J.D. Vance Declares That He and Trump Can Win the 'Normal Gay Guy Vote'

Mar. 15, 2025

Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks with media gathered outside the Park Diner on July 28, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. Vance joined U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump for a campaign rally last night in Minnesota.Photo:Stephen Maturen/Getty

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J.D. Vance, who has opposed same-sex marriage, believes that he andDonald Trumpcould win the “normal gay guy vote” in next week’s presidential election.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if me and Trump won just the normal gay guy vote,” the Republican vice presidential nominee told podcasterJoe Roganon Thursday, Oct. 31. “They just want to be left the hell alone and now you have all this crazy stuff on top of it.”

Vance, 40, has a history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights during his short political career and received ascore of 0on the Human Rights Campaign’s congressional scorecard.

During his Senate campaign in July 2022, Vance toldMission Americathat he would oppose the Respect for Marriage Act, which would enshrine federal marriage protections for same-sex and interracial marriages,NBC Newsreported.The bill ultimately passedand became law before Vance was sworn in January 2023.

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024.David Paul Morris/getty

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Vance touched on his anti-LGBTQ+ stances during his three-hour conversation with Rogan, saying that transgender identities are a “cult and a religion, but with one big difference," perThe Daily Beast. Vance then reportedly said the difference is that “woke stuff” doesn’t have “forgiveness and redemption.”

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The senator also seemed to explain why he was against transgender women playing in sports but felt Americans “don’t really care who you sleep with.”

“They’re pretty open-minded about most lifestyle choices," he said. “But when you talk about having a biological male compete with their teenage girl, right, in competitive sports, Americans are saying, no, no, no, no. Yeah. This is crazy. You’re causing injury to my kids. We have to stop this.”

source: people.com