Kamala Harris's forthcoming memoir has unveiled her position on transgender issues that reveals both solidarity and reservations.
The former Vice President declares she possesses a "deep connection" with the transgender community whilst simultaneously expressing apprehensions about their participation in competitive sports.
In her book "107 Days by Kamala Harris", which chronicles her unsuccessful presidential bid against Donald Trump, she affirms her lifelong allyship with LGBTQ+ individuals.
Harris warns that Trump's anti-transgender rhetoric "was painting a bulls-eye on their backs and putting them in peril."
Kamala Harris has admitted her position on the trans debate
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She insists: "There was no way I was going to go against my very nature and turn on transgender people."
The Trump campaign's memorable advertisements featuring the slogan "Kamala is for they/them. I am for you" proved particularly potent in swaying public opinion.
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Whilst Harris disputes that this messaging delivered a "knockout punch" to her campaign, she concedes it was a "winning message" for her opponent.
The former Vice President acknowledges her team ought to have "given even more attention to how we might mitigate Trump's attacks." Sarah McBride, America's first openly transgender member of Congress, interpreted the advertisement's effectiveness differently.
She suggested the slogan succeeded by portraying Harris as championing a small minority whilst Trump positioned himself as representing ordinary Americans.
Female students in America have fought against trans athletes across the country
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Nevertheless, Harris articulates agreement "with the concerns expressed by parents and players that we have to take into account biological factors such as muscle mass and unfair student athletic advantage when we determine who plays on which teams, especially in contact sports."
She proposes that "with goodwill and common sense, I believe we can come up with ways to do this, without vilifying and demonizing children."
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Transgender protestors have countered measures placed in sport to limit trans athletes
| PATransgender individuals constitute roughly 1-2 per cent of America's population and fewer than 0.002% of university athletes. Among Olympians, the figure drops to merely 0.001%.
These minute percentages have nonetheless transformed transgender sports participation into a significant cultural battleground.
Harris's memoir discloses that Pete Buttigieg, who broke ground as the first openly homosexual candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019, was her preferred choice for vice president.
She describes the then-Transportation Secretary as someone who "would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man."
The politician ultimately selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, explaining her reasoning: "But we were already asking a lot of America: to accept a woman, a Black woman, a Black woman married to a Jewish man."
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Kamala Harris lost the US presidency election to Donald Trump last year
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Harris admits she considered disregarding electoral calculations, writing: "Part of me wanted to say, Screw it, let's just do it. But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk."