Glamour Magazine BY SUZANNAH WEISS Disrespect for boundaries and consent is so normalized that even presidential nominees can dismiss advocating assault as mere “locker room talk.” But members of one group seem to know more about consent than the average person: those in the BDSM community. A survey of 185 people …
“I’m not concerned about robots. I’m concerned about human behavior.” Inverse by Yasmin Tayag Within the first ten minutes of HBO’s Westworld, we witness the prelude to rape. A tall man in black, played menacingly by Ed Harris, drags Evan Rachel Wood’s screaming Dolores towards an empty barn by the collar …
In his newest, Simone makes a sincere, reasoned case for polyamory and the pitfalls of monogamy. Seattle Weekly by MARTIN DOUGLAS Though it’s one of the most socially progressive art forms in terms of examining life on the short end of racial and economic privilege, hip-hop is sometimes maddeningly conservative when …
In 2016, NCSF staff and media reps including Susan Wright, Judy Guerin, Barak and Sheba gave 19 interviews to reporters from mainstream media to blogs and podcasts, compared to 38 in 2015. Yearly stats: 2016 – 19 interviews 2015 – 38 interviews 2014 – 32 interviews 2013 – 42 interviews …
NCSF Newsletter 2nd Quarter, 2016 edited by Julian Wolf In this Issue NCSF at the AASECT Annual Conference Consent Month In September Get NCSF’s latest pamphlet on Trauma Incident Reporting & Response The Sexual Freedom Resolution NCSF Thanks! Do Not Sit In Silence, a Response to #StandWithOrlando Guest Blog Media …
Hartford Courant by Vanessa de la Torre e group of West End residents known as the “Scarborough 11” can stay in their home now that the city has pulled its enforcement threat against them, bringing the two-year zoning dispute closer to a resolution. On Wednesday, city lawyers quietly withdrew a …
The NY Times By VALERIYA SAFRONOVA Open relationships are one of those concepts that can inspire confusion. To start, they are not the same thing as polygamy (that’s when you have more than one spouse). They are also not maintaining secret relationships while dating a person who believes he or …
The Daily Dot by Cynthia McKelvey It’s a good time to be non-monogamous. Or at least, it’s a better time to be non-monogamous than it used to be. Not only are alternative approaches to relationships getting more attention, there’s also a plethora of technologies to enable them. But before we …
Huffington Post by J.A. Rock A couple of years ago, at a local dungeon, I watched some people do a Nazi-themed scene. Full uniforms, swastika armbands, goose-stepping, etc. I’ve seen a lot of unusual things at dungeons (and I certainly don’t mean “unusual” in a bad way), but this was …
Vice BY JACK RUSHALL If you’re looking for the bathroom, you might not want to try that door. Already known for its coffee shops, the city of Portland, Oregon is gaining yet another one—and this one is keenly interested in getting to know you. The Moonfyre Café, inspired by a …
