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Katelyn Burns

MSNBC Columnist

Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist based in New England. She was the first openly transgender Capitol Hill reporter in U.S. history.

Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist based in New England. She was the first openly transgender Capitol Hill reporter in U.S. history.

Latest from Katelyn Burns

45d ago

The U.S. Trans Survey proves the inaccuracy of this right-wing talking point

A survey of over 90,000 trans people in 2022 found 94% reported being “very satisfied” with their transition-related medical care.
78d ago

Mike DeWine's executive order for transgender care is cynical concern trolling

DeWine announced a new executive order and a set of rules that could threaten access to gender-affirming care across the state.
101d ago

‘Grandfather’ clauses are the GOP’s latest disguise for attacking trans teens

Last week, the Ohio Legislature passed a sweeping bill banning both gender-affirming care for minors and trans girls’ participation in girls' school sports.
108d ago

This awful anti-trans propaganda film is an absurd fantasy of male domination

At the heart of “Lady Ballers,” a film written and directed by the Daily Wire's CEO Jeremy Boreing, is a sweeping, transphobic lie.
139d ago

Anti-trans policies don’t win elections. The GOP hasn’t figured that out yet.

Despite the beliefs of many Republican leaders, transphobia and anti-trans rhetoric don’t win elections. This notion is proving true ahead of the 2024 election.
145d ago

Caster Semenya’s story highlights the fallacies of anti-trans sports bans

Caster Semenya, the Olympic champion middle-distance runner, has written a memoir, “The Race to Be Myself,” that dispels some of the myths that underlie anti-trans sports bans.
212d ago

Jennifer Aniston’s complaints about cancel culture ignore a major rule of comedy

'Friends' icon Jennifer Aniston has had an impressively long career, but her more recent headlines have to do with so-called cancel culture.
285d ago

Ezra Miller proves you’re only as ‘canceled’ as the rich person in your corner

"The Flash" star Ezra Miller, despite multiple controversies, has dodged damage to their public career as their blockbuster hits theaters to favorable reviews
338d ago

How Bud Light made its true feelings about Dylan Mulvaney depressingly clear

The Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney controversy shows that marketing beer to trans folks isn't the same as supporting them.
343d ago

DeSantis has nearly unchecked power for his anti-trans agenda — he built it that way

There’s a reason Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential hopeful, is able to steer Florida's anti-trans agenda in ways that threaten the lives, health and safety of trans people like me.
352d ago

Right-wing outrage for trans actress Dylan Mulvaney’s Bud Light ad backfires

A Bud Light ad by Instagram influencer Dylan Mulvaney sparked hilariously misplaced conservative outrage, also directed at LGBTQ-friendly ads for Nike and Jack Daniels.