VERBAL TESTIMONY, BILL 19-567 RICCI J. LEVY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE WOODHULL SEXUAL FREEDOM ALLIANCE DELIVERED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE WASHINGTON, DC COUNCIL JANUARY 24, 2012 Chairperson Mendelson and Councilmember Alexander, thank you for giving us, and so many of our allies and constituents, the opportunity to comment on Bill 19-567, the…
Testimony on Bill 19-567 “Prostitution-Free Zone Amendment Act of 2011″ Elisabeth Fernandez-Kimmel, Policy Advocate The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Washington, DC Council Hearing January 24, 2012 Testimony_B19-567_EFernandezKimmel
Woodhull’s Executive Director Ricci Levy and Policy Advocate Elisabeth Fernandez-Kimmel both offered verbal testimony against Bill 19-567, the Prostitution Free Zone Amendment Act of 2011, at a hearing on January 24, before the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee. Also testifying against the bill were the local ACLU, GLAA, DC Trans Coalition, Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive, Best…
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.
