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			The '''Woodhull Freedom Foundation''',<ref>{{Cite web\|title=About Us\|url=https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/about-us/\|access-date=2020-09-16\|website=Woodhull Freedom Foundation\|language=en-US}}</ref> also known as Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, is an American ] founded in 2003 that advocates for ] as a ] ].<ref name="amici" /><ref name="tungol">{{cite news\|work=]\|title=LGBT History Month Icon of the Day: Buck Angel\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/lgbt-history-month-icon-buck-angel_n_1939788.html\|last=Tungol\|first=JR\|date=October 18, 2012\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.}}</ref><ref name="briefs">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3170\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|work=]\|title=Business briefs: A walk on the style side – Big Mac under attack\|date=July 17, 2008\|first=Raymond\|last= Flournoy\|publisher=Benro Enterprises, Inc. \|location=]}}</ref> The organization is based in ], United States. Named after an influential member of the American woman's ] movement, ], its focus includes analyzing groups and individuals that seek to perpetuate a culture of ].
	The '''Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance''' (WSFA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ''affirm sexual freedom as a fundamental human right''. WFF is based in Washington DC. The Executive Director and President of the Alliance is Ricci Levy. The Board of Directors are ], ], Dr. Patti Britton, Hardy Haberman, ], and Jim Rea.

			Sexual Freedom Day, officially recognized in 2011 in Washington, DC, and held every September 23, celebrates the birthday of Victoria Woodhull. The Woodhull Freedom Foundation (WFF) has held the Sexual Freedom Summit annually since 2010. Organization members have included ] activist ], former chairwoman of the ] ], writer ], lawyer ], and activist ].

			In the furtherance of activities relating to its goals, the organization has allied itself with groups including the ], the ], the ], the ], the ] at ], ], the ], ], ], ], and the ]. An ] in the '']'' characterized the organization as one "that addresses both international and national sexual freedom issues as well as a host of other health and human rights issues."<ref name="susanwright" />

	==History==		==History==
	The foundation is named for ] (1838 –1927), an American leader of the woman's ] movement.
	.

			===Foundation: 2003===
	==Work==
			] at a hearing on ] on November 2, 2009 in front of the ]; Chair of the hearing was Commissioner ].]]
	Woodhull has established Sexual Freedom Day<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.yourtango.com/201082757/celebrating-national-sexual-freedom-day \|title=Celebrating National Sexual Freedom Day \|publisher=YourTango \|date=2010-09-23 \|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodhullalliance.org/sexual-freedom-summit/sexual-freedom-day-2010/ \|title=Sexual Freedom Day 2010 \| Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance \|publisher=Woodhullalliance.org \|date= \|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> on September 23, participated in the United Nations Universal Period Review of Human Rights processes in all countries - most notably for the first time this year including the US.<ref>{{cite web\|author=UPR \|url=http://www.ushrnetwork.org/content/pressrelease/woodhull-freedom-foundation-participates-first-ever-us-delegation-un-universal- \|title=Woodhull Freedom Foundation Participates in First-Ever U.S. Delegation at UN Universal Periodic Review \| US Human Rights Network \|publisher=Ushrnetwork.org \|date= \|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> It has published the first and second annual "State of Sexual Freedom in the US, beginning with the 2010 Report"<ref>{{cite web\|author=Author:  Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance \|url=http://www.ushrnetwork.org/content/reportsdocuments/state-sexual-freedom-us-2011-report \|title=State of Sexual Freedom in the US, 2011 Report \| US Human Rights Network \|publisher=Ushrnetwork.org \|date=2011-09-27 \|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> and are actively engaged in human rights advocacy on a national basis.
			The organization was founded in 2003 with the name Woodhull Freedom Foundation.<ref name="susanwright" /> It began with a focus on global and domestic human rights, specifically looking at sexual freedom.<ref name="susanwright">{{cite journal\|first=Susan\|last=Wright\|title=Discrimination of SM-identified individuals\|journal=]\|volume=50\|issue=2–3\|doi=10.1300/J082v50n02_10\|year=2006\|pages=217–231\|publisher=]\|pmid=16803765\|s2cid=5912959\|issn=0091-8369\|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1171065}}</ref> It is named for ] (1838{{endash}}1927), the first woman to own a company on ] and to run for ].<ref name="reese">{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/09/fighting-for-a-liberated-view-of-sexuality/\|title=Fighting for a liberated view of sexuality\|last=Reese\|first=Phil\|date=June 9, 2011\|work=]\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|publisher=Brown, Naff, Pitts Omnimedia, Inc.}}</ref> Its focus includes examining the stakeholders that maintain a climate of ].<ref name="dyer" />

