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    After Republican Caitlyn Jenner Says "I'm In" for Governor, Equality California Says: "We're Out"

    After Republican Caitlyn Jenner Says "I'm In" for Governor, Equality California Says: "We're Out"

    "Make no mistake: we can't wait to elect a trans governor of California," said the advocacy group. "But Jenner spent years telling the LGBTQ+ community to trust Donald Trump. We saw how that turned out."

    Julia Conley
    Apr 23, 2021

    California's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group shared its immediate reaction to the news that Republican reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner announced her bid for governor on Friday.

    After Jenner declared, "I'm in" on Friday in a statement, the group shot back on social media: "We're out."

    Jenner said she had filed initial paperwork to run against Gov. Gavin Newsom, who may face a recall election this year after GOP forces criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Equality California made clear on social media that it "can't wait to elect a trans governor of California," but that the group isn't willing to back a candidate who has supported former President Donald Trump, who pushed a blatantly anti-trans agenda.

    \u201cMake no mistake: we can\u2019t wait to elect a #trans governor of California. \n\nBut @Caitlyn_Jenner spent years telling the #LGBTQ+ community to trust Donald Trump. We saw how that turned out. Now she wants us to trust her?\n\nHard pass. @StopRepRecall\u201d
    — Equality California (@Equality California) 1619189563

    While Jenner criticized Trump for his attacks on the rights of transgender students and adults who want to serve in the military, she maintains ties to the former president, Equality California said.

    \u201cAfter Trump banned transgender troops from serving in the military, attacked transgender students and even tried to allow homeless shelters to turn away trans women, @Caitlyn_Jenner STILL hired his former inner circle to run her campaign.\u201d
    — Equality California (@Equality California) 1619189563

    "Californians--and trans Californians, in particular--understand all too well the risk of electing another reality TV star who cares more about fame and money than civil rights, healthcare, and the safety of our communities," the group said, signaling its support for Newsom.

    \u201cWe can\u2019t let that happen. Governor @GavinNewsom is a pro-equality champion who has spent his career fighting for #LGBTQ+ civil rights and social justice.\n\nHe\u2019s been there for us, time and time again. Now it\u2019s our turn to be there for him. @StopRepRecall\u201d
    — Equality California (@Equality California) 1619189563

    Last year, Newsom signed two bills co-sponsored by Equality California, requiring healthcare providers to collect LGBTQ+ health data for communicable diseases and requiring that incarcerated transgender people be housed according to their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.

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    Protections for Transgender Foster Youth Signed into Law

    Governor Jerry Brown today signed legislation authored by Senator Mark Leno and sponsored by Equality California that provides new protections for transgender foster youth. Senate Bill 731 ensures that all foster youth, including those who identify as transgender, are placed in appropriate homes where they feel safe and accepted. It requires caregivers tasked with placing foster youth in homes to take a young person's gender identity into consideration when making this critical decision.

    Newswire Editor
    Oct 12, 2015

    Governor Jerry Brown today signed legislation authored by Senator Mark Leno and sponsored by Equality California that provides new protections for transgender foster youth. Senate Bill 731 ensures that all foster youth, including those who identify as transgender, are placed in appropriate homes where they feel safe and accepted. It requires caregivers tasked with placing foster youth in homes to take a young person's gender identity into consideration when making this critical decision.

    "Young people have a better opportunity to thrive in situations where they are fully accepted and supported for who they are," said Senator Leno, D-San Francisco. "Entering the foster care system is challenging for all youth, but it can actually be damaging for young people whose identities are not affirmed by their caregivers and peers."

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    Coalition Prepared to Fight Ballot Initiative Targeting Transgender Californians

    A coalition of leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied organizations has formed to battle a proposed ballot initiative targeting California's transgender community.

    Newswire Editor
    Jun 24, 2015

    A coalition of leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied organizations has formed to battle a proposed ballot initiative targeting California's transgender community.

    The coalition consists of the American Civil Liberties Union of California, Equality California, the Human Rights Campaign, Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and Transgender Law Center, as well as a steering committee of organizations representing diverse communities throughout California. Attorney General Kamala Harris today issued a title and ballot summary for the bathroom policing initiative, named "Limits on Use of Facilities in Government Buildings and Businesses," which would prohibit transgender people from using facilities in government buildings and require the government to monitor bathroom use. The law would also allow anyone offended by the presence of an individual in a restroom to sue that person for a $4,000 in damages, as well as attorney's fees.

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