San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI) is an organization that provides free sex information via the World Wide Web, e-mail, telephone, and online social networking. SFSI also offers a bi-annual sex educator training program and various continuing education lectures, all located in San Francisco, California.
Founded in 1973 by Maggi Rubenstein, [1] [2] Margo Rila, and Tony Ayers as a telephone service, SFSI describes its mission as providing "free, confidential, accurate, non-judgmental information about sex and reproductive health." [3]
The organization answers about 3,000 phone calls and about twice as many emails every year.[ citation needed ]
Since its inception, SFSI's Basic Sex Educator training program has graduated over 1,900 trainees.[ citation needed ]
Graduates of its training program include Isadora Alman, Joani Blank, Dossie Easton, Susie Bright, Patrick Califia, Sybil Holiday, Andrea Nemerson, Carol Queen, David Lourea, Veronica Monet, Midori and Violet Blue.[ citation needed ]