Category: NCSF News
The Lawyers Are Coming and It’s a Good Thing
By Dick Cunningham  In its major project on revising the criminal laws on sexual assault, the prestigious American Law Institute is taking a hard look at consent as a defense in BDSM-related prosecutions. And NCSF is providing important input to that project.  As many of you are painfully …
Consent Summit in New York City
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and The TES Association present the Consent Summit, an all-day event of workshops and discussions on consent in New York City. Attitudes are changing about consent, and it’s time to join in the conversation. Consent and the law, consent in power exchange relationships, and …
Everyone has a story. What’s yours?
NCSF has heard a lot of stories over the past 20 years. Now we want to let others hear what you have to say. Have you been discriminated against because you are kinky or non-monogamous? We want to hear from you.  We also want to hear your story if …
Join Center for Sex Positive Sexuality and NCSF in celebrating their Anniversaries!
The Center for Sex Positive Sexuality is celebrating their 10th Anniversary along with NCSF’s 20th Anniversary on July 15th! You don’t have to attend to support both organizations. 40% of funds going to this party will be donated to NCSF. Remaining funds will go directly towards Center for Positive Sexuality’s …
Celebrating 20 Years of Successful Advocacy with NCSF!
On Saturday evening at Kinky Kollege, NCSF will kick off our 20th Anniversary with a fun-filled charity Birthday Party to celebrate NCSF’s accomplishments. For 20 years now, NCSF has been tirelessly advocating to protect and advance the rights of consenting adults. Please ask your group or event to hold a …
Consent in the BDSM Community at SSTAR
Russell Stambaugh and Susan Wright will be presenting on the 30+ year history of kink safety and consent campaigns at the Annual Conference of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) in Montreal, Quebec April 20, 2017.  This is a 3 CE preconference institute, and you won’t need to …
Preconference Institute on Consent and Kink at SSTAR
Russell Stambaugh, NCSF Kink Aware Professionals Advocate, and Susan Wright, NCSF Spokesperson, will be presenting on the 30+ year history of kink safety and consent campaigns at the Annual Conference of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) in Montreal, Quebec April 20, 2017. Â This is a 3 …
Update on the American Law Institute Project
Dick Cunningham, NCSF’s legal counsel, has been selected for membership in the American Law Institute. The ALI is the American law profession’s elite organization for the study of important current legal issues and the drafting of “model laws.” The model laws drafted by the ALI, often in a process, are …
Survey on the Legal Needs of the Non-Monogamous Individual
We know that the needs and concerns of non-monogamous people are important, especially when it comes to your family. Now more than ever, we have to protect ourselves. That’s why NCSF has partnered with a number of groups and individuals to create a needs assessment survey on legal matters for …