The 2021 Vs. 2025 Pride Tweets From This Republican Lawmaker Are So Depressing
As we go into another LGBTQ+ Pride Month amid what appears to be a terrifying rise of authoritarianism, let's talk about Nancy Mace. There's a chance that you best know the Republican South Carolina representative for being incredibly weird about trans people in bathrooms.
After Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected as the first openly trans member of Congress last year, Nancy managed to post about bathrooms 326 times in a 72-hour span on X. Her tirade worked; trans people can't use single-sex bathrooms that align with their gender near the House Chamber.
Heading into Pride Month this year, Nancy kept up the fearmongering by insinuating that trans people are "groomers," a conspiracy theory that was once leveled at gay people but has grown in popularity in recent years. Alongside this, she shared an image of herself with a rainbow flag filter along with the caption, "Hands off our kids," just in case the original text was too subtle.
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Ol' Nancy also parroted the anti-science notion that there "are two genders," despite experts saying that there's not even a binary definition of sex. Then there was her charming characterization of trans women as men who "smear on lipstick and parade around in a dress."
And that's just on one of her accounts! The tirade continued on her @NancyMace account, where she kept retweeting herself to let you know she's extra cool.
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But Nancy wasn't always like this. In 2021, she shared an interview with the caption, "I strongly support LGBTQ rights. No one should be discriminated against. Religious liberty, gay rights, and transgender equality can all coexist."
And for Pride that same year, she said, "We can all come together to celebrate the challenges our LGBTQ+ has overcome, and the bright future ahead."
As recently as 2023, Nancy even voiced support for trans youth socially transitioning, saying in an interview, 'I'm pro-transgender rights. I'm pro-LGBTQ. Just don't go to the extreme with our kids." Like, not great, but not full brain rot yet.
Of course, no other Republican has ever flip-flopped on their beliefs like this when riding the coattails of Trumpist Republicanism (this is obviously sarcasm).
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