The North American Federation of Sexuality Organizations
(NAFSO) is a coalition of not-for-profit organizations devoted to the promotion
of sexual science, sexual health, and sexual rights.
NAFSO was created to:
1. Promote cooperation, collaboration,
communication, and coordination among sexual health, research, and advocacy
organizations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the
Caribbean.
2. Promote international cooperation between
members of NAFSO and other sexological federations including the World
Association for Sexology.
3. Promote educational programs
and research leading to increased knowledge for professionals in
sexology-related disciplines.
4. Advocate for accurate and
comprehensive sexual health information in the public domain.
NAFSO was formed on May 6, 2002 at meeting of the
Council of Associations for Sexual Science, Health, and Education (CASSHE) in
Miami Beach, Florida.
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The charter members of NAFSO are the American Association of
Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapist (AASECT); the Canadian Sex Research
Forum (CSRF); the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (FSSS);
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA); the Sexuality Information and
Education Council of the United States (SIECUS); the Society for the Scientific
Study of Sexuality (SSSS); and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research
(SSTAR).
NAFSO supports a definition of sexual
science, sexual health, and sexual rights based upon the guidelines stated
in:
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(a) the definition of "sexual health" produced by the Pan
American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO);
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(b) "Characteristics of a Sexually Healthy Society" produced by
PAHO/WHO;
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(c) the "Declaration of Sexual Rights" produced by the World
Association of Sexology (WAS); and
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(d) "Life Behaviors of a Sexually Healthy Adult" produced by the
SIECUS.
The current officers of NAFSO are:
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Joseph DiNorcia, President (SIECUS)
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Walter Bockting, Vice President (SSSS)
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Sandra Byers, Secretary, (SIECCAN/CSRF)
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Pierre Assalian, Treasurer, (CSRF/WAS)
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