Burns has run for Congress twice before & although he campaigned as a MAGA candidate he failed to secure an endorsement from Trump
The SPLC listing notes that Raichik’s social media posts and public appearances often focus on demonizing LGBTQ+ people
Raichik spreads false info including anti-trans pseudoscience about trans identity & experiences that stoke fear, distrust & hatred
GLAAD reported these posts but Meta either deemed to be not in violation of its policies or did not take action on
Right-wing YouTubers & Daily Wire personalities with millions of subscribers regularly misgender and deadname trans people in content with ads
Kentucky’s law is one of the nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws, limits instruction of human sexuality/gender identity in schools