Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Katherine

Can We Stop Pretending “Religious Liberty” is the Real Motivation for Legislation?

February 10, 2014

You know, after getting back from a national conference with 4,000 queer folks and allies, I was floating on a little rainbow hued… Read more »

Posted by Allie

Why You Need to Know About Telemedicine Abortions

February 10, 2014

Imagine that you are a college student who has just taken their first unexpected positive pregnancy test. You decide that an abort… Read more »

Posted by Katherine

Creating Change: Finally Feeling “Queer Enough”

February 7, 2014

The language I use to describe how I identify my space within the LGBT community changes day to day. Sometimes I call myself bi, s… Read more »

Posted by Kayla

Creating Change: The Importance of Belonging

February 5, 2014

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to attend Creating Change 2014, a conference hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Task Fo… Read more »

Posted by Diana

Black Herstory Month: Audre Lorde and Lessons I Learned about Black Womanhood

February 5, 2014

The first book by Audre Lorde I read was Sister Outsider. It was March and I was getting ready to go home for spring break. I didn… Read more »

Posted by Summer

What the Drop in the Abortion Rate Won’t Tell You

February 4, 2014

It’s official, America. According to the newest study on abortion rates from the Guttmacher Institute, the national abortion rate… Read more »

Posted by Allie

How a Pool Party Could Spark a Revolution

February 4, 2014

This weekend, I had one of those moments that fueled me to continue to break down barriers and stigmas around bodies. This experie… Read more »

Posted by Katherine

Creating Change 2014: We Need our Differences to Build Solidarity

February 3, 2014

I’m writing this post as I wait for my flight to take me back to Kansas City and away from Houston, Texas where I’ve just spent th… Read more »

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