WoLF’s LATEST Updates and Commentary
HUD Plans to Restore Ability to Provide Women-only Shelters and Services
HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) has announced that it will publish proposed regulations in September 2019 to restore the ability of HUD grantees to provide single-sex emergency shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness and domestic violence.
California Legislature Poised to Put Men in Women’s Prisons under SB 132
California Legislature Poised to Put Men in Women’s Prisons under SB 132
Statement on Supreme Court Title VII Transgender Claims
The Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) is cautiously optimistic about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review questions about how federal employment discrimination laws apply to specific types of sex discrimination claims.
Celebrating Lesbian Visibility
In honor of today, Lesbian Day of Visibility, WoLF wishes to share this reflection on an intimate gathering about Lesbian Erasure written by our member, Kacie.
The Washington Post ‘celebrates’ Women’s Civil War History by Erasing It
Based on a comment thread complaint over Twitter, the Washington Post recently decided that Jennie Hodgers, who fought in the Civil War as Albert Cashier, needs to be understood historically as if she were a man.
Julia Beck Testifies on Gender Identity in H.R. 5, the Equality Act, at the House Judiciary Hearing
Julia Beck Testifies on Gender Identity in H.R. 5, the Equality Act, at the House Judiciary Hearing
Women’s Liberation Front Statement on Introduction of the Equality Act
Recently, in a Palm Springs, CA, swim center, three teenage girls were traumatized by encountering a naked man showering in the women’s locker room. They reported this to the police, who did nothing, because the man “identifies as a woman.”
WoLF’s Week of Action in DC: Link Roundup
Members of the Women’s Liberation Front took part in a week packed with political action and organizing, January 26 – February 2, 2019. We’ve collected links to information and media here to commemorate that week.
Julia Beck Testifies to Congress: Gender Identity Undermines Women’s Space
Watch Julia testify how interpreting sex as “gender identity” under VAWA has made it impossible to maintain women-only spaces for survivors to heal away from the presence of men.
He Can’t Be She
Making the case: if you don’t want things to keep getting worse without end, please speak up now and stop caring if people call you transphobic.
The Male Sports Writers Who Say the End of Women’s Sports Is No Big Deal
Recently Martina Navratilova was shunned by queer sports organizations but cheered by many others for taking a stand against male sports cheats acting under cover of “gender identity.”
Lesbian Sports Legend Martina Navratilova Steps up for Women and Girls
Lesbian sport legend Martina Navratilova has published a piece in the Sunday Times of London, affirming her commonsense view that it’s unfair for men who identify as women to be allowed to dominate women’s athletic competitions.
The NYT Misrepresents British Feminists, and Ignores Their American Counterparts
The New York Times commissioned this editorial on our visit to Capitol Hill last week, and didn’t even get a full paragraph without an error of fact.
Shunning and Democracy
A lot of the online-motivated left treats politics much like a game of “cooties,” which kids played at elementary school when I was little.
Posie Parker in the House
I wasn’t sure what we were getting into when we heard a few weeks ago that Posie Parker and Venice Allan and Julia Long wanted to come to the US to protest Twitter for acting like misogynist jerks.
Declaration of No Confidence in LGB Movement Leadership
“While claiming to fight homophobia, you promote the neutering of many youth whom you know are likely to grow up to be happily same-sex attracted, and abet the abuse of lesbians and gay men over exclusive same-sex attraction. This will not end discrimination against LGB people.”