In a hostile interview on Fox News, Kamala Harris was pressed to answer anti-trans ads. Rather than cede ground, she contrasted her priorities with Trump's spending on ads designed to "create fear."
On a followup asking if she would continue to support such a law in general, she also essentially says that Trump is trying to stoke baseless fear about trans people
She certainly words it carefully as to avoid any soundbites, but she’s not giving into transphobic framing nor giving them an inch on trans rights
From the democratic party, yeah this is all we can expect. You’re right that she didn’t give an inch, but she also didn’t push an inch. To say she supports trans people … would require saying she supports trans people. Not that her hands would be tied with supporting trans laws.
Again, I don’t fault her for a diplomatic answer this close to the election. I just want to highlight that we can and should be pushing for more than just not being demonized.
On a followup asking if she would continue to support such a law in general, she also essentially says that Trump is trying to stoke baseless fear about trans people
She certainly words it carefully as to avoid any soundbites, but she’s not giving into transphobic framing nor giving them an inch on trans rights
From the democratic party, yeah this is all we can expect. You’re right that she didn’t give an inch, but she also didn’t push an inch. To say she supports trans people … would require saying she supports trans people. Not that her hands would be tied with supporting trans laws.
Again, I don’t fault her for a diplomatic answer this close to the election. I just want to highlight that we can and should be pushing for more than just not being demonized.