Broadly by Alice Sanders Finding a therapist can be a major problem for anyone who’s into BDSM or fetish. The most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, updated in 2013, is the first version in the 62-year history of psychiatry’s diagnostic bible that does not …
Narratively By Stefanie Iris Weiss | Photos by Jonathan Alpeyrie They met on the dance floor at Burning Man. Michel Madie, a 57-year-old French Jew of Algerian descent, a former veterinarian, and a real estate mogul in New York City. Rasmus Foyer, a 27-year-old Swedish civil engineering student with an …
NCSF Newsletter 4th Quarter, 2015 edited by Julian Wolf In this Issue Save the Date for the NCSF Coalition Partner Meeting! Message from the Chair Save the Date for the NCSF Consent Summit! Incident Reporting & Response NCSF sponsors BDSM Writers Con Results of Mental & Emotional Health Study NCSF Thanks! …
Fox News by Andrew Hasbun PHOENIX (KSAZ) – In the middle of a major spring snowstorm, the streets of Denver seem deserted, but it’s a celebration of love, at the National Loving More Convention in the Denver suburbs. Here a wife may be dancing with her boyfriend, and her husband …
The Washington Post By Britany Robinson I wasn’t sure what I was looking for the first time I attended a Meetup for polyamorous people. But when the group leader asked me if I wanted to hang out sometime, I knew that I did. So I said yes. He already had …
In 2015, NCSF staff and media reps including Susan Wright, Judy Guerin, Barak and Sheba gave 38 interviews to reporters from mainstream media to blogs and podcasts, compared to 32 in 2014. Yearly stats: 2015 – 38 interviews  2014 – 32 interviews 2013 – 42 interviews 2012 – 63 …
NCSF Newsletter3rd Quarter 2015 www.ncsfreedom.org edited by Julian Wolf In this issue NCSF Membership Drive a Success Incident Reporting & Response Winner of Consent Month Photo Contest Guest Blog – “What if You Get Squicked?” NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire Castle Treue’s “Cigar, Bourbon, & Leather Evening Fundraiser” Coalition Corner: …
NCSF Newsletter 2ndt Quarter, 2015 edited by Julian Wolf In this issue Consent is a Defense Celebrate Consent Month in September! “A Taste of Kink” at the AASECT Annual Conference NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire The 2015 BDSM Writers Con NCSF celebrates Pride Month Incident Reporting & Response NCSF at IMsL …
by Dulcinea Pitagora  Prior to starting my practice as a therapist, I was confronted with contradicting perspectives on the therapist’s disclosure of personal information to their clients. The prevailing thought behind this in the mental health field is that the therapeutic environment is not a place for therapists to disclose too …
Independent by Kirsty Blake Knox  From the beginning, it was apparent this was a court case like no other.  The jury was informed on the first day that “acts of stabbing” were an “essential part” of Graham Dwyer and Elaine O’Hara’s sexual relationship.  For many, “knife play” …
