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John Ratcliffe

6th Director of National Intelligence

Updated: April 21, 2023

—Said he opposes an individual state’s right to recognize not only marriage equality, but even civil unions.

—Was given an award by the anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council for his 100 percent record on “faith and family” issues, including his blocking of DOD funding for gender confirmation surgery.

—Voted against a resolution expressing opposition to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender soldiers.

The GLAAD Accountability Project catalogs anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and discriminatory actions of politicians, commentators, organization heads, religious leaders, and legal figures, who have used their platforms, influence and power to spread misinformation and harm LGBTQ people.