House Speaker Mike Johnson Partnered With Antigay Conversion Therapy Group Before Entering Politics
Johnson gave legal advice to Exodus International, a leader in the so-called "ex-gay" movement.
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
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House GOP Leadership Silent on Rep.-Elect George Santos's Lies
Federal and local prosecutors are investigating fabrications by the gay Republican congressman-elect over his finances.
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Trump Nominee: Satan Makes Trans Kids, Same-Sex Marriage 'Disgusting'
Jeff Mateer -- who could be deciding on your rights -- is as radical as they get.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Yes, New House Speaker Mike Johnson Once Wrote in Support of Criminalizing Gay Sex
Speaker Mike Johnson has called homosexuality a "inherently unnatural" and "dangerous lifestyle."
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Trump Appointee Quits After Racist, Antigay Recordings Surface
It's incredible that Carl Higbie was even hired to help run AmeriCorps, the volunteer program established by President Clinton.
JANUARY 19, 2018
Mike Johnson Says the Gays Ended Rome in Newly Released Audio Recordings
Unearthed remarks on gay conversion therapy and derogatory comments about the LGBTQ+ community put the spotlight on the new speaker’s regressive beliefs.
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Murkowski Challenger Endorsed 'Ex-Gay' Therapy, Denounced 'Twilight'
A CNN KFile report details the far-right views of Kelly Tshibaka, a candidate challenging U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
APRIL 27, 2021
Trump ally Bernie Moreno wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate from Ohio
He will face LGBTQ-supportive Democrat Sherrod Brown in November. Meanwhile, trans woman Arienne Childrey won her primary for Ohio House.
MARCH 19, 2024
Gay Republican George Santos Lied About Grandparents Fleeing Holocaust
George Santos is already facing calls to resign before he's even sworn into office over allegations he's fabricated parts of his biography.
DECEMBER 22, 2022
DeSantis Appointee Suggested Tap Water Turns People Gay
The appointee to Florida Gov. Ron Desantis's new Disney oversight board has previously called homosexuality "evil" and "shameful."
MARCH 4, 2023
Mike Johnson Said He Wanted to Revisit Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Gay Sex
He's voiced support of SCOUTS also reviewing decisions on marriage equality and contraception use.
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Anti-trans Mark Robinson called himself a 'Black Nazi,' admitted to liking trans porn: report
The Republican candidate for North Carolina governor also expressed support for reinstating slavery on message boards from the adult website "Nude Africa."
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Far-right Republican Mark Robinson must pay $35,000 for campaign finance violations
The anti-LGBTQ+ lieutenant governor of North Carolina was found to have accepted contributions from unauthorized donors, accepted donations over the maximum limit, and used campaign money for personal expenses.
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Jeff Sessions, Trump's AG Nominee, Tried to Stop LGBT Conference in Alabama
Sessions was already known as virulently anti-LGBT, but this revelation provides even more evidence.
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Anti-LGBTQ+ Candidate Kathy Barnette Has Shot at U.S. Senate Seat
Barnette, also a virulent Islamophobe, has seen her support in the Pennsylvania Republican primary rise sharply.
MAY 13, 2022
Trump Judicial Nominee Has History of Antigay, Misogynistic Writings
Among other things, Steven Menashi accused the Human Rights Campaign of exploiting Matthew Shepard's murder.
AUGUST 26, 2019
How Anti-LGBTQ+ Is Newly Elected House Speaker Mike Johnson? Very.
Johnson has voted against major LGBTQ+ rights bills, led an anti-transgender hearing, and called LGBTQ+ people a "deviant group."
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Trump Nominee Sam Clovis Links Marriage Equality to Pedophilia
And he's a birther and a climate change denier, yet he's nominated to be the Department of Agriculture's top scientist.
AUGUST 21, 2017
Anti-trans CNN segment targets Harris’s support for providing gender-affirming care to those incarcerated
Erin Burnett and Andrew Kaczynski are being criticized for the transphobic segment.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Mark Robinson drops lawsuit over CNN's 'Black Nazi' report
Robinson filed the lawsuit over a report which found his full name, picture, and known email address attached comments supporting reinstating slavery and referring to himself as a "black NAZI!"
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Mark Robinson sues CNN for leaking 'Black Nazi' porn site messages
The Republican candidate for North Carolina governor accused the outlet of leaking his information, while refusing to admit it was his information.