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Emerging Voices

Our voices matter. For too long, the narratives and expertise of young queer and trans people of color in the South and Midwest have been ignored or talked over. URGE showcases young content creators and storytellers who have the opportunity to gain skills in writing for a variety of blogs and media outlets, creating engaging digital content, while using social media to amplify their work. EmURGEing Voices highlights the views of young people on issues related Reproductive Justice and gender equity. Explore their work here.

 

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Fetal tissue burial: whatever happened with the proposed Texas rules?

Texas abortion rights activists had much to celebrate this year –namely the U.S. Supreme Court’s HB2 decision. But that joy was diminished when Texas Governor Greg … Read More

What I Learned from a Year of Celibacy

Oct 21, 2016 / Taylor Crumpton / Our Folks
  I was never taught to wait until marriage to have sex. My mother encouraged me to wait until I found the right person who … Read More

5 Responses to Rape that Feed, not Fight, Rape Culture

*Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault. In 2016, we’ve seen unprecedented progress when it comes to recognizing the prevalence of rape culture, and … Read More
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Sooner Rather than Later: Your Guide to Early Voting

Oct 20, 2016 / Kenyetta Whitfield / Our Folks
The horse is dead. It has not only been beaten to death but rather beaten, revived, and then beaten again. And that horse is people … Read More
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Mansplaining: from Suffragettes to the Tampon Tax

Oct 19, 2016 / Rachel Bezek / Our Folks
I don’t surf the internet looking for articles that make me angry. I really don’t. Most of the time I don’t even give into the … Read More
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Not Just Water: Standing Rock & Tribal Sovereignty

Oct 18, 2016 / Aleo Pugh / Our Folks
Shailene Woodley, also known as Shailene Would she be talking about this if it didn’t make her trend on Facebook? Was arrested last Monday for … Read More

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Boring Me

Oct 12, 2016 / Kristina Agbebiyi / Our Folks
Beginning in August 2016, 49ers Football player Colin Kaepernick sat down during the national anthem as part of a symbolic protest against police brutality and … Read More

The Anti-Choice Movement's Harmful Rhetoric

Oct 11, 2016 / Jessica Morgan / Our Folks
Facts and propaganda are not synonymous with each other. I have felt the need to say that for quite some time given the constant anti-choice rhetoric … Read More
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Shaving, Waxing, and Squeezing: The Horrors of Sex Prep

Oct 06, 2016 / Kenyetta Whitfield / Our Folks
When I was in 10th grade I found myself in a particularly peculiar conversation with my grandmother. I was on my way upstairs to take … Read More

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