If you’ve seen our Summit photos, you know that Louis Shackleton is a ridiculously talented photographer. And we think everyone knows that Nina Hartley is the definition of fabulous. What if we told you that you could book a private…
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Bill & Judith Moyers Chair Banned Books Week Sept. 30 – Oct. 6
Award-winning broadcast journalist Bill Moyers, and Judith Davidson Moyers, president of Public Affairs Television, have been named Honorary Co-Chairs of Banned Books Week (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6), American Library Association’s (ALA) annual celebration of our freedom to read. Bill…
Tagged with: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression • American Library Association • Association of American Publishers • Banned Books Week • Barbara Jones • censorship • Chris Finan • Comic Book Legal Defense Fund • First Amendment • Judith Davidson Moyers • Judith Platt • National Coalition Against CensorshipBlogging LGBT Families Day
by Guest Blogger: Andy Izenson Andy Izenson is an Associate Attorney and mediator with Diana Adams Law & Mediation, PLLC, and is a passionate advocate for queer and nontraditional families and for trans and gender non-conforming youth and adults. As a…
Bob Witeck on Limbaugh’s comments re: Sandra Fluke
Few of us are unfamiliar with political theater. And regrettably, most of us are all too familiar with Rush Limbaugh. The latest flap labeling Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” is entirely characteristic of Rush and the expectations of his…
Tagged with: Bob Witeck • contraception • reproductive justice • Rush Limbaugh • Sandra FlukeBREAKING: Single day & weekend registration now available for the Summit!
HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? The Summit is coming! The Summit is coming! And it’s right around the corner! So many of you have emailed and messaged us to explain that you can’t attend for the full four days and you’d…
BREAKING: Summit Scholarships for Bloggers!
Thanks to some fabulous generosity on the part of Tantus, Inc. and NJOY Toys, if you are a blogger who wants to cover Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, we’ve got a few registration scholarships available for you! Interested? Apply NOW! But hurry! http://svy.mk/1K8Dyw4
BREAKING: WORKSHOP DEADLINE EXTENDED! FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Have we got a treat for you! With all the shoveling, all the transportation delays, all the ice and snow, we think you deserve a Blizzard Bonus! (Even if you’re on the West Coast, or the other side of the…
BREAKING: We’ve Got the Quick and Dirty Facts About #SFS16, August 4-7, 2016!
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance is thrilled to announce that we’ll be returning to the Alexandria Hilton Mark Center for the 7th annual Sexual Freedom Summit (#SFS16) from August 4-7, 2016. Mark your calendars! Just to give you a little…
Tagged with: #SFS16 • Human Rights • sexual freedomBREAKING: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Appeals FOSTA Ruling
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, attorneys for the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, and other Plaintiffs appealed the ruling issued by the District Court, for the District of Columbia, dismissing the FOSTA case for lack of standing. Joining in the appeal are The…
Buck Angel Selected as Board Member by Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA; March 12, 2012 Buck Angel and The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance have joined forces to help move our world to a place where our fundamental human right to sexual freedom is fully realized. The…
Tagged with: adult entertainment • Buck Angel • gender identity • LGBT Rights • pornography • sex • sexuality • transsexualCall for 2015 Sexual Freedom Summit Workshop Proposal
In just six years, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit has become an established and anticipated forum in the national discussions of sexuality and human rights. Over the course of the Summit’s six years, thousands of participants from all over the world have…
Call for Proposals – 2013 Sexual Freedom Summit
2013 Workshop Proposals Now Accepted In just four years, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit has become an established and anticipated forum in the national discussions of sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. As we have each year, we’ll be envisioning…
Call for Proposals for 2016 Sexual Freedom Summit
For seven years, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit has been an established and anticipated forum in the national discussions of sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. This year’s Summit will be held August 4th to August 7th, 2016. We will be envisioning the…
Call for Stories from the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families
Dr. Elisabeth Sheff is a member of Woodhull’s Advisory Council and is involved in our Family Matters Project. This call for submissions is for her latest project, a collection of stories about real life polyamorous families. Are you a member…
Call for Workshop Proposals: Sexual Freedom Summit 2017
Join the conversation at Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit in 2017! #SFS17 is August 3th to 6th, 2017 The U. S. election season is over and one thing we know for sure is that we have a great deal of difficult…
Tagged with: Activism • civil rights • community • Feminism • gender • Human Rights • sexual freedom • sexual politics • sexuality • US Human Rights NetworkCan we make the world a “better place”?
