National Coalition for Sexual Freedom 2013 Advocacy Roundup NCSF faced some difficult challenges in 2013, but the dedicated volunteer staff worked hard to advocate for the BDSM, swing and polyamory lifestyles: Kink is Okay The biggest news of 2013 was that the American Psychiatric Association depathologized consensual sadism, …
Join in and take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ConsentViolationsSurvey Only takes 5-20 minutes to complete! NCSF will use these results to help perform its advocacy, such as helping law enforcement, prosecutors and health care professionals understand the experiences of kinky people and provide better quality service. This survey …
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ConsentViolationsSurvey Please take this survey even if you’ve never had a consent violation. We want to know what are your power exchange and sexual identities? Are you “out” about being kinky? How often do you go to BDSM groups and online communities? NCSF will use these results to help …
Please take this survey even if you’ve never had a consent violation. We want to know what are your power exchange and sexual identities? Are you “out” about being kinky? How often do you go to BDSM groups and online communities? NCSF will use these results to help perform …
The Board of NCSF regrets to announce that it appears Leigha Fleming breached her fiduciary duty and diverted at least $60,000 from the NCSF 501(c)4 membership organization for her own personal expenses since September 2011. Leigha Fleming died on December 19, 2013. Leigha started volunteering for NCSF in 2000, …
Leigha Fleming passed away on December 19, 2013, after a longstanding illness. She was 43 years old. Leigha received a wound that became infected in August 2012, and suffered through numerous operations before she finally succumbed to the infection. We would like to remember all the hard work Leigha did …
Where: Leather Archives & Museum 6418 N. Greenview Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 When: Saturday, October 19th from 2:30-5 p.m. followed by a wine and cheese reception for the benefit of LA&M and NCSF from 5-7 p.m. Presentation is free of charge. Wine and cheese reception has a suggested donation of …
On behalf of NCSF, Jim Fleckenstein and Susan Wright attended the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) Annual Conference on June 5-9th in Miami, Florida. NCSF organized the AASECT Alt Sex Special Interest Group munch that took place Friday evening in the Hilton Miami Downtown hotel. Over …
Loving More Updates including the preliminary results of the 2012 Loving More Polyamory Survey. http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1411712717 Results of the 2012 Loving More Polyamory Survey Polyamory Research Survey Background From February 10th to April 2nd 2012, Loving More (http://www.lovemore.com/) ,with the endorsement of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom https://ncsfreedom.org/) (NCSF) conducted …
The American Psychiatric Association has depathologized kinky sex – including cross-dressing, fetishes, and BDSM – in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Now the paraphilias are considered to be “unusual sexual interests,” while those who have sex with children or people who haven’t consented, or …
