NCSF’s 2014 Roundup 2014 has been a year of progress for NCSF and for people who are kinky and nonmonogamous. The national conversation about gay marriage, consent, and even Fifty Shades of Grey are transforming mainstream attitudes. The change in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 stating that BDSM is …
NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response helps people who are being discriminated against because they are kinky and/or nonmonogamous: 184 requests for help were received in 2014. One-fourth of the cases evolved into weeks- or months-long projects, requiring the education of a number of legal, medical and mental health professionals about …
2012 Incident Reporting & Response Program Report In 2012, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) again took the lead in defending the rights of individuals and groups in the SM-leather-fetish, swing and polyamory communities. NCSF’s coalition of over 60 educational and social groups is committed to creating a political, …
Adventures in Sexuality, a NCSF Coalition Partner, donated $500 at their COPE conference in October. CPI/The Mark, a Coalition Partner, donated $1,000 to NCSF in October. Behind Closed Doors, the annual conference by Baja Arizona Leather, a Supporting Member of NCSF, raised $300 by passing the hat at …
‘All About Sex’ show will feature the outspoken Cho along with Heather McDonald, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tiffanie Davis NY Daily News BY MARIANNE GARVEY, BRIAN NIEMIETZ AND OLI COLEMAN Margaret Cho has found a new way to talk sex. The comedian, always happy to make her private business …
Slate by Michael Carey A number of essayists, at Slate and elsewhere, have criticized the affirmative consent policies that are increasingly being adopted at universities across America. The basic idea underlying these policies is that “s/he didn’t say no” should not be an acceptable excuse for initiating unwanted sexual contact. It raises …
International Business Times by Barbara Herman The highly anticipated film adaptation of E.L. James’ erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey,” starring Jamie Dornan as dominant Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as submissive Anastasia Steele, debuts Valentine’s Day 2015. But the film has been beset by difficulties in casting (Charlie …
How a sophomore is making waves in the BDSM community. The Eagle By Jordan-Marie Smith BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) is an acronym that might conjure up ideas of leather-clad dominatrixes in velvety lounges but they might not be the four letters that people associate with a sophomore college …
The Daily Beast by Ian Frisch After a turkey-meatloaf dinner, they went down to the dungeon and she undressed, tied her hair up, put on a cat mask and leather collar, and assumed slave position on her knees. Even before the whip hit, the slave’s fingers curled into a …
NCSF Newsletter 3rd Quarter, 2014 In this issue NCSF Mental Heath Survey Incident Reporting & Response NCSF Thanks! Merchant Services Question A Touch of Humor Media Updates Representing on FetLife NCSF Mental Health Survey Please take the NCSF Mental Health Survey! We would like to know more about your BDSM practices, mental health and relational violence experiences: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FZ2XDMP …