Discussion Groups (SIGs)
APEX Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are discussion groups for members of the BDSM and/or intersecting communities who share a common interest that come together to talk, share, and support one another. Keeping with the Arizona Power Exchange mission of support, APEX provides space to these discussion groups free of charge, and membership in the club is not required. If you are interested in any of these discussion groups, please check our calendar for the schedule. Anyone over 18 who shares an interest with the group may attend. If you are interested in facilitating a S.I.G. that is not currently represented, please email: [email protected]
Monthly Discussion Groups
Book Club
APEX Book Club is here! Every Second Wednesday of the month at 7:15pm, we will be meeting to discuss a non-fiction book about our community. This could be instructional, a memoir, educational, or just plain interesting. You do not need to have finished the book to attend club meetings, just be aware that spoilers for the book will be allowed in the discussion. Come hang out and give your input on our current reading and on future selections.
View Reading List
2025 Picks:
July: Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha
August: Jay Wiseman’s Erotic Bondage Handbook by Jay Wiseman
September: Sacred Kink by Lee Harrington
October: Polysecure by Jessica Fern
November: The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Rachel Pepper and Stephanie Brill
December: Spanking for Lovers by Janet Hardy
Fire Hydrant: Pet & Pup Players, Owners & Handlers
Gather ’round the fire hydrant all Pup and Pet Players, Owners and Handlers, and the curious, to connect, learn, and grow.
Pup Midnight & Pup Copper, the 2025 AZ Puppy Contest titleholders, will facilitate a new monthly discussion group featuring pre-planned discussions led by pup and pet play community members and general open discussion time.
Note: While pup events are often hosted in bars, APEX is a sober space and attendees are expected to be sober during their attendance at any APEX events.
FLAER: Female-Led Authority Exchange Relationships
FLAER is a discussion group for women who lead or are in charge of relationships and/or dynamics associated with the BDSM/Fetish/Kinky lifestyles.
It is for those who identify genetically, mentally, or emotionally as female and their slaves, submissives, boys, girls, pets, etc.
The group will meet monthly to support, share, and discuss the successes, challenges, and ideas as they relate to female led relationships or dynamics in a confidential and relaxed environment.
Non-Monogamy SIG
Non-Monogamy is the practice of engaging in open relationships such as swinging, polyamory and hierarchical power exchange configurations. These relationships are consensual with all involved and require honest and ongoing communication between participants.
For any and all interested in all aspects of Non-Monogamy, join us as we explore and learn more about various types of open relationships, discuss topics relevant to open relationships and meet other people from the non-monogamy community.
Dom Roundtable
The Dom Roundtable SIG is a discussion group for those identifying as Mistress, Ma’am, Mommy, Master, Top, Dom, Sir or Daddy. A free for all discussion with the focus and attention on different topics each month.
We encourage the long timers and the new generation of kinksters to join us in a relaxed and confidential atmosphere for discussions about your challenges, successes and ideas.
Submissive Circle
The Submissive Circle SIG is a free for all discussion with the focus and attention on different topics each month. Open to subs, slaves, bottoms and those who will maintain this “sub” space during the discussions.
We encourage the long timers and the new generation of kinksters to join us in a relaxed and confidential atmosphere for discussions about your challenges, successes and ideas.
BIPOC Discussion Group
Are you Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC)? Do you want to meet other BIPOC people and discuss the joys and challenges that come with being BIPOC in the larger kink community? Then come join us on the first Sunday of the month from 6-8 PM for the BIPOC SIG.
Please note, that while this group is open for everyone to attend, it is a group for and run by BIPOC individuals — as such, BIPOC voices will be heard. We ask that if Allies choose to attend that they do so with the intent to listen and make space, as BIPOC voices will be centered and prioritized.
LGBTQIA+ Discussion Group
Calling all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer & Questioning Kinky Folks!
If you identify as LGBTQIA+, or are a partner and friend of someone whom identifies as LGBTQIA+ then please join us at APEX at 7:15pm on the first Wednesday of the month to laugh, share, and discuss the often unique challenges and joys we encounter in this lifestyle. Each month, we’ll gather together as a group to meet & mingle, then break into smaller groups to discuss the things most important to us, the things we’re struggling with, the things we want to celebrate, and help each other get the support we need.
Switch Symposium
The Switch Symposium SIG is a discussion group open to an anyone identifying as any sort of switch. This group will meet monthly to give switches a place to speak from the top and/or bottom side of the slash, as well as speaking to the unique experiences of being a switch.
We would like to welcome you to a place that is safe, confidential, and relaxed, with free-for-all discussion and topics designated for switches.