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 …
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 …
Does your media agency have resources for these special interest pieces? Contact the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom for interviews and information on kink and open relationships. NCSF is the national advocate for consensual adult sexual expression. Why kink? There has been a significant interest in BDSM sparked by the wildly successful Fifty Shades …
How do you research a sexual sadist? Elle by By Annabel Brog For now, a few teasers. Firstly Mr Dornan arrived direct from one Mr Eddie Redmayne‘s stag do (Eddie stars on our January issue collector’s cover, get it here). We have never seen anyone so tired and still vertical. …
