Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts

Health care is a necessity, not a luxury! No one should have to choose between paying their bills and getting the health care they need.

This #IntersexAwarenessDay we lift up the right for intersex people to define their own lives as a reproductive justice issue. Intersex people, born with variations in their sex traits that exist beyond the male/female binary, deserve a world where they can live and present exactly as they desire. 

On National Abortion Storyteller Day, we honor everyone who bravely shares their abortion story. Storytelling is a powerful tool to challenge stigma, protect abortion access, and show what’s at stake when care is restricted. To every storyteller: thank you. 💗

For LGBTQ+ History Month, we asked our staff to share an LGBTQ+ icon who inspires them. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Honoring that history means protecting the freedom to live authentically and access the health care people need. #LGBTQHistoryMonth #LGBTQHistory #ProtectTransHealth #GenderAffirmingCare #LGBTQAdvocacy

Domestic violence impacts over 80,000 New Yorkers every year. Do your part this #DVAM2026 and learn how to recognize DV and support survivors. Visit OPDV's DVAM webpage to learn more! Call: 800-942-6906 Text: 844-997-2121 Chat: opdv.ny.gov https://ow.ly/eunJ50WVafc

Consent is as easy as FRIES: Freely Given Reversible Informed Enthusiastic Specific If you're not getting active consent, you don’t have it.

Your voice. Your vote. 🗳️ Early voting is coming up in New York! Make a plan to participate & find dates, locations, and other voting information at: elections.ny.gov/early-voting

Join BKForge and @ppesacts.bsky.social this Thursday (Oct 22) and/or Sunday (Oct 25) from 6-8pm for a virtual phone bank to advance repro legislation in NY. Three critical bills passed the legislature last session — now we have to urge Governor Hochul to sign them before the end of the year!

Today and every day, we honor, support, and celebrate Indigenous cultures and communities. 🎨: IG @morning.star.designs

Happy National Coming Out Day! Planned Parenthood health centers are here to support you and provide you with the judgment-free sexual and reproductive health care you need and deserve. 🌈💙

Everyone deserves control over their lives, bodies and futures.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is your reminder that you get screened at your nearest Planned Parenthood health care center: 1-800-230-PLAN.

Let’s Talk Month is a great time to start open, honest conversations about sexuality and relationships with the young people in your life. 💬 Think about the conversations you’ve already had, the ones you’re ready to start, and see if you can get Bingo. Happy chatting!

In October, we wear pink. 💗 Our #BreastCancerAwareness Month mood board is a love letter to New York in pink, and a reminder that awareness must come with access. #ReproSky

Mifepristone is still safe and effective.

When we talk about reproductive health care, affordability has to be part of that conversation. Groceries are expensive. Housing is unaffordable. And child care costs are skyrocketing. Health care shouldn’t be another impossible expense families have to struggle to fit into the budget❗❗

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Gender-affirming care is essential health care. Everyone deserves access to the care they need to live healthy, authentic lives, free from political interference.

When we talk about Reproductive health care, affordability has to be a part of that conversation. Because, health care isn’t ACTUALLY accessible if everyday people can't afford it.

Come work with us! 📣 We’re hiring a Public Policy + Research Associate to help advance policies that protect and expand reproductive freedom and access to care across New York.  Apply/share with your networks:    plannedparenthoodaction.org/empire-state-acts

Whether you’re picking the pill, the patch or given the ring a go, hormonal birth control can help: 💭 Ease my cramps 💭 Help with migraines 💭 Make periods lighter 💭 Ease PMDD symptoms 💭 Treat PMOS symptoms 💭 Prevent pregnancy 💭 Manage endometriosis symptoms

Shame-based sex education doesn't stop people from having sex—it stops people from asking questions, getting care, and making informed decisions. Shame-based sex ed is harmful and ineffective.

This #WorldSexualHealthDay and every day, we’re fighting for a New York where sexual and reproductive health care is affordable and accessible to everyone. Your ZIP code or income should never determine whether you can get the care you need. 💗 #WSHD2026 #EveryBody

Abortion is legal in New York. But the right to abortion is a hollow promise if you can’t access care because of cost. New York must continue investing in abortion access so every patient can get the care they need, when they need it.

Here are some headliners we can get behind ⤵️

Thank you, Gloria. 💖🪽

Across the country, transgender people are facing relentless attacks on their health and freedom. New York must lead by making gender-affirming care accessible to everyone who needs it, regardless of where they live or how much money they make.

A third-generation activist, an educator, and a retired gynecologist walked into a Planned Parenthood Day of Action… and shared who inspires them to keep fighting for reproductive freedom. 💖 #ReproSky

Access to reproductive health care should never depend on your income or where you live. Access to health care is a human right.

Every New Yorker deserves access to the health care they need.  We will always fight for trans rights and push New York to ensure gender-affirming care is protected, funded, and accessible to everyone who needs it. 🏳️‍⚧️ [🎨: @liberaljane.bsky.social]

Everyone deserves the ability and freedom to decide what is best for them.

Highlights from PP of Greater New York's & PP Hudson Peconic Action Fund's August Week of Action! ☀️📢 So proud to see Planned Parenthood advocates across New York turning summertime energy into collective action for reproductive freedom. #IFightForPlannedParenthood #PPNewYork

🎙️ Tune in TODAY at 5 PM ET! PPESA’s Georgana Hanson joins City Watch to talk about federal threats to reproductive and LGBTQ+ health care and what New York must do to keep care protected and accessible. 📻 Listen on WBAI 99.5 FM or stream live at wbai.org.

As the federal government escalates its attacks on gender-affirming care, New York must stand firm. PPESA President & CEO Robin Chappelle Golston spoke with @news10.bsky.social about what’s at stake and why our state must protect and invest in access to this essential care.

Some things are just kinda chic. 💅 Bodily autonomy, patient privacy, accessible health care, showing up for your community...yk?

Getting the care you need will always be kinda chic 😉

The Tr*mp administration is once again targeting gender-affirming care, this time by threatening Medicaid and CHIP funding. New York: it's time to act. Ensure gender-affirming care remains protected, funded, and accessible.

Health care works best when patients - not politics - are prioritized. We ALL deserve the freedom to make informed decisions about our own bodies.