May 26, 2021
A Year after the Murder of George Floyd, URGE Reflects
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by a member of the Minneapolis Police Department. This murder,… Read more »
May 25, 2021
New Report – A Call to Action: LGBTQ+ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education
(Washington, DC) – Today, leading policy and health organizations released a major new report detailing the urgent need for LGBTQ+… Read more »
April 20, 2021
There is No Justice Under White Supremacy
On April 20, 2021, after an almost month-long trial, a Minnesota jury delivered a guilty verdict on all counts in the trial of Der… Read more »
March 25, 2021
EACH Act Would Improve the Lives of Countless Young People
On March 25, a coalition of United States senators and representatives introduced the Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) A… Read more »
March 18, 2021
URGE Condemns Racist Attacks on Asian-American Women
(Atlanta, GA) — Statement by Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity on the… Read more »
March 8, 2021
URGE Response to Arraignment of Local Columbus Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Advocates Targeted with Criminal Charges
(Columbus, OH) — Statement by Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity on the… Read more »
February 23, 2021
In South and Midwest, Legislators Try to Distract Constituents by Attacking Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
Less than one month after the Biden-Harris Administration repealed the transgender military ban and issued an executive order decl… Read more »
February 18, 2021
Texas Lawmakers’ Response to Disaster and Crisis is Fatally Inadequate
Right now, 4.4 million Texans are without reliable power, 12 million Texans are without clean water, and 27,000 more are without r… Read more »
January 28, 2021
Biden Begins to Restore Pre-Trump Status Quo with Administrative Action on Reproductive Health – Young People Say More is Needed
(Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity in… Read more »
