URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
@urge-org.bsky.social
A #ReproJustice, #POC-led org for young ppl in the South + Midwest. Centering #BIPOC & #Queer folk.
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URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
URGE envisions a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing.
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URGE is:
🤩Powered by young people
✊🏽Anti-racist
🎨Bold and creative
🙅🏽♀️Stigma-free
💖Sex-positive
🏳️⚧️Gender-expansive
💫Abortion-positive
Visit our website urge.org to learn how you can join the young people's movement for #ReproductiveJustice!
🤩Powered by young people
✊🏽Anti-racist
🎨Bold and creative
🙅🏽♀️Stigma-free
💖Sex-positive
🏳️⚧️Gender-expansive
💫Abortion-positive
Visit our website urge.org to learn how you can join the young people's movement for #ReproductiveJustice!
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Are you a student who relies on SNAP, Parent PLUS, or Grad PLUS loans? One of my @rewirenewsgroup.com writers wants to speak with you! Please reach out to me at roy.natasha@rewirenewsgroup.com ✨
September 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Are you a student who relies on SNAP, Parent PLUS, or Grad PLUS loans? One of my @rewirenewsgroup.com writers wants to speak with you! Please reach out to me at roy.natasha@rewirenewsgroup.com ✨
"One thing that we need in the state is financial relief for families,” Wolfe said. “This removes about 4% of the sales tax on essential products and especially in lower-income communities" whnt.com/news/alabama-news/state-sales-tax-exemption-for-menstrual-and-baby-products-takes-effect-monday/
State sales tax exemption for menstrual and baby products takes effect Monday
A law taking effect in Alabama next week is meant to make purchasing menstrual and maternity products a little cheaper.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"One thing that we need in the state is financial relief for families,” Wolfe said. “This removes about 4% of the sales tax on essential products and especially in lower-income communities" whnt.com/news/alabama-news/state-sales-tax-exemption-for-menstrual-and-baby-products-takes-effect-monday/
We are outraged by the #SCOTUS decision to uphold the dangerous and harmful Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Our fight does not end here. To every trans young person, we see you, we love you, and we'll NEVER stop fighting for you. 🏳️⚧️
Read more at urge.org/press-releas...
Our fight does not end here. To every trans young person, we see you, we love you, and we'll NEVER stop fighting for you. 🏳️⚧️
Read more at urge.org/press-releas...
Statement from URGE on Supreme Court’s Ruling on U.S. vs. Skrmetti
Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on the Supreme Court’s upholding of the Tennessee gender-affirming care ban: “We are outraged.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are outraged by the #SCOTUS decision to uphold the dangerous and harmful Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Our fight does not end here. To every trans young person, we see you, we love you, and we'll NEVER stop fighting for you. 🏳️⚧️
Read more at urge.org/press-releas...
Our fight does not end here. To every trans young person, we see you, we love you, and we'll NEVER stop fighting for you. 🏳️⚧️
Read more at urge.org/press-releas...
Thank you @avaslocum.bsky.social for this @msmagazine.com piece, sparking an important convo on how young people are being impacted by the Trump admin's actions.
Read more below including great insight from URGE's Exec. Director Kimberly Inez McGuire and from young activists that work with URGE!✨
Read more below including great insight from URGE's Exec. Director Kimberly Inez McGuire and from young activists that work with URGE!✨
Grateful for the opportunity to work on this piece highlighting the work that @urge-org.bsky.social is doing!
Trump Is Creating Unique Problems for Gen Z
Since November, much of the media coverage of this most recent election cycle has focused on Gen Z—especially the Gen Z gender gap, and how young men in particular seem to be swinging further and furt...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thank you @avaslocum.bsky.social for this @msmagazine.com piece, sparking an important convo on how young people are being impacted by the Trump admin's actions.
Read more below including great insight from URGE's Exec. Director Kimberly Inez McGuire and from young activists that work with URGE!✨
Read more below including great insight from URGE's Exec. Director Kimberly Inez McGuire and from young activists that work with URGE!✨
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The Texas House passed a bill to even further police the bodies of Texans.
