New House Speaker Mike Johnson used to be top counsel for anti-LGBTQ hate group

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Mike Johnson also wants to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it.
52% : "ADF's anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion sentiments have pervaded Johnson's work in the House, where he has served since 2017.
51% : He was a lead sponsor of a federal "Don't Say Gay" bill, introduced in the House last year, aimed at suppressing discussion of gender or sexuality during events for children, and was one of the 169 Republicans who voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which contains federal protections for gay and interracial couples.
43% : On Wednesday, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana for House speaker -- a man with a history of vehement anti-LGBTQ advocacy, including as a former leader of an organization that has been declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
37% : Advocates have raised other red flags concerning Johnson, including his proposal to cut trillions of dollars from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as his history of climate denial and his acceptance of hundreds of thousands of dollars of oil and gas campaign contributions.

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