National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

Miami Herald An anonymous flier accused Mayor Gail Mitchell of allowing a sex convention in town last weekend, but the mayor said he had no say in the private event. The “Beat Me in St. Louis” event at the Fountains at Fairview was for people exploring or practicing bondage, discipline, …

Chicago Tribune Residents and officials of a southwestern Illinois city are mad because they were not given more notice that a sex convention was headed their way. At least two dozen Fairview Heights residents gathered at a public meeting Thursday to complain that they were not consulted before the “Beat …

Riverfront Times Two dozen Fairview Heights residents showed up Thursday to a special meeting called to discuss outrage over a “porn convention” held in the southwestern Illinois town earlier this month.  The event, titled “Beat Me in St. Louis,” took place March 18-20 at the town’s convention center and adjoining …

Post-Dispatch Aldermen bickered Thursday night over responsibility for a sex-themed convention held in the city last weekend. The event, billed as “Beat Me in St. Louis,” was the focus of heated discussion at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen’s law enforcement committee. “This may not be the type of …

Belleville News-Democrat An anonymous flier accused Mayor Gail Mitchell of allowing a sex convention in town last weekend, but the mayor said he had no say in the private event. The “Beat Me in St. Louis” event at the Fountains at Fairview was for people exploring or practicing bondage, discipline, …

Sexis Magazine An anonymous flier was distributed in Fairview, Ill., notifying residents that Mayor Gail Mitchell had “allowed” a group of bondage enthusiasts to hold “Beat Me in St. Louis” in the Fountains at Fairview and the adjoining Four Points by Sheraton hotel. The flier’s author called the conference a …