Gavin Newsom says he's lost friends for saying biological men participating in women's sports is unfair

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed Friday that helium has mislaid friends implicit his caller comments astir the unfairness of biologic men competing successful women's sports.

"I mislaid immoderate bully friends, like, I mean, they're just, they won't speech to me," Newsom said during an episode of his podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom," with speech amusement big Dr. Phil.

"They're done and, you know, I admit they felt hurt. They felt that constituent of presumption was, you know, someway diminishing," Newsom added. 

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed that helium has mislaid friends implicit his enactment of keeping boys retired of girls' sports.  (MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images)

The politician defended himself, saying that helium has ever been highly supportive of LGBT rights. 

"As idiosyncratic who's been an advocator that I enactment up against immoderate different elected official, I mean, I person a precise beardown record, arsenic you know," Newsom said. "I deliberation the archetypal clip I was connected your amusement was connected the contented of LGBT rights, and I’ve been an advocator for decades and decades."

The imaginable 2028 Democratic statesmanlike contender said the contented of biologic boys successful girls' sports indispensable beryllium dealt with and not swept nether the rug. 

"On the contented of sports and what you conscionable laid retired arsenic it relates to galore antithetic factors that are unsocial and, careless of puberty blockers, I conscionable deliberation this contented we person to address, and to not code [it] we are successful denial," helium said.

Dr. Phil agreed with Newsom. 

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The 40th Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, said helium has been highly supportive of LGBT rights. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

"We were some advocates for LGBTQ rights, but this is simply a span excessively far," Dr. Phil said. 

"You person these elite athletes, these are kids that get up oftentimes an hr oregon 2 earlier school, I mean, they're up astatine 4 and 5 o'clock successful the morning, moving retired earlier schoolhouse for years and past each of a abrupt idiosyncratic steps successful and bumps them retired of the competition. I hatred to spot that," helium added of girls facing biologic boys successful sports. 

Newsom made comments in March questioning the appropriateness of men successful women’s sports, agreeing that biological men successful women's sports is "deeply unfair."

In 2022, Newsom signed authorities making California a sanctuary authorities for transgender procedures.  (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

In 2022, Newsom signed authorities making California a sanctuary state for transgender procedures for minors. 

"Parents cognize what's champion for their kids, and they should beryllium capable to marque decisions astir the wellness of their children without fear," Newsom said successful a signing connection connected Sept. 29, 2022. "We indispensable instrumentality a basal for parental choice. That is precisely wherefore I americium signing Senate Bill 107."

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