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LGBTQ+ Rights

Laws about same-sex marriage, transgender protections, workplace discrimination, and what schools teach about gender.

What This Means

LGBTQ+ rights covers laws about same-sex marriage, transgender protections, workplace discrimination, and what schools teach about gender.

Progressive

Wants strong protections for LGBTQ+ people in jobs, housing, health care, and schools.

Conservative

Wants to protect religious freedom and keep traditional definitions of gender and marriage.

4152
Favors
4424
Opposes
8
Mixed / Neutral
8584
Total
Party Breakdown
3986 officials
100% favors0% mixed0% opposes
4440 officials
0% favors0% mixed100% opposes
158 officials
99% favors1% mixed0% opposes
Where Officials Stand

Officials grouped by where they land on this issue.

Favors4152

Liz Thomson
Liz Thomson
NM State Representative, District 24 · NM

Estimated from democrat party platform

and 3639 others:
Meg Loughran Cappel
Cappel
Catherine Blakespear
Blakespear
Natalie Figueroa
Figueroa
Maxine Dibert
Dibert
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Brenda M. Pugh
Brenda M. Pugh
State Representative · PA

Estimated based on democrat party platform

and 54 others:
Paul Faraci
Faraci
Laura Fine
Fine
Nikki Rivera
Rivera
Rachel Ventura
Ventura
Andre D. Carroll
Carroll
Joseph Morelle
Joseph Morelle
U.S. Representative · NY

Strongly supports LGBTQ equality and the Equality Act.

Herb Conaway
Herb Conaway
U.S. Representative · NJ

Supports the Equality Act and LGBTQ protections.

and 10 others:
Mike Levin
Levin
Ami Bera
Bera
Salud Carbajal
Carbajal
Nellie Pou
Pou
Linda Sánchez
Sánchez

Mixed8

Joe Lombardo
Joe Lombardo
Governor of Nevada · NV

Has not prioritized LGBTQ+ legislation either way and generally takes a moderate stance on social issues.

Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent
Secretary of the Treasury · SC

Has not publicly staked out strong positions on LGBTQ policy issues.

Chris Wright
Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy · CO

Has not publicly staked out strong positions on LGBTQ policy.

Howard Lutnick
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce · NY

Has not publicly staked out strong positions on LGBTQ policy as a business executive.

Arnold Palacios
Arnold Palacios
Governor of CNMI · MP

Has not taken strong positions on LGBTQ policy issues.

Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
U.S. Senator · NC

Voted for the Respect for Marriage Act but opposes broader LGBTQ anti-discrimination mandates.

Opposes4424

Steve Westfall
WV State Delegate, District 12 · WV

Estimated from republican party platform

and 4053 others:
Larry Grooms
Grooms
Gerald Greene
Greene
Keith Kidwell
Kidwell
Nicole Boyd
Boyd
John Doll
Doll
Jeff Olsommer
Jeff Olsommer
State Representative · PA

Estimated based on republican party platform

and 64 others:
William E. Hauter
Hauter
Josh Bashline
Bashline
David M. Maloney
Maloney
Anthony DeLuca
DeLuca
Leslie Rossi
Rossi
Bill Huizenga
Bill Huizenga
U.S. Representative · MI

Opposes the Equality Act and federal LGBTQ mandates.

and 25 others:
Steve Womack
Womack
Claudia Tenney
Tenney
Jason Smith
Smith
Mike Flood
Flood
Buddy Carter
Carter
Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann
U.S. Representative · KS

Opposes the Equality Act and federal LGBTQ+ mandates.

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