			The organization releases an annual report in September on "Sexual Freedom Day" called the "State of Sexual Freedom", which describes goals towards increasing sexual freedom.<ref name="reese" /> Woodhull's public relations representative ] told the '']'' that their goals intersected with human rights: "Woodhull is the organization at the intersection of all sexual freedom issues because of the common core value of fundamental human rights. ... Without sexual freedom all personal freedoms are at risk."<ref name="reese" /> Woodhull tracks ] in the United States.<ref name="susanwright" /><ref>{{cite news\|title=Old laws hover over Virginians' bedrooms\|date=January 24, 2005\|first=Monique\|last=Angle\|work=]\|location=]\|page=C1}}</ref>

			===Early activities: 2004–2009===
			In 2004, Woodhull joined with the ] in devoting resources towards analyzing old regulations used to harass ] people.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Gay marriage critics say 'radical' groups at work\|first=Kevin\|last=Miller\|date=October 29, 2009\|work=]\|location=]\|page=B4}}</ref><ref name="highleyman">{{cite journal\|journal=]\|title=NGLTF, Woodhull announce sex law study\|date=June 10, 2004\|volume=34\|issue=24\|page=23\|last=Highleyman\|first=Liz\|location=] }}</ref> The purpose of the study was to analyze existing regulations in the United States with regards to sexual activity, and simultaneously to foster ties between those against sexual repression and LGBT organizations.<ref name="highleyman" /> In 2005, Woodhull again coordinated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in order to organize an event known as "Red, White and Leather for Independence Day", in which over 30 leather bars in 17 cities took part.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=General news \|journal=The Leather Journal \|date=June 2005 \|issue=183 \|page=20 \|location=] \|url=http://www.theleatherjournal.com/?q=user/15/page/140 \|access-date=November 2, 2012 \|publisher=]; Database: LGBT Life with Full Text \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717013512/http://www.theleatherjournal.com/?q=user%2F15%2Fpage%2F140 \|archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> Writer ] served on the board of Woodhull before passing away in 2006.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=959\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|title=Author, activist Eric Rofes dies\|work=]\|date=June 29, 2006\|first=Liz\|publisher= Benro Enterprises, Inc.\|location=]\|last=Highleyman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/article_p.php?article_id=5153\|work=]\|location=]\|date=June 29, 2006\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|title=Veteran Activist Eric Rofes Dies at 53\|first=Dennis\|last=McMillan\|publisher=www.sfbaytimes.com\|archive-date=February 2, 2013\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202010717/http://www.sfbaytimes.com/article_p.php?article_id=5153\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, its Sexual Freedom Day was commemorated with a discussion group examining the idea of sexual freedom as a segment of human rights.<ref name="dyer">{{cite news\|work=]\|title=Just Do It: Sexual Freedom Day\|url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2007/10/04/just-do-it-2\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|date=October 2, 2007\|first=Deesha\|last=Dyer\|location=]\|archive-date=February 21, 2013\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221071015/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2007/10/04/just-do-it-2\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sexual Freedom Day took place in ], as the first event of its kind on October 6, 2007 and included "a fund raiser featuring the Peek-a-Boo Revue and DJ Johanna Constantine and DJ Roots and Groove."<ref>{{cite journal\|journal=]\|location=]\|title=Sexual freedom comes to Philly\|date=September 28, 2007\|volume=31\|issue=39\|page=9\|issn=0742-5155}}</ref>

			], Ricci Levy, the Executive Director of Woodhull Freedom Foundation, ], ] and ] at the Vicki Award Ceremony on Sexual Freedom Day, 2011.]]
			In July 2008, when the ] called for a ] boycott after the fast food restaurant said it would join the ], Woodhull's executive director announced a "buycott" asking those interested in supporting the restaurant to purchase additional meals.<ref name="briefs" /> Woodhull joined with the ] and other groups in 2009 on an ] brief before the ] in the case, '']''.<ref name="amici">{{cite news\|url=http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-usa-v-fox-et-al-no-10-1293-sup-ct-9\|title=FCC & USA v. Fox, et al., No. 10-1293 (Sup. Ct.)\|work=]\|year=2009\|first=Steven R.\|last=Shapiro\|author2=Christopher A. Hansen }} </ref> On November 29, 2009, the Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend (CLAW) organized a leather dance reception in ], so as to raise money for charitable purposes to assist the activities of Woodhull.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=CLAW Nation San Diego Helps Woodhull Foundation\|last=Teague\|first=Bryan\|journal=The Leather Journal\|date=January 2010\|issue=238\|page=20\|location=]\|publisher=]; Database: LGBT Life with Full Text}}</ref>

