NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response provides informational resources about kink and non-monogamy and referrals to kink aware professionals. 198 requests for help were received in 2015, compared to 184 requests received in 2014. Professionals who requested information to better serve kinky people included: academics, social services, vanilla nonprofit organizations & …
by Keely Kolmes, Psy.D. In the fall of 2009, I started Bay Area Open Minds a clinician networking group for psychotherapists and psychotherapy students who affirm that sexual and gender diversity are natural expressions of the human experience. Our psychotherapy practices welcome and serve clients who engage in consensual sexual …
A look at Lawrence v. Texas and Doe v. George Mason U By Richard O. Cunningham, Esq. NCSF Legal Counsel In Doe v. George Mason University, the District Court judge’s discussion of BDSM and of Lawrence v. Texas—which is an opinion, not a ruling—is yet another example of how …
Annual Coalition Partner Meeting NCSF’s 2016 Coalition Partner Meeting will take place in San Jose, CA on March 4-6, 2016 NCSF’s Annual Coalition Partner Meeting will take place March 5-6, 2016, in San Jose, CA. If you can’t be there in person, you can watch and listen to the meeting …
In 2015, NCSF staff and media reps including Susan Wright, Judy Guerin, Barak and Sheba gave 38 interviews to reporters from mainstream media to blogs and podcasts, compared to 32 in 2014. Yearly stats: 2015 – 38 interviews 2014 – 32 interviews 2013 – 42 interviews 2012 – 63 …
NCSF Newsletter3rd Quarter 2015 www.ncsfreedom.org edited by Julian Wolf In this issue NCSF Membership Drive a Success Incident Reporting & Response Winner of Consent Month Photo Contest Guest Blog – “What if You Get Squicked?” NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire Castle Treue’s “Cigar, Bourbon, & Leather Evening Fundraiser” Coalition Corner: …
NCSF Newsletter 2ndt Quarter, 2015 edited by Julian Wolf In this issue Consent is a Defense Celebrate Consent Month in September! “A Taste of Kink” at the AASECT Annual Conference NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire The 2015 BDSM Writers Con NCSF celebrates Pride Month Incident Reporting & Response NCSF at IMsL …
NCSF Newsletter 1st Quarter, 2015 edited by Julian Wolf In this issue Mid-Atlantic Region Hosts the Coalition Partner Meeting NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire Dommes of the DC Sub Club Do it Again! Guest Blog: Disclosure and Outness as a Therapist Incident Reporting & Response Media Updates Representing on FetLife …
by Dulcinea Pitagora Prior to starting my practice as a therapist, I was confronted with contradicting perspectives on the therapist’s disclosure of personal information to their clients. The prevailing thought behind this in the mental health field is that the therapeutic environment is not a place for therapists to disclose too …
Independent by Kirsty Blake Knox From the beginning, it was apparent this was a court case like no other. The jury was informed on the first day that “acts of stabbing” were an “essential part” of Graham Dwyer and Elaine O’Hara’s sexual relationship. For many, “knife play” …
