California said it will set up a safety net to protect transgender youth if the federal government won’t. A state budget just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes $26 million in one-time funding to protect access to healthcare for trans youth, according to LAist. Another $30 million was budgeted to cover funding gaps for providers after the Trump administration cut funding to the state’s Medi-Cal program and other revenue sources.
Everything I know about Newsome says that this was included in spite of him and not because of him.
I wanted to write that this guy absolutely confuses me, but I think your explanation makes more sense than him flip-flopping between good guy and asshole.
It’s not that he flip flops between good or evil, he just flip flops with the change of the wind. A lot of the dislike of Newsom is that he doesn’t really seem to have a backbone, and caves if something he supports at one point isn’t seemingly politically advantageous.
You could frame that as following what the electorate want.
You could, and most populist politicians do, but that doesn’t make it true.
Yeah, but are we talking what the Democrats want, or the Republicans? Because it seems like Newsom can’t really tell the difference.
A good leader is a leader for all. In these divisive times, that’s probably impossible. And certainly the a Democrat candidate should have somewhat progressive ideals. Or at least not regressive. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying this guy is a good leader or a good Democrat. Probably not. I just think the U.S. has been so starved of good leaders, the electorate wouldn’t recognize one.
No, we just have far the many that are completely guided by their donations. The electorate can usually recognize them, if they even hear about them, which is getting harder given the sheer amount of money flowing around that doesn’t like progressive candidates. Honestly, a good example to see it is probably the Michigan Senate primary, where Abdul El-Sayed is running against Haley Stevens, and Abdul (the very much more progressive candidate) is hopefully gonna win (wild amounts of money are being spent on Stevens, like at least 10 mil on ads thus far). The electorate isn’t completely dumb, they just often have the wool pulled over their eyes by moneyed interest groups, which is why I’m always annoyed by candidates who clearly don’t have central beliefs and can change their views to suit whatever they need, usually to the ones where they can get the most donations for their campaign.
Yeah, Newsome is one of the biggest LGBTQ+ ally politicians ever. There’s no way he could be behind this. A guy who ordered his city hall to perform gay marriages even though it wasn’t federally legal would never support this.
The guy who went on Charlie kirks podcast? whose ex married don Jr?
I’m sure he doesn’t personally have a problem with cis white gays, but there’s a lot of evidence he’s willing to say whatever he thinks will land him the presidency.
Really? Podcasts and an ex? This is on par with the whole Obama’s tan suit thing.
I mean on the podcast he did say trans kids shouldnt be able to play sports.
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If that’s your attitude to the democratic front runner saying that trans people shouldn’t be in sports, then you need to get the fuck off of blahaj instances.
Telling a trans woman she doesn’t belong in a trans inclusive space just because she doesn’t share your raging hate boner for a milquetoast politician is something.
wait. you just made up a fake guy to be mad about. everyone is saying maybe don’t put this one politician on a pedestal and your reaction is “oh so you hate him”
maybe explain how this is good faith dialogue or go shout at some other wall somewhere else.
So you agree with Newsom that trans people shouldn’t be allowed in certain parts of our society?
Yes as a trans person, trans rights are my top priority how shocking.
He said something transphobic, clearly he isn’t an ally to trans people.
Trans people have to purity test when it comes to Democrats.
The harsh truth is for trans people, it’s better for a Republican to win in 2028 than for an anti-trans Democrat. Republicans already hate trans folks. But if a Democrat that’s like Keir Starmer gets in, then both parties will be militantly anti-trans. Trans people would be better off with four more years out of power than with both parties against them.
Damn that’s some good satire. Almost had me fooled.
It’s not satire. And you apparently can’t think strategically. You have the electoral memory of a goldfish and can’t plan more than one election cycle ahead.
The same biggest ally that killed investigations into sexual harassment at Activision after hefty campaign donations and vetoed a bill that would have allowed trans people to stockpile hormones? The same biggest ally that said he was totally aligned with Charlie Kirk on trans kids in sports? Wowee! With him on the case, queer liberation must only be days away!
You mean the unsubstantiated accusation that he interfered in that trial?
No. I mean the time that he, according to folks who worked for him at the time (2022), prevented them doing their jobs at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
For those paying any attention, it’s been obvious that Newsom is scummy and willing to say/do whatever it takes to get power for a very long time.
Fair enough. I stand corrected.
Or because he knows it boils Trump’s piss.