To President Biden Re: Decriminalization
May 23, 2023, via the White House website Dear President Biden, Thank you again for affirming in your June 1, 2021 proclamation on LGBTQ Pride Month that LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. As Pride Month 2023 approaches, I am writing…
Woodhull Participates in Day of Action in Albany, NY
Albany, NY - April 26, 2023. Woodhull Freedom Foundation joined allies from fifteen organizations for Immunity NY’s Day of Action Against Gender-Based Violence yesterday. Supporting S4266A/A5288A, a bill that would establish a task force on missing women who are black, indigenous, and…
Recognizing Families
On January 1, 2023, AB 1041 took effect, marking a significant expansion of family and paid sick leave in California. This expansion is largely due to the law’s recognition of families beyond the white heteropatriarchal standards of family (that is,…
Woodhull Foundation to Host Commission on Entrapment and Harassment at Creating Change
Washington, D.C. – February 2, 2023. The Woodhull Freedom Foundation, the national advocate for sexual rights, will host a human rights commission on the entrapment and harassment of LGBTQ+ people on February 18, part of the Creating Change conference in San…
The Entrapment and Harassment of LGTBQ People
Entrapment and harassment of gay and bi men, trans people, and sex workers by law enforcement continue to be widespread in all parts of the country. These civil and human rights violations devastate individuals and their families but rarely receive…
Woodhull Defends Free Speech In Latest Court Battle Over FOSTA Censorship
Washington, D.C. - January 11, 2023. Today, the Woodhull Foundation again argued against the constitutionality of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. This is the organization’s latest…