“While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it.” -Victoria Woodhull Woodhull is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 Vicki Sexual Freedom Award; Mandy Carter, Heather Corinna and Matt Foreman. Hardy Haberman, Woodhull’s Board Chair, said, “Each year I am inspired by the work of all of our colleagues and…
On March 24th at 8:40 p.m., John Williamson, one of the leading figures of the sexual revolution of the sixties and seventies, passed away from complications due to lung cancer. He was eighty years old. Williamson was best-known for creating the legendary Sandstone Retreat in Los Angeles with his wife Barbara. Surprisingly, there has not…
My first lessons about the Christian assault on exotic dance began in 1995 when I was asked to be an expert witness in Seattle in a First Amendment court case related to exotic dance. They wanted me to apply the same approach that I used when I studied dance in African villages and cities and…
Reviewed and enjoyed by David S. Hall, Ph.D. As this Journal’s publisher, I receive many books and films to review. I tend to shy away from books and films about religion except in my role as an educator. I need to expose my students to the wider view of sexuality held by the world’s religions….
I just received my copy of “Polyfidelity: Sex in the Kerista Commune and Other Related Theories on How to Solve the World’s Problems.” It’s a book of writings and artwork published by the Kerista Commune. My first skim through the book impressed upon me the utopian views of the Keristans. They really wanted to create…
Written Testimony in Support for SB-916 “Families First” Bill My name is Ricci Levy and I offer this written testimony on behalf of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, a national 501c3 human rights organization. We ask that this committee support the United States’ commitment to the fundamental human right to family by voting YES for…
2013 Workshop Proposals Now Accepted In just four years, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit has become an established and anticipated forum in the national discussions of sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. As we have each year, we’ll be envisioning the change we want to see and discussing how we secure that change, and we’re…
Note: Guest author David Stein has been involved in the gay leather-s/m community for almost four decades. In 1981 he was a co-founder of Gay Male S/M Activists (GMSMA) in New York, which for two decades was one of the largest and most influential gay s/m groups anywhere. In 1983 he co-authored GMSMA’s Statement of Purpose,…
To donate to The Dan Massey Transleadership Scholarship Fund, click here. “Love. Sex and Gender are innate pathways of true communion with the Grand Universe, and therefore worthy of worship.” Dan Massey (1942-2013) and Alison Gardner Massey (b. 1948) Leonard Daniel Massey, a sexual freedom activist and scholar, scientist and blogger, and a self-described androgyne, died…
A prominent sex-positive organization’s LinkedIn profile recently posted a call out for a group seeking to establish an intentional living community in Arizona. When I noticed they excluded membership on the basis of STD-positivity, I responded expressing my disappointment and frustration with the policy. I received the following response from the gentleman who initially posted…
Sex work refers to a wide range of activity where sexual interaction is explicitly exchanged for something of value.
WSFA firmly believes that human beings possess a fundamental right to develop and express their sexuality.
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality.
Sexuality and faith are two of the most deeply important and deeply personal aspects of human identity.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are entitled to the realization of the full spectrum of their human rights.
Civil rights are one sub-set of human rights that exist equal to and interdependent with multiple fundamental human rights.
Grounded in the human rights framework, reproductive justice refers to all of the conditions necessary for all people to enjoy reproductive freedom.
Every human being deserves access to medically accurate and inclusive information about sex and sexuality.
