Category: NCSF News
DSM Revision Petition
Kinky is NOT a Diagnosis! DSM Revision Petition The DSM Revision Petition is gathering signatures from individuals and organizations calling on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to adhere to empirical research when revising the diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Statements currently within the DSM …
DSM Revision White Paper
NCSF and the NCSF Foundation’s position on the discriminatory paraphilias section in the DSM. Because the scientific evidence contradicts the statements currently within the DSM, we must conclude that the interpretation of the Paraphilias criteria has been politically NOT scientifically based. This politically motivated interpretation subjects BDSM practitioners, fetishists and …
NCSF Proudly Celebrates 10 Years of Advocacy
August 27, 2007 – NCSF proud to be the only group in the country with a national mission committed to changing the political, legal and social environment for those involved with the BDSM, swinging and polyamory communities. NCSF‘s six programs have directly helped thousands of practitioners, businesses and groups. Four …
Now Seeking Entries for 2008 “Sexies”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Wright, 917-848-6544 or Miriam Axel-Lute, info@sexies.org For more details: www.sexies.org 2008 Sex-Positive Journalism Awards Now Seeking EntriesNationally known journalists and sex-positive advocates to judge “Sexies” November 5, 2007 – To hear some people tell it, all of “the media” is a degenerate, sex-drenched affair. But …
NCSF 10th Anniversary pins!
NCSF is proud to produce a limited supply of 10th Anniversary pins. Only a 100 of these specially designed 10th Anniversary pins will be produced, and they’re already selling fast! Are you a pin collector? Do you wear your leather vest proudly, showing off your many club affiliations? Then you …
10th Anniversary Historical Perspective
See what NCSF‘s CP groups *really* think about NCSF…. HISTORICAL RETROSPECTIVE THE COALITION PARTNER PERSPECTIVE By NCSF Coalition Partners across the nation Compiled, edited and narrated by Mistress Lisa, NCSF Outreach Committee Member & CP Rep for L.A.D.s. When asked to write an article about …
NCSF Profile: Leigha Fleming
Leigha Fleming, Interim Executive Director By Lou Briquant Whether you’re a swinging couple, a quiet practitioner of SM, Gay/Les couple or single, or a member of a polyamorous relationship, there are people in this world who are looking out for your interests and your freedom to be who you are. …
CDA Expert Testimony in the Barbara Nitke Case
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ——————————————————————X BARBARA NITKE, THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR SEXUAL FREEDOM, and THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR SEXUAL FREEDOM FOUNDATION, Plaintiffs, -against- JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Defendants. 01 Civ. 11476 (RMB) PLAINTIFFS’ …
Violence Against S/M Women Within the Lesbian Community: A Nation-Wide Survey
by Female Trouble March 1994 Within the womenâs community, over half (56%) of the 539 lesbian and bisexual women surveyed experienced discrimination, harassment, or physical assault from other women because of their participation in consensual s/m. This survey only dealt with the discrimination or violence occurring within the lesbian …