Gavin Newsom criticised for praising Ronald Reagan – who ‘facilitated’ thousands of AIDS deaths

California governor Gavin Newsom is being criticised for sharing a quote by former Republican president Ronald Reagan, whose administration’s silence on the HIV/AIDS crisis led to the deaths of thousands of queer people. “The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity,” Newsom’s press office wrote in post shared across his social media […] The post Gavin Newsom criticised for praising Ronald Reagan – who ‘facilitated’ thousands of AIDS deaths appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news .