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Supporting Trans, Intersex and Queer Young People

Lawmakers across the country are introducing and passing legislation aimed at denying queer and trans young people access to healthcare and the ability to fully participate in public life. Moreover, these harmful policies are crafted to alienate these young people and obliterate their systems of support. Healthcare providers, parents, teachers, and other supportive adults are being criminalized and face the threat of losing their licenses, jobs, or custody rights. These attacks, coupled with transphobic and anti-queer rhetoric, create a hostile and unsafe environment that also infringes on young people’s autonomy and privacy.

However, young people 18-30 years old primarily believe that politicians should not focus on these issues, and further, should do more to protect the rights of trans people. It’s critical that lawmakers repeal laws that only serve to discriminate and stigmatize and enact evidence-based policies that support and prioritize the health, safety, and needs of transgender, intersex, and queer young people. This type of approach is rooted in science and has the support of major medical organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).


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URGE Statement on U.S. v. Skrmetti Oral Arguments

Dec 04, 2024 / Press Release
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a landmark case challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Gender-affirming care refers to the range of treatments to support and affirm a person’s gender identity, which includes hormone replacement therapy, fertility preservation and more. 24 states, including Tennessee, have banned gender-affirming … Read More

Support the Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda 

Nov 16, 2024
Our view of liberation is a world in which we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing. The Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda is a bold agenda that centers the needs and voices of young adults, particularly those who are LGBTQIA+ and people of … Read More

Advocates, Artists, and Students Rally for Reproductive Justice in Atlanta

Oct 22, 2024 / Press Release
Atlanta — On Saturday, October 19, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, and URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark (HD 108), and local activists and artists came together in Atlanta to celebrate the voices of young Latine, Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), … Read More

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