Could a webcam model also be a paid escort and an active member of a “hookup” dating site? Naturally, the answer is “yes,” but at what costs? Blurring the lines between these adult-themed user categories creates an uncharted hybrid of legal exposure, for both, the individual model/escort and those operating the associated websites. However, more…
Welcome me back, mate. I’ve just spent two weeks in Australia training psychologists in sex therapy and couples counseling. (Insert your favorite joke here about the Land Down Under.) The people there are wonderful, the food is great, and the beaches are gorgeous. I learned that in Australia adult prostitution is mostly LEGAL, and adult [...]
Amber Hollibaugh, Jeffrey Montgomery and Esther Perel To Be Honored The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of the Vicki Sexual Freedom Award. The Vicki Sexual Freedom Awards recognize individuals who have made landmark contributions to the sexual freedom movement. This year Woodhull is proud to honor three heroes of the…
Should strip clubs be taxed to fund state services for sexual assault victims? Tracy Clark Flory raises that question in a recent Salon article. Strip club taxes seem to be popular these days. According to Flory, States from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, and California have all proposed targeted strip club taxes taxes. Flory doesn’t offer…
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.” –Rebecca West, “Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice,” The Clarion, 14 Nov. 1913, reprinted inThe Young Rebecca, 1982…
US should follow Canada’s legalization of brothels to make the sex industry safer, more transparent The sex industry has consistently been one of the most physically and psychologically damaging environments to work in, and aside from the top tier professionals with politicians on their client rolodex, much of the industry’s danger comes from the unregulated…
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…
From page A18 of the May 24 edition of the New York TimesWhat do you think? This Bloomingdales ad for Rag & Bone Jeans ($165.00) and silk Equipment top ($178.00) contains the tag line “MEET YOUR NEW MUST-HAVE” and depicts an Asian model staring int…
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.
