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Category: Annoucements
Welcome to the Age of the Charming Political “Sex Scandal”
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of Kink or Nonmonogamy. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you to make …
Kink Aware Therapist: How to Tell Consent From Coercion
Listen to the podcast. “We got into the four questions that made a prosecutor tell her she had just solved a case, why strangulation is a lethality indicator rather than a preference, what sexual sadism actually means and why consensual kink does not meet the diagnostic threshold, how coercion hides …
Seattle’s civil rights laws could soon cover polyamory
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of Kink or Nonmonogamy. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you to make …
Why Sexual Choking Is Not as Safe as You Think: A Call to Action from Sex Researchers and Kink Educators
This paper is a synthesis of the research involving sexual choking, followed by calls to action based on the synthesis. We describe the health risks associated with sexual choking, which is often performed as a form of strangulation, along with its growing popularity in at least the Australia, Iceland, Italy, …
NCSF’s Choking Survey Report
The Choking Survey (2026), conducted by the NCSF in collaboration with the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center, presents findings from an anonymous online survey of 1,700 alt‑sex practitioners. Nearly half of respondents reported that they hadn’t gotten any safety or consent information before choking or being choked the first time. …
Everything You Need To Know About Young People And Choking During Sex
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of Kink or Nonmonogamy. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you to make …
Celebrate Consent Month in September!
Join NCSF in celebration of Consent Month! It costs nothing to join, and you will receive the NCSF newsletter, announcements, and media updates to stay up to date on our work. The only requirements are your email address and your U.S. State or territory. If you are out of the …
Key Concepts to Know Before Opening a Club or House Party
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The 10 Best States for Swingers in America, Ranked
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of Kink or Nonmonogamy. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you to make …