Posts tagged: LGBTQ

Do you remember your first experiences with sexual education? What was discussed? What wasn’t addressed? Do you think it equipped you with the knowledge necessary … Read More

This piece was written by a member of our 2024-2025 RJ Cultural Catalyst cohort, Yasmeen Akbar. While our society often associates sex with shame and judgment, … Read More

Prior to 2023, I, like many people outside of the Reproductive Justice (RJ) movement, did not understand what the framework truly meant. I bought into … Read More

This piece was written by a member of our 2024-2025 RJ Cultural Catalyst cohort, Yasmeen Akbar. Black women are three to four times more likely to … Read More

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the personal agency we have over the medical decisions we make for bodies and lives has … Read More

The comfort of living in a ‘safe’ state is not felt by everyone, and does not excuse inaction.  During the first four years of the … Read More

As the 2024 election cycle approaches, reproductive rights and immigration are again at the forefront of national politics. Yet, because undocumented people are criminalized by the U.S. … Read More

On Thursday, March 7th, after weeks of public hearings and a vote through the Alabama Senate, the Alabama House made a final vote passing SB1 … Read More

As I’ve been applying to jobs and law school post-graduation, I’ve come face-to-face with the barriers that exist for many marginalized young people to get … Read More