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Erin Reed

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Journalist reporting on LGBTQ+ legislation, anti-trans bills and gender-affirming care in the United States. Writes the newsletter Erin in the Morning and has appeared as a guest on the 5-4 podcast.

“Hobbs has spent her entire first term vetoing anti-trans proposals from the Arizona Legislature. This June, she vetoed a ban on puberty blockers and hormones for trans youth.” — Erin Reed on Katie Hobbs, Erin In The Morning “James is a congressman who voted for the national sports ban, felony youth care ban and PROTECT Kids Act, and he’s running on a “parental bill of rights” that would ban trans girls from girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams.” — Erin Reed on John James, Erin In The Morning “Meanwhile, Benson as secretary of state created Michigan’s first nonbinary X marker for driver’s licenses. She has not thrown transgender people under the bus, and a win in Michigan would be big for a state that has become more supportive in recent years.” — Erin Reed on Jocelyn Benson, Erin In The Morning “Jackson has called transgender care for trans youth “mutilation” and has promised that trans youth care providers would be put in jail. He has run anti-trans ads and attacked Bottoms over trans athletes.” — Erin Reed on Rick Jackson, Erin In The Morning “Bottoms on the other hand could flip Georgia blue without running a single anti-transgender ad and without embracing anti-trans policy. That lesson would be huge moving forward, and a Democratic governor of Georgia would go a long way toward protecting trans people.” — Erin Reed on Keisha Lance Bottoms, Erin In The Morning “Tiffany has run on an anti-transgender platform, declaring that he would sign legislation banning “men from women’s sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms.” Crowley stated that he is “not going to limit our LGBTQ community from what they currently have.”” — Erin Reed on Tom Tiffany, Erin In The Morning

Where to Find Them

Erin Reed writes Erin In The Morning . They have also been a guest on 5-4 .

Recently: “Trans Election Night Guide: The Biggest Elections To Watch For Trans People In 2026” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026); “Don’t Vote For The Worst Anti-Trans Democrats” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026); “Iowa Dem Josh Turek Releases Anti-trans Ad Calling For A Federal Funding Ban On Trans Care” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026); “AOC Rebukes Anti-Trans Democrats, Calling Them “Shameful” And “Wrong” For “Scaring So Easily”” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026); “DCCC Releases Its First Anti-Trans Ad, Supporting SC Democrat Nancy Lacore” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026); “Conservative Parents Lament That Anti-Trans Ads Are Teaching Their Kids Trans People Exist” on Erin In The Morning (October 2026).

What They Said

“Hobbs has spent her entire first term vetoing anti-trans proposals from the Arizona Legislature. This June, she vetoed a ban on puberty blockers and hormones for trans youth.” — Erin Reed on Katie Hobbs, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →
“James is a congressman who voted for the national sports ban, felony youth care ban and PROTECT Kids Act, and he’s running on a “parental bill of rights” that would ban trans girls from girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams.” — Erin Reed on John James, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →
“Meanwhile, Benson as secretary of state created Michigan’s first nonbinary X marker for driver’s licenses. She has not thrown transgender people under the bus, and a win in Michigan would be big for a state that has become more supportive in recent years.” — Erin Reed on Jocelyn Benson, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →
“Jackson has called transgender care for trans youth “mutilation” and has promised that trans youth care providers would be put in jail. He has run anti-trans ads and attacked Bottoms over trans athletes.” — Erin Reed on Rick Jackson, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →
“Bottoms on the other hand could flip Georgia blue without running a single anti-transgender ad and without embracing anti-trans policy. That lesson would be huge moving forward, and a Democratic governor of Georgia would go a long way toward protecting trans people.” — Erin Reed on Keisha Lance Bottoms, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →
“Tiffany has run on an anti-transgender platform, declaring that he would sign legislation banning “men from women’s sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms.” Crowley stated that he is “not going to limit our LGBTQ community from what they currently have.”” — Erin Reed on Tom Tiffany, Erin In The Morning

Erin Reed was laying out the governor races she is watching on election night for their effect on transgender people.

Erin In The Morning · 2026-10-28 Permalink → Listen →

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