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.
Scott Wiener is following in Harvey Milk’s footsteps
HuffPost at the time, he said, “As an elected official, disclosing this personal health decision was a hard but necessary choice.
After all these years, we still see enormous stigma, shame, and judgment around HIV, and around sexuality in general. That is precisely why I decided to be public about my choice: to contribute to a larger dialogue about our community’s health.”In the face of rising legislative attacks against trans youth, earlier this year he authored SB 107.
This so-called trans refuge law will shield trans kids and their families from penalties when seeking gender-affirming care.SB 107 will be our legislation to provide refuge in CA for trans kids & their families from states that are criminalizing them & MDs & threatening to remove trans children from their homes.Here’s the language.
Our hope is other states will use it too: https://t.co/SOE8P3fn2C— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) April 19, 2022Last year, Wiener authored legislation to help tackle the state’s meth and opioid crisis, which disproportionately affects LGBTQ and Black communities.
