Skip to content

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.

 

Show:
Clear
||

College Football, Masculinity, and Sexual Assault

Sep 15, 2016 / Taylor Crumpton / Our Folks
It’s college football season! From now until the Super Bowl, millions of Americans will dedicate their Saturays to college football and their Sundays to the … Read More

Slurs Ain't Cute

Sep 14, 2016 / Kristina Agbebiyi / Our Folks
The first time I had ever heard the phrase “bitch” I was no older than seven years old. It was a rainy day in Michigan … Read More

Is This My Land Too?

Sep 13, 2016 / Jessica Morgan / Our Folks
Body language. Facial expressions. Volume. All are irrefutable evidence of what makes respectability politics a core element demanded of black people. “Is this my land too?” … Read More

In Favor of a Full Bush: Why I Want Healthcare Education to include Pubes

This past week, as a part of my first official semester in nursing school, I learned how to insert a urinary catheter. A urinary catheter … Read More
||

Chubby Not Chastity: Guess What? I’m Fat and Want Plan B

Sep 08, 2016 / Kenyetta Whitfield / Our Folks
During finals week this past April, I found myself slumped over a frequently dying PC, empty Starbucks double shots and a series of text messages … Read More

SPF 50 and SSRIs: My Summer of Struggle and Self-Love

Sep 07, 2016 / Rachel Bezek / Our Folks
I first knew depression ran in my family when I was about thirteen, searching the names printed on my mom’s prescription bottles on the internet … Read More

Miss(Cis) Expectations: Pregnancy & Trans Identities

Sep 02, 2016 / Aleo Pugh / Our Folks
It’s the first week of classes and I’ve already had to defend my decision not to carry children twice.  It happens at least once every … Read More

"Sexual Purity" and STDs

Sep 01, 2016 / Taylor Crumpton / Our Folks
    The first time I heard about sex on my college campus was during my freshmen orientation in a session titled “Sex, Drugs, and Rock … Read More

Breaking: Bisexual Femme Actually Needs Birth Control

Aug 31, 2016 / Kristina Agbebiyi / Our Folks
I started going to the gynecologist at the age of 17. My mom saw it as a rite of passage. I was a young woman, … Read More

Get Updates, Actions, & Events: