Four years ago, Nancy Mace claimed to be LGBTQ-inclusive. Now she opposes all of us.

Check out this evolution

Nancy Mace Claimed for Years to Be Pro-Gay. Now She Says It's "Not Adam and Steve": The politician previously voted for same-sex marriage rights twice. Samantha Riedel, Them, October 30, 2025:

In 2021, Mace presented herself as LGBTQ-inclusive:

"Earlier in her legislative career, Mace sought to cast herself as a gay and lesbian rights advocate who also wanted to preserve religious liberties. In 2021, she co-sponsored the “Fairness for All Act,” a Republican counter to the Equality Act which would have added sexuality and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act’s protections while carving out exceptions for religious leaders and institutions.

“I strongly support LGBTQ rights. No one should be discriminated against,” Mace told the conservative Washington Examiner at the time. “I do believe that religious liberty, the First Amendment, gay rights, and transgender equality can all coexist [....] Having been around gay, lesbian, and transgender people has informed my opinion over my lifetime.”"

But then, in late 2024, she became anti-trans while pretending to still be pro-gay:

"an exchange between Mace and a trans poster who called her out last November, shortly after Mace introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from women’s restrooms in the Capitol. The user, Boots, wrote to the Congresswoman on November 24, “you’re going to be against gay rights as soon as it becomes socially advantageous,” replying to Mace’s statement that “[g]ay rights have nothing to do with men invading women’s private spaces.” Mace replied minutes later, “Votes for gay marriage twice in fact” — likely referencing her votes for the RFMA. (A month after that back-and-forth, Mace again propped up her RFMA votes, writing that she “voted for gay marriage twice [...] Ppl can dress and modify their bodies however they want, just don’t do it to kids and don’t make the govt pay for it.”)"

Now, on October 28, 2025:

"“Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” Mace wrote on X on Tuesday afternoon, apparently unprompted."

Awesome.

s. baum writes for Erin in the Morning: "To many in the trans community, Mace’s pivot was a mind-numbingly obvious outcome. Of course, the GOP never meant to reserve attacks on human rights to just trans people."

For details, go back to 2024...

If a trans rep is elected, will they be allowed in the building?

1% of the population is trans. there are 435 seats in congress, we don't have a single representative (and if we did, it's not even clear if they'd be allowed in the building). call me back about AGAB privilege when that changes.

— Salty 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 (@nacl.sh) April 6, 2024 at 7:22 PM

It has changed, nearly

There was a time, long ago, where McBride knew how important it was to not comply with bathroom policies.

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— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.bsky.social) November 20, 2024 at 8:57 PM

Nancy Mace: "It is offensive that a man in a skirt thinks that he's my equal. He's forcing his genitals into women's restrooms."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Cis People: This is so stunning and brave! Trans people: We're absolutely fucked. They are already going to push for a national federal bathroom ban and this just greenlit the way. This will not stop Republicans even if it makes cis people feel good.

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— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM

Nancy Mace's proposed ban would potentially expose trans and nonbinary people to harassment and discrimination at national parks, courthouses, IRS buildings, Social Security offices, some post offices and Native American lands.

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— Truthout (@truthout.org) November 27, 2024 at 4:19 PM

And there it is. Mace already promising to go further.

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— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Don Moynihan: "The trans Democrat is blamed for "sparking" the crisis despite the fact she did nothing beyond be herself. Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue. So, who is doing identity politics?"

Important note for reporters covering the GOP's effort to ban trans women from bathrooms on Capitol Hill: while Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace both have private bathrooms in their offices, the trans people who are not elected officials who have to work there every day do not.

— Ari Drennen (@aridrennen.bsky.social) November 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Note: I was incorrect about this. The transphobic bathroom resolution by Nancy Mace does not apply to visitors / the public HT @aridrennen.bsky.social

— Pablo Manríquez (@pabloreports.bsky.social) November 20, 2024 at 8:22 AM

What's upsetting me most here is this isn't just a story about McBride. It's a story about whether we can be equally heard in the literal halls of power--the people's House. I know transgender attorneys, staffers, reporters, lobbyists, and interns on the Hill, all of whom are now labeled suspect.

