NCSF Founder, Lifestyle Educator, Activist & Author:
SUSAN WRIGHT - 2010 Keynote Speaker

Susan Wright founded the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom in 1997. Currently she serves as the NCSF Spokesperson and chairs the media committee and DSM Revision Project.

Susan is on the organizing committee for Smarter Sex NYC, the Sex Positive Journalism Awards (Sexies), and the advocacy committee for the American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

An activist in the BDSM community since 1992, Susan coordinated the SM Policy Reform Project for the National Organization for Women which resulted in rescinding their anti-SM policy in 1999. Susan also created the SM vs. Abuse policy statement through the Leather Leadership Conference 1997-98.

Susan has published over 25 books, and her latest urban fantasy novel is called Confessions of a Demon:
More info on Susan can be found at http://susanwright.info/

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
There's An Edge? (overview)

I often hear people talking about not judging other people's kink. This usually comes up when people are referring to edgy type play or play that squicks people. I know some of my age play really turns people off, but hey, that's my thing so that's what I do. I know I'm not doing it for shock value but because it turns me on. So I can identify with people who go way out there with their kink and defend it vigorously.

So does that mean anything goes? I've been hearing people put down "safe, sane, consensual" for nearly 20 years, but in my experience, there's a valuable lesson in SSC for everyone, not just those who are kinky. And yes, I know it's more unsafe to cross the street. Duh! That's not the point. The point is that what we do can look an awful lot like assault to the authorities. In fact, more and more people are being arrested for sexual assault years after scenes or relationships have ended.

I used to think that SSC was for the bottoms, but after seeing so many tops caught up in the criminal justice system recently, I think any top who doesn't follow some form of SSC is playing Russian Roulette with their future. You may think you're a "real" Master while you're doing your consensual nonconsent scenes, whether it's 24/7 or for 15 minutes, but in reality - ironically - you're handing over ALL the power to your submissive. That's because in America, there is no such thing as giving up consent.

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