New Media Awards 2008 - Informed Consent

Informed Consent

http://www.informedconsent.co.uk

Nominated in Community activism category.

The Informed Consest group of websites provide information to the BDSM/fetish community and include chatrooms, memo sending, events listings, discussion forums, personal weblogs and personal ads for members. The owners provide the service free of charge.

The site's name was chosen to reflect the useful information we enable people to share, while emphasising the necessity of consent in all aspects of BDSM relationships.

1 nomination from readers

Since 1997 the Informed Consent website has become an essential part of the BDSM/fetish community, forming a focal point to discuss issues that affect the community and helping people to find information about how to conduct their activities safely.

In a country where attitudes towards alternative sexuality (especially sadomasochism) are mixed at best, and in which the law still does not recognise that BDSM can be a legitimate expression of a person's sexuality (the 'Spanner' ruling in 1995 is still effective today), Informed Consent provides a vital means for members of the BDSM community to come together, support one another, and be reassured about what they do within the framework of safe, sane and consensual relationships.

Nominated by Oliver Thornton, 07 May 2008

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