daily 9/22

Hi y'all,

➡️ Former Vice President Kamala Harris discusses trans rights in her new book 107 Days. “This is a community with which I have a deep connection,” she writes, adding, “There was no way I was going to go against my very nature and turn on transgender people.”

👀 A scientist who’s coauthored several reviews of gender-affirming care says his work has been misused to justify bans on the care.

🐊 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s antipathy toward diversity means Tampa Pride will be canceled — again. The Tampa Pride Board announced it won’t hold its Tampa Pride Festival, Diversity Parade or any associated events in 2026 and would not renew the contract for the organization’s president.

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate

Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn’t ‘turn on transgender people’

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Tampa Pride cancels all 2026 events and dumps president

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Coauthor of gender-affirming care reviews says they've been misused to justify bans

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16 heinous quotes from anti-LGBTQ+ white supremacist Nick Fuentes

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After this strange and challenging American summer, what will fall have in store for us?

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Florida businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away

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