The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care.
I don't think California's government as a whole (legislature, and other statewide elected officials) are "fully aligned" with Mr. Newsom on this at all. We will not fall. But this certainly doesn't help.
True blue New Mexico. I feel good about out leadership, but this betrayal was a gut punch. Our governor is better than Cali's. Just enormously pissed off at him.
What a worm of a man. I don’t live in CA, but you can bet your ass everyone I know who does will be contacting this cretin. Hope he enjoyed his podcast, because boy oh boy I’m going to personally make sure he hears from enough people to regret it.
These bitches like to pretend they can do whatever they want to us, however as we have already seen with republicans hiding from the public, OUR VOICES MATTER. I am currently emailing this feckless little freak, and contacting my extended family and friends who are residents of CA to do the same. We will not stand for this, we have the power.
Thanks for the link. I may have to wait until I'm capable of forming a sentence that doesn't start "You venal piece of shit", but I will write to the asshole.
I'm not from CA. but there is no address required to contact Gavin Newsom, so I went ahead and sent this message -
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Dear Governor Newsom,
I am disgusted by your discussion with anti-LGBTQ extremist Charlie Kirk on your podcast. Your condoning his intolerant and hateful message about transgender people is disgraceful.
In New Hampshire democrats tried crossing party lines on transgender sports bans and youth gender affirming care and they lost seats the next cycle. Learn the lesson.
He's doing the typical pre-presidental "moderating" bullshit. He's swinging right to appease the moderate voters. This never works but Dems keep trying.
What a disgrace. We were finally seeing some (decent) news regarding (some) people standing up for trans rights, should have known the other shoe was about to drop. Guess we know where Newsom stands, the absolute twat.
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RE: Demand for Apology and Policy Reversal to Ensure Equitable, Safe Trans Youth & Adult Participation in Sports
Dear Governor Newsom,
I barely have the words to describe the deep betrayal I am experiencing from your recent podcast in which you stated a deep opposition to trans girls and women able to compete in sports.
I am asking you, as the same person who has so genuinely led on marriage equality and other human rights issues, to search your heart and see that what is fair is that those same girls and boys who aren’t born with bodies that match their identities revere sports too. What is fair is to not introduce a deeply hurtful form of discrimination against our children who simply want to be themselves, and play the sports they love. Just think about the implications of this, the risks of bullying and even violence in the locker room, and more.
Because you are such a long-time ally and leader, your words have nearly unparalleled power. They have for decades brought comfort and inspiration to LGBTQ+ communities. But today, you have caused such searing pain and anguish. If you do not act swiftly to rectify this, you will have done permanent damage to our communities, and your own legacy.
I demand that you at least take these actions:
Issue an immediate and full apology,
Meet with trans athletes and their families, and
Publicly commit to a full policy reversal, and work with the Legislature to ensure full and equitable participation in sports for all Californians, regardless of identity.
Here’s the text I used (I did copy your demands, but I didn’t feel like giving him as much credit for being an ally, and I wanted to push back a little more on why trans sports bans are harmful).
The governor’s recent conversation with anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Charlie Kirk on his podcast was a total betrayal of his LGBTQ+ constituents, it was cowardly and ignored decades of legitimate research in favor of spinelessly capitulating to a bigot.
By both hosting Kirk and failing to push back on his hateful rhetoric the governor is not “fostering discussion on trans people in sports”, he is handing the microphone to an anti-LGBTQ extremist who used the platform the governor provided to advocate for state-sanctioned and vigilante violence against the transgender community. Banning trans people from participating in sports is not about fairness, or even about protecting cis women. It is about forcing trans people out of public life. Banning trans people from participating in sports has consistently led to more extreme discriminatory policies like bathroom bans, care bans, legal ID bands and more. The research shows us: these policies kill.
If you do not act swiftly to rectify this, you will have done permanent damage to our communities, and your own legacy.
I demand that you at least take these actions:
Issue an immediate and full apology,
Meet with trans athletes and their families, and publicly commit to a full policy reversal, and work with the Legislature to ensure full and equitable participation in sports for all Californians, regardless of identity.
