Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir, 107 Days, out Tuesday, arrives at a moment when transgender rights have become a central battleground in U.S. electoral politics. In it, Harris confronts not just her own record but the broader cultural storm swirling around trans athletes and the politics of fear. According to Politico, Harris writes that she understands concerns from some parents and players about fairness in girls’ athletics, especially in contact sports where “biological factors such as muscle mass” may produce what some consider unfair advantages. These ads misrepresented Harris’s positions on trans rights, claiming she supports “biological men competing against our girls in sports,” and twisting her support for gender-affirming care, particularly for incarcerated people, into exaggerated or false claims. I am for you” was, in her words, a “winning message,” Harris insists it was no “knockout punch.”