OPINION: I question what consuming so much doomerism will do to us as a community over the long term—and I want us to make more space for celebration
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.
First they came for trans kids. Now, in Missouri, they’re coming after trans adults
OPINION: Missouri’s targeting of gender-affirming care is part of the goal to eradicate trans people entirely
Won’t somebody think of the children?
OPINION: When media publish trans kids’ medical histories without their full consent, they thrust them into a harmful spotlight
Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms
OPINION: When queer and trans voices are suppressed, social media platforms become less safe
The NHL’s commitment to diversity doesn’t extend to trans people
OPINION: As players opt out of Pride nights—or teams cancel events altogether—it’s becoming clear that support for LGBTQ2S+ fans was always conditional
The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention
But we need more than outrage and temporary media coverage to save trans lives