I feel deeply betrayed that the gov chose THIS moment to have a public conversation with someone who is so anti-trans. As a parent of a trans teen, trying to deflect all of the anti trans rhetoric and proposed legislation and executive orders, comments and posts on social media, and from family members, is EXHAUSTING. I have been making calls to my reps and speaking out for weeks. And now I have to add my own democratic governor to the list? I feel so betrayed. We need allies more than ever.
He may have nuanced thoughts about trans athletes, but this was not the way to make these views known.
Yeah, I was thinking of voting for him, on the theory that he's more electable than AOC. But I guess I'll just vote for AOC, who is my true preference anyway.
Newsom is slimy. His opinions always move with the tides. I have never trusted him. I know he wants to be President but he is the one “democrat” I would never vote for.
I'm a former California resident now living on the Big Island of Hawai'i, my recollection of Governor Newsom was that despite being mostly liberal, he tended to play both sides of the line . . . whichever would get him the best political position. Thus I characterize him more as an opportunist rather than as a democrat or liberal.
It's more for the nation. I don't believe he will change the opinion or stance of state legislators, or the other state elected officials, with this self-serving (and badly self-serving) drivel; it will kill any chances he thought he had. But nationwide it will be played up to the hilt by our opponents.
Im glad when I moved to a blue state from a red one, I picked JB Pritzker and not Newsom. I dealt with too many CA liberals who moved to my area and knew that they were the kind who would throw you under the bus right away. White cis gay property bros, those kinds of people. Still, it's alarming to the point of making me actively feel nauseous to actually be thrown under the bus. Honestly, I will never forgive the Democratic party for what they have done and continue to do. They lost the narrative around us and they never tried to correct it, and now that the conversation has so dramatically and horrifically shifted, they go "oh, well, the American people believe this, so I better go along with it." UM? It was the Republicans that you allowed to continue spewing falsehoods that allowed the American public to be captured like that. Ten years ago we were having actual discussions based in fact about this shit, taking into account our humanity, our dignity, our rights. Imho the dems decided that transgender people just weren't worth fighting for, because we're so few. Who cares if we all die? No politician has a soul anyway.
JB has been on offense for us since he took office, with protecting all marginalized people a key issue. It’s abhorrent that Newsom sold us out like this.
God. Where is the Gavin Newsom that gave out gay marriage licenses when same-sex marriage was illegal? Where is the Gavin Newsom that made California the first transgender sanctuary state? Where is the Gavin Newsom that enshrined LGBTQ+ rights in our state constitution? At least we have direct democracy when it comes to the state constitution, so he can't do as much damage.
fuck Gavin Newsom. what the hell?? I’m most appalled that he obviously doesn’t know enough about the issue to counter anything and just trusts what Charlie Kirk says to be true. People like Kirk thrive off of others ignorance, and are able to say shit that is just completely not true without ever being questioned about it!! The fact that he could even say transitioning is “butchering” and “chemical castration” with no pushback is just appalling. This is so disappointing.
Just speaking with Kirk is an insult to everyone who voted for him.
Well, someone is not running for president in 2028...
If California can fall on all this stuff; at this point, just, wow.
The rest of the blue wall better not follow suit. CO/NY/WA/MN/MD/etc PLEASE HOLD THE LINE.
I don't think California's government as a whole (legislature, and other statewide elected officials) are "fully aligned" with Mr. Newsom on this at all. We will not fall. But this certainly doesn't help.
True blue New Mexico. I feel good about out leadership, but this betrayal was a gut punch. Our governor is better than Cali's. Just enormously pissed off at him.
Yup
What a worm of a man. I don’t live in CA, but you can bet your ass everyone I know who does will be contacting this cretin. Hope he enjoyed his podcast, because boy oh boy I’m going to personally make sure he hears from enough people to regret it.
These bitches like to pretend they can do whatever they want to us, however as we have already seen with republicans hiding from the public, OUR VOICES MATTER. I am currently emailing this feckless little freak, and contacting my extended family and friends who are residents of CA to do the same. We will not stand for this, we have the power.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/ should y’all be interested
Thanks for the link. I may have to wait until I'm capable of forming a sentence that doesn't start "You venal piece of shit", but I will write to the asshole.
