• 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!

  • Virtual NCSF Consent to Kink Workshop for Albany Power Exchange (APEX)

    First there was SSC, then RACK, now… EPP - Explicit Prior Permission for consent to kink! The NCSF’s Consent Counts project has succeeded in decriminalizing BDSM in the new Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault, which was approved in June 2021. This new legal framework is groundbreaking because BDSM, even …

  • TES Fest

    Visit the NCSF table at TES Fest!