You know what? I've been keeping quiet about Gavin Newsom, because everybody thinks he's some kind of savior.

But I think I'm done keeping quiet.

Because Gavin Newsom isn't going to help the trans community. He's going to throw them under the bus. He already said so, but y'all choose to ignore that because of his funny Trump memes.

I for one am sick of choosing the lesser of two evils in this country. People have been doing that for years, and now all our options are evil.

"Big deal," I can hear you saying. "It's just trans people. They're a small part of the population to begin with." But who will be next?

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/gavin-newsom-breaks-with-democrats-on-trans-athletes-in-sports-00215436

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/03/newsom-transgender-athletes/

https://lalgbtcenter.org/vanguard/press-releases/statement-governor-newsom-betrays-queer-and-transgender-californians-with-health-budget-cuts-says-los-angeles-lgbt-center/

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/why-transgender-people-are-not-feeling

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MarkPaul · 26-30, M

Gavin Newsom only claims it's not fair and reasonable for men who have transitioned to women to be allowed to compete in women's sports. That's hardly throwing them under the bus. It is a reasonable concern. Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong (personally, I think it is right), but it's hardly throwing them under the bus.

While the trans community might feel they were born into the wrong body and if they feel that way that's good enough to say they have been, the reality is a born male does have male parts and male genetics, wrong body or not. Pretending they don't is as perverse as insisting they should continue to live in the wrong body. So, to allow what was a man to compete against women in sports competitions seems unbalanced at best.

Gavin Newsom is 1 potential saviour who is hardly a perfect one. JB Pritzker is another one, also hardly perfect. If you are prepared to let a maga-nut take the lead because of your desire for purity and over a sports competition matter, then ask the pro-Palestinian folks how victorious they are for sending a statement to the Democrats by withholding their votes because they didn't like Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' continued support of Israel. Join up with them in insisting on a candidate who satisfies every single one of your whims and see how much better off your interests are being supported.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@MarkPaul Okay, so because I'm not willing to let trans people be thrown under the bus, that means I'm going to let MAGA win?

Also, 🖕😡

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@LordShadowfire Okay, that means because Gavin Newsom is not willing to pretend there is no such thing as biology, that means he's not worthy of political support?

Also, 😎

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@MarkPaul If you're implying that trans people ignore biology exists then that's nonsensical. Biology is also hormones, genetics, social experiences and biological sex wrapped into one.

There's also variation and for the fact that a biological born male can have 90% female chromosomes not to mention that the brain closely matched the structure of whatever perferred gender of the trans person. Isn't that what anti trans people say that males have male chromosomes and females always have female ones but science proves this isn't the case

Not sure science has all the answers right now but to say that people ignore biology isn't correct as trans people aren't ignoring their biology.

In fact, they're the only ones not ignoring biology since apparently to you, biological birth gender is the "only" fact of biology which is ignoring everything else.

It's really too early to make things this complicated why did you have to go there. At least wait for Christ's sake.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@SatanBurger Save your mock outrage for a real issue rather than one you are imagining exists. The original premise to which I was responding stated Gavin Newsom is throwing the trans community under the bus. Since my response was too long for you, so you didn't read it, in summary I said someone born male even if in the wrong body does still have male parts and so there is merit to in Newsom's stated beliefs that keeping birth males from competing with birth females in sporting events. In that light he isn't throwing the trans community under the bus.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@SatanBurger I'm sorry to tell you, but rather than actually removing the offensive comments @MarkPaul made, the algorithm has once again forced me to block him so that he can get away with continuing to be a transphobic piece of garbage in peace. I'm really starting to think I might be done with this website.

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