10/08/2024

Hi there,

🫠 Colorado officials were scrambling today after the transphobic hate group Gays Against Groomers claimed to get special recognition from the state's out Gov. Jared Polis. Those officials told The Advocate that the group hadn't been properly vetted and apologized.

🗳️ The election is close at hand...like really close...as in less than a month away. If you've been following our election coverage or have paid attention at all for the last eight years, then you should know where the candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on LGBTQ+ rights. But just in case, here is a nifty guide for you.

📣 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre received a promotion this week. The history-making spokesperson is now also a senior advisor to President Joe Biden.

In other news:

• Out Democrat Mondaire Jones on Republican opponent's blackface scandal: He knew what he was doing
• Kentucky’s first out state representative Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award
• Sally Field tells horrific story of illegal abortion in Instagram video
• Matt Gaetz will join gay Republican ‘self-serving traitors’ at Pennsylvania Trump fundraiser
• Black trans woman Honee Daniels killed in hit-and-run in Rochester, N.Y.
• Utah great-grandma has heartwarming reaction to her great-granddaughter coming out as trans

Alex Cooper