Our Folks: Voices of LGBTQ+ Youth of Color

For more than 10 years, URGE has helped build the capacity of young people who want to develop content about reproductive and gender justice, as seen through Our Folks: Voices of LGBTQ+ Youth Of Color fellowship program. After getting training in personal essay writing and digital activism, our spokespeople and storytellers have the opportunity to gain skills in giving media interviews, writing for a variety of blogs and media outlets, and using social media to amplify their work. 

URGE is a domestic policy, culture shift, youth organizing, and civic engagement 501c3 focused on advancing the Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda nationally and in our six investment states: Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and California. We align our time, resources, and focus on fighting for abortion access, trans youth, democracy, and immigrant rights in some of the most hostile places in the country. URGE programs coordinate and align toward our core constituencies, geographies, and domestic policy priorities.

Content from the Our Folks Cohort

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Our Plan, Our Power: Weaving Care Webs for Self-Managed Abortion Care

Jan 23, 2026 / Ja’Loni Owens / SMA Fest 2026

Sol’s “Our Plan, Our Power: Weaving Care Webs for Self-Managed Abortion Care” is a digital zine that moves planning for self-managed abortion (SMA) from a … Read More

Abortion Doulas & Self-Managed Abortion

Jan 23, 2026 / Indira D’Souza / SMA Fest 2026

When systems create confusion and fear, community fills the gaps. Organizers, abortion doulas, and mutual aid networks are reshaping what safety and care look like. SMA is … Read More

Sometimes Messy, Often Meaningful, Always Ours: Reflections from a South Asian Medical Student in Texas

Jan 22, 2026 / Pritika Paramasivam / SMA Fest 2026

As a South Asian, first-generation American and the first person in my family to pursue medicine, I carry many expectations, some spoken, others unspoken. My … Read More