National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

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A Black Queer Couple Candidly Explores Polyamory in ‘195 Lewis’

Colorlines “Rae and Yaani constantly joke that, when they moved to Brooklyn [from the South], they weren’t used to experiencing what they saw here,” Pearson says. “They pulled from new experiences with these things, like polyamory, open relationships and radical honesty. And I certainly pulled from my experience navigating polyamory …

What Really Happens During “Young Swingers Week” at a Clothing-Optional Resort

PopSugar “I’m not sure, but I do know this: our trip reminded me what I like about nonmonogamy in the first place: the potential it has to make me see my relationship and self anew, to feel free and committed at once. And for that, I would highly recommend Young …

A Modest Proposal for the “Vanishing American Jew”

HEEB “Michael, 27, and Leah Abrahams, 27, who consider themselves “Conservadox” Jews, were married by law last spring. They have postponed getting a ketubah so they can figure out a way to conduct their relationship with a third partner, Miriam Miller, 24, without violating Jewish law. The Abrahamses note that …

How movies brought polyamory into the mainstream

The Guardian Experts feel this may represent a real-life shift towards greater acceptance. “Things are changing slowly,” says Barker. “When I started studying this area 15 years ago, virtually all the reporting around polyamory was sensationalist and negative, saying it could never work, or it was ‘taking all the fun …

Four men have been arrested for ‘spreading gay pictures’ in Indonesia

Pink News A reader who contacted PinkNews said: “Today, my friend was put in jail in Indonesia for taking pictures when playing BDSM with his submissive.”   “The picture doesn’t even have genitals in it. They think it’s porn because they simply don’t understand BDSM, and they hate gays.”

2017 Annual Meeting, Friday, March 9th – 10am – 4pm Atlanta, GA @ The Leadership Conference (LLC)

Friday, March 9th – 10am – 4pm Atlanta, GA @ The Leadership Conference (LLC)   Click to download the meeting packet   The NCSF Annual Coalition Partner Meeting is for representatives of the Coalition Partners and the NCSF Board and Staff members to come together to discuss the year-end reports …

Is Sex Addiction Real? Here’s What Experts Say

Time Magazine By Amanda MacMillan Is sex addiction real? It depends who you ask: Hollywood stars and industry heads who’ve cited it in defense of reported sexual indiscretions—ranging from infidelity to harassment to rape—may argue that it is. Over the last decade, celebrities including David Duchovny and Tiger Woods have …

Addiction to Sex and/or Pornography

A Position Statement from the Center for Positive Sexuality (CPS), The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance (TASHRA), and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) Approximately a year after the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists’ (AASECT) position statement on sex addiction was published, three more professional organizations …

NCSF Newsletter: 3rd Quarter 2017

NCSF Newsletter 3rd Quarter, 2017 Edited by Julian Wolf In this Issue Disaster Relief Funds French Connection Events Stay Connected! In Memory: David Stein Narritive Project The Woodshed Lawyers Are Coming Coalition Corner Spotlight Consent Month Photo Winners NCSF Thanks! Incident Reporting & Response Celebrating 20 Years of Successful Advocacy …