Reposted by Casey ParksChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026A new lawsuit filed today in D.C. addresses the "purge" of a trans woman from the military under the Trump administration whose lawsuit claims that she is "the highest-ranking Marine Corps officer subject to this purge" and alleges that her retirement pay was inappropriately reduced. 129896
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Hi! I'm a Washington Post reporter who covers the PNW and LGBTQ issues. I'm looking for some good stories to launch on this fall -- ideally deeply personal profiles that illuminate larger issues. If you have ideas, please get in touch! 146132
Reposted by Casey ParksAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 31/08/2026Late last week, the HHS released a report claiming to show a link between "transgender ideology" and political violence. Among other bizarre features of this unpublished, non-peer reviewed paper it included a grand total of 13 transgender people. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgHHS Touts Online Survey of 13 Trans People as Evidence Trans Acceptance May Cause Violence - Assigned MediaDigging into the latest propaganda from our nation’s health experts. 421371
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Chloe Shapiro planned to spend her entire life in the military. When the Trump administration kicked her out for being trans, the only solace she had is the military promised to pay her $90,000 in severance. Instead, the gov never paid and she wound up homeless: wapo.st/3Sl9JFzwapo.stA trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severanceChloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments. 174
Reposted by Casey ParksFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 26/08/2026In all the talk of trans women & basketball, I wanted to share this profile I wrote of the Basketdolls, an all-transfemme pickup basketball league in Brooklyn. I would love to see the Liberty shout them out or donate to them in some way. This story was selected for The Year’s Best Sportswriting 2025self.comLet’s Hear It for the Dolls: A Day Shooting Hoops With Brooklyn’s Trans Basketball League“You can play hard and have fun without the fear that you’re going to have to deal with pushback from someone.” 0403114
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Looking for people whose lives where changed (for better or for worse) by Charlie Kirk's death a year ago. Send me some tips? 120
Reposted by Casey ParksErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/08/2026Trans men used the bathroom they were required to use in Kansas under their new incredibly severe statewide bathroom ban. As a result, the police were called on them. They call themselves the Kansas Compliance Crew. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comPolice Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law“As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.” 422215644
Reposted by Casey ParksSean Fitzsimons @seanfitzsimons.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The perfect weekend read by @caseyparks.bsky.social "The mall rink where they fell in love and skated for nearly 60 years is closing" www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comThe mall rink where they fell in love and skated for nearly 60 years is closingJerry and Tally Leonard have thrilled shoppers and open-skate crowds for decades at the Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. Now, they’re not sure how they will fill the void. 111
Reposted by Casey ParksGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026UPDATE: 7th Cir. has vacated the below decision, blocked the district court's injunction, and ordered that the case be heard initially en banc, meaning they're taking it away from the merits panel. A bad sign for AAP, which is trying to stop Florida from accusing them of RICO for trans advocacy. 46225
Reposted by Casey ParksEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Since this WaPo story is paywalled, you might also enjoy as a substitute reading my reporting on the same situation in May. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgSeattle Organizers Rally for State of Emergency as Trans People Flee Oppression - Assigned MediaMutual aid networks are stressed and breaking, with no sign the influx of internal refugees is slowing. 25020
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A huge wave of trans people have fled red states for Seattle at a time when the nonprofits who help them are seeing big declines in grants and donations. The Seattle LGBTQ commission asked the mayor to declare a state of emergency. My story (gift link!): wapo.st/3SGc4dYwapo.stTrans people are fleeing red states for Seattle. The city can’t keep up.Since the 2024 election, a nonprofit has helped 1,500 trans people settle in Seattle — more than 20 times the 70 people it aided before the election. 2133
Reposted by Casey ParksEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I just broke out crying in my apartment while updating my tracker because I stopped to read this piece by @caseyparks.bsky.social on drag king Elsie Saldaña. This was so beautifully and sensitively told, if you missed it last week read it now. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comShe’s the world’s oldest drag king, and still hoping for her big breakElsie Saldaña was born too early to have the life she longed for, but desire didn’t disappear with age. 5404102
Reposted by Casey ParksEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Biruté Galdikas, authority on orangutans, has died. She was one of ‘Leakey’s Angels. Along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, Dr. Galdikas, 79, made ground-breaking discoveries about one of humankind’s closest primate relatives. By Casey Parks Gift link! @caseyparks.bsky.socialwashingtonpost.comBiruté Galdikas, authority on orangutans, has died. She was one of ‘Leakey’s Angels.’Along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, Biruté Galdikas, 79, made ground-breaking discoveries about one of humankind’s closest primate relatives. 44716
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Expanding my Washington Post reporting job a little to include more coverage of young people generally -- up to around age 26. Send me any story ideas you have! I especially love deep profiles that explain a broader issue. I'm less into trend stories, more into news-related things. Hit me up! 053
