Advocacy Day Reflections
Legislative advocacy can feel like shouting into the void. Endless letters and statements answered by generic emails from Legislators and their staffers, followed by anxiously waiting for the result of a floor vote, can negatively affect morale and motivation. I…
Improving Access to Gender-Affirming Care in Hawaii
Getting gender-affirming care in the United States has become increasingly difficult. Across the country, there are laws or policies banning such care for minors. The Human Rights Campaign reports that an estimated 35.1% of trans youth aged 13-17 are living…
Woodhull Supports Rhode Island’s H7833 To Protect Those in Custody from Sexual Assault
March 21, 2024 RE: Support for H7833 - “Relating to Criminal Offenses - Custodial Law Enforcement Sexual Penetration” To the House Judiciary Committee, The Woodhull Freedom Foundation would like to show our support for H7833, which establishes the criminal offense…
Missouri’s HB 2885 Criminalizes Supporting Trans Kids
A quick glance at our recent blog posts makes it clear: attacks on our human rights consistently involve criminalization as an enforcement tool. Conservatives are expanding the carceral state, from arresting people for reasons related to being pregnant to threatening…
Letter in Opposition of MO HB 1993
March 5, 2024 Re: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Opposes HB 1993 Dear General Laws Committee Member, We are writing from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation to express serious concerns regarding HB 1993. While we agree entirely with the goal of keeping children…