Category: Press
The Check Box: We are not prurient
By Susan Wright, NCSF Spokesperson The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application has one box you have to check or your business is not eligible to receive a loan. It says: “Applicant does not present live performances of a prurient sexual nature or derive directly or …
Sex in the Time of Corona: Tips for Groups
By RUSSELL J STAMBAUGH, PHD DST CSSP This document is the product of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom’s (NCSF) Educational Outreach Committee chaired by Susan Wright, and consisting of Tess Zachary of APEX, Matt Connolly, Western Region Polyamory Advocate and myself as Professionals Advocate. The social distancing behaviors (we …
Incident Reporting & Response – 1st Quarter 2020 Report
NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response received 36 reports & requests for assistance from individuals, groups and businesses in January, February and March 2020. This is nearly the same as the 38 requests received in the 4th Quarter of 2019, however only 2 reports were received in the latter half of …
NCSF Thanks! 1st Quarter Report
NCSF thanks Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, the DC Dommes and the DC Sub Club, a Coalition Partner, for hosting the NCSF VIP Reception that raised $4,850 for NCSF. Dark Odyssey also sponsored a Silent Auction and raffles that raised $2,832 for each of the three beneficiaries: NCSF, The Effing Foundation …
Touch, Part II
By Russell J Stambaugh, PHD DST CSSPIf a ban on CE for touch is not needed for CE reciprocity with APA, why is it important to have? Here is my understanding of the reasons AASECT has given for this policy: Touch is overstimulating. Traumatized and neuro-atypical trainees might be overstimulated …
Touch, Part I: A Brief History of AASECT Regarding Consensual Educational Touch
By Russell J. Stambaugh, PhD, DST, CSSP The Power of Touch: A casual perusal of Western mythology suggests that it is scarcely possible to overestimate the power of touch. Sleeping Beauty is entirely overcome by a mere pin prick and awakened by a single kiss. A frog is transformed back …
NCSF Annual Meeting of Coalition Partners
Thank you to the Coalition Partners, Board Members, NCSF Advocates and Staff for attending the 23rd Annual Meeting of the NCSF Coalition Partners in Houston, TX, on March 7-8, 2020. The meeting again featured online participation this year, allowing more people than ever to participate without having to travel. The …