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08/17/2026

Top Stories for August 17, 2026.

08/13/2026

Pride could join UNESCO's list of the world's living cultural heritage – but none of the 800+ traditions on it are LGBT+ yet. Add your name to change that.

06/22/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/starmers-resignation-and-labours?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Throwing trans people under the bus will not help the party.

06/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/rep-vindman-d-va-posts-happy-pride?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Shame. You can’t have it both ways.

“I expect it from the right but from supposed progressives, it's not just disappointing; it's disgraceful,” one commenter wrote amidst the backlash.

06/03/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/colorado-gov-polis-signs-new-conversion?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

05/19/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/kansas-judge-eviscerates-anti-trans?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The judge found 349 individual facts supported the continued provision of gender-affirming care.

05/19/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/colorado-supreme-court-rules-hospitals?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The ruling is a landmark ruling in keeping gender-affirming care legal and available in blue states.

05/17/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/nyu-langone-releases-grand-jury-subpoena?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

NYU Langone has released the subpoena it received from DOJ officials—but there may be ways to fight back.

05/08/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/federal-judge-rules-trump-government?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The government tried to get WPATH communications going all the way back to 1979 to target transgender people.

05/05/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/erin-reed-and-alternet-america-tackle?r=er4h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

A recording from Erin Reed and AlterNet America's live video