This is how you can tell he's a politician and not a progressive. He has the single trait all truly evil people share: ambition.

Trans acceptance polls and focus-groups very badly right now. Fascist fearmongers have filled the information space with simple and incorrect explanations and now when asked, a majority of Americans will say or agree with nonsense statements like "trans has gone too far".

Many politicians are looking at those polls and reacting exactly like Newsom - doing what's easiest for their career rather than standing up, educating and fighting for a progressive cause to move public opinion towards justice.