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https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/mike-pence-is-the-worst-vice-president-for-lgbtq-people-in-modern-history
Throughout his long career as an elected official, Mike Pence has sought to dehumanize and demean LGBTQ people at every opportunity. From his years in Congress to his time as Governor and his current role facilitating many of Trump's anti-LGBTQ actions, Mike Pence has been a willing and eager participant in the campaign against LGBTQ equality. Here's his record:
Pence attempted to license discrimination against LGBTQ people by signing into law a religious exemption designed to create swiss cheese out of nondiscrimination laws.
This move cost the state:
$60 million in lost business from 12 conventions
$365k of taxpayer money spent on a PR firm to help dampen the backlash and attempt to restore the reputation of Indiana
…and the respect of millions
In 2007, Pence stoked far-right fear of LGBTQ non-discrimination protections by lying about ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act):
"Under ENDA, employees around the country who possess religious beliefs that are opposed to homosexual behavior would be forced, in effect, to lay down their rights and convictions at the door. For example, if an employee keeps a Bible in his or her cubicle, if an employee displays a Bible verse on their desk, that employee could be claimed by a homosexual colleague to be creating a hostile work environment because the homosexual employee objects to passages in the Bible relating to homosexuality."