Gavin Newsom Splits With Democrats on Transgender Athletes: ‘It’s Deeply Unfair’

The remarks by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential White House hopeful, were an extraordinary break from fellow Democrats and signaled a newly defensive position on the issue.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has backed L.G.B.T.Q. causes for decades and was one of the earliest American elected officials to officiate at same-sex weddings.