Events

Activism within the LGBTQIA and BDSM/Kink/Lifestyle communities has many heroes, trailblazers, and pioneers that have made grassroots contributions to uplift and empower its members. In June, NCSF celebrates them with Pride!

On June 2, 1975, approximately 100 sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, to express their anger about their criminalized and exploitative living conditions. They hung a banner from the steeple which read "Our children do not want their mothers to go to jail," and launched a media campaign …

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Visit the NCSF Booth at the conference to find out more about consent for kink and nonmonogamy.

Formally recognized in June 2008 as BIPOC Mental Health Month, and currently designated as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, this awareness campaign brings awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the US.

As we celebrate the 4th of July, please remember that without bodily autonomy, there is no sexual freedom.

NCSF is attending Naughty in N'awlins and will present industry workshops and provide consent education. Join us for the Sexual Freedom Parade down Bourbon Street! Visit the NCSF table and take our workshops at the event to find out more about sexual freedom.

It’s time to be Open about being Open! A global day of action to advance visibility, awareness and freedom for non-monogamous families and relationships of all varieties. The Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy (OPEN) established the Week of Visibility for Non-Monogamy – a shared day of action to promote awareness and acceptance of consensual …

NCSF honors the Women of Leather in August.

Visit NCSF at the APA Conference in Washington, D.C.! Get resources for mental health professionals on consent for kink and nonmonogamy. Find out about NCSF free educational resources and our Kink and Polyamory Aware Professionals free referral database. Learn more about NCSF research on this underserved population.