Erin Reed

Maryland

Independent LGBTQ+ Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Trump Promises Harsher ICE Crackdowns, Blaming "Transgender For Everybody"

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 Sunday evening, fresh off the heels of a lackluster military parade in Washington, D.C.—and perhaps feeling upstaged by massive protests across the United States—President Donald Trump announced a new wave of immigration crackdowns targeting major Democratic-led cities.
The Moderate Case Against Trans Youth Healthcare Bans

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. Transgender youth healthcare—and the media ecosystem surrounding it—is a minefield of disinformation, moral panic, and bad-faith actors exploiting public confusion to push bans on lifesaving care. It’s no surprise, then, that many Americans hold complicated and often ambivalent views. But one striking trend stands out: their opinions tend to be soft.
Federal Court Says Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Funding Ban Likely Unconstitutional

2 weeks ago | truthout.org | Erin Reed

Judge Jon S. Tigar pointed directly to the discriminatory intent behind Trump’s executive orders. By Erin Reed , ErinintheMorning Published June 10, 2025 President Trump speaks to the press during the Invest America Roundtable in the State Dinning room at the White House on June 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Win McNameev / Getty Images This piece was republished with permission from Erin In The Morning.
Federal Court Rules Trump "Gender Ideology" Funding Ban Likely Unconstitutional

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. On Monday, a federal court ruled in favor of several federally qualified health centers and LGBTQ+ resource organizations that had either lost funding or faced grant threats under the Trump administration.
NYT Anti-Trans Podcast Finds Earliest Puberty Blocker Patient: Is Just Some Normal Happy Dude Now

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, the New York Times released an anti-trans podcast on transgender health care hosted by Azeen Ghorayshi, a journalist at the paper known for elevating anti-transgender voices.
The Most Legendary Trans Figures In History You Never Learned In School

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. We have always been here. Transgender people have always been here. And yet, those who are morally opposed to our existence often frame us as a recent phenomenon—some fleeting byproduct of pop culture or so-called “social contagion.” The truth is far deeper, richer, and more enduring: transgender people have lived and thrived throughout history.
Missoula, MT Adopts Pride Flag As "Official Flag," Legally Defying Ban On Flying It

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. During the 2025 legislative session, Montana passed HB819, a thinly veiled ban on Pride flags displayed on city property and in public schools. While the bill permits “historically significant” flags with loaded political meaning—such as the Gadsden and even the Confederate flags—it limits official displays to state-sanctioned banners, with narrow exceptions.
"These Colors Don't Run": HRC Launches Defiant Protest Campaign For Pride

4 weeks ago | erininthemorning.com | Erin Reed

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

1 month 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

1 month 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.