Mission Statement The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face discrimination because of their sexual expression.
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The NCSF and NCSF Foundation DSM Revision Project The American Psychiatric Association has formed working committees to revise by 2011 its Diagnostic and Statistic Manual (DSM), the definitive resource on the Diagnostic Criteria for all mental disorders. Statements currently within the DSM Paraphilias criteria are contradicted by scientific evidence, therefore NCSF must conclude that the interpretation of the Paraphilias criteria has been politically – not scientifically – based. This politically motivated interpretation subjects BDSM practitioners, fetishists and cross-dressers to bias, discrimination and social sanctions without any scientific basis. We call on the American Psychiatric Association to remove or drastically restructure the Paraphilias section in the DSM. To find out more, click here to read the NCSF & The Foundation for NCSF's "White Paper on the DSM Revision" Click here to sign the "DSM Revision Petition" (you can make your signature anonymous on this secure petition site so it doesn't appear on the Internet) To get updates on the profress of the DSM Revision Project you can visit the DSM Revision Blogspot.
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