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New Report - A Call to Action: LGBTQ+ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education

May 25, 2021 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Today, leading policy and health organizations released a major new report detailing the urgent need for LGBTQ+-inclusive sex education programs and supports. … Read More

There is No Justice Under White Supremacy

Apr 20, 2021 / Press Release
On April 20, 2021, after an almost month-long trial, a Minnesota jury delivered a guilty verdict on all counts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.  Statement from … Read More

EACH Act Would Improve the Lives of Countless Young People 

Mar 25, 2021 / Press Release
On March 25, a coalition of United States senators and representatives introduced the Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act. If passed, the bill would restore abortion coverage for low-income people across the country, prevent politicians from interfering with or … Read More
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URGE Condemns Racist Attacks on Asian-American Women

Mar 18, 2021 / Press Release
(Atlanta, GA) — Statement by Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity on the rise in violence targeting Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), specifically AAPI women, in the … Read More

URGE Response to Arraignment of Local Columbus Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Advocates Targeted with Criminal Charges

Mar 08, 2021 / Press Release
(Columbus, OH) — Statement by Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity on the arraignment of several Columbus-based advocates targeted with criminal charges for peacefully protesting at an anti-abortion … Read More

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Less than one month after the Biden-Harris Administration repealed the transgender military ban and issued an executive order declaring that all people, “no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation,” receive equal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

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