Daily newsletter 8/1

➡️ In today’s top story, Trump continued to shoot himself in the foot by inviting a registered sex offender with ties to sex trafficking to the White House to talk about children’s fitness. This comes as the company that provides funding to NPR and PBS is being forced to shut down by Trump’s budget cuts.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris is back with news of her upcoming memoir and plans for the future, just to remind us what we could have had.

A couple more discussions to close out your week: Our media partners at The 19th News have a feature on states suing to protect gender-affirming care, and Rep. Sarah McBride says that Democrats need to stop being “a-holes” to potential voters.

Enjoy your weekend,

Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate

Donald Trump praises registered sex offender invited to speak at White House event for children’s fitness

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"I don’t know what we are supposed to be doing, but I’m here to serve," registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor said as he spoke from a lectern bearing the presidential seal.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded queer-inclusive shows, is shutting down

The CPB, which provided funding to NPR and PBS, announced that it would be closing down in the near future.

What we know about Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir '107 Days’ & what she’s been up to since leaving office

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The former vice president’s book, due out in September, recounts the most urgent 107 days of her political life.

Over a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations

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A new lawsuit argues that the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict gender-affirming care nationally, while skirting state laws.

Sarah McBride says Democrats need to stop being ‘a-holes’ to potential voters

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As the party’s favorability collapses, the transgender congresswoman says the path forward begins with humility, not purity tests.

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