
Aftercare is a common buzzword in BDSM circles, and many myths surround the practice. Is aftercare only for really intense kink scenes? Does it always look like cuddles? In this class with Evie Lupine, we'll be breaking down these stereotypes, as well as talking about ways to make an effective aftercare plan.
Let’s Talk About Sex and Cancer
A cancer diagnosis changes everything. Self-image, body image, intimacy, sex, and sexual function are often upended from diagnosis through treatment — and well into survivorship. Who am I now? What feels good now? What do I want? Join mother-daughter duo, Leslie (RN, ARNP) and Gretchen, for this informative workshop on cancer and sexuality.
Tied Up, Now What: Intro to Rope Bondage and Beyond
Does the idea of restraint turn you on? Want to learn the building blocks of rope bondage? This comprehensive 3-hour class combines some of the most popular content in Stella Harris' bondage arsenal! You'll learn how to use rope to build intimacy and connection while you're tying, and tricks to help you build confidence as a beginner and beyond.
Sex & Psychedelics: Erotic Empowerment, Expansion, and Connection
Sex, BDSM, and psychedelics may all be used to help us tap into our erotic power and expand our sense of self and relationship with others. Combining altered states may accelerate or intensify effects and sensations. Join sex educators and legal psilocybin facilitators Amory Jane and James Belle for this exciting new workshop!
Sex & Psychedelics Community Night & Magazine Launch Party (FREE in-person event)
Are you sex-positive and part of Oregon's psychedelic community, or simply curious about the conversations at the intersection of these two taboo topics? Then come to She Bop for October's Community Night, which will serve as the official Portland launch party for Sex & Psychedelics Magazine!
Perimenopause, Menopause, and Pleasure
Our bodies are changing in a myriad of ways, including irregular periods, hot flashes, libido shifts, mood swings, insomnia, vaginal dryness, pain during penetration, and orgasm changes. In this class, Tristan Taormino will talk about how these 'pauses' affect self-image, sex drive, desires, intimacy, and relationships.
Polyamory: Moving Beyond Compulsory Monogamy
Where do your relationship expectations come from? In this class with Michelle Hy, we'll touch on different implicit norms and systems of oppression that affect how we approach and move through our interpersonal lives, then dismantle the ways compulsory monogamy affects your connections.
Blurring the Lines: Consensual Non-Consent
What is consensual non-consent play? It is a type of sexual play in which consenting adults engage in a scene where one of the people involved acts as if they are not enjoying it. Join Miss Mackenzee for this workshop about a taboo subject that can make people hesitant to dive into the deep end.
Trans & Polyam Community Night at She Bop! (FREE in-person event)
Come celebrate Portland’s trans & gender rebel polyamorous communities at She Bop! This FREE, private event is open to anyone who is trans, nonbinary, or genderqueer and practices any form of consensual non-monogamy. We will have refreshing drinks, games, and gifts to take home!
Diving Deep into Muffing
Muffing is a sexual activity that involves fingerbanging the "pockets" above and behind the testicles and scrotum. The term "muffing" was coined by Mira Bellwether in her foundational zine Fucking Trans Women. Join Lucie Fielding for this intensive, hands-on exploration of muffing.
Erotica Writing 101
In this two-hour virtual workshop, Rachel Kramer Bussel, author of How to Write Erotica and editor of over 70 anthologies, will take you through the ins and outs of modern erotic writing. Whether you're writing about personal passion for a partner or partners or you're looking to get published, this workshop will help you unlock your creative side and get your fantasies on paper.
Wet & Wild: G-spot and Squirting Orgasms
Ancient societies called it Amrita, the nectar of the gods. Pop culture regularly debates whether it's urine. In this class, Stella Harris will cover internal and external anatomy with special emphasis on what is commonly known as the G-spot — but is becoming better understood as the clitourethrovaginal (CUV) complex.