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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.

“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 In The Morning · US Politics · October 2026

“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

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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