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Fact Check: Did Nancy Mace post in support of same-sex marriage?

Nancy Mace shifted from identifying as pro-LGBTQ rights in 2021 to supporting bans on transgender women using women’s bathrooms in 2024

BY YASIRA RAHMAN

PUBLISHED OCT 31, 2025

A viral post in 2025 reignited debate over Rep Nancy Mace’s stance on same-sex marriage (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project)

WASHINGTON, DC: A post in support of same-sex marriage by Rep Nancy Mace has gone viral. However, her recent post while running for governor of South Carolina shows: "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve," a slogan for anti-LBGTQ+ campaigns.

Is there any truth to the post circulated online about Mace supporting same-sex marriage? Let's find out below.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks off the House floor before a vote on the Republican budget plan at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that U.S. President Donald Trump didn't get involved in getting support from fiscally conservative Republican members who were against the plan. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) — Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks off the House floor before a vote on the Republican budget plan at the US Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Claim: Viral post shows Nancy Mace supporting same-sex marriage

A post that went viral across social media showed Nancy Mace saying, "We just passed the Respect for Marriage Act out of the House. I'm a big fan of marriage, having done it a few times. And If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them. Trust me on this."

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— This You? (@Thiss_Youu) October 28, 2025

The internet also shared an X post highlighting Mace’s remarks and contrasting them with a new post where she stated “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve," a common slogan opposing same-sex marriage.

True: Nancy Mace made these remarks in 2022

The claims made in the online post are true, as Nancy Mace did post the aforementioned remarks in her X post on 20 July 2022 after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in with bipartisan support.

We just passed the Respect for Marriage Act out of the House. I’m a big fan of marriage, having done it a few times. And If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them. Trust me on this. ❤️🇺🇸
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) July 19, 2022

It may be noted that after the act was passed innJuly 2022 it then moved to the Senate, which passed it in November 2022, and it was subsequently signed into law by President Biden in December 2022.

How did allegations of Nancy Macy shifting stance on LGBTQ+ start?

Accusations of Mace’s shifting stance on LGBTQ+ rights started when critics online circulated a screenshot of her X post in 2022, which supported same-sex marriage after she launched her campaign for governor of South Carolina in 2025.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The post was used by the critics as proof of her recent change, underlining her development from pro-LGBTQ rights in 2021 to advocating for bans on transgender women using the women's bathrooms in the US Capitol in 2024.

The impression of the shift was proved by her post on her X account on October 28, 2025, which consisted of the anti-same-sex marriage slogan: "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve."

It is to be noted that Mace announced she voted in favor of the 'Respect for Marriage Act' during her first congressional term in 2022. As per a press release, she wrote, “Today’s vote to protect marriage and protect religious liberties marks the end of a long fight for the basic civil right for any two people to marry without discrimination.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) looks on towards other members of Congress doing television interviews at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Congress has passed a stop gap bill to fund the federal government through early March and avert a partial government shutdown. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) — Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) looks on towards other members of Congress doing television interviews at the US Capitol on January 18, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

She further added, “The right to marry whoever you love regardless of the color of your skin or orientation shouldn’t be controversial. Our nation was built on the notion of individual liberty. This vote marks another step forward in the American people’s constant fight for freedom.”