US EditionNancy Mace Clarifies Her Position on LGBTQ+ Issues After Recent Remarks
Nancy Mace’s post marks a shift to culture-war politics amid her South Carolina gubernatorial run, despite 68% of Americans supporting same-sex marriage, a 2025 Gallup poll shows.
- On October 28, 2025, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted `Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve` on X, reviving a decades-old anti-gay slogan.
- Having voted twice for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, Nancy Mace previously framed herself as pro-LGBTQ and a bipartisan moderate.
- Users quickly added a Community Note to Nancy Mace's post while the seven-word slogan circulated with viral footage of an Ulta Beauty encounter and screenshots of a November exchange with a trans poster.
- The backlash included statements from GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign, condemning Mace's comments as `strange` and denouncing her amid harassment reported by an affected constituent.
- With a 2026 gubernatorial bid underway, Nancy Mace's campaign press secretary Piper Gifford said she is the "loudest and proudest transphobe in Congress," while observers link her reversal to a broader Republican Party trend despite public opinion polls showing strong support for marriage equality.
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Nancy Mace Gets Blunt Reminder Of Her Own Hypocrisy After Railing Against Gay Marriage On X
South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace was reminded of her own voting history by an X community note after she came out against same-sex marriage, declaring "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" in a social media post.Mace may have made her stance clear right now... but people haven't forgotten that she voted twice in favor of same-sex marriage rights.An X Community reads:"Nancy Mace voted for gay marriage. Twice." — (@) Indeed, in 202…
Nancy Mace, who often touted her support for marriage equality, now says, ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican now running for governor, built a national profile as a conservative willing to defy her party’s extremes. She once voted twice to protect marriage equality, calling it a “basic civil right for any two people to marry without discrimination.”Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter.On Wednesday, she posted something very different, writing…
Anti-Trans Congresswoman Nancy Mace Now Pushing Anti-Gay Slogans From The 80s
Nancy Mace // Gage Skidmore // Creative CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who is best known for slinging slurs on the House floor, returned to her signature move earlier this week: horning in where she’s not wanted.“Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” she tweeted on Tuesday, seemingly unprovoked. Users were…
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