—Introduced bill that ties Title IX protections for female athletes to “biological sex.” The text of the bill calls for Title IX compliance to be “determined on the basis of biological sex as determined at birth by a physician.” The bill would deny federal funding to schools that “permit a person whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.”
—Featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
—Endorsed Florida’s House Bill 1557, the “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” bill
—at CPAC in 2023 she baselessly claimed that the LGBTQ community was trying to gain acceptance for pedophiles by labeling them “minor-attracted persons” and allowing them to teach in schools. There is no evidence for this. She also claimed that the Biden administration cannot recognize the “objective truth” of womanhood. In fact, trans women exist and deserve recognition and respect.
—at CPAC in 2024 Gabbard was a featured speaker alongside anti-LGBTQ politicians Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
—In 2013, she signed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to recognize a constitutional right to same-sex marriage
—Became a member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and consistently voted in favor of LGBTQ rights legislation
—Apologized for past anti-LGBTQ views before running for president
—Appeared with her father in an ad opposing same-sex marriage. She criticized “homosexual activists” who sought to “force their values down the throats of the children in our schools.”