			===Recent work: 2010–present===
			The organization gave its 2010 Victoria Woodhull Sexual Freedom Award on September 23 of that year to Kushaba Moses Mworeko, an individual from ] who sought ] in the ] due to his ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=5634\|work=]\|title=Radical Retelling\|date=October 2, 2010\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|first=Will \|last=O'Bryan\|publisher=Jansi, LLC. \|location=]}}</ref> Author ] was a board member of Woodhull in 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|title=All I want for Christmas ..\|url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/christmas-1097357.html\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|date=December 23, 2011\|work=]\|location=]\|publisher=Voice Publishing Company, Inc.\|first=Hardy\|last=Haberman\|archive-date=August 25, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825172402/http://www.dallasvoice.com/christmas-1097357.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 17, 2011, Woodhull worked with the DC Trans Coalition, the ], ], Get Equal DC, Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), the Rainbow Response Coalition, and Transgender Health Empowerment to form a coalition sponsoring a "Transgender Day of Action" in ], that highlights examples of mistreatment of ] people by ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Activists Picket MPD and Prosecutors: Transgender Day of Action protesters deliver complaints and demands to D.C. authorities\|work=]\|date=November 23, 2011\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|first=John\|last=Riley\|publisher= Jansi, LLC.\|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6801}}</ref> The event served as a precursor to the ] which followed on November 20.<ref>{{cite news\|work=]\|title=Protestors Picket Police and Prosecutors: Transgender Day of Action activists deliver complaints and demands to D.C. authorities\|date=November 17, 2011\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|first=John\|last=Riley\|publisher=Jansi, LLC.\|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6786}}</ref>

			In January 2012, the organization joined with other groups including the Tully Center for Free Speech at ], ], the ], ], Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom, Feminists for Free Expression, ], ], and the ] to send a letter asking the ]'s ] to use the precedent of the 1999 ''Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education'' case to apply a definition of ] for academic institutions (so as not to harm ]).<ref>{{cite news\|title=Free speech hindered on campuses\|work=]\|date=January 12, 2012\|access-date=October 31, 2012\|first= Greg\|last= Lukianoff\|url=http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/12/4184352/free-speech-hindered-on-campuses.html}}</ref> In 2012, ] served on the organization's Board of Directors of the organization,<ref name="tungol" /> and ] ] served as an advisory board member.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Pawtucket-based sexologist wins First Tracks Award\|work=]\|location=]\|date=July 17, 2012\|page=A3}}</ref> ] was the ] for Woodhull in 2012.<ref name="walters">{{cite journal\|first=Lawrence G.\|last=Walters\|author-link=Lawrence G. Walters\|title= Shooting the Messenger: An Analysis of Theories of Criminal Liability Used Against Adult-Themed Online Service Providers\|journal=]\|publisher=]\|year=2012\|volume=23\|page=171\|issue=1\|url=http://www.firstamendment.com/articles/Shooting%20the%20Messenger.Stanford%20Law%20and%20Policy%20Review.pdf}}</ref>

			On June 28, 2018, attorneys for Woodhull filed the first legal challenge to the unconstitutional SESTA/FOSTA legislation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Woodhull-Freedom-Foundation-v.-United-States_Redacted.pdf\|title=Woodhull Freedom Foundation v the United States of America\|website=Woodhull Freedom Foundation}}</ref> According to Ricci Levy, President & CEO of Woodhull, "FOSTA chills sexual speech and harms sex workers. It makes it harder for people to take care of and protect themselves".

			In August 2019, Woodhull's its 10th anniversary.

			==Reception==
			An ] by Susan Wright in the '']'' about those who faced ] due to ] (SM) described Woodhull as an organization "that addresses both international and national sexual freedom issues as well as a host of other health and human rights issues."<ref name="susanwright" /> Wright noted Woodhull dedicates its focus towards changing regulations and existing laws.<ref name="susanwright" />

			==Vicki Sexual Freedom Awards==
			2022

			* Shanna Katz Kattarri
			* Al Vernacchio

			2020

			* Cyndee Clay
			* Joan Price

			2019

			* ]
			* ]

			2018

			* Caroline Bettinger-López
			* ]

			2017

			* Willie J. Parker, MD, MPH, MSc
			* ]

			2016

			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* Dr.Scout

			2015

			* ]
			* Diego Miguel Sanchez
			* ]

			2014

			* ]
			* ]
			* Pam Spaulding

			2013

			* Nobel Peace Prize nominee ]
			* ]
			* ]

			2012

			* ]
			* ]
			* Dr. ]

			2011

			* ]
			* First Amendment attorney ]
			* ]

