Matt Gaetz

—Voted against the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

—Opposed the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex marriage rights

—Voted against a bill that would have protected the right to contraception

—Referred to the LGBTQ community as “degenerate”

—At the Republican National Convention, stated: “Under Trump, we prospered, we were richer, inflation was low, and there were two genders”

—Falsely accused LGBTQ people of seeking to “indoctrinate” children in schools

—Defended Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” law prohibiting LGBTQ material in classrooms.

—Backed legislation to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports

—Celebrated Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military during his first term

—Supported Trump’s false claims about schools performing gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent

—Claimed to support the rights of transgender people but opposed the Equality Act’s protections for transgender individuals

—Baselessly argued that relying on self-identification for gender identity-based protections could be exploited by “bad actors”

—Introduced the “Parents’ Right to Know Act” to allow parents access to their children’s school medical and counseling records, and described his opposition to LGBTQ content in schools as a matter of “parental rights”