This “crackdown” on people obtaining abortion pills doesn’t do anything but harm patients and prevent people from receiving essential healthcare. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
This “crackdown” on people obtaining abortion pills doesn’t do anything but harm patients and prevent people from receiving essential healthcare. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
Bill to stop flow of abortion pills into Texas clears House panel
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A comprehensive crackdown on abortion pills passed out of a Texas House com...
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June 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Texas House passed a bill to even further police the bodies of Texans.
This “crackdown” on people obtaining abortion pills doesn’t do anything but harm patients and prevent people from receiving essential healthcare. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
This “crackdown” on people obtaining abortion pills doesn’t do anything but harm patients and prevent people from receiving essential healthcare. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
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Those who don't respect this flag have never known someone who died defending it.
June 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Those who don't respect this flag have never known someone who died defending it.
#PrideMonth is a reminder that our struggles - and our liberation - are deeply intertwined.
To build a world where Reproductive Justice is a reality for all, we must center those most impacted.✊🏽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
To build a world where Reproductive Justice is a reality for all, we must center those most impacted.✊🏽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#PrideMonth is a reminder that our struggles - and our liberation - are deeply intertwined.
To build a world where Reproductive Justice is a reality for all, we must center those most impacted.✊🏽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
To build a world where Reproductive Justice is a reality for all, we must center those most impacted.✊🏽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Sex Ed should represent all of us – point, blank, period. That’s why we’re uplifting @urge-org.bsky.social’s #SexEdForAllFest, which features powerful, digital art from youth demanding LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed.
Go to bit.ly/SE4AFest for more info! ll
Go to bit.ly/SE4AFest for more info! ll
May 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sex Ed should represent all of us – point, blank, period. That’s why we’re uplifting @urge-org.bsky.social’s #SexEdForAllFest, which features powerful, digital art from youth demanding LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed.
Go to bit.ly/SE4AFest for more info! ll
Go to bit.ly/SE4AFest for more info! ll
LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed isn't JUST education... it's affirmation for queer and trans youth. 🏳️🌈✨🏳️⚧️
Hear from other young people like Akeem on why sex ed curriculum should center, represent, and respect LGBTQIA+ youth at
bit.ly/SE4AFest
Hear from other young people like Akeem on why sex ed curriculum should center, represent, and respect LGBTQIA+ youth at
bit.ly/SE4AFest
May 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed isn't JUST education... it's affirmation for queer and trans youth. 🏳️🌈✨🏳️⚧️
Hear from other young people like Akeem on why sex ed curriculum should center, represent, and respect LGBTQIA+ youth at
bit.ly/SE4AFest
Hear from other young people like Akeem on why sex ed curriculum should center, represent, and respect LGBTQIA+ youth at
bit.ly/SE4AFest
#LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed is empowering and lifesaving for young people.
That's why we launched our #SexEdForAllFest, a digital advocacy project FOR and BY queer and trans youth, who are re-imagining what sex ed looks like.
Check it out and uplift: bit.ly/SE4AFest ✨
That's why we launched our #SexEdForAllFest, a digital advocacy project FOR and BY queer and trans youth, who are re-imagining what sex ed looks like.
Check it out and uplift: bit.ly/SE4AFest ✨
Sex Ed For All Fest 2025
Now more than ever, young people deserve sexual education that is destigmatizing, inclusive, and does not treat the LGBTQIA+ community as an aside. That’s why URGE launched our 2025 #
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May 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex ed is empowering and lifesaving for young people.
That's why we launched our #SexEdForAllFest, a digital advocacy project FOR and BY queer and trans youth, who are re-imagining what sex ed looks like.
Check it out and uplift: bit.ly/SE4AFest ✨
That's why we launched our #SexEdForAllFest, a digital advocacy project FOR and BY queer and trans youth, who are re-imagining what sex ed looks like.
Check it out and uplift: bit.ly/SE4AFest ✨
The latest attacks on Mifepristone by the Trump Administration and RFK Jr. are driven by anti-abortion propaganda, not science.
