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

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

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Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

Samuel Alito 'not suggesting' marriage equality should be overturned

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Samuel Alito said that he doesn't intend to "disturb" marriage equality — but is he trustworthy?

57% of LGBTQ+ people have made major life changes since Donald Trump's election: report

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LGBTQ+ people are moving states, switching jobs, and updating their documents under Trump 2.0.

Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 'surrounded by love' as she enters hospice care

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Miss Major has entered hospice care, but "is comfortable and surrounded by love," her partner says.

10 iconic photos of LGBTQ+ history from Getty Images

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"What changed is that Stonewall drew a line in the sand," said Getty Images curator Shawn Waldron.

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