Jamie Reed is an anti-trans campaigner who claimed to be a "whistleblower" about the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. [1] Her February 2023 article in The Free Press launched a major campaign against trans youth healthcare.
Reed's claims were published exclusively in The Free Press, Bari Weiss's publication. [2] This placement is significant:
Evidence emerged that Reed held anti-trans views before starting work at the gender clinic, undermining her claim to have been a neutral observer who became concerned. [1:1]
Reed leaked enough details about patients that some recognized their own stories and disputed her characterizations publicly. [5][6]
Reed reportedly failed to recognize common jokes within the trans community and reported them as serious concerns. [1:2]
Reed is now executive director of the LGBT Courage Coalition, an organisation that: [7]
When asked about the SPLC designating affiliated organisations as hate groups, Reed dismissed the SPLC as not credible.
Reed's Free Press article was used to: [1:3]
In September 2024, Reed's spouse Roxxanne "Tiger" Reed announced detransition after identifying as a trans man for 13 years, in another Free Press article. [8]
Erin In The Morning: Missouri Anti-trans "Whistleblower" Story Is A Manufactured Controversy ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
The Free Press: I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids (February 2023) ↩︎
Wikipedia: Peter Thiel — Epstein correspondence — House Oversight Committee 2026 releases ↩︎
Assigned Media: Jamie Reed's Allegations Are Not Even Partially Confirmed ↩︎