I am super excited to share that I will be one of three Widener interns for the Spring 2018 semester with the National Coalition of Sexual Freedom (NCSF). Many of you may have never heard of NCSF–to be honest, I hadn’t until the opportunity for this internship presented itself. So what is NCSF and what is the purpose? According to the NSCF site:
“The NCSF is committed to creating a political, legal and social environment in the US that advances equal rights for consenting adults who engage in alternative sexual and relationship expressions. The NCSF aims to advance the rights of, and advocate for consenting adults in the BDSM-Leather-Fetish, Swing, and Polyamory Communities.”
When I learned about this opportunity, I was a little scared and somewhat unsure of how I’d be able to intern here. I have some limited exposure to kink and BDSM from my graduate studies at Widener but am not part of the community and haven’t studied anything in depth.
I was lucky enough to meet with the other interns and our supervisor for training and I am so very excited for this experience. I will be creating and presenting on intimate partner violence within kink and BDSM communities. I will be working to target college campuses and college aged youth. I have a lot of work this upcoming semester but I am very excited to grow my skills as a sexuality educator.
Higher ed friends, do not be surprised if I reach out to you for the possibility of presenting in person or via Zoom at your institutions. I need 20 hours of teaching experience to complete my internship.
Stay tuned for new updates and presentations!!
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