California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at East Los Angeles College on February 26, 2025 in Monterey Park, California. / Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
National Catholic Register, Mar 10, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA).
Maleswhoidentifyastransgenderwomenshouldn’tbeallowedtoplayfemalesportsandtheDemocraticPartyshouldmakeroomforpro-lifers,CaliforniaGov.GavinNewsomsaidonapodcastThursday.
Newsom,57,governorofoneofthemostDemocraticstatesinAmericaandoftenlampoonedbyconservativesasanunhingedleft-winger,madethecommentsduringan82-minuteinterviewwithanunlikelyguest:conservativeChristianactivistCharlieKirk.
Newsom,widelyconsideredalikelypresidentialcandidatein2028,isastrongsupporteroflegalandpubliclyfundedabortion,despitebeingabaptizedCatholic.AsmayorofSanFranciscoin2004,heorderedtheclerk’sofficetoissuesame-sexcivilmarriagelicenses,whichwasagainststatelawatthetime.
Buthiscommentsduringhis“ThisIsGavinNewsom”podcasthavedrawnwidespreadattention.
Newsom’snewsmakingstatementscameinresponsetoKirk’sprodding,whichwasspurredo
