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In reply to the discussion: What the fuck is Gavin Newsom doing? [View all]SunSeeker
(56,276 posts)Newsom is a moderate Democrat. He opposes trans women who didn't transition until after puberty playing in women's sports. That wasn't because of Kirk. That's just Newsom's position. And that is more liberal than 66% of Democratic voters. Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/
A New York Times/Ipsos poll conducted in January found that nearly 80 percent of Americans, including more than two-thirds of Democrats, opposed allowing transgender women to compete in womens sports--regardless of when they transitioned.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/gavin-newsom-transgender-sports-democrats.html
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