How quickly he changed his tune when he realized that earlier tact was not helping him win voters. How little confidence that gives that he stands for anything or can be trusted to stand by his promises to voters if/when he gets criticized while trying to implement them.
I’m beyond tired of the attempts to manufacture consent for his presidential run.
That’s a pretty low bar
Now do how many he’s vetoed.
or hes just doing this to gain more votes amongst dem voters, and then he reverse courses after elected., Gavin thinks he can convince conservatives for some reason to vote for him.
Signing a bill and enforcing it are separate praxes. Proactively defending trans folks, even more different praxis.
This is a seat gesture, not even remotely support.
Corporate Democrat trash. He stands for nothing. Just another hollow bell.
Several other Democratic governors are deeply supportive of trans people, such as Jared Polis of Colorado, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Tina Kotek of Oregon, Janet Mills of Maine, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Laura Kelly of Kansas — and there are several more. Some have signed pro-trans bills into law, but their states haven’t seen such a volume of legislation to protect the rights of the trans community, and in some cases, they have vetoed anti-trans bills. Those who’ve done so include Evers, Beshear, and Kelly, with Beshear’s and Kelly’s vetoes overridden by Republican-majority legislatures.
Newsom outraged many trans people and their supporters, however, with his comments this year on a podcast with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Newsom said letting trans girls and women compete in sports alongside cisgender females is “deeply unfair.” Newsom has repeated that a few times, including in the interview with Klein.
But there is no evidence that trans female athletes have an inherent advantage over their cisgender counterparts, and there are many other factors besides gender assigned at birth that affect athletic performance.
However, Newsom has sometimes stood up for trans athletes. He has resisted the Trump administration’s pressures on the state to rescind its trans-inclusive school sports policy.
The interview with Klein also set off another skirmish in Newsom’s feud with right-wing billionaire Elon Musk. Musk has a trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, who has cut ties with him. Musk repeatedly deadnames and misgenders her.
I do not trust Gavin Newsom one bit. I do trust Dana Nessel, the AG here in Michigan, when it comes to LGBTQ issues. She’s the first openly lesbian elected to statewide office here, and she met her wife working to overturn Michigan’s ban on gay marriage.
Maybe one of the senators in California who are actually doing the work should run for president, then.