			2010

			* ]
			* Bina Aspen
			* ]
			* ]
			* Susan Wright

			<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/our-work/the-vicki-sexual-freedom-awards/vicki-award-recipient-list/\|title=Vicki Award Recipient List\|access-date=2021-07-22\|archive-date=2021-07-22\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722213904/https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/our-work/the-vicki-sexual-freedom-awards/vicki-award-recipient-list/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

	* ]
			*]
			*]
			*]
			*]
			*'']''
			*]
			*]
			*US Human Rights Network

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist\|2}}

			==Further reading==
			*{{cite news\|url=http://www.yourtango.com/201082757/celebrating-national-sexual-freedom-day\|work=]\|title=Celebrating National Sexual Freedom Day\|first=Denise\|last=Ngo\|date=September 23, 2010\|publisher=Tango Media Corporation\|access-date=August 30, 2012\|archive-date=December 6, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206043854/http://www.yourtango.com/201082757/celebrating-national-sexual-freedom-day\|url-status=dead}}
			*{{cite news\|url=http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-usa-v-fox-et-al-no-10-1293-sup-ct-9\|title=FCC & USA v. Fox, et al., No. 10-1293 (Sup. Ct.)\|work=]\|year=2009\|first=Steven R.\|last=Shapiro\|author2=Christopher A. Hansen\|author-link=Steven R. Shapiro }}
			*{{cite news\|url=http://www.ushrnetwork.org/content/pressrelease/woodhull-freedom-foundation-participates-first-ever-us-delegation-un-universal-\|title=Woodhull Freedom Foundation Participates in First-Ever U.S. Delegation at UN Universal Periodic Review\|publisher=US Human Rights Network\|location=]\|date=November 9, 2010\|author=Woodhull Freedom Foundation\|access-date=August 30, 2012\|archive-date=December 24, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224164054/http://ushrnetwork.org/content/pressrelease/woodhull-freedom-foundation-participates-first-ever-us-delegation-un-universal-\|url-status=dead}}
			*{{cite news\|url=http://www.ushrnetwork.org/content/reportsdocuments/state-sexual-freedom-us-2011-report\|title=State of Sexual Freedom in the US, 2011 Report\|publisher=US Human Rights Network\|author=Woodhull Freedom Foundation\|date=September 27, 2011\|location=]\|access-date=August 30, 2012\|archive-date=October 5, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005192757/http://ushrnetwork.org/content/reportsdocuments/state-sexual-freedom-us-2011-report\|url-status=dead}}
			*{{cite journal\|first=Susan\|last=Wright\|title=Discrimination of SM-identified individuals\|journal=]\|volume=50\|issue=2–3\|doi=10.1300/J082v50n02_10\|year=2006\|pages=217–231\|publisher=]\|pmid=16803765\|s2cid=5912959\|issn=0091-8369\|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1171065}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*		{{commons category\|Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance}}
			* {{Official website\|https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/}}
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Non-profit organization advocating for sexual freedom

Woodhull Freedom Foundation

Founded	February 2003 (2003-02)
Founder	Mary Frances Berry, Melinda Chateauvert, Richard O. Cunningham, Judy Guerin-Cunningham, Jeffrey Montgomery, and Ricci J. Levy.
Type	501(c)(3)
Focus	human rights sexual expression sexuality civil rights issues freedom of speech social and political change
Location	Washington, D.C.
Origins	Named after suffragist Victoria Woodhull
Area served	United States
Method	Research, advocacy, public education, social change
Key people	Ricci J. Levy (President & CEO), Hardy Haberman (Board Chair)
Website	http://www.woodhullfoundation.org

The Woodhull Freedom Foundation, also known as Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, is an American non-profit organization founded in 2003 that advocates for sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., United States. Named after an influential member of the American woman's suffrage movement, Victoria Woodhull, its focus includes analyzing groups and individuals that seek to perpetuate a culture of sexual repression.

Sexual Freedom Day, officially recognized in 2011 in Washington, DC, and held every September 23, celebrates the birthday of Victoria Woodhull. The Woodhull Freedom Foundation (WFF) has held the Sexual Freedom Summit annually since 2010. Organization members have included LGBTQ activist Jeffrey Montgomery, former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Mary Frances Berry, writer Eric Rofes, lawyer Lawrence G. Walters, and activist Dan Massey.

In the furtherance of activities relating to its goals, the organization has allied itself with groups including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, National Coalition Against Censorship, the Heartland Institute, National Association of Scholars, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Accuracy in Academia, and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. An academic paper in the Journal of Homosexuality characterized the organization as one "that addresses both international and national sexual freedom issues as well as a host of other health and human rights issues."

