Caitlyn Jenner’s gubernatorial run in California is a loser for trans people and the state

There is one positive thing I can say about conservatism: Its systemic fear of the other is quite easily weaponized by its targets. Enter Caitlyn Jenner, the newest candidate for governor in California. For those who don’t live here, let me catch you up: Our current governor, Gavin Newsom, was caught having a dinner party in Napaduring the pandemic, right after his administration recommended that Californians not gather for Thanksgiving. Between an alleged $11 billion worth of unemployment benefits the state granted to fraudulent applicants during the Covid-19 outbreak and a dozen other pandemic missteps, a Republican campaign to recall Newsom that actually began pre-Covid started to […]