Cal Alumni – UC Berkeley Now, Schechinger is leading an effort to get the American Psychological Association to create a task force on CNM relationships as part of the APA’s Division 44 (also known as the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues). Division 44’s …
The NCSF Board of Directors consists of 9 elected members, who are elected by the Coalition Partners and seated for staggered 2 year terms. There are an additional 4 Board members who are appointed by the 9 elected Board members. This year we have 5 open elected seats with 11 …
Bustle If you’re looking to branch out with your partner, start by talking about your fantasies and go from there. “When I have dated people who feel that I’m kinkier than they are, we start with their fantasies and build from there,” Vincent says. So start by just trying to …
San Diego City Beat If a structured class doesn’t suit, just a little open-mindedness can go a long way. “Those in the BDSM community are some of the best communicators and the most versed in boundaries and consent, and caring for their partner’s needs,” says Fokos. “It would be amazing …
NCSF Newsletter 4th Quarter, 2017 Edited by Julian Wolf In this Issue Happy Birthday NCSF NCSF Annual Meeting NSEC Exhibit House of Trei NCSF Research Internship Fight in 2018 NCSF Thanks! Celebrating 20 Years of Successful Advocacy with NCSF! Media Updates Join us on Fetlife Coalition Partners Dark Odyssey Surrender …
BBC The Open Photo Project aims to reduce stigma about consensual non-monogamous relationships. There are many different relationship types which fall under the heading of ethical, consensual non-monogamy but at the heart of it all parties have agreed that each may have romantic and/or sexual relationships with other partners. In …
BBC Noni says polyamory is not actually new but it is still taboo, though that could be changing. “People have been practising polyamory for as long as people have existed,” she says. “But Scotland is very much a monogamous country. The more we engage with people and talk about it, …
Washington Post What we are asking of men is to know that women can fantasize about non-consent, but that it is supremely unsexy when men engage in it without, well, their consent. We can still want our romance novels and our movies and our rom-coms to traffic in those tropes …
Why I Started Perverts of Color by Jaki Griot When I began attending local kinky event around 2006, I was often one of the only Black faces in the dungeon. I knew I wanted to learn about rope and kinky power dynamics because I read every book I could …
ABC Australia “For instance, private workers in Queensland cannot work together — so that would be classified as an illegal brothel,” he says. “That means that we cannot cost share, we cannot support each other, we can’t be there for each other’s safety. We are not really allowed to message …
