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.
Update: Californian bill passed to protect trans prison inmates
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday 26 September allowing transgender prison inmates to be housed according to their self-identified gender.
The new legislation requires officers to ask inmates privately during the intake process if they identify as transgender, non-binary or intersex.
Newsom said: “California has some of the strongest pro-LGBTQ+ laws in the nation and with the bills signed today, our march toward equality takes an additional step forward”.The bill was proposed at the beginning of September by California state senator Scott Weiner after a trans women named Fancy Lipsey sued the state, saying she was attacked by another inmate for refusing his demands for intercourse.
