Democrats’ recent, high-profile gubernatorial and mayoral victories across the country proved the value in candidates sticking to their pro-equality values. Whereas former presidential candidate Kamala Harris dodged Republicans’ notorious, bigoted anti-transgender playbook from the 2024 presidential election cycle, Virginia’s governor-elect, Abigail Spanberger, and New Jersey’s governor-elect, Mikie Sherrill, confronted pronoun panic and proved that Democrats are, indeed, for you in being there for everyone. New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani produced extra credit with his ad highlighting legendary trans and gay rights activist Sylvia Rivera. Mamdani highlighted trans people’s essential role in NYC history and how he’ll help trans people in the future as part of his official mayoral platform.
This week, Katelyn and Christine cancel anti-trans political ads with help from friend of the pod Laurel Powell, director of communications for the Human Rights Campaign and an advocate in her own right.
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Links:
- Follow Laurel Powell on Bluesky at @laurelpowell.net and check out her website, www.laurelpowell.net
- Katelyn Burns for MSNBC: Democrats’ big election wins showed they don’t need to hide their support for trans rights
- Amanda Becker for The 19th: Democrats responded to anti-trans attacks this year — and won
- Lyz Lenz for Men Yell at Me: You can run a Mamdani in Iowa and win
- Katelyn Burns for Burns Notice, You Have to See This Mamdani Ad
- Katelyn Burns for Burns Notice, He Doesn't Even Go Here - Sick Burns 10/17/2025
- Cancel Me, Daddy: Democrats Were Banned From Saying These Progressive Words?? (aka Canceling Centrist Language Nannies)
- German Lopez for Vox: HB2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBTQ law, explained
Christine Grimaldi for The Atavist Magazine: The Shadow and The Ghost
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