Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that we all have “a right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being” of ourselves and our families. In other words, the UDHR recognizes that we have a right to survival. The principle of economic justice affirms this right: we must have access to food security, safe housing, quality medical care, education, social services, child care, livable wages, and a robust social safety net. The list goes on. Decisions from how we create our families to how we seek pleasure are all compounded by the constant stress and harm caused by not having our access to such basic needs guaranteed.
To fully reach and enjoy our human right to sexual freedom, we must have economic justice. We must protect and advocate for the safety and welfare of workers, including sex workers. We must leverage the might of interconnectedness and empathy to practice radical community care through mutual aid. And perhaps most importantly, we must build towards a world in which our access to basic necessities and human rights doesn’t depend on our labor or organizing.
Economic justice is fundamental to countless human rights, including the right to life, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to safety.
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Blog Posts
- 2024 US General Election Analysis: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities for Advancing Sex Worker Rights 2024
- LGBTQIA+ Death Penalty 2024
- Ending the Marriage Penalty 2024
- Department of State v. Muñoz: Authorizing Family Separation 2024
- Protecting Pregnant Workers 2024
- Teachers, OnlyFans, and Our Right to Sexual Freedom 2023
- To President Biden Re: Decriminalization 2023
- Recognizing Families 2023
- Incarceration Tears Families Apart 2022
- Criminalizing HIV 2022
- Strippers on Strike 2022
- The Right to Adequate Postpartum Health Care 2022
- Tech’s Censorship of Porn & the Difficulty of Getting Paid 2022
- Abortion is a Disability Issue 2021
- The LGBTQ+ Housing Crisis 2021
- OnlyFans’ Banning of Porn and Reversal 2021
- Surviving Crisis 2021
- Crowdfunding Human Rights? 2021
- The Pandemic Economy and Camming 2020
- U.S. Leads in Income Inequality and Moving ‘Full Steam Ahead to Make Itself More Unequal’ 2018
- Centering Sexual Freedom on Human Rights Day 2017
- News: Are you part of the problem or the answer? 2016
- The United States is NOT Above Human Rights Law! 2015
- Raw Deal: The Unseen (And Unjust) Struggle Over Child Support 2015
- Oppression Is Not In the Interests Of The Children 2015
- Let Labor Unite Us 2014
- Talking About A Revolution 2014
- For love or money? 2014
- May Day for Sexuality Non-profits: No More Free Riders! 2014
- Witnessing Transformation – Performers into Producers 2014
- 64 Days for Human Rights: Voting, Healthcare and Housing Rights 2012
- 64 Days for Human Rights – Week Two 2012
- 64 Days focuses on poverty this week 2012
- Why the Women’s Rights Movement Must Listen to Sex Workers 2012
- Trafficking in War Zones: Making Zero-Tolerance Meaningful 2012
- Come out for labor rights 2011
Summit Programs
Press Releases
- Woodhull Foundation to Host Commission on Entrapment and Harassment at Creating Change 2023
- Woodhull Announces Human Rights Commissions 2021
- OnlyFans Statement 2021
- The Sex Workers Human Rights Commission 2021
- Woodhull Files Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court in Sexual Discrimination Case 2016
- Woodhull Joins Amicus Brief to Protect College Student Whistleblowers’ First Amendment rights 2016
Coalition Sign-Ons
- PRESS Act Markup (S.2074)
Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Reject the Fiscal Commission Act
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- Letter of Support – California’s AB 1726, Record Clearing for Immigrants
- Over 200 LGBTQ+ and Allied Organizations Call on Target, Business Community to Speak Out Against Extremist Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
- Opposition to the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2023 (EARN IT Act)
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)
- Letter: Imposing Fees to Access the Twitter API Threatens Public-Interest Research
- Repair Can’t Wait – Immediately Pass H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Human Rights Watch
- Comments on Proposed Regulations Title 14 DCMR Chapter 95 “Rent Subsidy Programs: Local Rent Supplement Program”
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- Supporting Visa Related Provisions in Budget Reconciliation Package
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- In Support of a Pathway to Citizenship for Immigrants
Immigration Hub
- New Program Income Flexibility for Ryan White Providers
Vivent Health
- Stronger Whistleblower Protections Needed
Government Accountability Project
- Harms Done by SESTA/FOSTA and Section 230
- Letter to Mayor Bowser on FY21 Social Service Funding
Rainbow Caucus
- In Support of Reparations Bill
Human Rights Watch
- Long-term Investment in Public Health Infrastructure
- In Solidarity with the WHO
CHANGE
- Repeal the “Walking While Trans” Ban
Center for Constitutional Rights
- Prioritize Young People in Coronavirus Relief
Advocates for Youth
Unite for Reproductive Gender Equity (URGE)
- Expansion of Protections for Whistleblowers
Athena
- Rights of Marginalized Communities During COVID-19 Crisis
ACLU Human Rights Program
- Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Needing to Be Compatible with IHR Standards
- Support for the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019
Decrim Now DC
- Department of Education’s Intrusion at Duke
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- The Workplace and LGBTQ Individuals
Lambda Legal
- Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights