On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, The Advocate editorial intern Jessa Powers joins co-hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Jessie Earl to talk about her recent article To Everyone Who Has to Stay Closeted on National Coming Out Day and how we need to always remember the voices of the most vulnerable when they can't speak for themselves. The three also discuss "cancel" culture, and how we can include the voices of problematic figures like Caitlyn Jenner in our community after all the damage they may have caused.

For hot topics, Jessie breaks down the recent continuing stream of anti-transgender news from the Trump Administration and how it ignores science and biology in an attempt to harm the trans community, and how she had her faith in humanity restored by her recent panel at LA Comic Con. Also, Tracy shares news about her recent vacation to the East Coast as well as the queer feminism of the new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Netflix series. For homework, the two co-hosts talk about punk poet Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe through her book Just Kids.