Press Statements
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Statement on US. V. Texas – A Welcome Step from the Biden Administration
Advocates for Youth commends the Biden administration for taking essential legal action to protect the right to abortion access for all Texans, including low-income, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC young people who…
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Statement on Restrictive Abortion Laws in Texas
This bill creates an atmosphere of violence and fear around abortion decisions. Instead of making a decision for themselves and their families, people who need abortions are forced to contend…
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Joint statement on the Importance of School-based Equity Initiatives
From Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change.
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20 States Sue to End Protections for LGBTQ Youth: Our Statement
The first priority of education should be to put young people’s needs first – and that includes transgender young people. Why have these states chosen to abandon that mission? What…
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Statement on the Supreme Court’s Lifting of the Eviction Moratorium
Advocates for Youth condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the eviction moratorium ordered by the Biden Administration. Housing is a right. Young people are more likely than adults to…
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Op-ed: Asexual Benefits of Comprehensive Sexual Education
An op-ed about how Sexual Risk Avoidance sex ed programs leave many young people in the dark about sex, sexuality and healthy relationships, and why we to work together to…
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Advocates for Youth activist Kayla Quimbley appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
The Child Tax Credit offers parents—and importantly, young parents — the opportunity to put food on the table, cover the costs of school supplies, and secure safe daycare options for…