“I am the first male, openly trans person elected to public office in our state; this is my coming-out story” – Lookout Santa Cruz
“Nov. 13-19 is national Transgender Awareness Week, and in a Community Voices opinion piece, Adam Spickler, a Cabrillo College trustee and one of only four openly transgender people to hold elected office in all of California, shares their coming-out story. Adam wishes when they were growing up in the 1980s and 1990s that they had transgender role models.”
“Superintendent’s Community Report | COE reaffirms inclusivity commitment” – Santa Cruz Sentinel
“We will never allow our youth to return to the shadows to live under the tyranny of stigma and discrimination. This school community will continue standing with our LGBTQ+ youth, resolute in strength and love.”
“Statement from President Joe Biden on Transgender Day of Remembrance” – The White House
“We must never be silent in the face of hate. As we mourn the loss of transgender Americans taken too soon this year, we must also recommit ourselves to never stop fighting until all Americans can live free from discrimination.”