The Fight to Speak About S3x
In July 1953, agents from the Los Angeles postal inspector stormed the offices of ONE Magazine, a new ‘homophile’ publication, seizing all copies of their August issue. Postmaster Otto Oleson claimed the cover story on “Homosexual Marriage” was obscene and illegal to…
A Declaration of Human Rights Is Only the Beginning
In 1948, the United Nations signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), This ground-breaking document declared that every human being, regardless of race, religion, sex, language, ideology, property ownership, birth or citizenship, is endowed with basic fundamental rights — the…
The Dismantling of Democracy: What’s at Stake this November
This program originally aired on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of The National LGBTQ Task Force moderates a panel of four LGBTQ+ leaders including Nadine Johnson of Equality Florida, Kendra Johnson of Equality North Carolina and Rodrigo…
Criminalizing HIV
The Center for HIV Law & Policy’s map of HIV criminalization in the U.S. is bleak. As of June 2022, thirty states have HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentencing enhancements applicable to people living with HIV (PLHIV). Across the country, people…
The Censorship of Sexual Freedom – Library and Advocacy Funding Conference 2022
This panel originally aired as part of the 2022 Library and Advocacy Funding Conference. Sexual freedom is a fundamental human right. The first amendment protects free speech. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 19 of…
Bi Visibility & Sexual Freedom Day 2022
This program originally aired on Sexual Freedom Day, September 23, 2022 as a part of Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Week. This is a facilitated discussion with leaders in the Bisexual Community. Panelists include Greg Ward of the Fluid Array Foundation, Dr…