on monday, july 8, secretary pompeo announced the creation of a commission on unalienable rights, chaired by professor mary ann glendon. he promised that the commission would undertake “a review of the role of human rights in american foreign policy.” this commission is merely the state department’s attempt to narrowly redefine the human rights of women and girls, young people, and lgbtq people under so-called religious liberty. 

youth activists are leading the fight to end the abuses of the trump administration, of ice, and of border patrol. we must commit to working alongside these young leaders to end the abuses of those seeking safety in the u.s. 

the 9th circuit court has joined the war on young people, people of color, low income families, and all those who need quality reproductive health care with thursday’s decision to allow the trump administration’s title x gag rule to take effect.

today, the trump administration published their proposed changes to the health care rights law also known as section 1557.  the proposed changes would upend protections for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals, including young people, from discrimination in healthcare or health coverage.