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Category: Press
The Rise of Rough Sex and Why Safety Matters
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of BDSM-leather-fetish, polyamory, or Lifestyle issues. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you …
Strangulation During Sex: Can You Ever Consent?
NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of BDSM-leather-fetish, polyamory, or Lifestyle issues. Please click the image to go to the article. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between. NCSF urges you …
Guest Blog: Reflections On My Golden Years
By Race Bannon As I write this, I’ve just turned 71 years of age. In my queer and kink circles I’m sometimes referred to as an elder. Yet others might just say I’m old, which is fine. None of us gets off this planet alive. I’m at peace with my …
SPLASH Takeovers Donates $5,000 to NCSF!
SPLASH Takeovers in Houston donated $5,000 to NCSF in July, 2025! NCSF is proud to have SPLASH Takeovers as a Coalition Partner. Splash Takeovers brings together adventurous couples from around the world for unforgettable events that combine excitement, sensuality, and connection. With over 15 years of experience hosting luxury lifestyle …
APA Conference 2025 – NCSF Booth #300
Visit the NCSF Booth #300 at the American Psychological Association (APA) Conference! We will be giving away free resources and are available to answer questions from clinicians. NCSF will be presenting a poster on our Service Professionals Survey, and participating in a workshop on Recognizing and Validating Relationship Diversity in …
SLS and Swing.com donate $101,000 to NCSF!
Swing Life Style (SLS) and Swing.com donated $101,000 to the NCSF Foundation in July 2025, as part of their longstanding support for the swing lifestyle and alternative sexualities. This is the largest donation NCSF has ever received. NCSF will use this donation to support the Freedom & Privacy Project and defend clubs that are …
Guest Blog: Don’t Forget July is BIPoC Mental Health Month
Allow me to introduce myself: My name among most of the circles I navigate is Ron. There are some that refer to me as Uncle Ron, some call me Daddy Ron and some call me Boss. In my association with Onyx GL, I am Grio Onyx. I’m Black, Queer and …
Celebrating the Sexual Freedom Parade in New Orleans!
The Sexual Freedom Parade takes place every summer during Naughty N’awlins and is co-sponsored by NCSF. This year’s parade on July 12th was the best attended ever, and received strong encouragement from the visitors to the French Quarter. The Sexual Freedom Parade is where swingers, non-monogamous, monogamish, polyamorous, and everything …
Diddy’s defense claims he was just ‘swinging.’ These swingers are appalled.
After hearing closing arguments, 12 jurors head back to the Manhattan court on June 30 to deliberate on a verdict for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial. The defense took about five hours for closing arguments on June 27, with Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo claiming prosecutors distorted the music mogul’s consensual sexual …