First, Temecula Valley Unified School District board president Harvey Milk called a “paedophile” while trying to ban a book from the district’s curriculum that mentioned the gay activist and former San Francisco supervisor.

Joseph Komrosky’s efforts were successful, and the material was removed from the district’s social studies curriculum last month.

Then, Governor Gavin Newsom denounced Komrosky as “ignorant” for his “offensive” comments about Milk.

This is not Texas or Florida,” Newsom tweeted Saturday. “In the Golden State, our children have the freedom to learn. Congratulations Mr. Komrosky, you have our attention. stay tuned

Now Komrosky has fired back at Newsom.

On Wednesday, he made a statement that was streamed live by the social media accounts of the conservative podcast “Our Watch With Tim Thompson” from a 412 Church campus.

“Governor Newsom, I’m glad to have your attention. Now you have mine,” Komrosky said to the applause of the audience.

“I received my first death threat after your tweet and relentless attacks on my work as a renowned tenured professor,” he said.

Komrosky then repeated his characterization of Milk, California’s first gay elected official, who was assassinated in 1978 along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.

“My comments about Mr. Milk were not based on the fact that he was gay,” Komrosky said, “but rather on the fact that he was an adult and had a sexual relationship with a minor.”

School board member Danny Gonzalez also spoke during the live stream, which was billed as a press conference, though neither Gonzalez nor Komrosky answered questions and members of the media did not appear to be present.

“The allegations that my actions are in any way bigoted, homophobic or other nasty accusations against me are ridiculous,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez also expressed concern that the vote to ban the book from the curriculum would leave students without textbooks as an alternative book was not approved.

“Our students and teachers will have what they need before the start of the year,” he said, “and I will continue to work on this every day.”

Both Komrosky and Gonzalez said they were not making their statements in their capacity as representatives of the Temecula school board.

The board’s decision to remove the book from the curriculum came amid a series of similar activities in California and across the country.

The trend was tackled by Newsom, California Atty. Gen Rob Bonta and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond in a joint letter published last week, although Temecula Valley Unified was not referred to by name.

Removing “material from curricula or libraries may also violate the First Amendment,” the letter states, “even when prompted by parental complaints or threats of lawsuit.”