The year was 1967, and too many women were dying. The New York legislature had just failed to pass an incremental reform to the state’s strict anti-abortion law, leaving the status quo in place. At that time, deaths resulting from…
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“Do We Need a More Nuanced View of Sexuality?” – comments
Do We Need a More Nuanced View of Sexuality? – a response from Joan Garrity I’ve always been firmly in the “orientation is hardwired” camp, but this article* made me think…If we put any stock in the Kinsey Scale, then…
“Kink” – new video by “Rev Bev” Dale
Woodhull Advisory Council member, Rev. Dr. Beverly “Rev Bev” Dale. has released a new video called “Kink” The barely-safe-for-work, sex positive video, which, among other things, asks how Jesus would practice BDSM, expresses affirmation rather than disdain for a variety…
Tagged with: bdsm • Jesus • Kink • Rev Bev • sex positive“Liberate Your Ass: How Sexual Freedom is Key to Fighting the Right”
by Guest Blogger: Elisabeth Fernandez-Kimmel Last week, I was honored to participate in an event titled “Liberate Your Ass: How Sexual Freedom is Key to Fighting the Right” at Netroots Nation, the country’s largest progressive online activist convention. A long-overdue conversation…
Tagged with: Charlie Glickman • Favianna Rodriguez • gender identity • Human Rights • immigration equality • Kierra Johnson • LGBT • Netroots Nation • sex worker rights • sexual freedom • William Winters • women's movement“Sex and the Constitution” Comes to the Summit!
We are pleased to announce that distinguished legal scholar Geoffrey R. Stone will be a keynote speaker at the 8th annual Sexual Freedom Summit! Mr. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of…
Tagged with: #SFS17 • Geoffrey R. Stone • Sex and the Constitution • Sexual Freedom Summit“To an Anxious Friend”
A message of hope from 1922 – as true today as it was when our country was first founded. William Allen White won a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial, “To an Anxious Friend,” published in the Emporia Gazette on…
#AbuserInChief: Let’s Make It Go Viral!
By Ricci Levy I started to write what would, I’m sure, have been a fabulous post about the allegations of sexual violations and what our responses might be. Then, almost at the final edits, I read an article by Kate…
Tagged with: #abuserinchief • franken • sexual violence • trump#BlackLivesMatter
Woodhull Freedom Foundation stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter. The outpouring of grief and rage throughout this nation, led by Black Lives Matter, is in this moment a response to the murder of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police…
Tagged with: #BlackLivesMatter • #BLM#SFS16 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPENS
Our 7th annual Sexual Freedom Summit is going to be a real treat! Come together with hundreds of your friends and colleagues to share information, experiences, and strategies to use in the fight for human rights and sexual freedom! Early bird registration…
#SFS19 Friday Recap: Radical Dreaming, Activism, and Vulnerability
Carmen Vázquez kicked off our second day of #SFS19 with an inspiring plenary titled “Through the darkness I see the light.” In her talk, she discussed the role of radical dreaming in being able to imagine a world where sexual…
#SFS19 Saturday Recap: Authenticity, Complexity, and Joy
Saturday afternoon we celebrated lifetime commitments to affirming sexual freedom with the Vicki Sexual Freedom Award. With both current and past recipients in one room, it was an inspiring moment to remember that progress is possible. Octavia Bulter wrote, “The…
#SFS19 Thursday Recap: Justice, Pleasure, and Community
On Thursday, August 15, we kicked off our 10th Annual Sexual Freedom Summit. The Summit features human rights activists, sexuality educators and researchers, professionals from the legal and medical fields, authors, sexual freedom movement leaders, and organizational partners all working…
$10,000 – Help Us Win the Holiday Challenge!
As you might know, we’re involved in an amazing campaign called the CrowdRise Giving Tower Holiday Challenge. The Challenge runs through January 6th and the charity that raises the most for their cause during that timeframe will get a grand…
$100,000 for Sexual Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right!
ALREADY DONATED? THANK YOU! YOUR NAME HAS BEEN ENTERED FOR A CHANCE TO GO SEE THIS PREMIER! Give to Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance for a chance to go to the Anchorman: The Legend Continues premiere Ron Burgundy? Go the…
$100,000 to Affirm Sexual Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right!
