On September 10th, the Atlanta Eagle was raided by local police who used excessive force and voiced anti-gay slurs while handcuffing 62 patrons and 8 employees, forcing them to lie face-down on the floor for over an hour. The strong use of force included the presence of the “Red Dog unit” which typically deals with […]
Entries Tagged as 'Activism & Politics'
NCSF Condemns the Atlanta Police Department’s Raid on the Eagle
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments
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TES Elections
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
This year is a pretty tough year choosing which candidates are the best for TES. I have decided to vote for Jason, Lady Sabrina, Lou, Mary Ann, Sir Guy and Valentine. If you are a member, please make your best efforts to attend the membership meeting on September 8th. Every year there are motions made […]
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John Weis: Sexual Freedom Fighter
June 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
At Folsom Street East, Susan Wright and I were very honored to present John Weis with a Sexual Freedom Award from GMSMA. What the crowd looked like from the stage. I took a photo of John and me on stage. Susan and Sigrid John really deserves this award. He is an active and dedicated member […]
Tags: Activism & Politics · Event Reviews
John’s party for Christine Quinn
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Last week, John Weis hosted a party at his home for Christine Quinn. I like Chistine very much and believe that, for the most part, she has the best interests of New Yorkers like me in mind. She’s not perfect and we do not agree on everything, but we agree on enough issues that I […]
Tags: Activism & Politics · friends · NYC
SWOP – Chicago presents “Happy Endings?”
June 10th, 2009 · No Comments
SEX WORKERS OUTREACH PROJECT-CHICAGO PRESENTS- An intriguing exploration of the Asian massage parlor industry in Providence, RI “HAPPY ENDINGS?” in support of SWOP-Chicago presented by Clarisse Thorn and hosted by the Leather Archives & Museum Film Screening and Post-Screening Discussion Friday, June 12, 7PM Leather Archives & Museum 6418 N. Greenview (at Devon) Chicago, IL […]
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Be a part of Leather Pride Night and help to make things happen!
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments
The 26th annual Leather Pride Night Auction will take place on Saturday, June 20th, 2009. This year the festivities will be at Splash! at 50 W. 17th Street. SPLASH!’s doors will open for LPN at 6:00 PM, and the auction will run from 7 PM until 10:00 PM. Leather Pride Night is sponsored by nine […]
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Keynote address to Leather Leadership Conference 2009
April 5th, 2009 · No Comments
by Gloria Brame Tonight, I want to talk to you about the past, the present and the future. I’ll start in the 1980s, because that’s when I started going to SM clubs and events. To people of my generation, leathersex and sadomasochism were forbidden, hidden, radical activities. The guilt and shame about it were crushing. […]
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Seeking Stories
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
My friend, Larry Iannotti, is writing an academic paper justifying the reasons for the recent Survey of Violence and Discrimination against Sexual Minorities and he is seeking stories: I’m interested in hearing from anyone who runs an SM-related business and has been blocked from doing business by credit-card companies, landlords, license or permit granting authorities, […]
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2nd Annual Sex-Positive Journalism Awards Seeking Entries
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Read anything in your local (or national) paper that reported on sex in a surprisingly informed, non-hysterical way? The Sex-Positive Journalism Awards want to know about it. Last’s year’s winners were selected from over 100 entries submitted by both writers and readers, and they covered subjects from sex in nursing homes, prostitution, and sex in […]
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NCSF Statement on Professional Dominatrices in New York
March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
NCSF has been contacted by over a dozen concerned members of the BDSM community in New York about the arrests of dozens of professional Dominatrices in Manhattan that started in early 2008. The pro-Domme community in New York City, which has been a vibrant part of the BDSM community for decades, has been ravaged by […]
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