Across the country, state and federal legislators are concocting new laws and policies aimed at dehumanizing trans people. From Kansas to Texas to D.C., we have seen a slew of hateful, baseless attacks on trans people’s rights to travel, to…
The Honorable Jim Thomas Chair House Judiciary Committee, State of Ohio Ohio State Capitol Columbus, Ohio 43215 The Honorable D.J. Swearingen Vice Chair House Judiciary Committee, State of Ohio Ohio State Capitol Columbus, Ohio 43215 The Honorable Eric Synenberg Ranking…
Gender affirming care (GAC) includes medical, psychological, and social supports that help people live in alignment with their gender identity. As of 2025, more than 20 states have passed laws restricting or banning this care, often under the claim of…
Re: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Opposition to Tennessee House Bill 1472 “Banning Bostock Act” and House Bill 1474 "No Pride Flag or Month Act” My name is Ricci Levy, and I am the President and CEO of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation,…
The repeated attacks on trans people’s fundamental human rights in the U.S. have been brutal. But trans communities and allies have fought back each time. Tireless activism across the country serves as a source of hope. So, too, does the…
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)[1], the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA World)[2], Just Futures Collaborative, Pregnancy Justice, Global Alliance against Traffic in Women (GAATW),[3] Gender Centre Geneva Graduate Institute, Woodhull Freedom Foundation[4], and the Global…
Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a national organization dedicated to defending sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. We are responding to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Proposed Rule, “Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”,…
2025 was brutal for LGBTQ+ communities. We covered an array of attacks on queer and trans rights, from President Trump’s January 28, 2025, Executive Order, to the destruction of gender-affirming healthcare for NYC trans youth, to Texas’s Senate Bill 8…
Woodhull Freedom Foundation Unveils New Fact Checked Module on Transgender & Gender-Expansive Myths The Woodhull Freedom Foundation has released the newest module in its Fact Checked by Woodhull series, a public education initiative dedicated to separating fact from fear and…