Former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

-- Said she does not "approve of" homosexuality.

-- Attacked an anti-LGBT bullying bill on the basis that teasing is just a part of a child's life.

-- Voted for a federal amendment to the US Constitution banning marriage equality for same-sex couples, going so far as to say she opposed civil unions as well.

-- Declared that "marriage -- the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife -- is the best institution for raising children," and vowed to "oppose any effort to undermine" this position.

-- As member of US House, twice voted against LGBT-inclusive hate crimes legislation.

-- Voted against an LGBT-inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Act