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

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Democrats’ big election wins showed they don’t need to hide their support for trans rights

Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
97d ago

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The right's trying to weaponize the Sydney Sweeney ad discourse against Democrats

Trump shared his thoughts on Sweeney following reports that she was registered to vote as a Republican in Florida in 2024, saying, “If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think the ad is fantastic."
125d ago

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The legal attack on trans teachers’ free speech is a much broader warning

A federal appeals court ruled that trans teachers in Florida do not have the right to use their preferred honorifics or pronouns while at work.
135d ago

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Corporations have turned their backs on Pride. It reminds us why we march.

With Trump sweeping into office on the back of hundreds of millions of dollars spent on anti-trans ads as he led a crusade against DEI efforts, corporate America faded from the LGBTQ rights conversation.
140d ago

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The Trump admin cut a life-saving LGBTQ resource just when we need it most

The Trump administration has terminated its federal contract with the Trevor Project, the country’s largest LGBTQ suicide prevention initiative.
165d ago

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The terrifying reality Trump’s megabill creates for trans people

If Trump’s “Big Beautiful” budget passes the Senate and gets signed into law, more than 275,000 transgender people who are on Medicaid will be faced to make a gutting, potentially deadly, choice.
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Polls show how Democrats can hurt Trump. If only they would pay attention.

President Donald Trump's standing with voters is often portrayed as an immutable fact.
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Politicians keep playing with the fate of trans military rights

President Donald Trump finally has his trans military ban after the U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light early last week to forcibly discharge over 1,000 openly trans troops from the military .
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The problem with HHS’ proposed alternative to gender-affirming care

A mysterious new report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discourages the use of gender-affirming care.
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J.K. Rowling’s war on trans people won’t stop us from existing

J.K. Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” series and notorious anti-trans advocate, posted a photo of herself celebrating a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that seeks to erase trans women.
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The ACA gave me the freedom to work for myself — now that’s under threat

Trump administration has proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act that could be devastating for trans people who rely on government health care coverage.