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ER Erin Reed Erin Reed Journalist reporting on LGBTQ+ legislation, anti-trans bills and gender-affirming care in the United States.

“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 In The Morning · US Politics · October 2026

“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

Context

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

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“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 “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