The Sept. 10 presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris featured no questions about LGBTQ issues, but the Republican nominee still found a way to denigrate both transgender individuals and immigrants in one sentence — just as he has done throughout the course of this campaign cycle.
At one point during the debate, Trump attempted to attack Harris over her answer to a question in a 2019 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questionnaire when she was a candidate in a crowded Democratic primary race for president. The questionnaire intended to shed light on whether Democratic candidates at the time would use their executive authority as president to ensure incarcerated individuals had access to gender-affirming care. Harris answered the question in the affirmative and stressed that it was important for transgender people to receive necessary care when in state custody.
