Daily newsletter 10/8

➡️ An Oval Office meeting meant to show renewed cooperation between the United States and Canada went south (unsurprisingly) when Trump went on a rant about transgender people in front of PM Mark Carney, who has a nonbinary child.

Meanwhile, conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he is “not suggesting” marriage equality should be overturned, but few people are getting their hopes up. A new study shows more than half of LGBTQ+ people have made major life changes, including updating their legal documents, since Trump has taken office.

We’re keeping Stonewall veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy in our thoughts as she goes into hospice care, and we continue our look back for LGBTQ History Month with photographs from the Getty Images archives.

‼️ Are you an aspiring journalist who wants to work with The Advocate? We're looking for the next generation of queer and trans storytellers to participate in the Future of Queer Media Fellowship. Applications are open now until Oct. 31. Learn more at advocate.com/fellowship

Until tomorrow,

Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate

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