Mifepristone is SAFE + EFFECTIVE healthcare now with rigorous research backing it for over 2 decades. Over 7.5 million patients have used Mife safely.
#AbortionAccess
Mifepristone is SAFE + EFFECTIVE healthcare now with rigorous research backing it for over 2 decades. Over 7.5 million patients have used Mife safely.
#AbortionAccess
May 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The latest attacks on Mifepristone by the Trump Administration and RFK Jr. are driven by anti-abortion propaganda, not science.
Mifepristone is SAFE + EFFECTIVE healthcare now with rigorous research backing it for over 2 decades. Over 7.5 million patients have used Mife safely.
#AbortionAccess
Mifepristone is SAFE + EFFECTIVE healthcare now with rigorous research backing it for over 2 decades. Over 7.5 million patients have used Mife safely.
#AbortionAccess
Sex Ed is not just a cis-sue.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We won't stop fighting for comprehensive sexual education until all LGBTQIA+ young people feel supported, respected, and seen in sex ed curriculum. ✊🏽
Sexual education should be inclusive. Period.
#SexEdForAllMonth #ReproductiveJustice #LGBTQIAYouth
We won't stop fighting for comprehensive sexual education until all LGBTQIA+ young people feel supported, respected, and seen in sex ed curriculum. ✊🏽
Sexual education should be inclusive. Period.
#SexEdForAllMonth #ReproductiveJustice #LGBTQIAYouth
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sex Ed is not just a cis-sue.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We won't stop fighting for comprehensive sexual education until all LGBTQIA+ young people feel supported, respected, and seen in sex ed curriculum. ✊🏽
Sexual education should be inclusive. Period.
#SexEdForAllMonth #ReproductiveJustice #LGBTQIAYouth
We won't stop fighting for comprehensive sexual education until all LGBTQIA+ young people feel supported, respected, and seen in sex ed curriculum. ✊🏽
Sexual education should be inclusive. Period.
#SexEdForAllMonth #ReproductiveJustice #LGBTQIAYouth
At this time last year the OPill, aka the first over the counter birth control pill, FINALLY hit store shelves!
OTC birth control pills means more young people getting the care they need with less barrier✊🏽
Let's continue fighting for affordable and even greater access!✨ #FreeThePill #ReproJustice
OTC birth control pills means more young people getting the care they need with less barrier✊🏽
Let's continue fighting for affordable and even greater access!✨ #FreeThePill #ReproJustice
May 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
At this time last year the OPill, aka the first over the counter birth control pill, FINALLY hit store shelves!
OTC birth control pills means more young people getting the care they need with less barrier✊🏽
Let's continue fighting for affordable and even greater access!✨ #FreeThePill #ReproJustice
OTC birth control pills means more young people getting the care they need with less barrier✊🏽
Let's continue fighting for affordable and even greater access!✨ #FreeThePill #ReproJustice
It's no coincidence that the same people coming after abortion access are the same people coming after migrant rights, trans people, affordable healthcare, accessible higher education, and climate initiatives.
Our movements are intertwined. #ReproductiveJustice
Our movements are intertwined. #ReproductiveJustice
April 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It's no coincidence that the same people coming after abortion access are the same people coming after migrant rights, trans people, affordable healthcare, accessible higher education, and climate initiatives.
