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.
Trans wellness fund gets $13 million deposit from state budget
In what one trans activist called "a testament to the power we have as a community," $13 million was appropriated to the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund in the state budget that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed July 13.
Bamby Salcedo, a trans Latina immigrant woman who is the president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, told the Bay Area Reporter the allocation is not only a witness to the power the trans community has but also "the possibilities" of what can happen when the TGI community gets engaged in the political process.
Salcedo said that the fund "was crafted, organized and pushed all the way to the governor's desk" by trans people and trans-led organizations. "I'm super ecstatic," Salcedo said. "Our governor has been
