LGBTQ+ reporter at @19thnews.org, previously breaking news at Axios. Southern, trans and tired. 📲 Text me on Signal @orionr.80 or email me at orummler@19thnews.org https://19thnews.org/author/orion-rummler/
How did a false allegation lead to Pete Buttigieg's separation from his kids? Our exclusive reporting shows how authorities did not take steps to vet the caller who left her contact. We found the caller who said she wanted to thwart his White House ambitions. Gift link: wapo.st/45ok5XP
Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records showThe Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.www.washingtonpost.com
Kaua’i spent at least a decade without a single opening for infants or toddlers at childcare centers, causing moms to quit their jobs or leave the island. Now, an effort is underway to change that.
The island without childcare for babiesKaua’i spent at least a decade without a single opening for infants or toddlers at childcare centers, causing moms to quit their jobs or leave the island. Now, an effort is underway to change that.19thnews.org
Journalists rarely talk to people with Alzheimer's disease. Reporting this out for @19thnews.org was fascinating.
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis changed their lives. They decided how.Women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer's diagnoses. Three women share how catching it early let them take control of what comes next.19thnews.org
This policy has the greatest potential to impact intersex cisgender women—especially because many of them don’t know they are intersex. There are no known trans women playing on the WTA Tour. But there are plenty of cis women who will now have to go through medical tests to prove their eligibility
Orion RummlerAs far as I can find, the Women's Tennis Association is the only major women’s sports league to require genetic sex testing. Who does this actually impact? Well, cis women who happen to be intersex. Read more here:
As far as I can find, the Women's Tennis Association is the only major women’s sports league to require genetic sex testing. Who does this actually impact? Well, cis women who happen to be intersex. Read more here:
Tennis is the first major women's sports league to require genetic testingThis policy impacts all women; and most other women’s leagues aren’t taking the plunge.19thnews.org
This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics ContestAmerica’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.www.notus.orgAs far as I can find, the Women's Tennis Association is the only major women’s sports league to require genetic sex testing. Who does this actually impact? Well, cis women who happen to be intersex. Read more here:
Tennis is the first major women's sports league to require genetic testingThis policy impacts all women; and most other women’s leagues aren’t taking the plunge.19thnews.org
The world may have moved on from Minneapolis but its immigrant community continues to struggle. We spoke to single mothers who hid from ICE for months, ran through their savings, and now can’t pay to renew their DACA applications. At least dozens are in this situation. 19thnews.org/2026/07/ice-...
Single mothers lost months of income hiding from ICE — and now can’t afford to renew immigration papersThey survived ICE's takeover in Minneapolis. But now their DACA protections are set to expire, leaving dozens scrambling to afford hundreds of dollars in fees to maintain their legal status.19thnews.org
My latest for @prismreports.org, and the latest in my series of work about queer people on death row. prismreports.org/2026/07/15/c...
Cases of trans women on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind barsA Prism analysis found there are six trans people currently on death row. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities, and the media shows a dangerous pattern of ...prismreports.org
Content warning: suicide After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.www.nbcnews.com
One year later, 988 still doesn’t have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. Congress granted funds to restore this critical service months ago. But it may not be back until the end of 2026. ✏️ @oriion.bsky.social at @19thnews.org thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/18/o...
One year later, 988 still doesn’t have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youthCongress granted funds to restore this critical service months ago. But it may not be back until the end of 2026.thebuckeyeflame.comI wanted to visualize what it looked like when the 988 hotline’s LGBTQ+ youth services shut down. This is what it looks like: almost 70,000 people reaching out for help, then nothing. As of today, it’s been a year since "Option 3" went away.
The 988 cliff for LGBTQ+ youth | Created with DatawrapperFrom September 2022 to July 2025, LGBTQ+ youth and young adults had specialized help when they reached the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Then that help went away.www.datawrapper.de