A third of Republicans say it would be a "bad thing" if there were more LGBTQ people in Congress
Despite LGBTQ people being severely underrepresented in public office, a significant number of Republicans believe that it would be worse for any more to get elected to Congress.
Around one in three Republicans (34%) said that it would be a “bad thing” for more LGBTQ people to be elected to Congress, an Insider/Morning Consult poll found. Republican men were even more hostile to LGBTQ representation (40% said more would be a bad thing) than Republican women (29%) in the poll’s results.
Only 15% of Republicans said it would be a “good thing” for there to be more LGBTQ representation in Congress.
Democrats, on the other hand, were much more supportive of getting more LGBTQ people into Congress, with 59% saying it would be a “good thing” to have more and only 10% saying it would be a “bad thing.”
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Because, after all, these ARE Republicans we're talking about!
The male/female disparity isn't surprising, either. The kind of men who get all worked up about anything to do with LGBTQ issues (especially those who harbor a strong dislike of gay men), are heavily represented in the GOP. These are the guys who are like, "How dare those *homophobic slurs* defy the rules of toxic masculinity to act like anything other than a 'REAL MAN' (as I define that)?" and then do their best to promote discriminatory laws (or make those laws if they're in Congress or a state legislature). So, yeah, that's how I'd expect those jerkfaces to respond.
It sucks, but then Republicans suck, so it's right in character. 