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Leather Life: “Your rights. Your privacy. Your freedom.”
“Your rights. Your privacy. Your freedom.” That’s what the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) has been working for since 1997.
NCSF’s mission statement declares that the coalition is “committed to creating a political, legal and social environment in the U.S. that advances equal rights for consenting adults who engage in alternative sexual and relationship expressions.” NCSF’s successful efforts, for so many years, as advocates for members of the leather/ BDSM/fetish, swing, and polyamory communities have benefited these communities in many ways and on many fronts. It’s no wonder NCSF is a four-time winner of the Pantheon of Leather Award for Large Non-Profit Organization of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005, and 2010).
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In 2015, the Thames Valley Police in the U.K. released a video that went viral, comparing sexual consent to tea. You wouldn t force someone to drink a cup of tea and you wouldn t pour tea down a sleeping person s throat, they reasoned, so why would you do the same with sex? Whether it s tea or sex, the video summed up, consent is everything.
Many of us have heard the phrases no means no or yes means yes. These phrases are short and catchy, easy to remember. But they can t really capture the complexity of what it means to consent to sexual activity or touch. They imply that consent is a transaction, something one gets and it s all good to go. But it s not that simple, because every person is different and every person s sexual history is different.
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