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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026

Montana Dem Sam Forstag just refused to throw trans people under the bus in the MT-01 debate: “Keep politics the heck out of it.” He said government has no business in sports or telling parents what to do. It’s the most competitive House race in the country. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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“Keep Politics The Heck Out Of It”: In Toss-Up MT-01 Race, Dem Sam Forstag Refuses To Throw Trans People Under The Bus

The Democratic candidate accused his republican opponent Aaron Flint supporting people who would “pick our pocket” by distracting voters with anti-transgender attacks.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 12/10/2026

Does the right of self defense come with an asterisk for trans women? @valorievandieman.bsky.social finds that a concerning implication of a decision in Tennessee to allow a man convicted of murder a new trial because he wasn't allowed to use his victim's gender identity as a defense. More here:

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Tennessee Court Allows Trans Panic Defense, Undermining Trans Safety - Assigned Media

Appellate court overturns ruling in the murder of a trans woman, opening the doors for the trans panic defense and further attacks on the safety of trans people.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Well, we've heard trans people's side of the story ad infinitum, all over mainstream media, so fair dos, hearing her side as well... Oh... wait...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026

Rather than cover the cost of gender affirming care for trans youth under medicaid, Colorado is voluntarily enacting the republican "taper and detransition" policy for youth on medicaid and dropping coverage. WTF.

Ironically, the first known violation of that law is now coming from the state itself. On September 18th, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) informed providers that “certain Physician-Administered Drug (PAD) services for the purposes of gender-affirming care will no longer be covered benefits for members under 18 years of age.” Two weeks later, HCPF released its full policy surrounding its updated coverage, and it somehow manages to be worse than the policies enacted by Arizona and Virginia. As Transitics reported last week, the federal rule allows for a 6-month ‘tapering’ period for youth currently receiving gender-affirming care where federal funds can still be used. And although HCPF does mention that stipulation in its policy, it also introduced a strange exception:

“Effective October 13, 2026, claims payment for GnRH/LHRH agents prescribed for gender-affirming care therapy for members under the age of 18 will not be allowed… Prior authorization for testosterone, estrogen, progesterone or medroxyprogesterone therapy for members under the age of 18,” the policy reads, “who are receiving and stabilized on therapy for gender-affirming care prior to October 13, 2026, may receive approval to allow for tapering and discontinuation of therapy.”

The exclusion of puberty blockers in the tapering policy isn’t accidental. The state’s prior authorization guidance that was updated the same day mirrors the policy and once again does not allow for a tapering period for trans kids receiving puberty blockers. And like Arizona and Virginia, Colorado has provided no indication that it has notified patients and their families. In doing so, Colorado is going far beyond what even the Trump administration intended—immediately cutting many trans kids’ care and leaving them scrambling for options.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026

Add another Democratic candidate who has taken an anti-trans stance this campaign. Virtually everyone missed this one. Adam Hamilton's US senate campaign in Kansas called transgender girls "boys," opposed athletics, and was in favor of a surgery ban. Haven't seen this one reported anywhere yet.

$Democratic response is fractured Although the Republican attacks are unified, Democrats’ responses are not. Some candidates have publicly distanced themselves from Republicans’ most extreme accusations. Turek in Iowa and Talarico in Texas both said they oppose gender affirming surgeries for minors, without arguing for a broad ban on medical treatment. Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign in Kansas, said Hamilton does not think girls should “compete against boys” in sports and that gender affirming surgeries shouldn’t be performed on children.$

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Gwendolyn Corvid @gwendolyn-corvid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is so incredibly fucked up. They're basically saying it's legal to kill trans women.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/10/2026

The Alabama Republican Party Chairman took to the stage this weekend to call two transgender candidates running for the state legislature "Men who have mental disorders." It is the latest sign of anti-trans extremism in the Republican Party. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Head Of Alabama Republican Party Calls Two Trans State Legislature Candidates “Men Who Have Mental Disorders”

Republican Party Chair Scott Stadthagen spoke at the Eastern Shore Republican Women event, and hurled slurs at the transgender Democratic candidates in the state.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/10/2026

The MAGA influencer crew just tried to pull a massive smear campaign on Texas senate candidate James Talarico claiming they had a recording of a hospital employee at the Ohio based Lindner Center for Hope where they claimed he was hospitalized for mental health issues. It fell apart immediately.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026

Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.

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s. baum @transvestigations.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Her name was Paris Lee.

