Affirming Sexual Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right
Civil Rights
Civil rights are one sub-set of human rights that exist equal to and interdependent with political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and sexual rights.
There is a common misconception in the United States that only civil and political rights are relevant domestically and that “human rights” are a matter of foreign policy. However, without the full realization of people’s social, cultural, economic, sexual, and environmental rights, the enjoyment of civil and political rights remedies only a portion of the inequality and injustice that exists in our society. Just as all forms of oppression and discrimination are intersectional and interdependent, all rights are as well.
“Freedom is perhaps both one of the highest human aspirations and the foundation of all human rights, the cornerstone for all our civil liberties. It is both source and prerequisite for much, if not all, that motivates human beings.”
-Barnaby B. Barratt, Why Sexual Freedom is a Fundamental Human Right, An Introduction to Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance’s State of Sexual Freedom Report.
Key Issues
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Sex Work
Sex work refers to a wide range of activity where sexual interaction is explicitly exchanged for something of value.
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Sexual Speech & Expression
WSFA firmly believes that human beings possess a fundamental right to develop and express their sexuality.
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Sexual Health & Rights
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality.
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Integration of Sex & Religion
Sexuality and faith are two of the most deeply important and deeply personal aspects of human identity.
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LGBT Rights
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are entitled to the realization of the full spectrum of their human rights.
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Civil Rights
Civil rights are one sub-set of human rights that exist equal to and interdependent with multiple fundamental human rights.
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Reproductive Justice
Grounded in the human rights framework, reproductive justice refers to all of the conditions necessary for all people to enjoy reproductive freedom.
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Sexuality Education
Every human being deserves access to medically accurate and inclusive information about sex and sexuality.
About the Alliance
- Woodhull envisions a world that recognizes sexual freedom as the fundamental human right of all individuals to develop and express their unique sexuality; to be personally autonomous with regard to bodily integrity and expression; and to enjoy sexual dignity, privacy and consensual sexual expression without societal or governmental interference, coercion or stigmatization.
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