Gavin Newsom: “Appointed the first trans judge in California.”

“So it's my personal opinion as a champion for LGBTQ rights going back to 2004, when I married same sex couples, where the entire Democratic Party condemned me, almost universally, all the leaders condemn me. I write about that in the book who Appointed the first trans judge in California. that has appointed many members of the trans community, the most powerful positions in state government, including our retirement board that continues to advocate in many positions of government for the trans community, assigned more progressive trans legislation than anybody else.” (54:56–54:59)

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