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  • Several other Democratic governors are deeply supportive of trans people, such as Jared Polis of Colorado, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Tina Kotek of Oregon, Janet Mills of Maine, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Laura Kelly of Kansas — and there are several more. Some have signed pro-trans bills into law, but their states haven’t seen such a volume of legislation to protect the rights of the trans community, and in some cases, they have vetoed anti-trans bills. Those who’ve done so include Evers, Beshear, and Kelly, with Beshear’s and Kelly’s vetoes overridden by Republican-majority legislatures.

    Newsom outraged many trans people and their supporters, however, with his comments this year on a podcast with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Newsom said letting trans girls and women compete in sports alongside cisgender females is “deeply unfair.” Newsom has repeated that a few times, including in the interview with Klein.

    But there is no evidence that trans female athletes have an inherent advantage over their cisgender counterparts, and there are many other factors besides gender assigned at birth that affect athletic performance.

    However, Newsom has sometimes stood up for trans athletes. He has resisted the Trump administration’s pressures on the state to rescind its trans-inclusive school sports policy.

    The interview with Klein also set off another skirmish in Newsom’s feud with right-wing billionaire Elon Musk. Musk has a trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, who has cut ties with him. Musk repeatedly deadnames and misgenders her.