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Katelyn Burns

Posted on July 31, 2017 January 24, 2019

The Emotional Toll Of Covering Trump’s Military Trans Ban

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
ban, donald trump, military, Transgender, Transphobia

Covering trans issues as a professional means I need to maintain a certain distance. But no matter what, these issues affect me as an individual. Read more

Posted on July 12, 2017 September 25, 2018

Should Feminists Embrace The ‘Right To Die’ Movement?

Katelyn Burns
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Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Brain+Body, Society+Politics
Tagged
death-with-dignity, disability-rights, feminism, right-to-die, society-politics

The answer is complicated. Read more

Posted on June 27, 2017 October 2, 2018

The Strange, Sad Case Of Laci Green

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
feminism, laci-green, online-abuse, red-pilling, society-politics

She built a community to protect the abused. Now she’s on the side of the abusers. What happened to YouTuber Laci Green? Read more

Posted on January 23, 2017 July 20, 2018

How ‘Pussy Hats’ Made Me Feel Excluded — And Then Welcomed — At The Women’s March

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
lgbtq, Transgender, Women's March

For trans women, vagina-centric rhetoric can be painful. But thanks to a kind stranger, my march experience was ultimately affirming. Read more

Posted on December 29, 2016 August 3, 2018

The Media’s Unfair Focus On Trans Kids’ Moms Is Pure Misogyny

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
lgbtq, Parenting, Transgender

When trans kids who are assigned male at birth (AMAB) socially transition, it is most often the mom that is demonized by the press and subsequently by society. Read more

Posted on December 29, 2016 October 3, 2018

The Media’s Unfair Focus On Trans Kids’ Moms Is Pure Misogyny

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
gender, media, mothers, society-politics, Transgender

When trans kids who are assigned male at birth (AMAB) socially transition, it is most often the mom that is demonized by the press and subsequently by society. Read more

Posted on December 13, 2016 October 3, 2018

No, Female Trans Athletes Do Not Have Unfair Advantages

Katelyn Burns
Written by
Katelyn Burns
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
athletes, brain-body, Feature, gender, gender-testing

Critical to understanding how trans athletes are discriminated against is an understanding of how hormone levels differ between men and women. Read more

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