Club Safe Word

Club Safe Word describes itself as “a members-only community for adult lifestyle minded individuals” of all genders and orientations, and calls itself San Diego’s private lifestyle club. It hosts meet and greets and private events, and its San Diego calendar lists karaoke and comedy evenings, costume parties and rope practice sessions, some of them co-hosted or run by other community groups. The club publishes no street address. The club says its meet and greets, which are non-play events, help validate new members, and it recommends that members attend at least one before joining private events, whatever their experience. Joining starts with a free profile and an approval process that asks for photos, one of which must clearly show the face and may be kept private. A paid membership adds site features and event discounts but does not include event admission. Its rules ask for an enthusiastic yes and treat any gray area as a no, and they bar drugs and prostitution and, unless an event says otherwise, cameras and recording devices. Overly intoxicated guests are asked to leave or denied entry, couples are asked to arrive and depart together, and breaking club or event rules can mean removal from an event or from the club.