Seeking Nominations for the Vi Johnson Liberation Award |
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NCSF recognizes that voices, experiences, and contributions to the community are not homogenous or a monolith. We believe that a dedicated award that intentionally honors and celebrates the contributions of Black, Indigenous People of Color and the LGBTQ community is long overdue.
NCSF's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee is dedicated to honoring, celebrating, and amplifying these voices. We believe Vi Johnson’s contribution and leadership curates a legacy to be honored. As an author, activist, and advocate, she exemplifies leadership and vision. Traversing layers of marginalization, social and political stigma, and ideological oppression, she galvanized communities and promoted sexual liberation.
This award recognizes those who have and who continue to lead in sexual liberation.
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Amplify Voices:
NCSF Celebrated Black History Month in February
Check out all of our video interviews by Ruby B. Johnson with History Makers for Black History Month. You can find all of our monthly awareness campaigns on NCSF's Amply Voices page!
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Explicit Prior Permission for Consent to Kink |
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Learn more about Explicit Prior Permission, the new legal framework for consent to kink in the revised Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault! |
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The NCSF Annual Meeting and Board Members |
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Thank you to all of the Coalition Partners, Board Members, and volunteers for attending the 25th Annual Meeting of the NCSF Coalition Partners on March 5-6, 2022. Our meeting was live-streamed to enhance accessibility.
The Coalition Partners elected the Board Members, and reviewed the Annual Reports including our Consent Counts educational campaign about Explicit Prior Permission (EPP), as well as our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee that ensures we are serving all of our constituents. The 2021 financial statements and the 2022 budge were also approved.
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NCSF relies on our donors, members and group fundraisers to do our advocacy work.
We can't make change without your support!
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Incident Reporting & Response
1st Quarter 2022 Report
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NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response received 57 reports and requests for resources and referrals from individuals, groups and businesses in January, February and March 2022:
- 21 Group issues
- 16 Criminal issues
- 7 Civil issues
- 6 Child Custody cases
- 4 Outings
- 3 Professional requests
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NCSF Thanks You!
1st Quarter 2022 Donations
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Russell J. Stambaugh, NCSF’s Professional Advocate, donated $2,500 in April to the NCSF Foundation to further fund the new Dick Cunningham Legal Scholarship.
Dark Odyssey, a NCSF Coalition Partner, hosted a Silent Auction at Winter Fire in February, with attendees raising $2,061 for NCSF.
Smoky Mountain Power Exchange (SMPEx) donated $1,423 to NCSF in February.
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A Special Thanks to Leather SINS
Leather SINS, a NCSF Coalition Partner, donated $10,000 to NCSF at Kinky Kollege Spring Break in March 2022!
Leather SINS is pleased to announce that registration is open for Kinky Kollege Homecoming, October 14-16, 2022, held near O'Hare Airport, Chicago.
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NCSF's Education Outreach Project (EOP) has provided 12 workshops on consent and Explicit Prior Permission so far in 2022! Ask NCSF to exhibit at your event and present a workshop for your group or practice. Request a workshop here.
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Cristal Robinson and Susan Wright, NCSF Executive Director, provided a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar on Consent Counts: The Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault, discussing Explicit Prior Permission for consent to kink, for the Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association on April 13th. |
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Sir Damien and Susan Wright, NCSF Board members, provided a Got Consent? workshop for IMsLBB 2022 on April 23rd that included Explicit Prior Permission, how to tell the difference between BDSM vs. Abuse, consent policies for groups and information on trauma reactions so you can better support survivors. |
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Susan Wright, NCSF Executive Director, provided a Got Consent? workshop for Dating Kinky on January 11th that included Explicit Prior Permission, how to tell the difference between BDSM vs. Abuse, consent policies for groups and information on trauma reactions so you can better support survivors. |
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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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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.
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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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