{"id":923817,"date":"2024-11-22T09:07:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&#038;p=923817"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:24:52","slug":"sean-duffy","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/sean-duffy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Duffy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/House\/Sean_Duffy.htm#Civil_Rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocal opponent of marriage equality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, advocating for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/Notebook\/Note_10-CC-q3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legislation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that sought to define marriage strictly as between one man and one woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/justfacts.votesmart.org\/bill\/21538\/56609\/126238\/prohibits-use-of-funds-for-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity#56609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Did not vote<\/a> on Equality Act, which aimed to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in various areas, including employment and housing. His voting history reflects a consistent alignment with conservative policies that oppose LGBTQ rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/justfacts.votesmart.org\/candidate\/key-votes\/126238\/sean-duffy\/76\/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voted<\/a> in favor of Trump&#8217;s military ban of transgender service personnel<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rewirenewsgroup.com\/2019\/09\/24\/anti-lgbtq-congressman-introduces-anti-abortion-bill-to-protect-unborn-gay-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> legislation that would ban fetal genetic testing meant to determine sexual orientation. The restriction, he said, is necessary to \u201cprotect the lives of unborn gay children,\u201d despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting the feasibility of such testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/House\/Sean_Duffy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opposed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to abortion rights<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":923818,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"region":[],"hashtag":[138635,139310,138632,138634],"class_list":{"0":"post-923817","1":"gap","2":"type-gap","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hashtag-commentator","7":"hashtag-healthcare","8":"hashtag-politics","9":"hashtag-trump"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.8.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u2014Vocal opponent of marriage equality, advocating for legislation that sought to define marriage strictly as between one man and one woman. \u2014Did not vote on Equality Act, which aimed to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in various areas, including employment and housing. 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