Our movements are intertwined. #ReproductiveJustice
Our movements are intertwined. #ReproductiveJustice
Good news— we extended the deadline to our #ReproductiveJustice Leadership Summit!🤩
This is a FREE professional development opportunity for young activists. Apply by May 4: bit.ly/URGESummit25
This is a FREE professional development opportunity for young activists. Apply by May 4: bit.ly/URGESummit25
April 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good news— we extended the deadline to our #ReproductiveJustice Leadership Summit!🤩
This is a FREE professional development opportunity for young activists. Apply by May 4: bit.ly/URGESummit25
This is a FREE professional development opportunity for young activists. Apply by May 4: bit.ly/URGESummit25
Now more than ever, we need to stand together for judgement free and affordable healthcare access! Join us in building a future where everyone can access the reproductive healthcare they need, without barriers or judgment. 💪🏾
#ReproJustice #AffordableHealthcare #AbortionRights
#ReproJustice #AffordableHealthcare #AbortionRights
April 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Now more than ever, we need to stand together for judgement free and affordable healthcare access! Join us in building a future where everyone can access the reproductive healthcare they need, without barriers or judgment. 💪🏾
#ReproJustice #AffordableHealthcare #AbortionRights
#ReproJustice #AffordableHealthcare #AbortionRights
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Let’s shout out 4 grassroots orgs defending reproductive rights: ✔️ @abortionfunds.bsky.social ✔️ @plancpills.bsky.social ✔️ @reproequitynow.bsky.social
✔️ @urge-org.bsky.social
✔️ @urge-org.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let’s shout out 4 grassroots orgs defending reproductive rights: ✔️ @abortionfunds.bsky.social ✔️ @plancpills.bsky.social ✔️ @reproequitynow.bsky.social
✔️ @urge-org.bsky.social
✔️ @urge-org.bsky.social
Calling all #YoungActivists 📣 Apply for URGE's National Reproductive Justice Leadership Summit! bit.ly/URGESummit25
And guess what?! It's FREE! 🤩Applications are due tomorrow, 4/25 by 11:59pm PST!
And guess what?! It's FREE! 🤩Applications are due tomorrow, 4/25 by 11:59pm PST!
April 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Calling all #YoungActivists 📣 Apply for URGE's National Reproductive Justice Leadership Summit! bit.ly/URGESummit25
And guess what?! It's FREE! 🤩Applications are due tomorrow, 4/25 by 11:59pm PST!
And guess what?! It's FREE! 🤩Applications are due tomorrow, 4/25 by 11:59pm PST!
Caitlyn Hammack, URGE's Kansas Organizer, explains how #PeriodPoverty is impacting people throughout the state and what KS legislators can do to make #MenstrualEquity at reality: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
Period poverty is a global problem. Kansas has power to help | Opinion
Tampons, pads and diapers are health care essentials, not luxury items. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Caitlyn Hammack, URGE's Kansas Organizer, explains how #PeriodPoverty is impacting people throughout the state and what KS legislators can do to make #MenstrualEquity at reality: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
We are proud to join #PlannedParenthood on their Digital Day of Action because we at URGE believe that birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screenings should be accessible for ALL. #ImForPP ✊🏽
Want to express your support?Join in at p.ppfa.org/support-pp
Want to express your support?Join in at p.ppfa.org/support-pp
Support Planned Parenthood
Let your member of Congress know why Planned Parenthood matters to you.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We are proud to join #PlannedParenthood on their Digital Day of Action because we at URGE believe that birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screenings should be accessible for ALL. #ImForPP ✊🏽
Want to express your support?Join in at p.ppfa.org/support-pp
Want to express your support?Join in at p.ppfa.org/support-pp
Comprehensive sex education should be #LGBTQIA inclusive and ensure that ALL young people are seen and heard regardless of their identity. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
If you're passionate about #LGBTQIARights, #SexEd, and content creation, apply for our #SexEdForAll content fest: bit.ly/SexEdForAllFest
If you're passionate about #LGBTQIARights, #SexEd, and content creation, apply for our #SexEdForAll content fest: bit.ly/SexEdForAllFest
Microsoft Forms
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April 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Comprehensive sex education should be #LGBTQIA inclusive and ensure that ALL young people are seen and heard regardless of their identity. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
If you're passionate about #LGBTQIARights, #SexEd, and content creation, apply for our #SexEdForAll content fest: bit.ly/SexEdForAllFest
If you're passionate about #LGBTQIARights, #SexEd, and content creation, apply for our #SexEdForAll content fest: bit.ly/SexEdForAllFest
"Let’s be clear: the SAVE Act isn’t about ‘saving’ anything. It’s about suppressing votes." - URGE's Executive Director, Kimberly Inez McGuire on the passage of the #SAVEAct by the House.
