Taking a positive approach to consent! National Consent Month embraces the freedom of expression achieved when informed consent is present. Join us in participating in an event or workshop during the month of September that highlights the importance of consent. Check out the consent workshops happening in September on the Consent …
by Erin Kennedy In this interview, we discuss the type of discrimination Kinksters face, who Kinksters are, and whether or not Kink should be seen as a sexual orientation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckC6eSA4Ro&feature=share
Consent should be a Defense for BDSM activities We need your help! Please sign the ALI Petition to reclassify BDSM prosecutions as “sexual contact” instead of criminal assault. It’s all about consent, and the law should reflect that. Sign here! NCSF hopes to collect thousands of signatures …
National Consent Month embraces the freedom of expression that comes with informed consent. Join us by dedicating one of your events or workshops during the month of September to consent. Let us know the date of your event, and we’ll put it on our calendar and publicize it on our social …
NCSF Newsletter 2ndt Quarter, 2015 edited by Julian Wolf In this issue Consent is a Defense Celebrate Consent Month in September! “A Taste of Kink” at the AASECT Annual Conference NCSF Thanks! Daily Flogger Satire The 2015 BDSM Writers Con NCSF celebrates Pride Month Incident Reporting & Response NCSF at IMsL …
The Journal of Positive Sexuality by D J Williams, PhD One of my favorite things about the field of social work has been its strong interconnections with other fields of study, including a full range of social and behavioral sciences. Social work formally utilizes a generalist approach, thus workers are trained …
When exes and relatives call social workers on BDSM-loving moms and dads, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is there to help. The Daily Beast by Katie Zavadski Like many women, Samantha likes kink. Unlike many women, she lost custody of her children over it. In July 2013, Samantha’s …
NCSF thanks AASECT for allowing us to produce A Taste of Kink with the AASECT Alt Sex SIG at their annual conference this past weekend in Minneapolis. 109 members received 3 Continuing Education credits for attending the event which showed demonstrations of BDSM activities and allowed participants to “taste” the …
WAMU By: Kristen Sorensen I’m not quite sure how to say this, so I’ll just come right out with it: Washingtonians are kinky. Based on a 2014 report, more than 11,000 residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia participate in BDSM. Based on population size, this makes Washington, D.C., the …
Ball State Daily by Kara Berg Some people expressed concern about the definition of sexual consent within Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism following the recent release of the film adaptation of the “50 Shades of Grey” series. BDSM is a type of sexual relationship where …
