Erin Reed
@erininthemorning.com
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There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
The Trump administration has announced it is targeting major LGBTQ+ healthcare centers, threatening to shut them down unless they stop providing trans youth care.
It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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Trump Administration Targets Major LGBTQ+ Health Care Centers In Latest Legal Attack
The administration has referred four clinics: Callen-Lorde, LA LGBT Center, The Institute for Family Health, and Whitman-Walker for investigation.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The Trump administration has announced it is targeting major LGBTQ+ healthcare centers, threatening to shut them down unless they stop providing trans youth care.
It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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*goes to pay medical bill*
*payment system is janky and broken*
*call customer service*
*stay on hold for 45 minutes and counting*
I know I say it all the time, but our healthcare system is so broken.
*payment system is janky and broken*
*call customer service*
*stay on hold for 45 minutes and counting*
I know I say it all the time, but our healthcare system is so broken.
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
*goes to pay medical bill*
*payment system is janky and broken*
*call customer service*
*stay on hold for 45 minutes and counting*
I know I say it all the time, but our healthcare system is so broken.
*payment system is janky and broken*
*call customer service*
*stay on hold for 45 minutes and counting*
I know I say it all the time, but our healthcare system is so broken.
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UPDATE from @tolariancommunitycollege.com
After our article, the @translifeline.org fundraiser skyrocketed to to $600k—a new record! And then IT KEPT GOING to $620k!
Couldn't have done it without the amazing MTG community & @erininthemorning.com's awesome readers :) be trans do magic!!!
After our article, the @translifeline.org fundraiser skyrocketed to to $600k—a new record! And then IT KEPT GOING to $620k!
Couldn't have done it without the amazing MTG community & @erininthemorning.com's awesome readers :) be trans do magic!!!
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
UPDATE from @tolariancommunitycollege.com
After our article, the @translifeline.org fundraiser skyrocketed to to $600k—a new record! And then IT KEPT GOING to $620k!
Couldn't have done it without the amazing MTG community & @erininthemorning.com's awesome readers :) be trans do magic!!!
After our article, the @translifeline.org fundraiser skyrocketed to to $600k—a new record! And then IT KEPT GOING to $620k!
Couldn't have done it without the amazing MTG community & @erininthemorning.com's awesome readers :) be trans do magic!!!
After conservative attacks, Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu won gold in Team Figure Skating for the US at the Olympics.
They're outspoken supporters of LGBTQ+ people and trans athletes. Both are queer.
Now, Glenn is taking to social media to mock haters.
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They're outspoken supporters of LGBTQ+ people and trans athletes. Both are queer.
Now, Glenn is taking to social media to mock haters.
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US Gold Medal Olympian Amber Glenn: "They Hate To See Two Woke B****es Win"
Amber Glenn, referring to herself and Alysa Liu, shot back at critics on social media while holding her gold medal and wearing a progress pride pin.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
After conservative attacks, Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu won gold in Team Figure Skating for the US at the Olympics.
They're outspoken supporters of LGBTQ+ people and trans athletes. Both are queer.
Now, Glenn is taking to social media to mock haters.
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They're outspoken supporters of LGBTQ+ people and trans athletes. Both are queer.
Now, Glenn is taking to social media to mock haters.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Reposted by Erin Reed
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 9:
Good Law Project's Freedom of Information requests find spike in trans kid's suicide following NHS stopping GAC: from just 9 for 2019 thru 2020 to 32 for 2021 thru 2022-- an increase of 256%. [This is a correction of an earlier post which wrongly said 800%] 1/2
Good Law Project's Freedom of Information requests find spike in trans kid's suicide following NHS stopping GAC: from just 9 for 2019 thru 2020 to 32 for 2021 thru 2022-- an increase of 256%. [This is a correction of an earlier post which wrongly said 800%] 1/2
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 9:
Good Law Project's Freedom of Information requests find spike in trans kid's suicide following NHS stopping GAC: from just 9 for 2019 thru 2020 to 32 for 2021 thru 2022-- an increase of 256%. [This is a correction of an earlier post which wrongly said 800%] 1/2
Good Law Project's Freedom of Information requests find spike in trans kid's suicide following NHS stopping GAC: from just 9 for 2019 thru 2020 to 32 for 2021 thru 2022-- an increase of 256%. [This is a correction of an earlier post which wrongly said 800%] 1/2
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Everything in these comics are true. Including the last time that we saw each other, having a grizzly bear encounter and also a mountain lion hot tub encounter.
