Speaker of the House Mike Johnson The U.S. House of Representatives elected Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson as speaker of the house.
LGBTQ groups have denounced Johnson as a homophobic extremist. The House Equality Caucus pointed out these disturbing facts about Speaker Johnson: • Before becoming a member of Congress, Johnson worked as a lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom, a known anti-LGBTQI+ hate group. • Rep.
Johnson has introduced several anti-LGBTQI+ bills at both the state and federal levels, including a state license to discriminate bill in Louisiana and a federal ‘Don’t Say LGBTQ+’ bill. • He has consistently voted against pro-LGBTQI+ bills, such as the Equality Act and Respect for Marriage Act, and for anti-equality bills, such as the federal trans and intersex sports ban.
He is also a cosponsor of several anti-equality bills introduced this Congress, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s federal gender-affirming care ban. • He is the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government.