Meet the NCSF Board at our May Board Meeting
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To find out more about the NCSF Board Members, Key Staff and Advocates, go to our
NCSF Board & Staff page. Let us know how we can help.
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The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
mourns the many lives lost, those whose names we know and the countless many we do not, including those murdered or brutalized by police officers. We lend our voice to those calling for change, and we support Black Lives Matter in the ongoing fight to end State-sanctioned violence. Only through the acceptance of diversity and inclusion, can we all truly rise from the clutches of racism.
The NCSF Board has been actively looking inward as an organization to address our own disparities, and we continue to make efforts to model the change we support. Our Diversity & Inclusion Committee was created last year to help center diversity and equity as a fundamental part of the strategic planning for our organization. As part of this process, the NCSF Board recently approved our new Vision Statement to ensure that we partner with those who support our Mission and Vision:
NCSF is committed to creating a political, legal and social environment in the US that advances equal rights for consenting adults who engage in alternative sexual and relationship expressions. Our goal is to better fulfill our mission through a better understanding of a diverse range of voices and experiences in our communities. We recognize the similarities and differences between people that make us all unique. We aim to be inclusive by creating opportunities for more people of various backgrounds to be represented and heard by NCSF.
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Advocacy in the Time of COVID-19
Our pandemic travel policy is that NCSF is not sending any volunteers in-person to any event for the foreseeable future. This policy will be revisited by the NCSF Board every 90 days. (July 9th, 2020)
Our NCSF volunteers ARE ready to provide virtual workshops on consent, media training, NCSF research on kink and non-monogamy, and an introduction to the NCSF's programs and activist projects. Contact us at
ncsfreedom@ncsfreedom.org
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Legislative Researcher Wanted
NCSF is looking for someone with legislative research and policy/political experience who can examine select States' legislative history in relation to the anticipated Model Penal Code (MPC) on Sexual Assault that will be voted on by the American Law Institute in 2021. This work will help NCSF select several states as our starting point to lobby for the adoption of the MPC on Sexual Assault and its definition of consent.
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Somerville, MA Recognizes Polyamorous Domestic Partnerships
On June 29, Somerville quietly became one of the first cities in the nation – if not the first – to recognize polyamorous domestic partnerships.
The historic move was a result of a few subtle language shifts. For example, instead of being defined as an “entity formed by two persons,” Somerville’s ordinance defines a domestic partnership as an “entity formed by people,” replaces “he and she” with “they,” replaces “both” with “all,” and contains other inclusive language.
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Guest Blog: Thinking About Expanding Your Polyamorous Quaranteam?
By Libby Sinback
We are up to four Google Docs going between my household and my partner’s household. That feels like a lot, and also there may be more. We are using the docs to share our household procedures for coming home from the grocery store, whether or not we’re comfortable with our kids sharing space indoors, and what kinds of plans we are thinking about for the summer. It feels weirdly dystopian, but also kind of exciting.
We’re trying to hammer out how we can make a bubble together. At least
we’re not the only weirdos
making extensive use of Google Docs to figure things out.
There have been several recent articles written about “
Covid Pods
” or “
Quarantine Bubbles
.” The idea is that you relax social distancing to include one or two additional households beyond yours that you can be in close contact with. It’s become official policy in countries like
New Zealand
and parts of
Canada
. In the US, with stay-at-home orders still in effect in many states and cases still on the rise, some US health officials are saying it may be too soon to do here, though
others are saying
that
it’s the best way
to continue to
contain the virus
while helping to mitigate
quarantine fatigue
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Incident Reporting and Response
2nd Quarter 2020 Report
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NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response received 26 reports and requests for assistance from individuals, groups and businesses in April, May and June 2020. That is a 30% drop from the 1st Quarter of 2020 when 37 reports were received.
The 26 reports include:
- 12 requests for resources and information involving criminal legal matters
- 7 groups/businesses requested resources
- 3 requests by professionals
- 2 reports involving child custody for kink and non-monogamous parents
- 2 reports regarding civil matters
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NCSF Thanks!
2nd Quarter 2020 Donations
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Thank you to
James Dunyak
, NCSF’s New England Advocate, for donating $600 to the NCSF Foundation from April-June, 2020.
NCSF thanks
Jaiya
, a NCSF Coalition Partner, for donating $350 to the NCSF Foundation during the second quarter of 2020!
Thank you to
CLAW
, a Supporting Member of NCSF, for donating $80 donated by attendees of Virtual CLAW 2!
And a huge thank you to all of our donors who make small monthly donations that are so important to helping NCSF fight for the rights of kinky and non-monogamous people!
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NCSF is proud to be a part of tapping into the vitality and creativity of our communities in finding new ways for us to come together to celebrate, learn, and support each other during this time. We look forward to participating in more virtual events!
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350 people participated in
Virtual CLAW 1
(“VC1”) on Zoom, April 25-26, the same weekend CLAW 20 was originally scheduled in Cleveland, Ohio. NCSF is proud to have CLAW as a Supporting Member of our coalition.
The two-day, twenty-hour event featured five education sessions each day, including NCSF Board Member, J. Tebias Perry, presenting People of Color in White Dominated Spaces.
The event was also a fundraiser for CLAW and the community charities it supports. Free admission was provided to anyone for any reason. There were more than 300 paid attendees from 37 states, five Canadian Provinces, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Australia.
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Building on the success of VC1,
Virtual CLAW 2
was held on May 30-31, NCSF Board Members J. Tebias Perry, Choc Dionne Trei and Susan Wright presented "Meet the NCSF" on May 30th. The large virtual audience heard about NCSF’s latest projects and resources to help during the pandemic and our ongoing fight for our sexual freedom.
Virtual CLAW 2 was an action-packed weekend of events, including educational tracks on Saturday and Sunday, and parties both nights featuring performances from JustforFans.com.
You can join in
Virtual CLAW 4,
being held on July 31-Aug 2nd. CLAW, Bob Miller and the staff have worked tirelessly to make these events successful. As a community, we can accomplish far more together than apart. Let’s always be mindful of diversity/inclusion and strive for excellence.
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NCSF Sponsored the
Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians Conference
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The Benefits of Coalition Partner Membership
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NCSF hosts a Coalition Partner Town Hall online every Quarter to discuss important issues facing our communities today. For the past several months, we've been holding our CP Town Halls every month. We talk about the current impact of the pandemic on groups, clubs, businesses and the people in our lives, and create resources for our members. For example, one of our CP Town Halls was the basis for our new
Key Concepts for Clubs.
Join NCSF today and take advantage of all that our Coalition offers.
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Show your support for NCSF and your appreciation for consent culture with products from our NCSF and Consent Counts shops! Every purchase helps us work harder and spread our message to more people. There's a wide variety of merchandise to choose from, highlighting NCSF or the Consent Counts logo.
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NCSF Media Updates are a sampling of recent stories printed in US newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant mention of BDSM-leather-fetish, polyamory, or Lifestyle issues and topics. These stories may be positive, negative, accurate, inaccurate or anywhere in between.
NCSF publishes the Media Updates to provide readers with a comprehensive look at what media outlets are writing about these topics and to urge everyone to make comments that dispute stereotypes about alternative sexuality. NCSF permits and encourages readers to forward these Media Updates where appropriate.
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NCSF is a grassroots coalition run by volunteers.
Your donations go directly to our advocacy efforts.
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Get In Touch!
822 Guilford Avenue
Box 127
Baltimore, Maryland
21202-3707
(410) 539-4824
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