NPR by Merrit Kennedy A Canadian court has acquitted Jian Ghomeshi, the former CBC radio host who was fired in 2014 amid multiple allegations of sexual assault. In this case, which involved complaints from three different women regarding incidents in 2002 and 2003, Ghomeshi was charged with four counts …
Episode 491 by Dan Savage Dan Savage comments on the George Mason University case and reads NCSF’s Statement, adding, “No need to panic. They’re not coming for our whips and our chains.” http://www.savagelovecast.com/episodes/491
Connections.Mic By Sophie Saint Thomas A few weeks ago, I attended a Play Party Etiquette Workshop, a class for people interested in learning about how to behave at play (sex) parties). At the event, attendees were given a worksheet to express their “desires, intentions and boundaries,” featuring such checklist items …
Refinery29 by CORIN FAIFE My introduction to polyamory came when I was drunk and horny. Walking back to my house after a first date, arm in arm with a smart, attractive, olive-skinned punk girl, we burst in through the front door, giggling and kissing. There was a pause and she …
Reuters by Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health – Lots of ordinary people are into sex with a dash of voyeurism, fetishism and masochism – all habits classified as deviant in the manual doctors use to diagnose mental health disorders, a survey of Quebec residents suggests. Researchers focused on what the …
Fox News Health Lots of ordinary people are into sex with a dash of voyeurism, fetishism and masochism – all habits classified as deviant in the manual doctors use to diagnose mental health disorders, a survey of Quebec residents suggests. Researchers focused on what the manual calls paraphilic disorders …
March 18, 2016 – The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom’s annual Coalition Partner Meeting took place March 4-6, 2016, in San Jose, CA. For the first time, the annual meeting was made accessible by video conferencing for Coalition Partners and NCSF staff members, so they could actively participate in the …
Huffington Post by Priscilla Frank During her freshman year at Wesleyan University, Karmenife Paulino was raped in the basement of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. Up until her junior year, Paulino said nothing of the assault, feeling that, as a woman of color, the attack on her body and mind would …
Connections.Mic By Oliver Bateman When it comes to marriage, three is still a crowd. But that might be changing sooner than we think. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, a small-yet-growing percentage of Americans report that they find the concept of plural marriage “morally acceptable,” while polyamorous relationships are increasingly …
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 …