Erin In The Morning

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.