Join our Coalition Today!
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NCSF is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization that relies on you.
Do you belong to a kink, fetish or consensual non-monogamy group or event? Please ask them to join our coalition of over 140 organizations, clubs and businesses.
You can also join NCSF as an Individual Member to support our ground-breaking advocacy work with legal and mental health professionals.
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*Group membership fee can be waived on request.
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Explicit Prior Permission for Consent to Kink
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NCSF's advocacy for Explicit Prior Permission (EPP), the new legal framework for consent to kink in the revised Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault, includes:
- Lobbying for the adoption of EPP with state officials
- Educating professionals about consent to kink and non-monogamy
- Supporting our Allies on legislation involving consent
- Assisting in eliminating barriers to services for individuals and groups
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NCSF honored Neurodiversity Awareness Month in April in an interview Board Member Ruby B. Johnson with Nick Marzo, LPC, LMHC, CST, NCC, CCMHC. Nick is a trans-masculine, neurodivergent, genderqueer Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist, supervisor, educator and consultant.
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NCSF honored Pride Month in June in a video celebrating the many heroes, trailblazers, and pioneers that have made grassroots contributions to uplift and empower its members.
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International Kink Health Study
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Urge U.S. Congress to Oppose the EARN IT Act
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The EARN IT Act of 2022 (S.3538 / H.R. 6544) passed the Senate Judiciary Committee in February, and if approved by the U.S. Senate and House, would lead to the censorship of sexual subjects on the Internet. This bill would change Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which allows online platforms to avoid liability for the speech of their users, except when the material is illegal by Federal statute. The EARN IT Act would build on FOSTA-SESTA by creating new, coercive guidelines to force online platforms to moderate and censor content.
Please directly contact your two Senators and your Representative!
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Incident Reporting & Response
2nd Quarter 2022 Report
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NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response received 51 reports and requests for resources and referrals from individuals, groups and businesses in April, May and June, 2022:
- 16 Group issues
- 15 Criminal issues
- 6 Outing reports
- 6 Professional requests
- 5 Child Custody cases
- 3 Civil issues
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NCSF Thanks You!
2nd Quarter 2022 Donations
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We appreciate all of our donors! Without you, we couldn’t do our work. Our sincere thanks to:
James Dunyak, NCSF’s New England Liaison, donated $2,230 to the NCSF Foundation from April to June, 2022.
Marc DePaul donated $1,000 to the NCSF Foundation in June to help fund the Dick Cunningham Legal Scholarship.
smOdyssey donated $935.70 to the NCSF Foundation in April, 2022, to fulfill their obligation to distribute the remaining funds to deserving non-profits upon the dissolution of the group.
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SouthEast LeatherFest (SELF) donated $500 as their Coalition Partner fundraiser, with NCSF one of three charities supported by the 2022 conference. NCSF Board Member Jackie "Bebe" Harris exhibited at SELF on June 16-19 and distributed information about NCSF services and consent.
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We can't make change without your support!
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See our Calendar to find out where NCSF will be presenting and exhibiting. Ask NCSF to exhibit at your event and present a workshop for your group or practice. Request a workshop here, and order free bag stuffers and brochures for your literature table here.
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James Dunyak, NCSF's New England Advocate, attended NYC Pride on June 26th to hand out educational materials.
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Susan Wright, NCSF Executive Director, and Seq, NCSF Board Member, provided a Got Consent? workshop for Consent Fest 2022, a Virtual event on July 16th.
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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. 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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Shop NCSF
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.
You can sign up to receive our emails and check our BLOG. Here's a few of our latest Media Updates:
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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
ncsfreedom@ncsfreedom.org
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