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…
CANCELLED – When “Chosen Family” Falls Short: Strategies for Queer Community Interdependence
The long legacy of “chosen family” is rightfully touted as a pillar of strength within queer and polyamorous communities. Yet, at the same time, LGBTQIA+ older adults are more likely to face social isolation, among other disparities. What happens when…
Expansive Connection: Unlearning Toxic Monogamy
“If you really loved your partner, you wouldn’t want to sleep with other people.” “Don't leave your wife alone with her male friends." "You've got to look good for your husband, or his eyes will wander." Sound familiar? These are…
Texas’ Anti-Trans Directive
Texas’ Anti-Trans Directive One month ago, on February 22, Texas governor Greg Abbott made a terrifying, violent decision. He directed the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth as “child abuse.” Put…
Bethany Austin v. Illinois
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether prohibiting the nonconsensual, public dissemination of private sexual images, which the defendant knew or should have known were intended to remain private, violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. BRIEF IN OPPOSITION The nonconsensual dissemination…
Woodhull Announces Human Rights Commissions
Woodhull Freedom Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a brand new project, Woodhull’s Human Rights Commissions. It is fitting to announce this new program on Human Rights Day, 2021 as the Commissions will mirror the theme for the…