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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 …

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 …

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 …

NCSF’s Violence and Discrimination Survey (1999)

PURPOSE: Gather demographic data on the SM-Leather-Fetish communities. Gain an understanding of the affect of social stigma on SM and fetish practitioners. SURVEY INSTRUMENT – Paper and electronic distribution (see below) PERIOD – April 1998 to February 1999 RESULTS: Useful demographic data on the SM-Leather-Fetish communities Sense of the magnitude …

Creating Change Conference – Has Your Voice Been Heard?

November 11, 2006 – Next week the NCSF and ITCR will be represented at the 19th Annual “Creating Change” conference, the largest annual convening of LGBT activists in North America! This groundbreaking conference works to provide LGBT activists and their allies with the information, tools and technical assistance necessary to …