This is a list of organizations and institutions of professional sexologists, sex researchers, and sexual behavior scientists. These do not include organizations of non-professionals, political advocacy or activist groups (although some organizations may engage in some advocacy as one of their activities), self-help or social groups, groups of enthusiasts for a topic in sexology, or websites unassociated with any actual organization or institution. These organizations and institutions are recognized by their local governments (such as by incorporation) or are administrative units within a larger organization that is.

Professional organizations

American Academy of Clinical Sexology American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

* American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, & Therapists (AASECT) * American Board of Sexology (ABS) * Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) * Brazilian association of Human Sexuality * British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT) * Canadian Federation for Sexual Health *

Canadian Sex Research Forum Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

* Council of Sex Education and Parenthood (International) * Council of Sex Education and Parenthood - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State * European Federation of Sexology * European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM) * Flemish Society of Sexology *

German Society for Social-Scientific Sexuality Research The German Society for Social-Scientific Sexuality Research (, ) is a sexuality research and counselling organization (cf. sexology) based in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is primarily devoted to sociological, behavioral, and cultural sexuality researc ...

* Indian Institute of Sexology Bhubaneswar *

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) was a private, unaccredited, for-profit graduate school and resource center for the field of sexology in San Francisco, California. It was established in 1976 and closed in 2018. Degr ...

* Institute of Family and Sexuality Studies *

International Academy of Sex Research The International Academy of Sex Research (IASR) is a scientific society for researchers in sexology. According to John Bancroft, retired director of the Kinsey Institute, IASR "can claim...most of the field's leading researchers." IASR is uniqu ...

(IASR) * International Association of Sexual Medicine (IAS-M) * International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) * International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) *

International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is one of the most well-known, for-profit organizations that provides training and certification for licensed and interned mental health professionals who want to treat s ...

(IITAP), for the treatment of

sex addiction Sexual addiction is a state characterized by compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, particularly sexual intercourse, despite negative consequences. The concept is contentious; sexual addiction is not a clinical diagnosis in ...

* International Online Sexology Supervisors (IOSS), Online Sexology Education * International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) * International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) * Japan Society of Sexual Science * Latin American Institute of Somatic Sexology (ILASS) * Magnus Hirschfeld Archive of Sexology at the

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

* National Association for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) * Sexology SA & The Academy for Sexology * South Asia Institute for Human Sexuality * Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) * Society of Australian Sexologists *

Society for Sex Therapy and Research The Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR, pronounced "star") is an international non-profit professional association. It was founded in 1975 and its members "have clinical and/or research interests in human sexual concerns." It provides a m ...

(SSTAR) * Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues *

Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) is a nonprofit organization focused on fostering a comprehensive approach to sexual health. SASH's mission is to advance sexual health through research, education, and intervention by addre ...

* Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) * World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) (Previously, the ''Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association'')

Research Institutions

Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction (often shortened to The Kinsey Institute) is a research institute at Indiana University. Established in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1947 as a nonprofit, the institute merged with In ...

; Bloomington, Indiana, USA * Kurt Freund Laboratory; Toronto, Canada

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