• Consent Academy – Consent Advocates: Training & Use

    A Consent Advocate is a person who steps in and supports someone involved in a consent incident. They’re rarely professionals, just people with training who can offer practiced support when things go wrong. It’s not an easy role, but it makes a huge difference in how an organization or group …

  • Consent Academy – Consent Chat

    In these monthly discussions we explore the current state of consent culture through a facilitated discussion (never recorded). Please come prepared to share what the practice of consent is like for your community, in your relationships, and within your own body; how consent is affirmed; and how consent violations are …

  • APEX – Communication and Negotiations

    HYBRID MONDAY NIGHT PROGRAM-OPEN TO THE ENTIRE 18+ COMMUNITY Lifestyle folks sometimes seem to speak another language. What works in the mainstream world is sometimes demonized in the lifestyle. How do you approach people? How do you ask someone to play? How do you effectively negotiate when you don’t have …

  • Consent Academy – How Do I Know if I’m Ready to Consent?

    Consent is more than saying "yes" or "no" to something. We first need to know if we want it; if we're ready to even consider moving forward. For some, this is easy. For others of us, it's not, and it gets more complicated all the time. This is true around …

  • Consent Academy – Creating Consent Policy

    Consent Policy is your organization’s statement for people about how consent should be practiced in your space and during your events. It’s essentially the informed consent you give people so they know what the expectations and assumptions are. And, it lets people know what happens when those expectations are broken. …

  • APEX – Navigating Consent for the Older Generations

    HYBRID MONDAY NIGHT PROGRAM-OPEN TO THE 18+ COMMUNITY The world is changing fast, and our community is growing exponentially. Sometimes keeping up can be really hard. Our vocabulary and our need for diversity have all changed rapidly. Consent looks very different these days than it did 20, 10, and even …

  • Naughty Revival

    Conference in MN with education, play space, entertainment, shopping and an NCSF fundraiser!

  • SELF

    Visit the NCSF table at SouthEast Leatherfest, and attend Bebe's consent workshop to learn more about Explicit Prior Permission!

  • NYC Pridefest

    Sunday June 26, 11AM to 6PM Eastern Visit the NCSF booth  on E12th, immediately West of 4th Avenue!