Katelyn Burns
MS NOW Columnist
Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist based in New England. She was the first openly transgender Capitol Hill reporter in U.S. history.
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Democrats’ big election wins showed they don’t need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump’s anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
MS NOW Opinion
The right’s trying to weaponize the Sydney Sweeney ad discourse against Democrats
The Sweeney/American Eagle ad discourse offers Republicans a familiar line of attack on well-worn culture war grounds.
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The legal attack on trans teachers’ free speech is a much broader warning
A federal appeals court ruled that trans teachers in Florida do not have the right to use their preferred honorifics or pronouns while at work.
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Corporations have turned their backs on Pride. It reminds us why we march.
The big companies may be abandoning us, but we still have a chance to stand together and fight for our rights.
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The Trump admin cut a life-saving LGBTQ resource just when we need it most
The administration’s decision is much more pernicious than just a simple funding crisis for a critical LGBTQ youth support organization.
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The terrifying reality Trump’s megabill creates for trans people
My question to everyone reading this is: When is enough enough?
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Polls show how Democrats can hurt Trump. If only they would pay attention.
When the public is focused on Trump’s extreme agenda, it disapproves of his presidency.
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Politicians keep playing with the fate of trans military rights
The military ban of trans troops tells a much broader story of the current state of legal rights for trans people in the U.S.
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The problem with HHS’ proposed alternative to gender-affirming care
The new report betrays the Trump administrations desire to see fewer trans youth transition.
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J.K. Rowling’s war on trans people won’t stop us from existing
The world has always had trans people, and always will.