(New York, NY)— A grant from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation will support a new study on the effects of “de-platforming” adult sex workers in the U.S. conducted by Professor Samantha Majic of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Melissa Ditmore,…
Washington, D.C.— May 18, 2022 - The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and a coalition of free speech and human rights organizations have filed an amicus brief today asking the Supreme Court to block HB20, the controversial Texas social media law. “Texas HB20 is…
(WASHINGTON, DC / April 25, 2022) Woodhull Freedom Foundation, announced it has filed an appeal in its suit challenging the constitutionality of FOSTA, the controversial anti-trafficking law which devastated the sex worker community and damaged free speech more broadly. Woodhull…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woodhull’s Human Rights Commission Releases “Fact or Fiction: Sex Trafficking, Sex Work, and Human Rights at the Super Bowls” (Washington, DC / February 8, 2022) -- Woodhull Freedom Foundation, as part of its Human Rights Commissions program,…
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…
When OnlyFans announced it was going to ban pornography on its platform they were clearly participating in a campaign to police, restrict, and punish sexual pleasure. The reaction from sex workers and their allies was swift and fierce. Without these…
My name is Ricci Levy and I’m the President & CEO of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, founded in 2003. We’re a human rights organization whose work is focused at the intersection of sexual and human rights. We are the lead…
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…
On 8/31/20, the Woodhull Freedom Foundation along with the other plaintiffs in the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, et. al v. Barr case filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking to declare FOSTA unconstitutional and stop its enforcement. The Plaintiffs argue that FOSTA…
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they…