Check out the full statement at urge.org/press-releas...
#VotingRights #ReproductiveJustice
Check out the full statement at urge.org/press-releas...
#VotingRights #ReproductiveJustice
Statement on SAVE Act Passing in the House
Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on passage of the SAVE Act in the House: “Let’s be clear: the SAVE Act isn’t about ‘saving’…
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April 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Let’s be clear: the SAVE Act isn’t about ‘saving’ anything. It’s about suppressing votes." - URGE's Executive Director, Kimberly Inez McGuire on the passage of the #SAVEAct by the House.
Check out the full statement at urge.org/press-releas...
#VotingRights #ReproductiveJustice
Check out the full statement at urge.org/press-releas...
#VotingRights #ReproductiveJustice
URGE is accepting applications for our National Leadership Summit!🤩
This is a FREE summit for young activists to learn more about organizing for #ReproductiveJustice All the details are in the flyer below, apply here and share with your networks: bit.ly/URGESummit25
This is a FREE summit for young activists to learn more about organizing for #ReproductiveJustice All the details are in the flyer below, apply here and share with your networks: bit.ly/URGESummit25
April 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
URGE is accepting applications for our National Leadership Summit!🤩
This is a FREE summit for young activists to learn more about organizing for #ReproductiveJustice All the details are in the flyer below, apply here and share with your networks: bit.ly/URGESummit25
This is a FREE summit for young activists to learn more about organizing for #ReproductiveJustice All the details are in the flyer below, apply here and share with your networks: bit.ly/URGESummit25
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ONE WEEK AWAY!!!
We’re excited to share our next speaker: Natania Ortiz from Students United For Reproductive and Gender Equity at UCLA! @urge-org.bsky.social
Head to the Google Form in our bio to sign up for registration notifications!
#ReproductiveJustice
#LGBTQIA+
#FeministSky
🛟 🩺 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️
We’re excited to share our next speaker: Natania Ortiz from Students United For Reproductive and Gender Equity at UCLA! @urge-org.bsky.social
Head to the Google Form in our bio to sign up for registration notifications!
#ReproductiveJustice
#LGBTQIA+
#FeministSky
🛟 🩺 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY!!!
We’re excited to share our next speaker: Natania Ortiz from Students United For Reproductive and Gender Equity at UCLA! @urge-org.bsky.social
Head to the Google Form in our bio to sign up for registration notifications!
#ReproductiveJustice
#LGBTQIA+
#FeministSky
🛟 🩺 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️
We’re excited to share our next speaker: Natania Ortiz from Students United For Reproductive and Gender Equity at UCLA! @urge-org.bsky.social
Head to the Google Form in our bio to sign up for registration notifications!
#ReproductiveJustice
#LGBTQIA+
#FeministSky
🛟 🩺 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️
On #TransDayofVisibility, here's a reminder that trans people deserve:
🏥Access to healthcare w/out discrimination
⚖️Legal protections & recognition
💼Safe & inclusive workplaces
📚Respect in education
✨Dignity, joy, and community
Demand your lawmakers protect #TransRights🏳️⚧️:
urge.org/actions/supp...
🏥Access to healthcare w/out discrimination
⚖️Legal protections & recognition
💼Safe & inclusive workplaces
📚Respect in education
✨Dignity, joy, and community
Demand your lawmakers protect #TransRights🏳️⚧️:
urge.org/actions/supp...
Support Trans Rights
urge.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On #TransDayofVisibility, here's a reminder that trans people deserve:
🏥Access to healthcare w/out discrimination
⚖️Legal protections & recognition
💼Safe & inclusive workplaces
📚Respect in education
✨Dignity, joy, and community
Demand your lawmakers protect #TransRights🏳️⚧️:
urge.org/actions/supp...
🏥Access to healthcare w/out discrimination
⚖️Legal protections & recognition
💼Safe & inclusive workplaces
📚Respect in education
✨Dignity, joy, and community
Demand your lawmakers protect #TransRights🏳️⚧️:
urge.org/actions/supp...