The Elephant in the Hot Tub By Russell Stambaugh For Kink Aware Professionals. Like everything on this blog, context matters. So if you find yourself acutely uncomfortable with a client’s material, what you do depends on when, where, and how it comes up. Some of these suggestions will not be …
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom launched the Consent Violations Survey in 2014 to gather details about consent violations in a BDSM context. We asked about: the severity of the violations, who is being violated, where they were violated, the relationship and intent of those involved, the power dynamic at …
Leather & Grace, a Coalition Partner of NCSF, has begun a campaign to amend the nondiscrimination rule of the Unitarian Universalist Association to include kink-identified people as a protected group. “We believe we can achieve the petition requirements to put this on the agenda for the next General Assembly,” …
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 …