Paris Lee, a Black trans woman with long brown hair and bright pink lipstick, takes a selfie.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/10/2026

Nicholas Cage is on a generational run.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10/10/2026

Good for Alani Bankhead. She was set up by donors to drop out of the race the moment she won the primary, and she refused to. Bodnar should have run as a Dem. Glad Bankhead has a spine. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Montana Democrat who refuses to drop out may spoil party’s Senate hopes

Candidate Alani Bankhead vigorously denies claims she is a Republican plant running to take votes away from a more popular independent.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026

A still from a video posted on IG by @brynodc.bsky.social Link: www.instagram.com/reel/DeQKdoK...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Absolute lawlessness. Backed by American taxpayers. If the little boy running away doesn’t infuriate you something is very wrong

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026

Sherrod Brown's new response to an anti-trans ad is remarkably different from many other dems. Instead of accepting bigotry towards trans people, he pivots and links his Republican opponent to the Epstein files. It is notably different from his earlier ads. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files

“Jon Husted? He protected men who abused young girls by voting in the Senate to block the release of the Epstein files.”

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🧵 it's exhausting that once or twice a year, mainstream media outlets will publish "study shows LGBTQ+ identification in 'free fall'!" articles without 1) mentioning other recent studies showing otherwise, 2) providing proper context about what it possibly means... bsky.app/profile/them...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026

Hate corrodes the container it’s carried in.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026

A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.

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Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules

The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/10/2026

I'm really sad y'all. I did not go into trans journalism to make "Dem capitulates on trans rights" my daily beat. It was a much better environment when I could count on everyone in our party, even the red state dems, to present a wall on this stuff. It just feels so bleak.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/10/2026

SC Dem Senate nominee Annie Andrews released an ad calling trans women "biological men." She embraces sports and surgery bans for youth. Her campaign even says she won't work to overturn the HRT/blocker trans youth ban. She once argued against capitulation. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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SC Dem Senate Candidate Annie Andrews Releases Ad Calling Trans Women “Biological Men”

She also said she would not change the youth HRT and puberty blocker ban in South Carolina.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026

I think this is the right call. It should be banned in primary and secondary school. We just can't risk it.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

We may cover this tomorrow, but I just wanted to signal boost this. After months of pushing the administration to make good on its promises for trans youth, NYC appears to be taking steps to do so. I do believe the city can be doing much more, but this is a wonderful start from Mayor Mamdani.

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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors

The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/10/2026

According to a new shadow docket filing with SCOTUS, the Alliance Defending Freedom is arguing that parents of cis kids have a "parental right" to forcibly out trans kids and prevent them from playing. It also seeks further Title IX restrictions in blue states. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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ADF Files SCOTUS Shadow-Docket Request Claiming "Parental Right" To Stop Trans Kids From Playing Against Cis Ones

The filing uses Title IX and “parental rights” to target trans children who may compete against their cis ones.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

Looks like the Democratic candidate for US Senate in South Carolina, Annie Andrews, is pro-sports bans and pro-surgery bans for youth, which include top surgery and which have even been interpreted to include blocker and hormone implants. She's the latest anti-trans dem.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/10/2026

This weekend at a political rally for Republican Senator Jon Husted in Ohio, Donald Trump took to the stage to rail against Democrats and transgender people. He falsely claimed Democrats "mutilize" transgender kids to "make them transgender." Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Trump Claims Democrats “Mutilize” Kids To “Make Them Transgender” In Ohio Rally For Jon Husted

Anti-trans campaigning has reached a fever pitch in Ohio.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/10/2026

It's besides the point but 29 states allow minors to have alcohol in private settings in the presence of their parents. So yes, we often do allow parents choose to let their kids have alcohol.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Why Jared?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

Trans people have been warning y'all for years that they were perfecting tactics on us to use on everyone else. The reporter of this piece, Christina Jewett, contributed to that too. She helped fuel the moral panic over puberty blockers in trans youth. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...

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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/10/2026

Arienne Childrey resigns as Vice Chair of the Ohio Democratic Pride Caucus. The state party has censored all attempts to criticize Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur for their anti-trans votes and/or statements.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/10/2026

This November, Colorado voters will decide on anti-trans ballot measures. Now, Colorado's leading medical societies have formally condemned the surgery ban for transgender youth and announced their position against them. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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"Vote NO": Colorado's Top Medical Groups Formally Oppose Anti-Trans Ballot Prop. 135

There is not a single major medical group in the country that endorses blanket government restrictions on gender-affirming care like the one outlined in Prop. 135.

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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026

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