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Orion Rummler

LGBTQ+ Reporter (He/Him)

I’m Orion Rummler, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th based in Washington, D.C. My reporting ranges from health policy explainers and court deep dives to statehouse breaking news and features on LGBTQ+ daily life. My priority is to inform our readers about how U.S. politics are shaping the future for LGBTQ+ Americans, and how LGBTQ+ people are shaping the future for all of us.

My reporting has won an Excellence in Journalism Award from the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists and has been twice nominated for GLAAD’s Outstanding Online Journalism Award. For our newsroom’s four-part series that won a national Edward R. Murrow Award, I wrote a story on what it’s like to be a pregnant transgender man in America.

My work has appeared in CBS News, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” PBS NewsHour, the Huffington Post, USA Today, and Teen Vogue, among other outlets. I have reported from the White House, the State Department, the Education Department, outside the Supreme Court, inside Capitol Hill, and at home with my cats.

My work is free to consume and free to republish because of contributions from readers like you. A donation of $19 goes a long way toward sustaining our nonprofit newsroom.

Latest from Orion Rummler

Sarah McBride wants the LGBTQ+ rights movement to fight smarter, not harder

"We have to reclaim the narrative and the humanity in the public’s mind of trans people," she told The 19th.

Orion Rummler · February 10, 2025
NCAA bans trans women from women's sports in reversal of 15-year policy

The largest college sports governing body in the country made the change following President Trump’s executive order banning trans girls from girls’ school sports.

Orion Rummler · February 6, 2025
Families sue after losing access to gender-affirming care under Trump's executive order

The lawsuit announced by LGBTQ+ advocates Tuesday was filed on behalf of transgender people under the age of 19 in Maryland, New York and Massachusetts.

Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler, Eden Turner, Jasmine Mithani · February 4, 2025
‘Patriotic education’: Trump orders federal push to monitor K-12 curriculum

Former Education Department staff describe the move as unprecedented interference into the country’s education system.

Orion Rummler · January 30, 2025
Trump directs federal government to restrict access to gender-affirming care for youth

The executive order is likely to be challenged in court.

Shefali Luthra, Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler · January 28, 2025
The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans

The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.

Orion Rummler · January 28, 2025
On day one, Trump pits his administration against transgender people

His administration will likely run into legal trouble as it implements policies on federal identity documents and housing in federal prisons.

Orion Rummler, Kate Sosin · January 20, 2025
Trump clears the way to ban transgender people from military service

In his first term, Trump banned trans people from the military. Biden reversed it. On Monday, Trump issued an executive order undoing Biden’s reversal.

Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler · January 20, 2025
House votes to ban trans girls from women’s sports in schools

If passed into law, the legislation would change Title IX and revoke federal funding for schools that allow trans girls in women’s sports.

Orion Rummler · January 14, 2025
The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?

Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.

Orion Rummler · January 8, 2025

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