Censorship in Schools In the last year, educational gag orders—defined by PEN America as “state legislative efforts to restrict teaching about topics such as race, gender, American history, and LGBTQ+ identities”—have increased by 250 percent. PEN America notes that those…
On March 28, 2022, Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis executed the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, also commonly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents. The bill states: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation…
Al Vernacchio is the N-12 Sexuality Education Coordinator and also a member of the Upper School English department at Friends’ Central School. In his work as Sexuality Education Coordinator, Al teaches classes, organizes sexuality-themed programs and student assemblies, provides parent…
This presentation provides a brief overview of social and legal issues facing multi-partner families, identifies some practical suggestions for these families inspired by the strategies LGBTQ families have used, and suggests policies that would benefit multi-partner, LGBTQ+, and other diverse…
We invite sexual health and freedom advocates to join us in this conversation and action planning session. Heart to Hand’s Sexual Health in Everything (SHE) Campaign is dedicated to creating space for Black women ages 18-30 to talk about sex…
How can we craft a better world for children when we don't center them in our movements for liberation? Child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention has been siloed for too long. Join us to learn about root causes of sexual violence…
Shanna K. Kattari, PhD, MEd, CSE, ACS is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, the Department of Women and Gender Studies (by courtesy), and Director of the [Sexuality|Relationships|Gender] Research Collective. A White, Jewish, nonbinary,…
Join us as we officially kick off the 2022 Sexual Freedom Summit. Our opening ceremony will feature an official welcome from CEO & President of Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Ricci Levy and be emceed by the amazing Aly Oseth. Bring your…
