Statement on the Passing of Carmen Vázquez
We at the Woodhull Freedom Foundation are heartbroken to announce the death of Carmen Vázquez, long-time sexual freedom fighter, Vicki Sexual Freedom award winner, and co-chair of our Board of Directors. Carmen died on Wednesday, January 27th of COVID. Carmen…
Distinguishing from Abuse: Adapting the Power & Control Wheel for Power Exchange Dynamics
When abuse happens in BDSM communities, systemic support is harder to access in part because many definitions of intimate partner violence rely on evaluating patterns of power and control. However, because the “bargained-for” exchange in BDSM culture is based in…
Whole Body Listening: Connecting with Embodied Pleasure as a Trauma Survivor
In activism and organizing spaces (as well as our larger culture), many of our bodies carry the impacts of personal and collective trauma. Often, these leave us feeling afraid or unworthy of our own pleasure or unsure how to navigate…
Content Creators Showcase, Sponsored by Dr Elizabeth Anne Wood
Join us for an evening featuring creative expressions of sexuality! Explore provocative artwork, discover new sensational podcast and sex-positive porn, build your own sex graph with the Graphic Sex Project, and experience compelling book readings from some of the most…
2019 Vicki Awards – Nadine Smith and Kate Kendell
Join us as we celebrated the 2019 Vicki Sexual Freedom Award recipients, Nadine Smith and Kate Kendell, two spectacular sexual freedom and human rights champions. Nadine's award was presented by Woodhull Freedom Foundation President and founder, Ricci Levy, and Board…
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez Friday Keynote
Join us to come away inspired by our 2018 Vicki Sexual Freedom Summit award recipient, Caroline (Carrie) Bettinger-Lopez. We heard about violence against women, violence against sex workers, gender and race discrimination, and immigrants' rights and how we can work…
More Than Sexy: Conundrums Faced by Feminists in Porn
How do you deal with sexism, when it's your job to be sexy? How do feminists in porn deal with issues around propagating harmful stereotypes, unhealthy power dynamics, and body image? What do women in porn believe are their most…
The Preacher & The Porn Star: Sex as Experience and Expression of the Sacred
Religion in general and Christianity in particular are used to perpetuate a divide between "sacred" and "profane" parts of ourselves. This divide is an illusion which is both harmful and unnecessary. This workshop was designed primarily to address the needs…