Category: Resources
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 …
Dealing with Law Enforcement
DO use your common sense. Be polite. Provide your identification if asked. When transporting toys, keep them in your trunk rather than on the seat. Stand aside when saying, “I don’t give you permission to enter” or “I don’t give you permission to search,” because you can’t stop a law …
Please participate in this Consent Survey!
The survey will take approximately 20 minutes of your time. NCSF will use these results to help perform its advocacy for our communities. For example, NCSF will give the results to law enforcement, prosecutors and health care professionals so they can better understand the experiences of kinky and non-monogamous people …
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Vision NCSF’s goal is to better fulfill our mission through a better understanding of a diverse range of voices and experiences in our communities. We recognize the similarities and differences between people that make us all unique. We aim to be inclusive by creating opportunities for more people of various …
How to Lobby
Click to download Tips on Meeting with Elected and Appointed Officials— It’s Easier Than You Think! Setting up and participating in meetings with an elected or appointed official is not difficult. In almost all cases, they will welcome meeting with people who can educate them and their staff about an …
Petition to the American Law Institute – Consent should be a Defense for BDSM activities
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 …