The State of Sexual Freedom in the United States, 2011 Report is now available to the public for download. The report is an in-depth look at America's sexual freedom, health, politics, identity, and policy issues, published by the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance.
Why do we need a Sexual Freedom report? Ricci Levy, Woodhull's Executive Director, offers a perspective on this:
We are living in a very fluid time for personal rights and liberties. A broad range of observers suggest that America is in the grip of a 'sex panic', not unusual when so many people are anxious about our country's direction and their own future. This report is intended to inform discussions about sexual freedom from statehouses to houses of worship to the house next door.
As a result of historical factors, Americans are simply not used to thinking of sexual freedom in terms of fundamental human rights. As a result, many people tolerate many invasions into their personal lives. These invasions are not a mere inconvenience, according to many analysts, but are, in fact, a threat to all of our basic freedoms. This leads Ms. Levy to emphasize that
Now, more than ever, sexual freedom as a fundamental human right must be affirmed as a bedrock principle of American freedom and liberty.
Contributors to the report include some of America's best-known researchers, writers, activists, academics and legal experts, covering a variety of topics. Here are a few examples of articles in the report:
The State of Sexual Freedom, From Bush to Obama: Forward? Backwards? Sideways?
The Freedom Not to Marry: Separating Sexual Relationships from Economic Dependency
Law & Disorder: The Courts’ Schizophrenic View of Sexual Speech
Comprehensive Sexuality Education For Youth: Where Are We Now?
The Science of Adolescent Sexual Health
The 2011 report can be downloaded for free here. (Donations are encouraged to help offset the costs of producting the report.
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