Thank you for the link. Made it easy.
Thanks for the link. I don't live in CA but I wrote him anyway and said this:
Your stupid podcast throwing LGBT people under the bus did not qualify as "leadership" or "governing."
If you want to be a MAGA President so bad, why don't you move out of CA?
Thanks for the link. I sent him a letter even though I don’t live in CA. What a disappointment he is.
I'm not from CA. but there is no address required to contact Gavin Newsom, so I went ahead and sent this message -
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Dear Governor Newsom,
I am disgusted by your discussion with anti-LGBTQ extremist Charlie Kirk on your podcast. Your condoning his intolerant and hateful message about transgender people is disgraceful.
In New Hampshire democrats tried crossing party lines on transgender sports bans and youth gender affirming care and they lost seats the next cycle. Learn the lesson.
Thank you for using your contacts in CA to speak out on this!!
Yeah he’s a populist not a true liberal. F&@k him I hope people see him for who he is now.
This is horrifying news
What the hell is he thinking?!
He's doing the typical pre-presidental "moderating" bullshit. He's swinging right to appease the moderate voters. This never works but Dems keep trying.
He might also be an asshole.
"It never works but Dems keep trying" is a basic truth you just spoke there. They always effing do that.
There was definitely assholery on display there.
What a disgrace. We were finally seeing some (decent) news regarding (some) people standing up for trans rights, should have known the other shoe was about to drop. Guess we know where Newsom stands, the absolute twat.
As I said in another reply . . . Newsom is better characterized as an opportunist that shifts with the wind.
Indeed. I can’t believe I didn’t see it earlier, he’s a total worm angling for the presidency and stepping all over trans bodies to do it.
That definitely seems to be the case! I will be taking anything he says and does with a massive grain of salt.
So much that you'd die of salt poisoning if you even tried... 😏
I've known he was a "triangulator" for a long time, but I didn't think he was truly devoid of principles. Apparently I was misinformed...
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Go to: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
On the left, under topic, select “OTHER” last on the list
Select “Leave a comment” and Click Next
On the next page click “Con” and then enter this message, with your personal comments:
RE: Demand for Apology and Policy Reversal to Ensure Equitable, Safe Trans Youth & Adult Participation in Sports
Dear Governor Newsom,
I barely have the words to describe the deep betrayal I am experiencing from your recent podcast in which you stated a deep opposition to trans girls and women able to compete in sports.
I am asking you, as the same person who has so genuinely led on marriage equality and other human rights issues, to search your heart and see that what is fair is that those same girls and boys who aren’t born with bodies that match their identities revere sports too. What is fair is to not introduce a deeply hurtful form of discrimination against our children who simply want to be themselves, and play the sports they love. Just think about the implications of this, the risks of bullying and even violence in the locker room, and more.
Because you are such a long-time ally and leader, your words have nearly unparalleled power. They have for decades brought comfort and inspiration to LGBTQ+ communities. But today, you have caused such searing pain and anguish. If you do not act swiftly to rectify this, you will have done permanent damage to our communities, and your own legacy.
I demand that you at least take these actions:
Issue an immediate and full apology,
Meet with trans athletes and their families, and
Publicly commit to a full policy reversal, and work with the Legislature to ensure full and equitable participation in sports for all Californians, regardless of identity.
Here’s the text I used (I did copy your demands, but I didn’t feel like giving him as much credit for being an ally, and I wanted to push back a little more on why trans sports bans are harmful).
The governor’s recent conversation with anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Charlie Kirk on his podcast was a total betrayal of his LGBTQ+ constituents, it was cowardly and ignored decades of legitimate research in favor of spinelessly capitulating to a bigot.
By both hosting Kirk and failing to push back on his hateful rhetoric the governor is not “fostering discussion on trans people in sports”, he is handing the microphone to an anti-LGBTQ extremist who used the platform the governor provided to advocate for state-sanctioned and vigilante violence against the transgender community. Banning trans people from participating in sports is not about fairness, or even about protecting cis women. It is about forcing trans people out of public life. Banning trans people from participating in sports has consistently led to more extreme discriminatory policies like bathroom bans, care bans, legal ID bands and more. The research shows us: these policies kill.
