December 8, 2022
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE PASSING OF THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT
Tonight, Congress has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. This historic bill will… Read more »
November 9, 2022
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
As ballots get counted across the country, and with abortion rights hanging in the balance in several key states, a clear message… Read more »
October 6, 2022
URGE Condemns Court Ruling on DACA
(Washington, D.C.) On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in the case Texas v. Unite… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Reproductive justice has the blueprint for post-Roe America, but are we ready for it?
Kimberly Inez McGuire, the executive director of Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE), discussed how relentless grassro… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Even Artwork About Abortion Is Legally Risky Now
“We knew, coming to Texas, that we would have to take certain precautions. We consulted with legal counsel,” Kimberly Inez McGuire… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Young, impatient, and intersectional: Gen Z activists tackle abortion
“That’s important, because lived experiences have an impact on how you show up in your activism,” says Kimberly Inez McGuire, exec… Read more »
December 8, 2022
How We Can Sustain Our Activism in 2023
As 2022 comes to an end with the holiday season, times for reflection naturally bubble up to the surface, propelling us to look in… Read more »
December 5, 2022
Florida’s legislation continues to target LGBTQ+ young peoples and their futures
As a high school student in Florida, I served two years as the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) president. I faced resistance from my s… Read more »
December 1, 2022
Why the Fight for Abortion Rights Still Matters in California
The day Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24th, I felt what many people felt: angry, sad, lost, disillusioned. And I did what man… Read more »