Your donation can bring us one step closer to $100,000 for sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. Imagine the power of your donation right now!How? We’re glad you asked, because we’re super excited to let you know that we’re…
$500 for $10,000 – Bonus Challenge #2
So far the CrowdRise Giving Tower Holiday Challenge has been amazing and with the help of our supporters, we’re out to win the grand prize of $100,000 for our cause. We’ve got another Bonus Challenge this week we wanted…
10 Reasons the Rest of the World Thinks the U.S. Is Nuts (hint: frenzied misogyny)
by Guest Blogger: Soraya Chemaly This week the Georgia State Legislature debated a bill in the House that would make it necessary for some women to carry stillborn or dying fetuses until they “naturally” go into labor. In arguing for this…
Tagged with: Abortion • Naral • News • Planned Parenthood • Politics • reproductive justice • reproductive rights • Sexual Health and Rights • Women's Rights10 Years of Celebrating Sexual Freedom Day in Sound
Woodhull Freedom Foundation has been working to affirm sexual freedom as a human right since 2003, but it wasn’t until 2001 that Washington, D.C. officially announced September 23 as “Sexual Freedom Day.” So 2019 marks 10 years of officially celebrating…
20 Things You Can Do to Resist Trump (and counting…)
Since the election of President Donald Trump, Woodhull Freedom Foundation has been preparing for inevitable attacks of freedoms, persecutions of human beings and erosion of rights. We have compiled a list of 20 things (and counting…) that folks can do…
Tagged with: Activism20/20 Needs New Glasses: Tyler Clementi Segment Sensational and Simplistic
by Guest Blogger: Cathy Renna I cringed when I saw the promos for last night’s 20/20 and their “exclusive” first interview with former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, just found guilty on 15 counts — including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation…
Tagged with: 20/20 Dharun Ravi • 20/20 Tyler Clementi • Anti-Gay Bullying • Bullying • Chris Cuomo Dharun Ravi • Cyberbullying • Dan Savage Dharun Ravi • Dharun Ravi • Dharun Ravi Trial • Gay Bullying • LGBT Rights • Tyler Clementi 20/20 Segment • Tyler Clementi Suicide2011 “Vicki” Sexual Freedom Award Honorees Announced
LEADERS, ADVOCATES TO BE HONORED FOR DEDICATION TO ESTABLISHING SEXUAL FREEDOM AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT Human Rights, First Amendment and LGBT Rights Advocates To Be Honored (Washington, DC; 18 August 2011) Sexual Freedom Day, a project of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom…
2012 First Tracks Award for Innovations in Sexology to Woodhull Advisory Council Member
CONGRATULATIONS TO WOODHULL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEGAN ANDELLOUX FOR BEING AWARDED THE 2012 FIRST TRACKS AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN SEXOLOGY No award was better suited to its winner than the 2012 the First Tracks Award for Innovation in Sexology is suited to…
Tagged with: Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health • first tracks award • megan andelloux • sex ed • Sexology • Sexuality education5 Ways to Be a Better Advocate for Sexual Violence Survivors
By Hancie Stokes As Domestic Violence Awareness Month turns 30 this year, Woodhull renews our pledge to work to end sexual violence. Our fundamental human right to sexual freedom requires, among other freedoms, that all people should be free…
Tagged with: Activism • advocacy • domestic violence • sexual assault • sexual violence • survivors5 Ways to Advocate for Human Rights
As sexual freedom activists, there is never a question of the amount of work to be done. Two weeks ago we learned of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s raid on Rentboy.com (which some are calling the “Stonewall of Sex…
Tagged with: family • Human Rights • sexual freedom64 Day Campaign for Human Rights
by Guest Blogger: Sacajawez Hall In commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) first adopted on December 10, 1948, The 64 Day Campaign for Human Rights is an opportunity to highlight the important human rights work that our…
Tagged with: 64 Day Campaign for Human Rights • disability rights • education • environmental justice • gender and reproductive rights • healthcare • housing • Human Rights • immigrant and border rights • Indigenous Peoples and Nations • LGBTQI rights • police brutality • poverty • racial justice • the gulf coast • UDHR • Universal DEclaration of Human Rights • US Human Rights Network • voter’s rights • worker’s rights