The Republican senator's past comments on LGBTQ+ rights sparked protests from hundreds of students on Monday.
which in 2015 legalized same-sex marriage across the United States, as a"disappointment."
"Today's ruling is a disappointment to Nebraskans who understand that marriage brings a wife and husband together so their children can have a mom and dad," he wrote in a statement at the time."The Supreme Court once again overstepped its Constitutional role by acting as a super-legislature and imposing its own definition of marriage on the American people rather than allowing voters to decide in the states.
Above, Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, is seen in Washington, D.C. on September 28. The Republican senator faced protests on Monday by students at the University of Florida, where he is the sole finalist to become the next college's president, over past remarks he made on LGBTQ+ rights.is the law of the land during his discussion and said he believes"deeply in the immeasurable worth and dignity of every single person," Halaly reported.
. The senator said he would also meet with an on-campus LGBTQ+ advocacy group to learn about how to create an inclusive campus environment. In addition to his time as a senator, Sasse worked as a professor at Yale University and the University of Texas at Austin. He also served as the president of Midland University, a small Christian school in Fremont, Nebraska.
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