Also it’s so sweet to get comics drawn of you by friends :)
Also it’s so sweet to get comics drawn of you by friends :)
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Everything in these comics are true. Including the last time that we saw each other, having a grizzly bear encounter and also a mountain lion hot tub encounter.
Also it’s so sweet to get comics drawn of you by friends :)
Also it’s so sweet to get comics drawn of you by friends :)
The “can I have a Bloody Mary” “no” at a brunch place 100% happened.
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The “can I have a Bloody Mary” “no” at a brunch place 100% happened.
What an incredible birthday party for Zooey and my friend Jenny!
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
What an incredible birthday party for Zooey and my friend Jenny!
I’m at a stardew valley themed birthday party for a friend and it’s so cool yall. There’s a mine and a petting zoo and the moonlight jellies and tons of stations with little placards matching the game it’s so fun.
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I’m at a stardew valley themed birthday party for a friend and it’s so cool yall. There’s a mine and a petting zoo and the moonlight jellies and tons of stations with little placards matching the game it’s so fun.
Something incredible is happening in the Magic: The Gathering community.
The prolific MTG Youtube channel Tolarian Community College has raised $450,000 and growing for Trans Lifeline.
Read our writer S. Baum's story here and go pitch in!
www.erininthemorning.com/p/magic-the-...
The prolific MTG Youtube channel Tolarian Community College has raised $450,000 and growing for Trans Lifeline.
Read our writer S. Baum's story here and go pitch in!
www.erininthemorning.com/p/magic-the-...
“Magic: The Gathering” Gathers for Trans Lives, Raises $450,000 in Less Than Two Days
“Magic is political.”
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February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Something incredible is happening in the Magic: The Gathering community.
The prolific MTG Youtube channel Tolarian Community College has raised $450,000 and growing for Trans Lifeline.
Read our writer S. Baum's story here and go pitch in!
www.erininthemorning.com/p/magic-the-...
The prolific MTG Youtube channel Tolarian Community College has raised $450,000 and growing for Trans Lifeline.
Read our writer S. Baum's story here and go pitch in!
www.erininthemorning.com/p/magic-the-...
The Pentagon is threatening to end its partnership and support of the Boy Scouts, now known as Scouting America, over what it calls "DEI and gender-fluid ideological stances."
Scouting America is reportedly close to an agreement with them.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Scouting America is reportedly close to an agreement with them.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Boy Scouts Threatened By Pentagon Over "Gender-Fluid Ideological Stances"
“Scouting America and the Department of War are near a final agreement.”
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February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The Pentagon is threatening to end its partnership and support of the Boy Scouts, now known as Scouting America, over what it calls "DEI and gender-fluid ideological stances."
Scouting America is reportedly close to an agreement with them.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Scouting America is reportedly close to an agreement with them.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
The ASPS has come out against trans youth surgical care.
The AMA then endorsed the ASPS.
Meanwhile, WPATH's president-elect testified on behalf of a detransitioner who won their case.
And hospitals capitulate to Trump.
I write my indictment of the American medical system on trans youth care.
The AMA then endorsed the ASPS.
Meanwhile, WPATH's president-elect testified on behalf of a detransitioner who won their case.
And hospitals capitulate to Trump.
I write my indictment of the American medical system on trans youth care.
The Cowardice Of American Medicine On Trans Youth Care
After capitulation by hospitals across the country, the ASPS and AMA have both thrown trans kids under the bus on surgical care.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The ASPS has come out against trans youth surgical care.
The AMA then endorsed the ASPS.
Meanwhile, WPATH's president-elect testified on behalf of a detransitioner who won their case.
And hospitals capitulate to Trump.
I write my indictment of the American medical system on trans youth care.
