BDSM Law Resources

1 - The Kinky Lawyer
http://www.kinkylawyer.net/
We all Love BDSM and Alternative Lifestyles. We All Enjoy Play or Seek the Opportunity to Play. But do we understand all of the possible legal consequences? Do we understand how our lifestyles can affect us in other legal matters?. The purpose of this site is to help with these questions.

Abuse vs. Erotic Power Exchange
http://www.altsubmission.com/abuse.html
by The National Leather Association, The Dutch BDSM Media Information Center and The POWERotics Foundation

ACLU - Lesbian & Gay Rights: State Sodomy Statutes
http://archive.aclu.org/issues/gay/sodomy.html

BDSM and the Law
http://www.io.com/~ambrosio/law/
BDSM Law Links

Bisexual Resource Center
http://www.biresource.org/

Equality
http://www.ifhr.org/

Federal and State Obscenity Statutes
http://www.moralityinmedia.org/nolc/index.htm?statutesIndex.htm
Obscenity laws are another area of concern - usually vague, they are often used by law enforcement to prosecute where no other offense has been committed or can by proven. This site explores obscenity laws state by state as well as federal.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders - GLAD
http://www.glad.org/
Celebrating its 25th anniversary year, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

Human RIghts Campaign
http://www.hrc.org/

LAMBDA
http://www.lambda.org/
LAMBDA is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence.

Mann Act
http://wise.fau.edu/~tunick/courses/conlaw/mann.html
Information on the Mann Act

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
http://www.ncsfreedom.org/
NCSF is an excellent organization, very vocal both politically and in the legal arena in protecting the rights of and advocating for alternative lifestyles. Visit this site often to know what is going on. I highly recommend that you join and support this highly respected organization.

NOW S/M Policy Reform Project
http://members.aol.com/NOWSM/Home.html

Privacy Laws by State
http://www.epic.org/privacy/consumer/states.html
Privacy laws are conversely in our favor. This site examines privacy laws on a state by state basis.

Rumpoule's BDSMD/s and the Law
http://gloria-brame.com/domidea/rumpoule.htm

Sex Laws by State
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2269/index.html
This is a good source to begin looking at how various state statutes alone, or interrelated can impact our lifestyle.

Sodomy Laws
http://www.sodomylaws.org/
Sodomy laws are often used by law enforcement to prosecute practitioners of alternative lifestyles. This excellent site examines sodomy laws state by state.

The American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/LesbianGayRights/LesbianGayRightsMain.cfm
The ACLU has a section devoted to protection of gay and lesbian rights. Not an alternative lifestyle organization per se, but still, they have some helpful information.

The Spanner Case
http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/span/span1.html
This is one of the benchmark cases on the issue of consent in bdsm activities. The case is from Britain, but the principles are very important.

Yahoo - BDSM & the Law
http://d2.dir.dcn.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/sexuality/legal_issues/
Yahoo has a section devoted to bdsm legal issues - probably not the most comprehensive source on the web, but worth looking at.