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JOIN US FOR OUR 10TH SUMMITVERSARY! AUGUST 15 – AUGUST 18, 2019 Our 10th annual Sexual Freedom Summit can’t get here soon enough, particularly given the current political and social climate. We have vitally important work to do as we…
Erasing Criminal Convictions for Survivors of Trafficking: One Step in the Right Direction
by Guest Blogger: Juhu Thukral and Melissa Broudo People get involved in sex work for all kinds of reasons, but most often, out of life circumstance and a need to support themselves and their families. This need to seek safety and…
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Tagged with: Analysis • california • Colorado • Hawaii • Human Rights • human trafficking • Illinois • Law and Policy • Mainstream media • Maryland • media • Media bias • Nevada • Pennsylvania • Race and Class • sex trafficking • sex workers' rights • sexuality • Vermont • violence • WisconsinEuropean Court of Human Rights Gets it Wrong (and Woodhull Responds!)
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance is disappointed by the decision of the European Court of Human Rights which ruled yesterday in Strasbourg, France that “The European Convention on Human Rights does not require member states’ governments to grant same-sex couples…
Tagged with: European Court of Human Rights • family • Human Rights • LGBT Rights • same-sex marriage • sexual discrimination • UDHR • Universal DEclaration of Human RightsEverybody Poops
No – this isn't a blog post about "pooping" – although it is true that everyone does. This is actually about the Burglington County NJ Public Library ordering the removal of Amy Sonnie’s Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology, which the library director labeled as “child pornography.”
Expanding the Conversation about Sex Ed Reform
When we talk about sex education reform, the discussion is often a two-sided debate between teaching adolescents about sex or teaching them to wait until marriage. As of January 2015, only 19 states have a policy that requires their sex…
Tagged with: family • Human Rights • sex education • sexual politics • sexuality • youthFamilies: Sources & Story Ideas for the Holidays, 2013
With so much of the work of Woodhull focused on the human right to family, we are pleased to be able to share a resource with you for those seeking to write stories or to reach out to experts on…
Family Matters: Sources & Story Ideas for the Holidays
With so much of the work of Woodhull focused on the human right to family, we are pleased to be able to share a resource with you for those seeking to write stories or to reach out to experts on…
First Forbidden Words. Next, Forbidden People!
In yet another disastrous display of the true agenda of the trump administration seven words were listed as “forbidden” for use by the Center for Disease Control. Vulnerable, Entitlement, Diversity, Transgender, Fetus, Evidence-Based, Science-Based Take a moment to think about…
First they came…but here in America??
Am I really hearing this in America? Go to YouTube and type in “anti-semitism and occupy wall street” and hear what I heard. I’m Jewish. I have never, in my lifetime, worried about Nazi Germany being repeated. Until now. Occupy…
Five Weddings, Four Lawyers, Three Ghosts, One Bound Bear
by Guest Blogger: Patrick Mulcahey How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Traditional Marriage The first time I got mass-married was at the March on Washington in 1987. It was one of the scheduled activities. We assembled in front…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2017 Vicki Sexual Freedom Award Recipients
Contact: Anne Hodder – anne@annehodder.com, (310) 721-4810 WASHINGTON, DC — March 29, 2017 — The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2017 Vicki Sexual Freedom Awards, an annual event that recognizes individuals who have made…
Tagged with: 2017 Vicki Sexual Freedom Award • Loretta Ross • sexual freedom • Sexual Freedom Summit • Willie J. ParkerFOSTA Appeal Moves Forward With Woodhull’s Statement
Reposted from XBIZ, as reported by Rhett Pardon WASHINGTON — The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and other plaintiffs have filed initial papers with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in their bid to block enforcement of FOSTA. Woodhull…
George Lakoff: How Right-Wingers Scam People Into Buying Their Toxic Philosophy
by Guest Blogger: Joshua Holland Progressives often find themselves explaining the details of their preferred policies, and arguing that they would maximize the common good if enacted. Conservatives, on the other hand, tend to eschew the fine print to embrace sweeping,…
Tagged with: Elisabeth Wehling • framing • George Lakoff • Joshua Holland • morals • rightGive OUT Today for Sexual Freedom!
Great news! You don’t have to wait until Thursday – you can show your support for Sexual Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right this very minute! And every donation helps us directly AND helps us claim our share of cash awards! Thursday,…
Having Sex with Someone is Worse Than (Fill in the Blank)?
Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, was fired for sexual harassment.
Really? Well, no, not really.
In fact, HP cleared Mr. Hurd of the harassment charge and fired him, instead, for some violation of their standard of business conduct.
Holding Space for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
By: Ricci Levy Today is December 17, when we mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. There has been a wave in the news about the violence and high rate of murders being inflicted on sex workers since…
How Conservative Religion Makes the Right Politically Stronger
by Guest Blogger: Sara Robinson Progressives often marvel at how focused, coordinated and aggressive our conservative opposition is. They seem to fall into lockstep and march, building large organizations and executing complex strategies with an astonishing rate of success. We…
Tagged with: AlterNet • Conservatives • messaging • Progressives • religion • Sara Robinson • spiritualityHow do I find a gay parent to co-parent with?
by Guest Blogger: Diana Adams Question: To Whom it May Concern, I am a female seeking a committed gay couple to raise a child with. What better way than to raise a child with two fathers? Most heterosexual men take the…
Tagged with: adoption • co-habitation agreements • co-parenting • Diana Adams • family • LGBT • premarital agreements • same-sex couples • sperm donor agreementsHow Far is Too Far in a College Sexuality Course?
by Guest Blogger: Martha Kempner Originally published by RH Reality Check Middle school and high school sexuality courses frequently become the subject of controversy most often because parents become upset after they learn of something said or done in class that…
Tagged with: Analysis • college sexuality courses • human sexuality • Nevada • northwestern university • sexuality • Sexuality educationHow to Respond to Questions About Transgender Bathroom Access
Liberals: How Strong Is Your Support for Transgender Equality? by Nathaniel Frank (this article first appeared on Slate.com and is reposted here with the author’s permission) In the wake of draconian laws passed in North Carolina and Mississippi restricting which…
Tagged with: Transgender RightsHuman Rights & Anti-Censorship Groups Tell Senate to Stop the ‘Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation’ Act
A coalition of human rights, civil liberties, publishing, and online commerce groups are asking Congress to oppose a piece of anti-speech, anti-sex work legislation known as as the “Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation” (SAVE) Act. The bill is allegedly aimed…
Human Rights Cup: Corporations=1, Human Beings=0
In a stunning (but not unexpected) decision, the anti-human rights, anti-sexual freedom Supreme Court of the United States affirmed sexual freedom for corporations and denied it to human beings. Not good. Very, very bad. The decision is not out of…
Human Rights Day 2011
This weekend the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance joins with social justice organizations, movements and individuals around the world in celebrating Human Rights Day.Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December…
Human Rights Day, 2013
“As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, let us intensify our efforts to fulfill our collective responsibility to promote and protect the rights and dignity of all people everywhere.” UN Secretary-General…
