INDING KINK AWARE MEDICAL CARE

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NCSF oversees a Kink Aware Professionals directory (KAP) on our ncsfreedom.org website where you can search for kink-aware professionals in your area. You may be able to find a doctor, physician’s assistant,nursepractitionerorclinic close to you. If you don’t, try calling thenearestlistedprofessionals-

(even non-medical professionals) and ask if they can recommendsomeonelocal.

Askforreferralsfrompeopleinyourlocalkink-relatedgroups. Ifyouarecomfortableaskingpublically,considerusingsocial mediatofindapersonalreferral.

Ask people at your local LGBT resource center. An LGBTfriendly practice may be a good alternative if you are unable to find a kink-aware professional. Some cities have sexpositiveorganizationsyoumightask.

For more information, Dr. Charles Moser provides free access tohisbook: Health Care Without Shame: A Handbook for the Sexually DiverseandTheirCaregivers