we rock the party that rocks the body.

♥ Cucci is a social enterprise, guided by the necessity to create a sex-positive culture in Los Angeles. The income generated from our toy sales are used to push forward Cucci’s agenda: to facilitate sex-positive, body-positive, honest dialogue about sex; to build knowledge and excitement about our bodies and pleasure physiology, and promote sexual wellness; to leverage the best of the sex industry and bring it to a safe space – out of the local xxx outlet and into our communities.

♥ In 2011 in California, Title X Family Planning received a $17 million cut, which meant a decrease in outreach, health education, and clinical services for low-income women, men and adolescents. In addition, California has made cuts to K-12 health education, health care, and higher education, among other areas due to the recession. We are clear that while these crucial programs and services are being cut, the need for comprehensive, community-based sexual health education continues to rise.

♥ Cucci hosts trainings, educational workshops and parties, and use sex toys as health promoting tools to create dialogue about pleasure anatomy, masturbation, and healthy sexual relationships. We are often the first point of contact with people who want to create safe space for conversations around sex with friends, family and community. Our first extended sex educator training, House of Cucci, launched in 2010; 13 sex educators were selected and trained for 6 months to prepare them to lead these conversations in their communities (our emphasis being on low-income, people of color, and queer and trans communities). House of Cucci is free, and provides participants with resources, mentoring, and sex toy credits. This training is a way for us to continue our collective learning, and to challenge and grow the field and practice of sexual health education. The second training series begins in January 2012. Make a donation to our training program!