History

Foundation: 2003

The organization was founded in 2003 with the name Woodhull Freedom Foundation. It began with a focus on global and domestic human rights, specifically looking at sexual freedom. It is named for Victoria Woodhull (1838–1927), the first woman to own a company on Wall Street and to run for President of the United States. Its focus includes examining the stakeholders that maintain a climate of sexual repression.

The organization releases an annual report in September on "Sexual Freedom Day" called the "State of Sexual Freedom", which describes goals towards increasing sexual freedom. Woodhull's public relations representative Jeffrey Montgomery told the Washington Blade that their goals intersected with human rights: "Woodhull is the organization at the intersection of all sexual freedom issues because of the common core value of fundamental human rights. ... Without sexual freedom all personal freedoms are at risk." Woodhull tracks laws and regulations pertaining to sexual activity in the United States.

Early activities: 2004–2009

In 2004, Woodhull joined with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in devoting resources towards analyzing old regulations used to harass LGBTQ people. The purpose of the study was to analyze existing regulations in the United States with regards to sexual activity, and simultaneously to foster ties between those against sexual repression and LGBT organizations. In 2005, Woodhull again coordinated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in order to organize an event known as "Red, White and Leather for Independence Day", in which over 30 leather bars in 17 cities took part. Writer Eric Rofes served on the board of Woodhull before passing away in 2006. In 2007, its Sexual Freedom Day was commemorated with a discussion group examining the idea of sexual freedom as a segment of human rights. Sexual Freedom Day took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the first event of its kind on October 6, 2007 and included "a fund raiser featuring the Peek-a-Boo Revue and DJ Johanna Constantine and DJ Roots and Groove."

In July 2008, when the American Family Foundation called for a McDonald's boycott after the fast food restaurant said it would join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Woodhull's executive director announced a "buycott" asking those interested in supporting the restaurant to purchase additional meals. Woodhull joined with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups in 2009 on an amici curiae brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case, Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations. On November 29, 2009, the Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend (CLAW) organized a leather dance reception in San Diego, California, so as to raise money for charitable purposes to assist the activities of Woodhull.

Recent work: 2010–present

The organization gave its 2010 Victoria Woodhull Sexual Freedom Award on September 23 of that year to Kushaba Moses Mworeko, an individual from Uganda who sought asylum in the United States due to his sexual orientation. Author Hardy Haberman was a board member of Woodhull in 2011. On November 17, 2011, Woodhull worked with the DC Trans Coalition, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, Gender Rights Maryland, Get Equal DC, Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), the Rainbow Response Coalition, and Transgender Health Empowerment to form a coalition sponsoring a "Transgender Day of Action" in Washington, D.C., that highlights examples of mistreatment of transgender people by law enforcement. The event served as a precursor to the Transgender Day of Remembrance which followed on November 20.

In January 2012, the organization joined with other groups including the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, National Coalition Against Censorship, the Heartland Institute, National Association of Scholars, Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom, Feminists for Free Expression, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Accuracy in Academia, and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni to send a letter asking the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to use the precedent of the 1999 Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education case to apply a definition of harassment for academic institutions (so as not to harm freedom of speech). In 2012, Buck Angel served on the organization's Board of Directors of the organization, and sexologist Megan Andelloux served as an advisory board member. Lawrence G. Walters was the general counsel for Woodhull in 2012.

On June 28, 2018, attorneys for Woodhull filed the first legal challenge to the unconstitutional SESTA/FOSTA legislation. According to Ricci Levy, President & CEO of Woodhull, "FOSTA chills sexual speech and harms sex workers. It makes it harder for people to take care of and protect themselves".

In August 2019, Woodhull's Sexual Freedom Summit celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Reception

An academic paper by Susan Wright in the Journal of Homosexuality about those who faced discrimination due to sadomasochism (SM) described Woodhull as an organization "that addresses both international and national sexual freedom issues as well as a host of other health and human rights issues." Wright noted Woodhull dedicates its focus towards changing regulations and existing laws.

Vicki Sexual Freedom Awards

2022

Shanna Katz Kattarri
Al Vernacchio

2020

Cyndee Clay
Joan Price

2019

2018

Caroline Bettinger-López
Mia Mingus

2017

Willie J. Parker, MD, MPH, MSc
Loretta J. Ross

2016

2015

John D'Emilio
Diego Miguel Sanchez
Monica Raye Simpson

2014

2013

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mandy Carter
Heather Corinna
Matt Foreman

2012

2011

Ajamu Baraka
First Amendment attorney Robert (Bob) Corn-Revere
Carmen Vasquez

2010

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