If you do not act swiftly to rectify this, you will have done permanent damage to our communities, and your own legacy.
I demand that you at least take these actions:
Issue an immediate and full apology,
Meet with trans athletes and their families, and publicly commit to a full policy reversal, and work with the Legislature to ensure full and equitable participation in sports for all Californians, regardless of identity.
Here’s the text I used:
I feel deeply betrayed that the gov chose THIS moment to have a public conversation with someone who is so anti-trans. As a parent of a trans teen, trying to deflect all of the anti trans rhetoric and proposed legislation and executive orders, comments and posts on social media, and from family members, is EXHAUSTING. I have been making calls to my reps and speaking out for weeks. And now I have to add my own democratic governor to the list? I feel so betrayed. We need allies more than ever.
He may have nuanced thoughts about trans athletes, but this was not the way to make these views known.
Thank you so much for the instructions. They always make taking these actions feel so much more accessible.
I don't live in CA. Can I still contact Gov. Need-som balls?
Yes his webpage doesn’t aak for you address. This Virginian gave him an earful
Absolutely. Thanks to Citizens United we can donate to whoever runs against him in the primary. I know I will
Thank you for making that so easy! Done ✅
WTF!?!!! There goes my thought that he was a viable option for the next Dem presidential nominee.
Yeah, I was thinking of voting for him, on the theory that he's more electable than AOC. But I guess I'll just vote for AOC, who is my true preference anyway.
Newsom is slimy. His opinions always move with the tides. I have never trusted him. I know he wants to be President but he is the one “democrat” I would never vote for.
I'm a former California resident now living on the Big Island of Hawai'i, my recollection of Governor Newsom was that despite being mostly liberal, he tended to play both sides of the line . . . whichever would get him the best political position. Thus I characterize him more as an opportunist rather than as a democrat or liberal.
Well that’s concerning for trans people in California
It's more for the nation. I don't believe he will change the opinion or stance of state legislators, or the other state elected officials, with this self-serving (and badly self-serving) drivel; it will kill any chances he thought he had. But nationwide it will be played up to the hilt by our opponents.
Im glad when I moved to a blue state from a red one, I picked JB Pritzker and not Newsom. I dealt with too many CA liberals who moved to my area and knew that they were the kind who would throw you under the bus right away. White cis gay property bros, those kinds of people. Still, it's alarming to the point of making me actively feel nauseous to actually be thrown under the bus. Honestly, I will never forgive the Democratic party for what they have done and continue to do. They lost the narrative around us and they never tried to correct it, and now that the conversation has so dramatically and horrifically shifted, they go "oh, well, the American people believe this, so I better go along with it." UM? It was the Republicans that you allowed to continue spewing falsehoods that allowed the American public to be captured like that. Ten years ago we were having actual discussions based in fact about this shit, taking into account our humanity, our dignity, our rights. Imho the dems decided that transgender people just weren't worth fighting for, because we're so few. Who cares if we all die? No politician has a soul anyway.
JB has been on offense for us since he took office, with protecting all marginalized people a key issue. It’s abhorrent that Newsom sold us out like this.
This part. I have never trusted California liberals as long as I have lived and I don't think I ever will.
This is certainly not the kind of news I wanted to hear today, but it's really good to know that nobody can be trusted anymore.
Horrifying and confusing? Cruel and bad political calculus. Thanks for your reporting
God. Where is the Gavin Newsom that gave out gay marriage licenses when same-sex marriage was illegal? Where is the Gavin Newsom that made California the first transgender sanctuary state? Where is the Gavin Newsom that enshrined LGBTQ+ rights in our state constitution? At least we have direct democracy when it comes to the state constitution, so he can't do as much damage.
fuck Gavin Newsom. what the hell?? I’m most appalled that he obviously doesn’t know enough about the issue to counter anything and just trusts what Charlie Kirk says to be true. People like Kirk thrive off of others ignorance, and are able to say shit that is just completely not true without ever being questioned about it!! The fact that he could even say transitioning is “butchering” and “chemical castration” with no pushback is just appalling. This is so disappointing.