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Kate Sosin

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Los Angeles
As seen in: The 19th News, MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo Canada, Aol, NBC News and
Covers:  chicago, new england, lgbt
Doesn't Cover: celebrity
Reporter, editor, photographer based in Boston

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Kate Sosin’s Journalist Portfolio

Shoe leather reporter. Park lover on the wander. Finder of lost things.

Shoe leather reporter. Park lover on the wander. Finder of lost things.

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Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports Original

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By Kate Sosin Verified, Brooke Migdon
| The 19th News Verified
Published 2026-06-30 09:05 9:05 June 30, 2026 am America/Chicago The Supreme Court ruled against two transgender athletes who sued their states to be allowed to participate in sports alongside other girls and women. The court ruled Tuesday that Idaho and West Virginia did not discriminate against runner Lindsay Hecox or high school shot-putter Becky Pepper-Jackson in barring them from playing on teams that align with their gender identity. In Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v.
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Roller Derby Was Already Queer-Friendly. Then It Got More Inclusive.

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By Kate Sosin Verified
| Them Verified
This story originally appeared on The 19th. For Juniper Simonis, that night in 2012 replays like the start of a favorite movie. It’s a warm summer evening, and she’s speeding through Ithaca, New York, on her bike. The wind is in her hair — at least as much as it could be under a bike helmet. Mariee Siou, the American folk singer, is blasting through her headphones. The moment is memorable because of the feelings of freedom and hope sparked by an email she has just received.
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America could elect its first Black transgender member of Congress

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By Kate Sosin Verified
| Gay Sonoma Verified
Features/ Top Stories/ Transgender / Transsexual She was the first transgender bride on the TV show “Say Yes to the Dress.” She and her husband are the first transgender parents in Illinois history to be listed as their accurate genders on their children’s birth certificates. “This idea of, ‘I won’t be erased,’ that’s something that brewed in my childhood,” she said. “I think that’s where the fight comes from. … I don’t want to fail, and I haven’t failed yet. I think that’s the scary part.
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Interview

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How is social media changing news?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I'm ridiculously old school. I like face-to-face meetings, phone calls and most especially walks. I'll rarely pick up a press release.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

pens, notebook, DSLR camera, iPad, iPhone and three packs of cinnamon gum

Awards

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Chicago Headline Club Lisagor Award

2013 - Feature Writing

"Generation Halsted" series with Erica Demarest, Bill Healy, Tracy Baim

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National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Award

2013 - News Writing

"Generation Halsted" series with Erica Demarest, Billy Healy and Tracy Baim

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National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Award

2013 - Runner-up LGBT Journalist of the Year
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