— Gillian Branstetter (@gbbranstetter.bsky.social) November 20, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Mike Johnson Calls Extra Press Conference Just To Make Anti-Trans Statement The House Speaker previously ducked a question about whether Sarah McBride, soon to be the first transgender member of Congress, is a man or a woman. Arthur Delaney, HuffPost, Nov 19, 2024

She responded.
Trans Congresswoman Responds To Speaker Johnson's Capitol Hill Bathroom Ban: Delaware's Sarah McBride said she had not been sent to Washington to "fight about bathrooms." Sara Boboltz, HuffPost, Nov 20, 2024

Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.

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— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.bsky.social) November 20, 2024 at 11:20 AM

I hope it’s remembered that the first trans female member of Congress was almost instantly targeted individually by half of Congress and then abandoned by the other half. This is life for trans women even in one of the highest offices in the world! This is standard transmisogyny!

— May Peterson 🦄 (@goddessblade.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 9:14 AM

Much emphasis has fallen on her reaction to this, but what stands out most to me is how quickly and thorough this issue came to the fore the moment we had a trans woman in Congress!

— May Peterson 🦄 (@goddessblade.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 9:16 AM

Her response shows me her attunement to the Democratic Party and the spirit in which they defend trans women—which is to say, almost not at all.

— May Peterson 🦄 (@goddessblade.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 9:20 AM

None of this is to say I agree with McBride’s response—I’m also willing to cede there were some better responses from some Democrats than I was aware of. My main point is that aggressive transmisogyny immediately became a sticking point as soon a trans woman took the office.

— May Peterson 🦄 (@goddessblade.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 10:23 AM

with the standing caveat that i don't cover politics and am not an expert -- i feel like dems could do worse than running AOC in 28. my takeaway from trump beating kamala is that "safe" candidates are overrated and voters vibe with (perceived) authenticity far more than focus-grouped policy stances

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— Will Oremus (@oremus.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 10:47 AM

I absolutely agree with this assessment. Republicans spent an insane amount of money on anti-trans bullying messaging, and Democrats spent nothing to counter it. What did this show? That we can't stand up to bullies. That we won't go to bat for the little guy. Who would vote for that?

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— Kelly Barnhill (@kellybarnhill.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 11:06 AM

Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 24, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Fox News Host Misgenders Trans Lawmaker As Nancy Mace Continues Bathroom Ban Crusade, HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-mcbride-anti-trans-attacks-nancy-mace-gop_n_67440464e4b03c8ec6f8ec02

Representative Sarah McBride's argument that adhering to the rules will allow her to focus on legislation is dog crap. The House, Senate, Presidency, AND Supreme Court are all fascist. They're not going to let her pass any damn bill anyway.

— Bijhan Agha (@bijhan.bsky.social) December 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM

The person who supposedly “assaulted Nancy Mace” was just a foster youth advocate who literally did nothing more than shake her hand. Wow. imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

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— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) December 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Read: Lauren Boebert Calls Security On Nonexistent 'Guy' In Women's Bathroom: The Colorado congresswoman reportedly thought the person was Rep. Sarah McBride, Congress' only transgender lawmaker. She later apologized. Nina Golgowski, HuffPost, Jan 24, 2025

I wrote about it: Delighting in Dragging People Out of Bathrooms and Out of Court In which Rep. Nancy Mace tells us what her favorite YouTube is, Tucker Lieberman (4 min read) Jul 28, 2025

CONNOLLY: The gentlelady has used a phrase that is considered a slur in the LGBTQ community NANCY MACE: Tranny tranny tranny, I don't really care, you want penises in women's bathrooms

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM

Sarah McBride is selling out trans people, negotiating away rights with Democrats to avoid alienating the cis people.

SCOOP: Sarah McBride and other Dems have discussed how the party must accept Ds with differing stances on trans rights to not alienate people “We have to create more space in our tent,” she told me An inside look at Dems’ reshuffling on trans issues: www.notus.org/congress/tra...

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— Oriana González (@oriana.bsky.social) March 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM

Read: "Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of ICE detaining people: Congresswoman says she ‘can think of nothing more American’ than Ice dragging people out of court." Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian, July 28, 2025

I interviewed @MarcyRheintgen, the trans woman arrested in Florida for using a bathroom. We talked about her being a Centrist and a Catholic, and why she “loves” Nancy Mace and Matt Walsh. Live now: youtu.be/dG9pcMecvlo?...

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— dead domain 🐐🏳️‍⚧️ (@domaindead.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM