OPINION: The convoluted new policy treats trans women as men, and trans men as … also men
Katelyn Burns
Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist and columnist for Xtra and MSNBC. She was the first openly trans Capitol Hill reporter in U.S. history.
I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well
OPINION: Language learning models are a threat to queer journalism that we should be taking very seriously
Conservatives won’t stop celebrating the Women’s National Soccer team’s loss
OPINION: For all their talk of patriotism, the right would rather root against an American team than support its progressive players
At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people
OPINION: Federal Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing anti-trans rhetoric. That changed last week
Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy
OPINION: Conservatives are courting voters using the little trick that they’ve always turned—demonizing a minority
Trans parents have always existed
OPINION: Today’s panic over transness and kids is largely driven by the overactive imaginations of people who have never met a trans person in their lives