Parental Rights
Parental Rights at Kids’ Expense The parental rights movement is making a comeback. “Parental” might imply that kids’ needs are at the center. But as Jaclyn Friedman writes, the last thing these so-called parental advocates want is for kids to…
The Business of Birth Control Film Screening
Sixty years after the pill revolutionized women's emancipation, The Business of Birth Control examines the complex relationship between hormonal birth control and women’s health and liberation. The documentary traces the feminist movement to investigate and expose the pill's risks alongside the racist legacy…
We Can Do Better: Consensual Non-Monogamy and Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and access to quality mental healthcare that is affirming of consensually non-monogamous relationships is critical. Myriad barriers to access already exist for those who live on multiple margins of race, gender, ability, orientation, class,…
Woodhull Statement on Roe, Human Rights, and Sexual Freedom
On Monday Night, May 2, 2022, Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s majority decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. In the draft, Justice Alito writes the majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade. In this poorly argued decision,…
Improving Access to Consensually Non-Monogamous (CNM) and Kink-Affirming Quality Mental Health Care
Access to quality mental healthcare is a human right and yet, the task of finding quality mental healthcare is daunting, especially when you’re a non-monogamous and/or kinky person who lives on various margins. Therapists often pathologize ethical and consensual practices…
The Right to Gender Affirming Care
On Friday, March 25, after UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center shut down the Genecis clinic in Dallas, Texas, 850 signatories submitted a letter urging for it to remain open. Their letter is part of a larger outcry: hundreds of…
Legal Status and Recommendations for Multi-Parent/Multi-Partner Families in the US
This presentation provides a brief overview of social and legal issues facing multi-partner families, identifies some practical suggestions for these families inspired by the strategies LGBTQ families have used, and suggests policies that would benefit multi-partner, LGBTQ+, and other diverse…