The AMA then endorsed the ASPS.
Meanwhile, WPATH's president-elect testified on behalf of a detransitioner who won their case.
And hospitals capitulate to Trump.
I write my indictment of the American medical system on trans youth care.
This week, during a hearing on the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros., Josh Hawley used his time to attack Netflix for "trans ideology."
Its the latest in a pressure campaign to get the platform to remove all trans characters.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Its the latest in a pressure campaign to get the platform to remove all trans characters.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Republican Senator Attacks Netflix Over “Trans Ideology” In Hearing
…but children’s programming that actively promotes the cisgender, heterosexual nuclear family is apparently not “indoctrination.”
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February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This week, during a hearing on the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros., Josh Hawley used his time to attack Netflix for "trans ideology."
Its the latest in a pressure campaign to get the platform to remove all trans characters.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
Its the latest in a pressure campaign to get the platform to remove all trans characters.
The latest from our writer, S. Baum.
For the first time ever, a state AG has filed a lawsuit to force a hospital back into providing gender affirming care for transgender youth.
Our writer, S. Baum, dove deep and spoke with families that helped make this happen.
You're going to want to read our latest, incredible story.
Our writer, S. Baum, dove deep and spoke with families that helped make this happen.
You're going to want to read our latest, incredible story.
California AG Bonta Files Groundbreaking Lawsuit Against Rady Children’s Hospital for Dropping Trans Youth GAC
“If my child had a different diagnosis, they would likely have a surgery date tomorrow. But because of who my child is, the door was closed.”
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February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
For the first time ever, a state AG has filed a lawsuit to force a hospital back into providing gender affirming care for transgender youth.
Our writer, S. Baum, dove deep and spoke with families that helped make this happen.
You're going to want to read our latest, incredible story.
Our writer, S. Baum, dove deep and spoke with families that helped make this happen.
You're going to want to read our latest, incredible story.
Reposted by Erin Reed
The president of the ASPS is a huge Trump supporter if you're wondering why they shifted positions now to align with the Trump Administration. He's donated substantially to Trump and Ted Cruz. This was a political decision.
www.fec.gov/data/receipt...
www.fec.gov/data/receipt...
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The president of the ASPS is a huge Trump supporter if you're wondering why they shifted positions now to align with the Trump Administration. He's donated substantially to Trump and Ted Cruz. This was a political decision.
www.fec.gov/data/receipt...
www.fec.gov/data/receipt...
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this post is gettin a lot of love! just wanna remind folks that Black trans history never ended! u can support black trans lives TODAY!
THEM has this rad list of trans orgs by state, many of which specifically serve Black queer folks. i urge u to donate + follow! www.them.us/story/orgs-f...
THEM has this rad list of trans orgs by state, many of which specifically serve Black queer folks. i urge u to donate + follow! www.them.us/story/orgs-f...
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
this post is gettin a lot of love! just wanna remind folks that Black trans history never ended! u can support black trans lives TODAY!
THEM has this rad list of trans orgs by state, many of which specifically serve Black queer folks. i urge u to donate + follow! www.them.us/story/orgs-f...
THEM has this rad list of trans orgs by state, many of which specifically serve Black queer folks. i urge u to donate + follow! www.them.us/story/orgs-f...
Hey everyone!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
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February 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hey everyone!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
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Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class
For Black History Month, we’re honoring these Black trans pioneers from across America.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
My condolences to all of Jess Ting’s patients. It appears his name is in the Epstein files many, many times and not in a very good light. I won’t publish specifically what is in there, but it’s important that his current and future patients be aware.
Sad to see.
Sad to see.
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
My condolences to all of Jess Ting’s patients. It appears his name is in the Epstein files many, many times and not in a very good light. I won’t publish specifically what is in there, but it’s important that his current and future patients be aware.
Sad to see.
Sad to see.
Just watched @zoandbehold.bsky.social beat my favorite game over the weekend, Outer Wilds. What an incredible game, truly my favorite ever.
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Just watched @zoandbehold.bsky.social beat my favorite game over the weekend, Outer Wilds. What an incredible game, truly my favorite ever.