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 07/01/2026My colleague @byelliesilverman.bsky.social has a great story out about Jan. 6. I don't want to give too much away, but you should definitely read this gift link: wapo.st/4jqPmQawapo.stHe was attacked on Jan. 6. Can he make sense of it for the kids he teaches?Nathan Tate was a D.C. police officer defending the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Now he’s trying to find the lesson in it. 1103
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 28/12/2025A year and a half ago or so, I read that an entire stadium in Tacoma had booed a trans runner. I wanted to know more. She was 16, and she had stood on a podium in one of the country’s most liberal states and listened to 10,000 people boo her. What I learned surprised me: wapo.st/49lnBUKwapo.stFor young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thingVerónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons. 1912345
Reposted by Casey ParksBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 28/12/2025"The win had changed her life, but not in the ways she had hoped." A devastating, deeply moving story by my dear friend @caseyparks.bsky.social about how poverty, politics, and cruelty shaped a trans teenage runner's world.washingtonpost.comFor young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thingVerónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons. 516262
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 17/12/2025In discussing her "Protect Children's Innocence Act" / nationwide trans ban today, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps referencing surgeries. Genital surgeries almost never happen on minors (I know of only one from the last decade) and top surgery is also rare. 1/ 18526
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 11/11/2025I'm looking to follow a young couple as they decide whether to get married. I'd love to talk to people where one person in the couple is ready and the other thinks they need to have more financial stability. Think The Ultimatum but with data and facts instead of soap-y edits. Any leads? 130
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Portland: I'll be out Saturday documenting the fallout if SNAP does indeed not go out. Where should I go? Some of my coworkers are going to food banks, so I'm looking for different ideas. 241
Reposted by Casey ParksThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/10/2025The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. 18545547722403
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2025If you're curious about what's going on outside the Portland ICE administrative building, a local station is livestreaming for 24 hours today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-W...youtube.com 47532
Reposted by Casey ParksLillian Mongeau Hughes @lmonghughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025White House: “The Radical Left’s reign of terror in Portland ends now, with President Donald J. Trump mobilizing federal resources to stop Antifa-led hellfire in its tracks.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...oregonlive.comPresident Trump likens what’s happening in Portland to World War II, calling city ‘a nightmare’“The Radical Left’s reign of terror in Portland ends now," the White House announced. 251
Reposted by Casey ParksEmily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Cassandra Wilson is a military veteran and the primary caregiver for her Trump-supporting family. She is determined to change negative perceptions about trans people. @caseyparks.bsky.socialwashingtonpost.comA transgender woman uses humor to try to change minds in coal countryCassandra Williamson is a transgender woman, and a military veteran, who writes a satirical blog hoping to change attitudes about the trans community. 0154
Reposted by Casey ParksMichelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2025She's a veteran of the Marine Corps and the Navy, the caregiver to three Trump-loving relatives, and a transgender woman. @caseyparks.bsky.social interviewed Cassandra Williamson about her satirical blog: “A Day in the Life of a Transgender Terrorist" www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...washingtonpost.comA transgender woman uses humor to try to change minds in coal countryCassandra Williamson is a transgender woman, and a military veteran, who writes a satirical blog hoping to change attitudes about the trans community. 031
Reposted by Casey ParksMichelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2025“'War-ravaged' Portland was having an unseasonably sunny September day..a long line at the homemade bread stand, cherry trees still blooming..It was the kind of day [that] called for rosé, not federal force." @caseyparks.bsky.social on Trump's latest crusade www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...washingtonpost.comIs Portland ‘War-ravaged’ as Trump claims? Here’s what residents say.President Donald Trump had said living in Portland, Oregon, was like “living in hell.” Portlanders mostly met the news with confusion. 091
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 09/09/2025A judge in Massachusetts today issued what I think is the first judgment against the DOJ's attempt to subpoena doctors who treat trans patients. The judge quashed the subpoena the DOJ issued against Boston Children's Hospital, home to the country's first gender clinic for adolescents. 2611166
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Subpoenas made public this week show the government is demanding doctors turn over a wide range of sensitive, identifiable data about its trans patients — everything from social security numbers to Zoom records, notes, addresses, "everything written or recorded." Our story: wapo.st/4lAnkRywapo.stGovernment’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, textsLegal experts said the Justice Department subpoenas related to medical care for transgender minors appear to be unprecedented. 70895489
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 12/08/2025This decision "goes further than Skrmetti, rejecting the plaintiffs' parental rights claim — the issue not decided by the Supreme Court in Skrmetti — and a First Amendment claim brought by medical providers." 061
Reposted by Casey ParksGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 10/08/2025A story designed to break my heart specifically: "The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would have required their daughter to use a boy’s bathroom."wapo.stA family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boy’s bathroom. 15782230
Reposted by Casey ParksJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 10/08/2025An amazing piece in the @washingtonpost.com about a family with a trans daughter, driven out of South Dakota by a bathroom law. The good journalism will keep coming no matter what. It can't be stopped. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4m3PuFPwapo.stA family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boy’s bathroom. 216055
