"Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana, the lone member of Congress to vote against release of the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has a long record of anti-LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant, and racist stances. Higgins said he voted against the bill ordering release because innocent people would be injured by revelation of their names and personal information. However, "survivors' personal information and other sensitive material can be withheld or redacted with explanations to Congress," CBS News notes."
"He has received all zeroes on the Human Rights Campaign's Congressional Scorecard since taking office. His record includes votes against the Respect for Marriage Act, which passed in 2022 and put marriage equality into federal law, and the Equality Act, which has never passed but would establish broad national civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people. In a 2021 Facebook video, he called the Equality Act "radical gender identity legislation" that "represents an attack on the individual and religious freedoms of every American.""
Rep. Clay Higgins represents Louisiana's Third Congressional District since 2017. He served in the Army and as a police officer. He was the lone member of Congress to vote against releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein, saying innocent people would be injured by revelation of names and personal information. He received all zeroes on the Human Rights Campaign scorecard. He voted against the Respect for Marriage Act and the Equality Act, calling the Equality Act "radical gender identity legislation" that "represents an attack on the individual and religious freedoms of every American." He supports criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, opposed a trans-inclusive Title IX interpretation, and echoed false accusations about pet-eating and other lawless behavior.
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