I. HRC NATIONAL
WHO IS MIKE PENCE? IN HIS 2000
CAMPAIGN
AS
FOR CONGRESS
Advocated shifting funding away from HIV prevention and toward organizations that promote conversion therapy.
VICE
PRESIDENT
Became the force behind the Trump administration’s anti-LGBTQ policies, including the ban on transgender troops, which has been blocked by seven courts.
IN
CONGRESS
15
Voted against legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, falsely claiming that if the bill became law, an LGBTQ employee could sue if another employee kept a Bible on their desk. He also tried to block hate crimes legislation.
AS GOVERNOR OF
ON A TRIP TO
INDIANA
EGYPT
Oversaw cuts to public health funding so severe, it sparked a massive outbreak of HIV and AIDS.
Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and neglected to mention — let alone condemn — the el-Sisi regime’s brutal treatment of LGBTQ people. In fact, the Trump-Pence administration has refused to address human rights abuses at home or abroad.