Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.

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A methods explanation for our latest big investigation: into Erin Reed and AI based journalism.

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These errors include deadnaming a fellow trans journalist who has not published since and often contribute to making things look worse than they are for our community.

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The Needle is issuing a voluntary retraction for our article “Kansas' Investigations of Trans People in Bathrooms Personally Overseen by Democrat Appointee Adam Proffitt,” which was published Aug 22. We regret these mistakes.

On finally getting the right message from ‘Rocky Horror'

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Anti-trans politics aren’t popular, and they aren't supported by the will of the people.

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There is no statutory requirement that Secretary Proffitt personally investigate all claims, yet his department reserved the power to investigate trans people for him personally.

This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.

This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.

The rule isn’t set in stone yet. It could still be dropped by the ATF, and the public comment period is a critical way to create pressure to stop it.

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The rule isn’t set in stone yet. It could still be dropped by the ATF, and the public comment period is a critical way to create pressure to stop it.

In Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach’s arguments in support of revoking trans people’s IDs, he stretched jurisprudence to its breaking point.

In Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach’s arguments in support of revoking trans people’s IDs, he stretched jurisprudence to its breaking point.

Despite his ostensibly progressive politics and vocal LGBTQ+ allyship, Graham Platner was unfit for office long before the latest allegations. Why did it take so long to finally draw the line?

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In Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach’s arguments in support of revoking trans people’s IDs, he stretched jurisprudence to its breaking point.

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While all of these changes are excellent, removing testosterone from the controlled substance list is a unique policy that many have wanted for years, but which has not been accomplished until now.

The full consequences of this decision are wide, and will be hard to predict, but it is safe to say that every trans person has had their rights reduced.

The full consequences of this decision are wide, and will be hard to predict, but it is safe to say that every trans person has had their rights reduced.

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Another case of bad anti-trans science has been used to restrict rights and dignity for trans people. 

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Having HRT can mean the difference between security and being made an internal refugee.

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This is a case to watch. The result of the injunctive relief decision will determine whether the executive branch’s efforts to seize lists of trans kids, adults, and parents of trans kids will go through on June 10 or not.

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This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.

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