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 for allI recently read in the Bay Area Reporter about the disproportionate impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people of color.
Sadly, since LGBTQ individuals aren't counted by government, the impact on this marginalized community can't be measured. It appears gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) recently wrote Governor Gavin Newsom about counting LGBTQ and collecting data.