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In South and Midwest, Legislators Try to Distract Constituents by Attacking Transgender and Nonbinary Young People

Feb 23, 2021 / Press Release
Less than one month after the Biden-Harris Administration repealed the transgender military ban and issued an executive order declaring that all people, “no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation,” receive equal treatment under … Read More

Texas Lawmakers’ Response to Disaster and Crisis is Fatally Inadequate

Feb 18, 2021 / Press Release
Right now, 4.4 million Texans are without reliable power, 12 million Texans are without clean water, and 27,000 more are without reliable housing. The polar vortex has created an unprecedented climate disaster, exacerbating the ongoing devastation of the COVID-19 … Read More

Biden Begins to Restore Pre-Trump Status Quo with Administrative Action on Reproductive Health – Young People Say More is Needed 

Jan 28, 2021 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s executive actions on sexual and reproductive … Read More

Young People Demand More from President Biden

Jan 22, 2021 / Press Release
  (Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity in response to the statement from the Biden-Harris Administration on the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the … Read More

Supreme Court Capitulates to Trump, Reinstates Abortion Pill Restrictions

Jan 13, 2021 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to lift … Read More

As Far-Right Attempts Coup, Young Black Voters in Georgia Make History

Jan 07, 2021 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity and M.K. Richards, URGE Georgia State Organizer, … Read More

URGE Employees' Staff Union Receives Voluntary Recognition

Dec 21, 2020 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the staff union at URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, WURGE: Workers United for Reproductive & Gender Equity, announced they … Read More

Young People Play Decisive Role in 2020 Election

Nov 07, 2020 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) — Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, in response to President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory … Read More

Young People Undaunted by SCOTUS Confirmation

Oct 27, 2020 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) — Statement by Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity in response to Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of … Read More

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