TES®
The Eulenspiegel Society™
The TES Weekly - February
17, 2002
Staff Volunteers: Flagg, Lolita,
NyghtOwl
Contributors: 007 and Lisa V.
THE SWITCHING NEWS
by Lolita Wolf
Jeff has joined
Mark as a facilitator of the TES "Switchables & Other Polymorphous
Perverts Group." In their roles as co-hosts of the Switchables SIG,
Mark and Jeff will strive to offer the Scene community the best
programming and events possible to support those who identify as
Switchables or Polymorphous Perverts or are interested in the issues
involving those orientations. Everyone is invited to attend. Switchables
meetings and other events are open to all, regardless of scene orientation.
NATIONAL COALITION FOR SEXUAL FREEDOM COUNTERS ATTACK
BY RADICAL RIGHT ON BDSM GROUPS
by Lisa V.
In the face
of recent, organized efforts to shut down BDSM-related conferences
and events, the NCSF launched a new initiative this week, one that
provides support to sexual minority groups under attack by radical
right wing groups as The Concerned Woman for America (CWA) the American
Family Association (AFA).
Kathy Valente,
acting director of the Illinois chapter of Concerned Women of America,
recently made incorrect statements about "My Vicious Valentine V,"
an educational event that took place this weekend in Rosemont, Illinois.
In a February 6th press release, Valente said that "off-duty Chicago
police officers, who are sworn to uphold the law, would hire out
to provide the security, allowing extremely harmful and certainly
illegal behavior." Valente also referred to the activities as "sexual
torture."
When the CWA
pressured the Radisson to cancel the MVV event at their hotel, organizers
had to quickly obtain conference rooms in a nearby hotel in order
to hold their event. In addition, a similar event in Southfield,
Michigan, "Bondage and Beyond," scheduled for February 9-10 by two
educational and social groups, was canceled after pressure from
the American Family Association of Michigan.
In discussions
with both media and law enforcement entities, NCSF Spokeperson Susan
Wright confirmed that MVV is a legal, private event offering information
and education about sexual expression for consenting adults.
"These radical
fringe groups have used scare tactics and false statements of facts
to try to compel local businesses and authorities to close down
constitutionally-protected educational and informational assemblies
on the ground that what is being taught does not adhere to their
view of morally desirable behavior," says Wright. "That is simply
not acceptable in America."
Under the new
program, NCSF is advising groups on how to obtain injunctions and
even money damages when right wing organizations interfere in their
legal and private educational conferences and events. NCSF is also
counseling groups on how to sue for defamation.
The new initiative
is only part of NCSF's ongoing efforts to use the law and the courts
to advance issues of sex and sexuality, free speech and privacy
rights. With these recent attacks from the radical right, our support
of NCSF - a volunteer-based organization - is all the more vital!
Please make a donation to NCSF - quickly and easily, via credit
card or PayPal - by visiting their website at www.nscfreedom.org.
YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS--YOUR ASS IN STRIPES!
Write a review for The TES Weekly and EVERYONE will read it. Email us at TES_Weekly@hotmail.com and let us know what you want to review!
This weekly is available to
all email subscribers to the TES-INFO
list.
Search
the TES Website!
|
