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Heart Beats in the Heartland

Feb 07, 2013 / Amanda / Our Folks
This past Monday I had the opportunity, along with 25 other students across Kansas, to express my concerns regarding a piece of legislature that has … Read More

Thoughts on Creating Change: On Solidarity in Community, Part I

Feb 05, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
It’s been nearly two weeks since The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change conference in Atlanta, as recapped extensively by Lydia and Amanda. … Read More

Creating Change: Miles to March

Jan 29, 2013 / Lydia Stuckey / Our Folks
Miles to March, the last session I attended, is one of two military-related sessions that appeared in the program for Saturday. Miles to March was … Read More

Open Thread: Holiday Fun Times

Dec 23, 2012 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
We hope everyone is having a safe and happy holiday season! As the holidays usually means time with family, we are opening up a thread … Read More

Transgender Reproductive Injustice: Modern Eugenics

Nov 21, 2012 / Lydia Stuckey / Our Folks
“Little known fact about Sweden, that supposed bastion of liberal idealism: If a Swedish transgender person wants to legally update their gender on official ID papers, a … Read More

21 Things

Oct 24, 2012 / Amanda / Our Folks
For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking about how to write this post. I knew that Love Your Body day was coming up (October … Read More

Reproductive Justice Glossary

Oct 01, 2012 / Lydia Stuckey / Our Folks
Happy Monday, everyone! Throughout history, social movements have excluded individuals and groups who may have been passionate advocates of the cause.  We at Choice USA … Read More

YOPI at its Finest

Sep 21, 2012 / Samantha / Our Folks
Last week I had pleasure of attending the Youth Organizing and Policy Institute (YOPI), and it was such a great experience. The conference began on … Read More

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