EvilGeoff
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The NCSF has no coffers to keep full, it is not a bunch of artsy fartsy people unless people like you and me are "artsy fartsy". The NCSF is a coalition of BDSM, swing, and polyamory groups, and their policy is determined and guided by the members of those groups and the representatives those groups seat on the Coalition Council. The NCSF represents hundreds of groups and thousands of group and individual members. The NCSF is a not-for-profit organization, and has one, count them ONE full time employee. EVERYTHING and I do mean everything beyond the office, is handled by concerned volunteers. The Federal governement using children as an excuse to strip away our basic, Constitutionally guaranteed rights is just as immoral, unethical, and dangerous to the foundation of this country as illegal wiretapping and warrantless searches of the homes of our citizens. Hello... what happened to "Innocent until proven guilty" ? ? ? ? I'm not forcing my sexuality on anyone. But the federal government wants to treat me like a criminal? Oh HELL NO. I will fight tooth and nail to keep that camel's nose out of MY tent. And the NCSF is a helluva tool to keep that camel under control. The NCSF helped defend the San Diego Six. All charges dropped. The NCSF helped defend the folks arrested in Addleboro, Mass (the "Paddleboro" incident... Charges dropped. When events like Vicious Valentine and Beat Me in St Louis were targeted by CWA protests, when TES and Black Rose events were attacked, NCSF has been there. The NCSF responded to over 600 incidents in 2004 (2005 figures are not in yet) where kinky folk needed help because they were threatened with having their children removed from their homes, their owned businesses were being threatened with closure, where their jobs and carreers were being threatened because their sexual orientation or activities were exposed... When Uncle Sam, in the name of "protecting children" tries to take yours away from you Latexbaby, SirKenin... When your employer fires you because they don't want a pervert like you working there... When you get arrested because you pop your submissive on the ass with a wooden spoon (or your partner gets arrested for popping you with one) while you are playing... Who are you going to turn to for help? Who will advocate for YOUR rights as a parent? Your sexuality? What you do in the confines of your consentual relationship? Even if you are kinky? The NCSF will. Even if you don't think you need us now. We're here. Just hope and pray you never need our assistance. But if you ever do, please hope and pray there are people out there who are kind, generous, compassionate, and willing to donate to YOUR legal defense fund inspite of the trashtalk people like y'all put on the NCSF. We have your back, even if you won't pull your collective heads out of the sand to watch ours. YIK, - Geoff
< Message edited by EvilGeoff -- 2/5/2006 3:37:10 PM >
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