Erin Reed

Maryland

Independent LGBTQ+ Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

"These Colors Don't Run": HRC Launches Defiant Protest Campaign For Pride

1 week ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

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Michigan Senate Vows To Not Take On Sports Ban After It Passes House

1 week ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed the first transgender sports ban in the state’s history, pushing through legislation after contentious hearings in the Government Operations Committee. The bills advanced to the House floor and passed largely along party lines, with just one Democrat breaking ranks to support the measures.
House Spending Bill Now Bans Medicaid For Transition Care For Adults

2 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. Late Wednesday night, as the House debated Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill—which will shape the federal government’s priorities for the coming year—Republican leaders made a last-minute concession to the party’s hard-right flank: expanding a provision banning Medicaid funds for transgender youth to now include all transgender people, regardless of age.
Alliance Defending Freedom Sues Minnesota To Mandate Trans Discrimination

2 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. In recent months, Minnesota has emerged as a national leader in pushing back against the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on transgender rights.
Federal Judge Strikes Down LGBTQ Protections Against Workplace Discrimination

3 weeks ago | truthout.org | Erin Reed

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling marks one of the most alarming judicial rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in recent memory.
Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces

3 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. On Thursday, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk—a far-right federal judge in the Northern District of Texas with a record of aligning with the GOP’s most extreme legal positions—issued a ruling declaring that Title VII no longer protects LGBTQ+ people from workplace discrimination. The decision directly contradicts the Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 ruling inBostock v.
Omaha Republican Mayor Loses Reelection Bid After Running Anti-Trans Ads

3 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. On Tuesday, Democrat John Ewing pulled off a surprise upset in Omaha’s mayoral race, defeating longtime Republican incumbent Jean Stothert 56–44 percent. Ewing’s victory makes him the first Black mayor in the city’s history—and delivers a sharp rebuke to anti-transgender campaign tactics.
"Chilling Effect," 11th Circuit Blocks Florida's Drag Ban

3 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. Today, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to temporarily block Florida’s drag ban, delivering a major blow to one of the state’s most visible anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Washington Post Shamefully Endorses RFK Jr's Pseudoscience Report On Trans People

3 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. On Sunday, the Washington Post editorial board published an op-ed that appeared to fully embrace the anti-trans pseudoscience promoted in the recent report from RFK Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services.
The Moderate Case Against Transgender Sports Bans

3 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. Transgender participation in sports—long a go-to flashpoint for the right’s outrage machine—has become one of the most visible battlegrounds in the broader fight for trans rights in the United States. Polling suggests that even some Democrats express discomfort with the issue, though whether voters actually want lawmakers legislating it is another question entirely.