
Press Statements
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Trump Weaponizes Title IX, Abandons Survivors
The Trump administration is withholding millions of dollars in federal funding from universities that allow transgender students to play sports, accusing schools of violating Title IX – wh…
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LGBTQ+ Young People Need the Equality Act, Allyship of All Forms
Today, the Equality Act was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress. The bill’s introduction comes on the heels of the Trump Administration’s latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community: a report…
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Supreme Court Must Protect LGBTQ+ Books in Schools
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case that would restrict young people’s access to LGBTQ+ books at school and pave the way for far-reaching classro…
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The Supreme Court Must Protect PrEP
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case that could threaten the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s mandate that insurance companies cover pre…
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Advocates for Youth Honors National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as HIV programs face funding cuts and partisan attacks, Advocates for Youth honors National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) and the young people advocat…
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Attacks on Title X Hurt Young People
The Trump Administration has withdrawn funding from 16 Title X providers, threatening millions of people’s access to life-saving healthcare including cancer screenings, STI tests, contraception, and…
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ICE Attacks on Immigrant Students Must Stop
Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration has continued to target student immigrants, detaining and threatening students and scholars from Tufts, Alabama University, Columbia, Cornell, an…
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Attacks on HIV Programs Hurt Young People
The Trump Administration is expected to drastically cut and possibly eliminate HIV programs and funding at CDC, including in the Division of HIV Prevention (DHP). In response, Debra Hauser, …
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Student Activist’s ICE Detention a Threat to Democracy
This weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, threatening to revoke his green card due to his participation in pro-Palestine student…