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Liberal states stand out for passage of supportive laws, while the sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in some conservative ones means many bills died there.
Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon were posing for wedding photos outside San Francisco City Hall when Gavin Newsom happened to walk by.
Gavin Newsom has been known as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights, but recent actions have some questioning his commitment to the transgender community.
Here are the LGBTQ+ bills Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed this week.
The bill also seeks to look at inequities based on race, income, and geography, but Republicans say the goal is to rig research for transgender athletes.
After his podcast with the late transphobe Charlie Kirk, some are questioning Newsom's commitment to transgender equality.
Toni Atkins has ended her campaign to become California's first woman and first out LGBTQ+ governor.
Opinion: "We must fully reject respectability politics and those who espouse it — now is no time for capitulation or compromise," argues Marcie Bianco.
Opinion: We have seen this song and dance before, writes Erin Reed.
“If it’s a day ending in y, President Trump is attacking kids’ safety, health, and access to education as part of his culture war,” a spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom told The Advocate.
New congressional districts in Texas will split Democrat Julie Johnson's district into eight parts.
Opinion: Nixon lost it, Reagan declined it, Brown couldn’t quit it, Newsom is using it, and Harris just passed it up, writes John Casey.
Harris's decision reshapes the California’s 2026 gubernatorial race.
The drag legend is the latest celebrity to criticize California Gov. Gavin Newsom for platforming right-wing talking points.
The California governor spent more than four hours on the Shawn Ryan Show talking about, among other things, trans athletes, gender-affirming care, and "the whole 'pronoun' thing."
"Any candidate cynically 'triangulating' on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so," Jennings says.
The lawsuit comes after California officials said they would not comply with the administration's demands.
California "respectfully disagrees" with the Trump administration's position, an attorney for the state said.
“Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days — dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality. This won’t stick,” the California governor's office told The Advocate.
Over 1.25 million LGBTQ+ adult immigrants live in the U.S., with an estimated 10 percent living in Los Angeles County.
