Consent Counts – National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

Learn about Explicit Prior Permission, the new legal framework for consent to BDSM in the Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault

Table of Contents

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Consent in Context – Watch the video

Consent Signs – Download our consent signs!

Consent Month – Celebrate in September

Best Practices

Best Practices for Consent to Kink

Best Practices for Consensual Non-monogamy

American Law Institute (ALI) Project

Explicit Prior Permission in the new Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault 213.10

Explicit Prior Permission defines how to get consent for BDSM.

Summary of the ALI Project

A summary of how NCSF worked with The American Law Institute (ALI) to help decriminalize consensual BDSM in June 2021.

Consent and BDSM The State of the Law

The ALI Project was necessary because BDSM activity, even where clearly consensual, has been prosecuted under state criminal laws dealing with assault, aggravated assault, sexual assault or interpersonal violence. This summarizes the state of the law prior to the approval of Explicit Prior Permission for consent to BDSM by the ALI.

ALI Definition of Consent for Sex

According to the ALI, “consent” means a person’s willingness to engage in a specific act of sexual penetration or sexual contact.

Consent Counts Statement

Consent Counts Statement

This Consent Counts Statement was created by soliciting the input of NCSF Coalition Partners, Supporting Members and educational/event organizers over a period of two years to ensure that the definition of consent reflects the standards of the BDSM-leather-fetish communities

Consent Counts Statement summary

A one-page summary of the Consent Counts Statement.