Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Antigay Mask Rant Courtesy of Former Fixture of LGBTQ+ San Francisco
host of the mid-2000s public access show OUT Spoken, which focused on San Francisco's LGBTQ+ community, according to the city's CBS affiliate.
Gaskin hosted several other local TV and radio programs and launched a philanthropy-focused magazine in 2006. Gaskin's charity work placed him in the same circles as politicians including current California Gov.
Gavin Newsom and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Gaskin was allegedly caught on camera (see below) this week refusing to wear a mask at the Campbell, Calif., discount department store.
He repeatedly berated a store employee, falsely claiming the worker would be fined $75,000 for asking him to leave because of Gaskin's refusal to wear a mask.