I just received my copy of “Polyfidelity: Sex in the Kerista Commune and Other Related Theories on How to Solve the World’s Problems.” It’s a book of writings and artwork published by the Kerista Commune. My first skim through the…
Tagged with: Activism • Kelly Cookson • Polyfidelity: Sex in the Kerista Commune and Other Related Theories on How to Solve the World's Problems • Richard Rorty • same-sex marriage • utopiaCan’t We Just Agree? — A New York Court Holds That A Child Can Have Three Legal Parents
By Thomas E. Joaquin, Esq. One plus one plus one is three. We can all agree on the math, but when it comes to parents, the law usually stops counting at two. But a New York court recently decided, in…
Captive Virgins, Polygamy, Sex Slaves: What Marriage Would Look Like if We Actually Followed the Bible
by Guest Blogger: Valerie Tarico Traditionally, Republicans tend to run on a platform of God, guns and gays. This time, it’s God, gyne-policy and gays – a set of urgent priorities straight from the mouths of conservative bishops and evangelists…
Tagged with: Bible • contraception • divorce • God • Integration of Sex and Religion • marriage • polygamy • sex slaves • teen pregnancyCelebrating Families on Sunday, May 15th.
Biological, intentional, conjugal and platonic Happy International Day of Families! At Woodhull Freedom Foundation we celebrate the diversity of family forms and call for the United States to recognize and respect all families, regardless of their form or structure. Marriage…
Centering Sexual Freedom on Human Rights Day
Happy Human Rights Day! Today marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , a document that identified the inalienable rights to which everyone is inherently entitled as a human being — regardless of race, religion, sex, language,…
Tagged with: Human Rights • incarceration • sex work • sexual freedom • United NationsChased Out By Chase?
Have you been chased as a customer of Chase Bank?? If you’re involved in the adult entertainment industry and you’ve been denied services, had your bank account closed, by JP Morgan Chase, we want to hear from you. And we’ve…
Children Denied Families
Guest blog post by Brandon Studler Twitter: @kkstud13 March 18, 2017 Imagine denying children a home, a family, for no reason other than who the potential parent chooses to love and with whom they choose to form a family. Well, it’s happening!…
Tagged with: family • Georgia • HB 159 • Right to FamilyCinderella Disguised as Porn, Oh My!
Could it be that we have reached the point in society where it’s more acceptable as adults to read porn than to read an adult fairytale? I’m not saying that would be a bad thing. In fact, quite the opposite.…
Tagged with: adult entertainment • book • childhood sexuality • culture war • erotica • fairytales • Fifty Shades of Grey • intimacy • pornography • relationships • sexual culture • sexual desire • sexual freedomCivil Liberties Groups Condemn Government Attacks on Escort Service Providers – Cite First Amendment and Human Rights Concerns
We are categorically opposed to human trafficking. We strenuously oppose any measure that makes people more vulnerable to human trafficking. We also stand in opposition to measures that crush constitutionally protected civil liberties under the guise of combatting human trafficking.…
Civil Rights Activist Monica Raye Simpson Elected to Woodhull Freedom Foundation Board
Respected organizer amplifies Woodhull’s presence with unique blend of art & activism WASHINGTON, DC — Sept. 8, 2016 — Human rights organization Woodhull Freedom Foundation has elected acclaimed civil rights activist and artist Monica Raye Simpson to its Board of…
