Lt. Gov. Newsom attacks trans woman on Facebook who opposes his anti-gun measures'

by Timothy Rawles - Community Editor for SDGLN

Lt. Governor of California and LGBT advocate, Gavin Newsom (D) has upset many LGBT people on Facebook because of comments he made in response to a transgender woman’s remarks regarding his planned California gun control measure.

Nicki from Fresno posted this question on Facebook in response to the former San Francisco mayor's recent "Safety For All" initiative, a restrictive open carry policy: “If Gavin Newsom gets this passed, how will transgender women like me be able to protect ourselves?”

Several people took offense to Newson’s response and defended Nicki, saying she is a member of the Pink Pistols, an LGBT firearm advocacy group; she is not a part of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Newsom’s feed became a hotbed of mostly negative remarks calling him transphobic and mis-informed:

http://sdgln.com/news/2016/05/21/lt-gov-newsom-attacks-trans-woman-facebook-who-opposes-his-anti-gun-measures