Katelyn Burns is a reporter and writer. Currently, she writes for Vox and is the first ever openly trans Capitol Hill reporter. She covers politics, LGBTQ issues, and reproductive health policy.Previously, Burns was the federal policy reporter for Rewire.News, where she covered the U.S. Congress including legislation and federal policy issues. She continues to work as a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in them.us. The Washington Post, VICE, The Establishment, and Allure. She also wrote a series on toxic call-out culture in online activism for Everyday Feminism.