Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Samantha

Netroots 2013: Amazing Conference; But Where Are All the Young People?

June 26, 2013

From June 20- 23, I had the amazing opportunity of attending the 8th annual Netroots Nation conference; one of the largest meeting… Read more »

Posted by Amanda

Kansas Opens Its Doors For Women’s Health

June 19, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I am able to write about the recent opening of a full service* women’s health clinic including: STI… Read more »

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Huffington Post: Proudly Advocating for Love and Freedom

June 17, 2013

“Marriage and so many issues come down to the most basic freedoms: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Both of our moveme… Read more »

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Queer Rights Are Reproductive Right Because Queer Folks Have Reproductive Systems

June 14, 2013

While interviewing for an internship at an LGBT non-profit last summer, I was asked, “I can tell that you’re very active in your c… Read more »

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On Being Queer and Pregnant: How the LGBT Community Failed Me

June 13, 2013

Earlier this year, I shared my abortion story for the first time. Opening up about it felt hard because I had waited ten years –… Read more »

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How Being Queer Impacts my Reproductive Justice Work

June 13, 2013

People have always told me that I’m a bit weird, silly, or odd. When I was young and before I was out (even to myself), I remember… Read more »

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We Make the Road By Walking: Trans-inclusive Language and Reproductive Justice

June 12, 2013

When I think about the ways that queer & trans issues intersect with reproductive justice, I don’t even know where to start. T… Read more »

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What’s So Gay About RJ?

June 11, 2013

I have a photo of my grandmother on the bulletin board next to my desk. It’s a picture of her, taking a picture of Eleanor Rooseve… Read more »

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