Consent Counts - National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

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Current Consent Counts Work

ANNOUNCEMENT: Consent Counts and EOP are merging into one quarterly meeting for the foreseeable future. Both committees’ current goals are aligned, and we cover the same topics in each, so to streamline operations, we will combine the two.

The newly combined Consent Counts and Educational Outreach Committee meets quarterly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 PM Eastern.

Education

Our Consent Counts and EOP Tablers are on the move! NCSF created Consent Counts tablers to staff tables at local events and provide materials about the NCSF. Having local resources is more cost effective and we have tabled at an additional 7 events this quarter because of the additional help.

Publicity

We are rolling out the first set of graphics promoting NCSF’s programs and services, based on NCSF’s 2025 Constituency Survey
Due to the shadow-banning of words like “kink” “BDSM” and “swinging” and the negative impact on NCSF’s outreach since June 2022, we are rewriting the mainstream press release: Press Release for Explicit Prior Permission. A few thought the title of our EPP card should be changed from “consent to kink” to: EPP for Consent.
Consent training for educators:Creative commons slides on consent and choking for educators

Lobbying

The ALI is still stating: “Drafting of this project is completed; production of the official text is in progress.”
We added Virginia to our public policy papers, which now total 13

Projects

Choking: Here is our lastest resource: Harm Reduction Alternatives for Sexual Choking.
Articles: An OnlyFans BDSM Shoot Ended With a Man Suffocating to Death While the Cameras Still Rolled

Five Steps to Explicit Prior Permission

Learn About the Model Penal Code Section 213.10: Affirmative Defense of Explicit Prior Permission

Watch this video to learn about Explicit Prior Permission, the new legal framework for consent to kink in the Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault

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.

Consent Counts Statement

This Consent Counts Statement was created in 2013 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.

Legal Cases and Law Review Articles Dealing with Consent

State by State Assault Laws

Is Erotic Choking Legal?