Category: Amplify Voices
Viola Johnson: Interview with Ruby B. Johnson, LCSW
NCSF honors Black History Month with this interview with Viola Johnson, a leatherwoman, activist, motivational speaker and author who has been active in the leather BDSM scene for almost five decades. Vi has served as a mentor to countless individuals, and was dubbed “Mom” by several generations of Leathermen and …
Transgender Awareness Month Resources
Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility about transgender people and address issues members of the community face. The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness …
Guest Blog: Young Adults & BDSM
By Dr. Lee Kinsey Trends in young adult sexuality are poorly tracked. Because many in the United States are squeamish about studying sexuality there is not much we know about what emerging adults do and do not do with their sexuality. However, some researchers who study sexuality have noted a …
Amplify Voices: Women of Drummer
Women of Drummer are fierce, sexy, playful, leather, sexual outlaws. They come together to share ideas, collaborate, and celebrate who they are. Holding 6 regional and one interNational event each year to provide opportunities to connect with one another. “We celebrate our love for our leather brothers, but this is …
Have a Proud and Happy Juneteenth!
“Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.” “Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes …