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.
California Becomes the First State to Ban Student Gender Notification Policies
A year after school boards in California emerged as unlikely culture war battlegrounds, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed the nation’s first law prohibiting policies that force educators to tell parents if their children ask to use a different name or pronouns.
The new law was applauded by L.G.B.T.Q. organizations who said it would protect the privacy and safety of transgender students, especially those who might fear their parents would not support their identity.
But conservatives vowed to challenge the law in court, and Elon Musk, the Tesla chief executive, called it the “final straw” in a post on X, vowing to move the headquarters of X and Space X to Texas as a result of the bill signing.
Over the past year, more than a dozen school boards in California — largely led by conservatives who were elected in the aftermath of pandemic disruptions — enacted policies that would have required school employees to notify parents if students asked to use a name or pronouns other than the ones listed on their school records.