Reposted by Casey Parksnaeo.bsky.social @naeo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025You really should appreciate the fact there are good people working at the Washington Post, yes Bezos’ and Post leadership have been cowards, but little by little if these stories make it out, we’ll all be better for it. Saying you won’t read the Post is no different than book banning. 251
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Anti-trans laws don’t only affect trans people and their families. In Vermillion, South Dakota, a bathroom ban nearly cost a town its only bookstore. Then a young trans couple stepped up. My latest for @washingtonpost.com — wapo.st/4m3PuFPwapo.stA family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boy’s bathroom. 728092
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Wow. The Florida AG has subpoenaed a restaurant in Vero, Florida, that hosted a drag event — and he is demanding the restaurant turn over the name of everyone who attended. Did you attend or know someone who did? Hoping to find someone to interview about this unparalleled ask.myfloridalegal.com 3116
Reposted by Casey ParksGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 30/07/2025So yesterday I learned about Ava Cordero, a transgender woman who, in 2007, sued Jeffrey Epstein alleging he sexually abused her when she was 16. Her lawsuit was filed in 2007 while Epstein was negotiating a plea deal in Florida for abusing other girls, but her claims were mocked and dismissed 8762901927
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Half a dozen gender care providers in blue states have announced in the last week or so they are shuttering their programs. I'm hoping to talk to families who uprooted their lives and moved to one of these states for care and now face losing it again. Happy to find ways to protect your identity! 610230
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I've been watching the FTC workshop in which government officials and others laid out the reasons they believe doctors who treat trans kids are committing "fraud." Some examples? Miriam Grossman, a child psychologist who has opposed gender care for nearly 20 years, says pronoun stickers are fraud. 2114
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Last week, Children's National Hospital in DC shut down its gender transition care program for adolescents due to "escalating legal and regulatory risks." Today, UChicago announced it was shuttering its program, too. 58035
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025My colleagues followed a trans asylum seeker as she self-deported back to Honduras: wapo.st/40WtTq6wapo.stAn asylum seeker abandons her claim and leaves Trump’s AmericaKataleya Nativi Baca, permitted in 2021 to stay in the country while her claim was being decided, was awaiting an interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 0123
Reposted by Casey ParksTheresa Gaffney @theresagaff.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The DOJ has issued “nearly 20 subpoenas” to clinics that provide gender-affirming care, per DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle, who spoke at an all-day FTC workshop focused how the federal government might continue its crusade against trans health care. I watched: www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/d...statnews.comJustice Department issues subpoenas to clinics and drugmakers over gender-affirming careA Justice Department official said it has issued “nearly 20 subpoenas” to clinics that provide gender-affirming care. 03729
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 07/07/2025I love the way this story is written. Did not know I cared about this issue but then I could not stop reading because Jesse did such a great job. One of my favorite colleagues! 093
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Looking for new stories to report/write this summer! Send me tips for anything gay, trans, or teenager-related! I’d love to find a family that is moving because of anti-trans laws and follow the kid as they start a new school. We can discuss privacy concerns! The Post is usually good about that. 182
Reposted by Casey Parksgwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Houston has a really awesome trans community and I'm glad to see it featured here. 15311
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 07/07/2025I have a new story out! It's about a woman transitioning and finding hope in ... Houston, Texas. I hope y'all will read it! www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...washingtonpost.comFinding hope at Drag UniversityAs their state tries to ban some drag performances, Texans are studying ways to keep the shows — and their community — going. 27416
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Nice little story by @shaneisland.bsky.social on Pattie Gonia -- www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...washingtonpost.comWhy drag queen Pattie Gonia is werking from the mountaintopsShe may be the only drag queen who lip-synchs to Greta Thunberg. 2246
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 24/06/2025For the last six months, I have been profiling a trans girl in Washington who runs track. She was heartbroken when Gavin Newsom called trans girls' participation in California "deeply unfair." Last month, she won 1st place in the Washington girls 400M and 10,000 people booed her. But ... 942367
Reposted by Casey ParksErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/06/2025One bright spot for trans people in Montana: Today's SCOTUS decision does not touch Montana. That's because Montana overturned its gender affirming care ban through the state Supreme Court. States are allowed to have protections that go beyond the US constitution, and thus that ruling is unaffected. 342392376
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Last night, hours before SCOTUS allowed a ban on trans young people's healthcare, the Trump administration told @thetrevorproject.bsky.social it has to shut down its suicide and crisis hotline. The government announcement calls it an "LGB" hotline - eliminating the people who may need it most today 063
Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025We are updating the @washingtonpost.com story now on the Skrmetti ruling, but I wanted to share a few feeds from my interviews today. First, HRC's senior legal director says there are still MANY pathways for fighting laws that target trans people. 34522