Andrew Jenkins
Andrew Jenkins is a youth leader, reproductive justice advocate, and progressive at heart. During his undergraduate career studying women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, Andrew organized young people on his campus to fight for reproductive justice at the local, state, and national level. He was the President of the Speech & Debate Team and the founding director of the Long Beach Choice USA Chapter. Currently, he serves as the Fundraising Committee Chair on the Young People For Alumni Board of Directors, where he supports a youth-led, youth-focused progressive agenda. Andrew recently launched the first annual Armed Forces Leadership Summit as the Conference Director for OutServe, the association of actively-serving LGBT military personnel. When he's not organizing on the ground, he's doing it online as a contributing writer at Feminists For Choice, an online collective of women's rights advocates dedicated to feminism and reproductive justice.
Young People and Comprehensive Sex Education: Moving Beyond Scare Tactics and Fear Mongering in 2012
by Andrew Jenkins, OutServe
January 3, 2012 - 1:09am (Print)
Growing up in the United States is like playing a foucauldian game of discipline and punish. Disciplined by a morally bankrupt narrative about sex and sexuality and then punished for daring to question it.
Young People: The Most Powerful and Untapped Resource in the Battle for Reproductive Justice
by Andrew Jenkins, OutServe
December 18, 2011 - 4:57pm (Print)
With the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade a little over a month away, and the 2012 election right around the corner, I can’t help but think about the popularly speculated relationship between abortion rights and young people.
