Press Statements
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Statement on Chiles v. Salazar
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. In the majority decision, the Court weaponized free…
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HIV Funding Cuts Harm Young People
Cuts to federal and state HIV funding will lead to tens of thousands losing access to treatment, reported the New York Times this weekend. Both federal and state governments have…
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Advocates Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence
Today Know Your IX, the National Women’s Law Center, and eight other survivor advocacy organizations delivered a letter to the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil…
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Statement on Trump’s Global Gag Rule Expansion
This month, the Trump Administration expanded its agenda of control, applying the Global Gag Rule (also known as the Mexico City Policy), for the first time to all foreign aid,…
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Supreme Court Must Protect Inclusion at School and in Sports
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, two cases challenging laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender youth…
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Mourning Renee Good and Condemning Unconscionable ICE Violence
Advocates for Youth condemns the latest horrific and deadly act of violence by ICE agents in Minnesota. Renee Nicole Good should be alive today. For too long, families across the…
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Department of Education, Students Under Attack
This week, President Trump announced plans to further dismantle the Department of Education by moving billions of dollars in grant programs and key functions to other agencies with no expertise…
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Yesterday’s Election Saw Record Breaking Youth Turnout
Yesterday’s elections saw record-breaking turnout from youth voters, demonstrating that youth organizing wins elections. In response, Debra Hauser, President of the national youth activism and repro…
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Trump “Compact” Imperils Students, Academic Freedom
The Trump administration has announced a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” that would require schools to attack marginalized students in exchange for federal funding. The…